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Switzerland - Due to unprecedented demand from Switzerland's classical outdoor festival circuit, TiMax distributor Bleuel Electronics AG has invested in additional TiMax Tracker and TiMax2 SoundHub systems from UK developer Out Board. With its existing rental stock already fully committed to other shows, Bleuel purchased a further TiMax SoundHub-R32 delay matrix and four-sensor TiMax Tracker (TT) performer tracking system to service a spectacular in-the-round production of Carmen being staged outdoors in Schintznach Dorf.

TiMax was specified by sound designer Renee Zulauf, who was assisted on-site by Robin Whittaker of TiMax developers Out Board. Renee's associate Dominic Schilt mixed the show on a SoundCraft Vi6, feeding radio-mic channel direct outs plus orchestra and rev

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USA - ETC lighting and control products are key to illuminating the diverse exhibits, offices and architecture in the California Science Centre's new 15,300sq.m Ecosystems wing.

Nearly 10 years in the making, the new permanent exhibition in Los Angeles allows visitors to experience a blend of live animals and hands-on science experiments in 11 distinct ecosystems - each illustrating an ecological principle. The wing nearly doubles the exhibition space at the California Science Centre and is expected to raise visits above the average annual attendance of 1.4m that the facility had prev

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Norway - Martin Audio has announced its first Scandinavian customer for the Multi-cellular Loudspeaker Array, (MLA). Norwegian rental company, Rubicon AS, has purchased an MLA rig consisting of 20 MLA top boxes, 12 MLX subs, and four MLD down-fill enclosures, from their local distributor, em nordic AS.

The move follows major system purchases by launch customers Complete Audio of Germany and North Carolina-based Special Event Services (SES) - who last month added a second system to their existing MLA arsenal.

By purchasing 36 enclosures, Rubicon, who specialise in a wide range of wor

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Egypt - Mobinil, Egypt's leading mobile service provider, invited over 6,000 of its employees with their families to a concert at Cairo's Smart Village, to celebrate their 12th anniversary.

Top Lebanese superstars in the Middle East and North Africa, Elisa and Fadl Shaker headlined, along with soft rock band, Wust El-Balad - all performing under 24 PR Lighting XL Beams, supplied by the company's local distributors, Hi-Lights Egypt.

CEO Hamed Arafa confirms that lighting designer Mohamed Fathy selected these as the main moving heads, suspended from the overhead truss.

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India - The Commonwealth Games Opening & Closing Ceremonies in Delhi turned out to be a slap in the face to the media who were expecting an event of epic failure. Despite inconsistent power, organisational issues, rampant Dengue fever and alleged terrorist threats, the ceremonies were a resounding success.

For audio production company Norwest Productions, it was all par for the course. The company first came to international attention a decade ago when they supplied the audio requirements for the Sydney Olympic Games ceremonies. Since then they have earned the reputation as a world le

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