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The Centre wanted to display live events in its sports café, with the aim of enriching the customer experience and extending the dwell time for visitors. The project's challenges included constant bright artificial lighting, long periods of operation every day and, not least, the need to contribute to a profitable business model.

Consultant John Goedegebuure from JG Enterprises was brought in, and the result was a very productive link-up between ISCG, dnp Partner xScreen Interactive and digital advertising company, CS Digital Media. This led to the world's first dnp LaserPanel solution being installed in a public venue.

Initially, four 50

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Imago Sonas is a leading supplier of audio visual solutions for AV integrators in Denmark. Effective now, Imago Sonas will be in charge of the distribution of Analog Way products for system integration companies in Denmark. The company will specifically distribute Analog Way's LiveCore series, a full range of scalable mixers and seamless switchers for premium integrations.

John De Cet, EMEA sales director at Analog Way comments, "Analog Way has been involved in major Integration projects in Denmark recently. Thanks to our partnership with Imago Sonas, we are looking forward to expanding our presence in Denmark as well as offering more support to our Danish customers."

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Based on a novel by Jon Fosse, the opera tells the story of Johannes, a fisherman who finds himself in conversation with long-dead loved ones, eventually understanding that he is also dead. Co-produced with Deutsche Oper Berlin, the show's design replicated the almost dreamlike images in Johannes' mind. So bringing the harshness of bright sunlight to the opera's monochrome set was key to Giuseppe's lighting design.

As the fixture was representing the sun, it would also have to move over and across the stage during the production. This required the building of a large track

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This includes the latest innovations from premium 'umbrella' brands, 19 inch rack specialist Pro Audio Stash and LED lighting solutions provider CLD distribution, which have merged with Penn Elcom Online in a dynamic fusion of all three popular and successful marques.

CLD Distribution and Pro Audio Stash joined the Penn Elcom Group in 2014, bringing additional diversity and options to the wide range of quality products.

Penn Elcom Online will consolidate the choice offered by all three brands in one commercial sales outlet, with one of the most extensive selections for flightcase hardware, 19 inch racking systems cab

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Drawing on the company's many years of experience supplying to this sector, the new division was formed to offer a comprehensive one-stop inventory of lighting and related equipment solutions for film, television, studio and location applications. A.C. Film & TV's range of key brands - many of them exclusive to AC-ET in the UK - have been selected for their class-leading performance and expertise in this market. The portfolio

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Kevin Instance was a Gold and Silver firearms and public or-der commander. He oversaw policing at the likes of international cricket matches, Glastonbury Festival and Bristol International Balloon Fiesta, as well as leading the UK police delegation for England football matches overseas.

In his role with TSG, Instance is tasked with assessing risk and making sure the right resources from the company are properly deployed at events.

David Boswell, managing director at TSG Policing, says, "Kevin's wealth of experience as a senior police officer, looking at event safety, assessing safety officers and stewards and raising standards, is an absolute fit with TSG. I'm delighted to have him on the team."

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STS9, which plays self-described post-rock dance music, are one of the nation's top-grossing tour acts with a heavy presence on the festival circuit. Waller obtained the Clay Paky B-EYES from Brown Note Productions, Inc., in Thornton, Colorado, which has been working with STS9 for the last 10 years.

"This was our first tour with the K20s," says Waller. "I was already using a different downstage wash light, so I figured if I replaced them with K20s I'd get two lights in one. I use six of them on downstage truss primarily as wash fixtures on the band then engage their pixel mode during jams to a

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These awards are open to organisations of all types, sizes and sectors in the UK and internationally - both members of the British Safety Council and non-members - and are independently adjudicated. What's more is that these awards help promote the social, economic and business benefits of employers maintaining a safe and healthy working environment for all.

Mike Robinson, chief executive of the British Safety Council, said, "Winning an International Safety Award enables organisations to share their achievement with their employees, clients, contractors, local community and

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"We decided to buy the Audient console to allow students to experience a real studio environment," he explains, citing the fact that ALL students benefit from the upgrade. "Having a real board is an integral part of the authentic studio experience. The console itself helps conjure up that extra magic, highlighting to the musician that they are in a special situation. Seeing and hearing a great console also makes sure everyone is in that moment together."

Burger's drive and dedication to the Recording Programme at Fullerton has had a direct effect

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This will not only give the sound and lighting specialists the capacity to provide sound coverage of the largest festival sites but at the same time provide them with a number of scalable options for smaller events.

The consignment of 144 premium RCF cabinets includes 56 TTL55-A high-power three-way enclosures, 24 x TTS56-A 2 x 21" subs and 24 x TTS36-A 2 x 18" subs. In addition, a further 24 of the smaller TTL33-A will be used as down-fill boxes at the bottom of each hang, as well as in-fill duties, while 16 TTL36-AS will provide further LF extension, boosting the dynamic range of the flown arrays.

Aside from the speakers themselves, Nitelites director Andy Magee confirms that the purchase wa

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VAULT Festival is now in its fourth year and with more than 200 shows in 2016, it is expected that up to 40,000 people will be in attendance. Andy George, festival director and production manager for VAULT Festival, comments, "VAULT was founded by myself, Tim Wilson and Mat Burt with one purpose: to provide a fair and equal platform for emerging artists to showcase interesting and risky work. A lot of what we programme would not normally be sta

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The Emirate devotes these resources to its economic development, the promotion of its marine resources, the cultural identity of the country, and the education of the new generations, thanks to the organizational efforts of the Qatar Marine Festival Organizing Committee (QMFOC).

Visitors to the festival take part in a series of attractions, which the organizing committee works to transform into educational activities concerning five different focus areas: training, culture, the environment, sports and entertainment.

Lighting designer Massimo Tomasino spoke to us about the most engaging moment of the Festival for him, the Clay Paky lights and the local and international audience: The Sec

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De Naald is truly at the heart of the community. As well as welcoming national and international performers and showing a wide range of films, the theatre showcases many performances by local groups and new talent. Around 10,000 primary school pupils visit annually, while secondary school students do work experience and stage performances.

The theatre's concept of 'quality' includes the shows, the audience experience/welcome, its service to the community and, of course, technical product

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With a significant increase in exhibitors and attendees, PLASA Focus generated two days of constant activity, high quality visitors and huge interest in The Warehouse's products and expertise.

At the event, The Warehouse showcased a range of quality audio products. Running alongside the main PLASA Focus show, The Warehouse hosted an Array Processing presentation at their Glasgow premises. The Warehouse is Scotland's only d&b au

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One of the most exciting demonstrations to feature Ravenna-enabled product is the "immersive audio experience" taking place on the Merging stand (7-C160). The set-up combines Merging's newly released Ovation 6 software for their media server/sequencer with Genelec's pre-production Ravenna/AES67-enabled 4420 loudspeakers in an 18-speaker array. Backed by Merging's Horus and Hapi networked audio interfaces and Pyramix 10, Ovation 6 offers the power of an integrated 3D

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The centre has several performing spaces, and runs a variety of different events, including theatre productions, panel discussions and conferences.

Selecting a GLD-80 mixer with AR2412 remote IO rack, the centre also installed a patch bay to change the expander port on the AR2412 or the console from one room to another, and enable the centre to run simultaneous events, all routed and controlled via the mixer, or an iPad with the GLD Remote app to alter the levels in the specific room. Furthermore, the system provides playback and recording capability via a Dante network card, offering up to four stereo playbacks and up to 64 recording channels.

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To enhance both its fixed install and rental services, LIGHTfaktor has also become a dealer for Czech-based lighting manufacturer Robe. Both divisions will operate out of LIGHTfaktor's headquarters and showroom in Austin, Texas.

The rising popularity of its experiential, interactive, engaging environments led to the formation of this new division, said Wes Lane, principal and lead designer. "We specialise in creating environments for permanent and one-off spaces, as well as designing custom lighting fixtures. The demand for both of those services has increased dramatically in corporate branding events, p

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The Magna Tube is a lightweight but durable acrylic tube which combines with ADJ par cans to form a distinctive glowing-tube effect. Using its four strong magnets, the Magna Tube can be secured firmly to the metallic housing of any Flat Par or WiFLY Par fixtures, slotting easily into the included magnetic gel-frame adapter.

Ideal for mobile lighting users, the Magna Tube weighs just 1.6kg and each tube is 39in tall and 5.9in diameter (1008x208x208mm), making them easy to store in the back of the truck, while the included rubber covers ensure protection during transit.

The Magna Tube is available now from ADJ USA and ADJ Europe.

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The company's versatile interfaces, supporting multiple protocols for media and building services, are shown at ISE now with added support for Open Control Architecture (OCA). OCA is a media networking system control standard for professional applications. The standard has seen implementation by several professional audio and AV companies, and has now been published as public open standard AES70, by the Audio Engineering Society Standards Committee.

Beckhoff's PC-based control technology enables optimum integration of media technology, lighting control, building automation and control logic. The consistent, highly scalable automation platform offers all relevant interfaces for integrating AV multimed

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Aside from their successes in concert touring, the release of the Dante-supporting Ottocanali series of multi-channel amplifiers (12K4, 8K4, 4K4) has given them a platform for installers that in turn has enabled them to raise their profile exponentially at this show.

Fittingly, the journey through 2015 ended with two Powersoft 12K4 amplifiers being specified and installed at global flagship brand the Ministry of Sound London, to drive the newly enhanced Dolby Atmos system in the main room, while across London at the same time Old Barn Audio were installing Powersoft at the Olympic White Water Centre and sister venue the Lee Valley Ice Centre, which also hosts several London Ice Hockey teams.

OBA's story is typical of many global inte