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This event which is in association with White Light, Richmond Theatre and ETC and supported by ABTT and ALD includes demonstrations, events and workshops. These include: Demonstrations of how to run pixel mapping through lights. [am and pm sessions]; The recreation (on a much smaller scale) the epic rig of Parcans that were used for the Kayne West Glastonbury event; Talk and Q & A with Fin Ross (Olivier award winning video designer for Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time); A panel discussion and Q & A with experts on video and lighting design and how they work together.

Visit to register your interest at www.surrey.ac.uk/arts/theatre/light-mapping

GSA has built an international reputat

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"This has truly been a landmark year for Bandit," said chair Michael T. Strickland. "From a wildly successful festival season, winning Lighting Company of the Year, to millions blown away by tremendous lighting; we could not have done it without all the support of our world class employees, our loyal clients, and friends throughout the industry."

In gratitude for all good fortune Bandit has experienced, the world headquarters in Knoxville looked for a way to pay it forward to those in need. Now, what originally started as a toy drive at the annual holiday party more than 20 years ago has grown into a delivery of goods ranging from toothbrushes to toys to a local charity

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Panasonic is promising to bring new perspectives and possibilities to the show, "opening up high brightness permanent installations virtually impossible before". The compact laser projector will provide rental and staging companies with a maintenance free alternative for permanent installations and live events.

Panasonic will also use the Amsterdam show to introduce its new System on Chip solution. This enables any third party software, especially Content Management Systems, to be installed on Panasonic display screens without any specific development.

In addition, the company is "promising to wow audiences yet again, with a stunning showstopper".

In 2015, the Panasonic booth drew big crowds as the

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The Xcellence series now comprises discrete concert sound and club sound ranges - branded Xcellence Touring and Xcellence Disco respectively; with models designated by a T or D suffix. The Xcellence Touring models are all self-powered with onboard DSP and network control features, while Xcellence Disco models are passive, featuring new "club orientated" styling and water repellent finish (for poolside installations in the Mediterranean, middle eastern and Asian markets), with standard black and grey colour scheme (custom colours schemes on request).

As well as the introduction of brand new models featuring revolutionary new drivers, the entire series ha

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This solution combines Merging Technologies' newly released Ovation 6 with Genelec's pre-production RAVENNA/AES67 powered 4420 model, in an 18 speaker array which delivers an unparalleled, high quality immersive experience.

"Immersive audio and AoIP are the spotlight and interest is really picking up amongst systems integrators, comments Chris Hollebone, sales and marketing manager of Merging Technologies. "For that reason we've created an installation that demonstrates how these two trends can combine in a powerful, captivating way. We're delighted to partner with Genelec on this, their reputat

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Hong Kong production company, A Team Plus, managed audio for the tour, selecting a dLive S5000 Control Surface and DM64 MixRack, and ME monitor system provided by Allen & Heath's Chinese distributor, EZPro.

"Due to the size of the band, there is 64 inputs to manage. Fortunately, dLive's control surface is very user-friendly and intuitive. Two screens on the surface provide a fantastic overview of what's going on, and around the screens there are some physical knobs for compressor, EQ, and gate, which are extremely helpful when I mix. I can operate very quickly thanks to the Harmony UI, which integrates screen and wrap-around control,&q

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Project manager Noreen O'Riordan commented: "It was actually our second tour with Chris Norman as a supplier and our first working with Amy, which we found really interesting. We love to see new and up-coming LDs doing well, and share our many years of knowledge and experience in assistance. We will all be hearing a lot more of Amy."

Chris Norman initially found fame in the 1970s with UK soft rock band Smokie, known for their many hits and distinctive thre

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The ACS system was first developed as a prototype in 2006, and functions much like a train on tracks. The ACS has 'Paracarts' which move intelligently, wirelessly, and independently along a predetermined track. Mounting moving lights and lasers onto the moving Paracarts allows lighting designers to create never been seen before visual effects. Utilising precision robotics technologies, the Paracarts are always in the right place at the right time.

This is not just the debut for the Parasol ACS System, but also for the Rizin Fighting Federation, a new global MMA promotion designed to feature the best MMA fighters at one world-wide tournament. This premier event is called the Riz

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Visitors can also experience Meyer Sound technology throughout JALC's stunningly redesigned public spaces, including the Mica & Ahmet Ertegun Atrium and the Ertegun Hall of Fame. The mission of JALC is to entertain, enrich, and expand a global community for jazz through performance, education, and advocacy. Sound is at the heart of the company's commitment to providing the highest quality artistic and audience experience.

Sound Associates of New York led the coordination of all Meyer Sound sys

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The prestigious industry honour is bestowed by leading Danish daily newspaper B°rsen on Danish companies that have generated continuous growth in turnover or gross profit over the last four years, and more than doubled their turnover or gross profit in that period. Pascal has now received the award for three years in a row.

On achieving the Gazelle award for third year running, CEO Lars Fenger comments, "This is the result of 10 years of really hard work, so I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the Pascal team, as well as our customers who we work diligently to help grow, and who in turn help us to grow."

(Jim Evans)

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Home to the football team GKS Tychy, the new stadium has been designed to meet the requirements of UEFA and FIFA and as a true multifunctional venue for concerts, cultural and artistic events, fairs and conferences. In addition to the main sports arena, with six commentary positions, the site comprises restaurants, conference rooms, two TV studios, VIP lounges and impressive amenities for players and athletes. The stadium not only creates a striking new landmark, but is intended to become a showcase for the city.

For the main arena sound system, SLX designed a system using 68 Community R Serie

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Announcing the new tour dates, the band said: "Unfortunately, the Bataclan Theatre will not be open again in time for the band's return on this tour." The tour, rescheduled due to the massacre, has been renamed Nos Amis (Our Friends). Fans who were at the Bataclan on the tragic night will be given free tickets.

Power Struggle - Madonna has issued a rebuke after the power was cut during her encore at Glasgow's Hydro venue. The singer left the stage at the end of her Rebel Heart tour concert on Sunday. When she returned

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Tasked with supplying audio production were Stage Sound Services who, having been introduced to the world of KV2 Audio by noted sound designer Richard Brooker, had no hesitation in supplying a complete KV2 Audio solution.

Originally running in the Mernier Chocolate Factory, London before transitioning to the Criterion Theatre in Piccadilly, the sound design team of Richard Brooker and associate Tom Marshall opted to provide the performers with conventional loudspeaker monitoring as opposed to IEM. Because the action moves around the stage floor mounted monitoring was not an option as it would impact on audience sightlines and not allow enough flexibility to follow the actors on their journey

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The new screen comprises 90 panels of ProLights Ultra 3+ along with appropriate rigging and processing. Ultra 3+ is the latest LED screen solution from the ProLights brand, which is distributed exclusively in the UK by AC-ET's video division.

Ultra 3+ boasts black-faced SMD LEDs for amazing contrast and colour consistency across panels. Each panel has an auto-calibrate facility allowing 'mix and match' of tiles from different batches or run times, to make seamless screens.

Tom Chennells, production director for Yes Events, says this purchase is a logical next step for the company. "Video is becoming an ever increasing part of our offering here at

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Tasked with bringing the tale of Christmas to life at Blackpool's 3,000-capacity Opera House - a venue which also boasts one of Europe's largest stages - Arranpaul's Up & Coming LD, Oliver Wilkinson opted to include a selection of six Rogue R1 Spots and 16 Q-Wash 560Z-LED moving wash fixtures from Chauvet Professional, as well as Chauvet DJ PiXPars into his lighting design.

"The fixture plot I created allowed me to light any area of the stage with Chauvet's R1 Spots, PiXPars and 560Zs," said Wilkinson, who also handled video and audio for the pro

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E2i Design's Josh Holowicki passionately supports the school's theatre in a number of ways - as chairman of the board of directors, as volunteer technical director and scenic designer, and as producer. As the technical director, he's responsible for all audio, video and lighting.

Irving Berlin's White Christmas is a classic holiday show, based on the famous movie. It follows an army private and captain who were stationed in Europe during WW2 in 1944. They are performers and entertainers who do their best to keep up the spirits of the 151st division during the holidays. The show ran on the first two weekends of December 2015 at the school's 900-capacity Bri

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Orlando has hosted its own version since 2011 and LD Steve Lieberman has been lighting it ever since. This year, he designed a remarkable megastructure for the Circuit Grounds stage plus the accompanying lighting scheme that was just as impressive, teaming Elation Platinum Spot 35 Pro moving heads with Colour Chorus LED strip lights, among other Elation gear and other lighting. Production was by AG Production Services.

Produced by Insomniac Events, the fifth incarnation of EDC Orlando took place at Tinker Field on 6 and 7 November with three different stages hosting 50 DJs, among them headliners Tiesto, Kaskade and Calvin Harris.

The combination of Platinum Spot 35 Pro's and Colour Chorus 72's

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Planning the renovation of the church's audio system covered a period of a year and a half and was completed in late summer with the installation of two new DiGiCo mixing consoles: the SD5 at FOH and the SD10 for monitors. These desks act as the hub of a new fibre-based signal transport system that has transformed the church's signal flow and vastly improved the sonic quality of both live and

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Installations across the region reflect the growing number and size of broadcast installations in the region's Arab territories, as well as their increasingly demanding workflow requirements. Lawo's involvement is also an indication of the continued success of the German company's developments in TV and radio broadcast production. It also demonstrates that broadcasters in this expanding and technically demanding market are ready to adopt new approaches and future-facing technologies, and have found a strong partner in Lawo.

"We are becoming more and more recognized in the Middle Ea

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The main room stage still has a video truss at the back, but forward of that, Pete transformed the look and feel of the stage space by installing a 10m diameter half circle of trussing (open ends downstage) which fits really snugly into the width. It's also raked to harmonize it with the curvature of the arch. This has replaced the previous year's overhead trusses that were straight. Further segments of curved trussing have been flown above the dancefloor.

While the section over the stage is effectiv