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14 March 2016

Country music fans from across southern California and beyond gathered April 24-26 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, for the sold out festival, which featured mainstream country artists Tim McGraw, Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton along with lesser-knowns. A relative newcomer to the country music festival scene yet already one of the seasons' most anticipated events, StageCoach has grown to become the US's biggest grossing country music festival.

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A traditional Tang Dynasty welcome ceremony awaited the Prime Minister, where he was greeted by Chinese president, Xi Jinping at the watchtower of the south city wall, before the two leaders enjoyed the specially staged event in the ancient city's gate tower. This was rich in colour from more than 300 lighting fixtures provided by PR Lighting.

Mostly installed at the top of the old wall, they were made up from a mixture of the popular XL moving head series, and comprised a combination of XL 1500 Spot; XL 1500 Wash; XL 1500 Wash/Beam and XL 1500 Beam. Ranging from 250W up to the powerful 1500W lamp sources, the series comes with a choice of magnetic or electronic ballast, and boasts features such as advanced

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RML has been working with the Hall and its technical team for years and the Elgar Rooms has been a good way to cement this relationship. As the 'Official Sponsor of the Elgar Rooms' RML provides a mix of Alpha Spot and Wash to help enhance atmosphere and enrich the mood of the specific performance or simply as a dining room.

"To be associated with such a prestigious venue as the Royal Albert Hall is extremely exciting and it has been wonderful to

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14 March 2016

The Sniper, a hybrid beam, scanner and laser simulator in one, is striking a chord with lighting designers and rental companies who seek a creative new tool to work with. It won a PLASA Award for Innovation last year and is finding service on a growing number of shows and events, as well

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14 March 2016

When Commonwealth was built, most stadiums utilized an end-zone, scoreboard-mounted loudspeaker system. However, to minimize neighbourhood noise bleed, consultant Ken Dickensheets of Dickensheets Design in Austin, TX, designed the original system as a central loudspeaker array housed in a unique metal pod. The pod was supported by four large aircraft cables and could be lowered to the ground for service.

This system served the stadium for several decades with voice-range audio. However, modern sports fans and associations like FIFA now expect full-range audio for music and clear announcements that are loud enough to be heard over crowd noise.

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But although attendance wasn't an issue, the 1980s-construction Ridgeview building presented its own set of challenges. Desperately in need of an overhaul, it was remodelled and repurposed to resemble the church's original Antioch facility, giving BVBC a consistent look across campuses. As part of this renovation project, the lighting

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The organization's vital mission is to mitigate and prevent the damaging effects of these disasters through environmental initiatives including forest preservation and tree planting. Linkin Park has remained instrumental in raising funds for Music for Relief, and recently worked with Sennheiser to provide several SKM 2000 wireless handheld transmitters with MME 865-1 capsules for an auction fundraiser - including some autographed by the band.

"When a natural disaster occurs, many people out there want to help in some way but don't know how," says Kimberly Hu

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14 March 2016

Committed to providing the best possible support and service for KV2 Audio customers nationally, Plusmusic US has engaged John Krupa's representative network, ISI and well known New York sound engineer, Simon Nathan has been contracted to oversee the brand and provide technical support.

"In collaboration with ISI we have established a strong and credible team nationally to support and service the US market on behalf of KV2 Audio," said Stefano from Plusmusic US. "KV2 continues to grow globally especially as more and more people discover the unquestionable sound quality o

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Shown at the Print Room at the Coronet, Gill's play is centred upon eight London-based women and comprises five choruses in which they recount their life experiences through interwoven monologues.

Kemp specified 12 Selecon RAMA LED Fresnel, four PLprofile1 and eight PLcyc1 luminaires to complement the tungsten-halogen rig, giving the opportunity to fade between colors and from saturated to tint.

"During each chorus, the actors speaking sat facing the audience, while the others sat facing upstage. In between each chorus they changed position," explains Kemp. "The set, designed by Bruce McLean, was a 9.5m-wide painting that hinted at the journey

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SysTune is the proven real-time audio analysis software by AFMG. It was developed especially for live sound applications and for years has been setting the standard for professional real-time measurement and display of impulse responses, transfer functions and other data.

Today, SysTune is widely accepted not only in pro-audio live sound but also by installed sound professionals as well as in the industry.

The course will be headed by veteran SysTune user and AFMG Instructor Pasi Kokkonen. Pasi will cover such topics as measurement fundamentals, SysTune setup, multi-channel measurement, virtual EQ, system alignment, phase and group delay.

The course will take place on Wednesday 1 and Thursday 2 July 2015 at LSH Spaces, Berkshire Road,

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The event, called Light Fantastic, took place from sunset to sunrise between12 March and 28 April 2015. It invited visitors to Change the face of the Edinburgh skyline with a Tweet! Organisers encouraged the public to Tweet their favourite colours using the hashtag #lightfantastic, which would then change the lighting state at the Melville Monument automatically.

Black Light invested in a LumenRadio CRMX Nova TX2 RDM transmitter, four CRMX Nova transmitters and four outdoor-rated receivers, plus ancillary antennae and cables which were utilised on this event.

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The Grand Auditorium can accommodate between 1250 and 1500; a Chamber Music Hall (Salle de Musique de Chambre) has a 313 capacity and a smaller Espace Découverte (Discovery Space) theatre seats 180. All things technical throughout the Philharmonie - including stage lighting, audio, video, staging and rigging and all productions - are co-ordinated by stage manager Frank Reinard.

The Philharmonie purchased 16 x Robe LEDWash 300s in 2014 with which they are delighted.

Staging around 430 shows and

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Graeme Sewell of Vortex Lighting reports, "Vortex has a long history of using MA consoles. We had the first MA1 Light console available for rent in the UK (Serial 2) and subsequently purchased both MA1 Micro Light and Full Size consoles.

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"We mounted Mozarts on the downstage edge of Brandon's floor monitors," explains Douglas, "as well as attaching them to mic stands and the back line. We used iPad holders to rotate them into a diamond orientation."

Douglas adds, "After using the Solaris LED Flares for The Killers, I heard about the Mozarts and tried them on a shoot for the new Guitar Hero Live video game. I like the superior quality of light and their compact size - we can put them pretty much anywhere."

The European leg of the tour ends this month, followed by North

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Ben Ryle, chief technologist at DWP Live notes, "I love BlackTrax's plug and play design as it fits seamlessly into our workflow. For example, we can place the BT Beacons on a projection surface or performer, calibrate BT Cameras, build 3D models using a media server and then take everything into a 3D environment - all within minutes which is a valuable asset for live events working to increasingly tight time scales."

Ryle notes that BlackTrax can track a virtually unlimited amount of objects so large or small projection surfaces can be moved in and out and off stage. "Traditionally, introducing new pieces would be cumbersome and time con

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Arup was employed by Singapore's National Arts Council as acoustician and theatre consultants. And a team led by Electronics & Engineering PTE Ltd including Desisti Asia PTE Ltd and Stage Technologies won the contract for the specialist theatre equipment, with Stage Technologies providing the design and supply of the majority of the rigging and automation for both the Theatre and Concert Hall.

The Victoria Theatre has 69 BigTow2-300 winches for the fly bars with winches in three de

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Bright Star's world premiere took place at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, where the combination of the show's music and the theatre's physical attributes lent themselves perfectly to benefitting from Alcons pro-ribbon audio technology.

"We were looking to deliver high resolution sound in a comparatively small theatre and I also needed the flexibility of line array," says Nevin. "I had been introduced to Alcons through trade publicat

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Yer Granny, presented by the National Theatre of Scotland, opened at the Kings Theatre Glasgow between the 26-30 May and is now touring Kings Theatre Edinburgh, Eden Court Theatre Inverness, Lyric Theatre Belfast and the Dundee Rep Theatre.

The Warehouse Sound Services hire department was asked by Matt Padden, head of sound for the National Theatre Scotland, to supply the sound equipment for their production using the latest d&b audiotechnik Y-Series loudspeaker system.

The sound design by The Warehouse Sound includes d&b audiotechnik Y7P, Y8 and Y-SUB loudspeakers for front of house and EM Acoustics EMS-51 louds

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Held outside MetLife Stadium in Rutherford, NJ, the fourth EDC NY festival drew an estimated 100,000 fans over two days, appealing primarily to an ultra-high energy, rave-oriented crowd moving nonstop to the rhythms and beats of trance, dubstep, hardstyle, house, hip-hop and new combinations of each.

The extensive line-up of artists ranged from mainstream to underground dance music and far beyond, including notable performances from Carl Cox & Friends, Krewella, Martin Garrix, Martin Solveig, Hardwell, AfroJack, Andrew Rayel, Brodinski, Calvin Harris, Duke Dumont, DJ Snake, Kaskade and Dixon.

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Many cultural activities are planned during this national commemoration, which celebrates Qatar's unification and independence, including fireworks, concerts, parades as well as a zoo specially set up for the occasion. The event took place on the outskirts of Doha.

All 90 Pixocom balloons were especially made to measure by Airstar for this event. Despite being designed for rental staging purposes, with dismountable elements, all the lighting balloons were developed with a permanent application in mind, in order to withstand potential sand storms and high winds.

Airstar Dubai, which successfully won the project, was in charge of lighting up the area, under the responsibility of Marcin Michna, de

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14 March 2016

Fully Completely was a hit in the 1990's so Clark found inspiration in an old digital clock and a classic PAR can look. He wanted to recreate a 90's appearance in a modern way and by using 134 MAC 101 fixtures, Clark was easily able to build his PAR can look which proved to be impactful during the various parts of the show. To produce a "show within a show," the MAC 101 backdrop had to

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14 March 2016

The busy west Midlands based technical solutions specialist supplies full production - lighting, sound, video, rigging and staging - design and equipment to a diversity of live shows - from music and film festivals to corporate and industrial presentations to special events.

Business has increased generally for CPL in the last 12 months, and the lighting division is currently expanding rapidly in response to this organic growth which has prompted the latest round of premium brand purchases.

The existing stock of Clay Paky lighting fixtures is boosted with the addition of 16 x Mythos and 10 x A.Leda K10s with B-eye lenses, bringing the current total of moving lights available in-hous

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BBC Cymru Wales broadcast all-night election coverage on BBC1 Wales and the Welsh language channel, S4C, simultaneously from two studio sets at their studios in Llandaff, Cardiff.

Each set consisted of a wide, high-resolution curved LED screen, formed from XL Video's Unilumin 3.9mm LED, and measuring 10m wide by 3m high.

This main screen displayed a combination of playback content, election graphics generated live as results came in, and PiP broadcast footage from reporters around the country.

Surrounding the screen and set, each studio featured nine curved LED banners formed from XL's

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A project of Triyar Entertainment Group and owned by Shawn Yari, The District is a type of new-aged rock-and-roll bar that in the evening turns into more of a vibrant nightclub with DJs spinning a mix of music. Located next to Maya Day & Nightclub and just across the street from Livewire, a recently opened live music venue that also features a total solution Elation lighting package, competition for the entertainment dollar in Scottsdale is fierce.

Adrian de Pamph