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Switzerland - Nwxo's STM Series modular line array is now available in Switzerland, as Martigny-based rental company Sonoval adds the new M28 compact line array system to its comprehensive Nexo inventory.

Sonoval owners Valentin Jacquaz and Julien Stettler started the company in 2009, a full-service operation which provided complete stage services in the mountainous region of South / East Switzerland and quickly gained a strong customer follow-up in the developing stand-up and concert scene of the area. With the latest in rigging, lighting and sound equipment, including networked audio and UHF systems, and the know-how to operate such innovative gear, Sonoval positioned themselves as dynamic pioneers.

From the very beginning, their sound department included a comprehensive kit of Nexo loudspeakers and amplifiers; PS8, PS10, PS15, LS400. LS600, LS18, CD12, CD18, GEO S8 and well

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USA - For the past 34 years, FOH/recording engineer Rick Camp has worked with some of the biggest names in the music business. From Beyoncé, Chris Brown, J. Lo and Mary J. Blige to Madonna and Burt Bacharach, Camp's diverse portfolio includes his recent efforts with the Forbidden Saints, the Mississippi Orchestra and the Newark Philharmonic. Although his gigs vary, Camp's desire to provide his clients with the best possible equipment remains steadfast, and that's why he relies on DPA Microphones for his instrumental audio amplification needs.

Camp first started using DPA Microphones' d:screet 4061 Miniature Microphones about eight years ago for the symphony gigs that he was then mixing. "At the time, the d:screet 4061s on the strings sounded better than anything out there," says Camp. "Then, about six months ago, I was turned on to DPA's d:vote 4099s [Instr

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UK - Secret Cinema reveals that the first Secret Cinema X event, which took place on 28-29 June, hosted two special preview screenings of Asif Kapadia's documentary Amy, which will be released in cinemas 3 July 2015..

Secret Cinema X will bring to life cult classics and exclusive previews in extraordinary locations worldwide. Acting in partnership with Secret Cinema it will unite Secret Screenings and The Other Cinema, whilst creating a new distribution platform for film.

The sold out event brought Kapadia's Amy to life whilst honouring an extraordinary artist through transforming Camden's Koko into the Jazz nightclub Round Midnight, taken from Amy's favourite track by Thelonious Monk and inspired by the late singer's idols, music and collaborators. Director Asif Kapadia and Amy's manager Nick Shymansky joined forces on stage to honour this extraordinary occasion

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UK - PSCo has launched the PSCo Training Academy, a new series of training courses designed to empower its customers to know more, and arm attendees with the skills to take advantage of the latest technologies. The first course completed in June was the Absen Certified Engineer (ACE) accreditation for rental partners.

As the only Absen authorised training house in the UK, PSCo trained 32 live events customers over a two-day period on product features, application scenarios, control systems, maintenance and troubleshooting. On completion of the training course, attendees took a test to be awarded Absen Certified Engineer status.

Ram Malocca, director of CMT Events, attended the course and commented, "I can't extoll enough how professional the training was and of course the training personnel. The PSCo team spent all day with us, and were excellent. They were able to answer

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UK - Glastonbury once again proved a major hit for Robe moving lights - over 600 of which were deployed on a multiplicity of stages site-wide, including Arcadia's giant spider spectacular show and legendary underground dance destination, Block 9.

Lighting equipment for both these areas was delivered by Colour Sound Experiment, who joined several different rental companies involved in supplying Robe products, including the South West Group, which lit the trendy Park Stage and BBC Introducing showcasing lots of rising talent, and DPL who took care of lighting at the West Holts stage.

Locally based Enlightened Lighting from Bath, took care of lighting a number of areas all using a backbone of Robe kit including the moving and grooving Sonic Stage in the Silver Hayes dance area, the multi-dimensional Mavericks venue with poetry and the spoken word during the day and essential caba

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USA - Having already created hit songs for Jake Owen, Rascal Flatts, and the Eli Young Band, Eric Paslay has become an artist in his own right, having embarked on his first headlining tour Make Every Night a Friday Night. With performances scheduled throughout the United States, tour manager Steve Bryan and lighting designer Mike Marcario wanted to give fans of the soulful Texan a special concert experience. To do so, they would have to rely upon a tour provider who could offer the best lighting gear and support to make it happen, and they found that relationship in Elite Multimedia.

"With this tour we really wanted to bring some excitement to the show with our first full lighting rig," began Bryan. "As an artist, Eric is pretty open to the design elements we present to him, so we wanted the fans to truly experience the essence of every song. With the light

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UK - West Midlands-based Central Presentations Ltd (CPL) returned to Glastonbury as part of the Arcadia Spectacular, for which the company provided Panasonic projection onto the legs of the giant spider.

The massive construction lurked ominously on what is now a designated area of the site set aside for the Arcadia team's immersive show. This year the new Arcadia 'Metamorphosis' show - complete with awesome technical production, radical aerial stunts and the very best dance beats - was one of the most talked-about and enjoyed events of the Festival.

After working with Arcadia last year, MD Matthew Boyce commented, "We were delighted to be back at Glasto this year and working with Arcadia's hugely ambitious new show and their wonderful team of people - all of whom ensured that the 'spectacular' concept thrilled and entertained record breaking crowds each night."

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Lebanon - Funktion-One's distributor in Lebanon, Audiotec Group, has installed sound systems at two new rooftop venues in Beirut. Caprice and Iris, which are both owned and operated by Addmind, are restaurant-bars that like to take things up a notch or two in the evenings.

Audiotec Group's managing partner, Ralph Choueiri, explains how the company got involved in the projects: "When Addmind contacted us to say they wanted to put Funktion-One systems into Caprice and Iris, we were very happy - these are two of the most exciting venues in Beirut. I know that the owners always look for the best quality there is, which is why they chose Funktion-One."

Iris is located on top of the iconic al-Nahar building and features an outdoor deck and wooden bar. It is a medium sized rooftop venue where the sound needs to adapt for different situations - low level background during th

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USA - Established around 15 years ago as an outgrowth of founder Phil Grimpo's work in house-of-worship A/V, Lincoln, Nebraska-based firm Inspirmedia has significantly expanded its service portfolio in the years since. Grimpo and his team are at-home providing live A/V for church services and larger worship events (notably including youth conferences), concerts, corporate events and beyond; all magnitude of video, graphics and lighting production; consulting, training and sales; and much more - either locally or nationwide.

A relatively steady element of the firm's gear arsenal and consulting has been products from Roland Professional A/V division, including the Roland M-200i, M-400 and M-480 48-channel Live Mixing Consoles. "I really dove in deep with Roland on those boards," notes Grimpo. "Most jobs that I would spec, I'd say, 'You should really consider the Rol

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Singapore - About 40,000 people came together on 5 June 2015 in Singapore's National Stadium for a spectacular Opening Ceremony for an extraordinary SEA Games. Organised by the Singapore Southeast Asian Games Organising Committee (SINGSOC), the SEA Games centred around the Singapore Sports Hub, with its principal facility, The National Stadium, equipped throughout with Nexo sound reinforcement including the STM Series modular line array.

The sold-out Opening Ceremony was a three-hour spectacle, where the audience watched more than 5,000 performers and volunteers participating in a breathtaking show at Singapore's National Stadium, witnessing a new world-record for multimedia projection display that was broadcast live to all the member countries in South East Asia.

For several years, Singapore-based The Show Company (sound rental provider) has used Nexo PA systems for its prest

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USA - Matanuska-Susitna College (MSC) has installed Alaska's first Meyer Sound Constellation acoustic system in its new Glenn Massay Theatre, a 523-seat facility purpose-built for Constellation. With the goal of accommodating a broad range of educational activities and arts performances in a single venue, the venue uses the system to provide ideal acoustics for all its events, including orchestral and choral concerts, student assemblies, lectures, fine arts performances, and amplified rock music.

"We're blown away by how great the room sounds," says theatre director Matt Sale. "It's hard to tell what is the room's own acoustical response and what is due to Constellation. If you walk in not knowing Constellation is on, you wouldn't think there was any enhancement. But when you turn it off, it's like when you have to pop your ears when going up in elevation."

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USA - Colby College is a long way from Hollywood (3,165.4 miles to be exact), but that didn't keep film legend Robert Redford from journeying to the historic Maine school to address its 483 graduates and other guests at the 2015 commencement ceremony held outdoors on its picturesque campus. As befits a New England college graduation ceremony, the sun was shining very brightly that day. Still, visitors who couldn't get a good view of the movie star on stage were able to see him clearly on the two large video walls that flanked the stage, thanks to the brightness of the MVP Ta8 Curve video panel from CHauvet Professional.

"Kevin Gary of K Systems invited us on board to do the video walls for the baccalaureate and commencement ceremonies at Colby College," said Darren Lussier, president of Image Production Services. "We selected the MVP Ta8 Curve because its output i

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UK - The summer is finally here and to mark the fact Britannia Row Productions Training - now in its new home in Twickenham - is offering a specially discounted summer training package for all those wanting to pursue a career in live audio, and learn from the professionals.

Anyone who books now for the July Live Sound Basic 2-day PA Course and then also takes one of the two 15-week part-time courses beginning in September, will receive a discount from the September fees - effectively making the Basic Course free, the company says.

For full details and t&c's of the offer, contact Britannia Row Productions Training on 0208 893 4997 or email info@training.britanniarow.com.

(Lee Baldock)

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UK - Bristol-based lighting and visuals specialist Fineline Lighting renewed their long term working relationship with Glastonbury - at least 24 years to date - and supplied lighting for the Acoustic Stage, Astrolabe Theatre, Cabaret and Circus venues and also the WOW stage in the Silver Hays dance area, featuring some of the best underground DJs.

Says MD Rob Sangwell, "We all love working on Glastonbury and imbibing the spirit of the festival, and are very proud of our history with the event. I have seen many changes over the years, all for the better. The excellent line-ups plus the clamour to perform and be part of the community makes it even more special."

Fineline has built up the décor element of the Acoustic Stage over the years and especially more recently to include lush red drapes, and masking around the stage and in the ceiling, which really enhance

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UK - White Light has started in its role as the production service partner at Central Hall Westminster, the largest conference venue in Central London. Situated opposite Westminster Abbey and adjacent to the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben, the venue features Europe's largest domed roof along with several other unique and flexible event spaces.

White Light's role will involve delivering the technical production for any event held in this historic location, whether these are concerts, corporate or private parties. Over the next year, White Light will be investing in new audio-visual and lighting equipment which will be permanently installed in a number of rooms; ensuring that every event can utilise the very latest technology. Along with these installations, White Light is also adding three on-site staff members so that every technical aspect will be covered.

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UK - Microphone brand JTS Professional is to be represented in the UK and Ireland by FBT Audio UK, following the signing of an exclusive distribution agreement between the two companies, effective as of 1 July t 2015.

"JTS has always manufactured extremely high quality wireless and wired microphone products, hence the brand's ongoing popularity within the UK - one of the world's most discerning markets," commented FBT Audio UK managing director, Mark Parkhouse. "But with the next generation JTS wireless products that are now appearing, for example the UF-20 series and the forthcoming installation ranges, the time has now come to push JTS Professional to the next level."

The appointment marks the latest highlight in a 20 year friendship between Parkhouse and the JTS Professional brand, which he helped to originally launch into the UK market in the mid-1990s.

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Switzerland - At the upcoming Montreux Jazz Festival (MJF), Leopard linear sound reinforcement systems will be heading a line-up of almost 400 Meyer Sound loudspeakers providing audio throughout MJF venues. 2015 will mark Meyer Sound's 29th year as an official sponsor of the festival. This year's headliners will include Lady Gaga, Tony Bennett, and other festival veterans like Santana and Herbie Hancock.

Meyer Sound's history with the MJF extends back to the 1970s, when festival founder Claude Nobs and Meyer Sound co-founders John and Helen Meyer met and began a friendship that lasted until Nobs's passing in 2013. Nobs believed in the Meyer Sound philosophy to serve music without distortion, and in 1986, invited Meyer Sound to transform the festival's listening experience as the system provider.

"When we hear all the incredible musicians playing through our systems, and s

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UK - Armed with an artic full of gear, Aurora Lighting Hire entered into the festival spirit to support lighting director Oli Richards and gaffer Sam Madden as chosen BBC broadcast partners during Glastonbury 2015.

With set-ups across the Worthy Farm site, the Aurora team took control of the studio and link interviews and, along with some welcome support from Barry Dennison at ELP, worked throughout the weekend to help keep things looking good during the BBC's extensive coverage.

Alex Pocock and Paul Evans handled the console operating duties, running Avolites Pearl Experts to maintain the look and feel of the broadcast. Meanwhile, in the studio area LD Oli Richards dressed the set using festoon and Mole Richardson Mole Fay's to both add a touch of tungsten warmth to the set and to provide added eye candy to camera. Martin Rush PARs provided a dash of extra colour and Aurora p

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USA - Continuing their work with some of the world's highest profile EDM artists, XL Video worked with DJ/Producer Bassnectar to light up Colorado's legendary Red Rocks Amphitheater with an abundance of LED, as well as supply control systems and crew for two shows in late May.

This is the fifth year Bassnectar has played at the renowned outdoor venue and production manager, Marc Immerman, contacted XL Video to ensure the video for the show would match the spectacular surroundings.

XL Video's touring projects director, Gareth Jeanne worked with Bassnectar's team to specify over 300 tiles of XL's ROE Visual MC-7 high resolution LED for the multi-surface stage design.

Mimicking the shrinking perspective of the venue, LED columns were arranged each 2 tiles wide, and 9, 8, 7 and 6 tiles high on each side of the stage.

Surrounding the performers, a 16x8 tile LED screen was flown

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UK - The University of Derby's College of Engineering has partnered with Cloudbass Limited to launch a new undergraduate degree in Broadcast Engineering and Live Event Technology.

The University of Derby is the first UK University to partner with Cloudbass Limited.

Based in the East Midlands, outside broadcast specialist Cloudbass Limited provided filming facilities and crew for the 2012 London Olympics. Previous and current clients include the BBC, BBC Sport, Eurosport and Sky Sports.

The BSc (Hons) Broadcast Engineering and Live Event Technology will start in September 2016. The three year course will prepare aspiring engineers for a career in broadcast engineering and live event technology by teaching them broadcast and engineering techniques, and developing their knowledge of sound technology, analogue and digital electronics.

The course will be taught at the Universit

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UK - Sennheiser's Sound Academy is heading to White Light in Wimbledon, South West London on 15 July for its latest Wireless Mics and Monitoring Essentials courses.

The course, run by Sennheiser's Andrew Lillywhite and Tim Sherratt, is aimed at both new and existing users of wireless microphones and in-ear monitor systems, including sound engineers, designer and live event professionals, students, apprentices, sales people and AV technicians who want to further their understanding of the area.

The course will provide the skills and confidence to operate multichannel wireless systems, covering acoustics and electrotechnology, wireless mics and monitoring, antenna technology, microphone technology, frequency management and wireless monitoring.

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UK - HK Audio is the new sound system of choice for the Baltic centre for contemporary art in Gateshead.

Baltic, which is the biggest gallery of its kind in the world, has no permanent collection, providing instead an ever-changing calendar of exhibitions and events that give an insight into contemporary artistic practice.

Baltic's River Terrace is a function room featuring an outdoor balcony that stretches out along the banks of the River Tyne and, to bring the venue's sound system up to 21st century standards, Newcastle's Rock Warehouse were called in.

Rock Warehouse promptly installed six of HK Audio's IL 8.1 loudspeakers, custom painted to discretely blend with the industrial décor of the venue. These were mounted on dedicated HK Audio MB 4 brackets and powered by three Lab.gruppen E 8:2 amplifiers, with the system providing great intelligibility at all volume lev

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UK - Stage Electrics has been working with creative communications agency drp since 1998, so when the company was asked if it would support drp's 35th anniversary, it was more than happy to oblige.

drp boasts one of Europe's largest production facilities, housing eight fully equipped edit and studio suits, two film and photography studios, digital innovation studio, event catering and much, much more, so its 35th celebration was sure to be spectacular.

As well as an afternoon event at West Midlands Safari & Leisure Park for over 900 invited guests, drp threw an evening dinner for its team members, with 220 people enjoying a gala event in the park's tree top area.

"We threw everything at it," says drp's PR manager Ryan Curtis. "We wanted it to be bigger than Glastonbury!"

The evening included a seven-minute spectacular showcase of its work, for which Sta

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UK - Lighting designer Rob Sinclair and programmer Louisa Smurthwaite used a Jands Vista L5 lighting console to deliver a memorable performance for Florence + The Machine's Friday night headlining slot on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury Festival.

When Florence + The Machine were promoted to top of the bill just one week before the show, after an injury to Dave Grohl forced the Foo Fighters to pull out, Rob and Louisa were faced with the challenge of completely re-designing the show to incorporate the production values of a headliner slot - with only two extra days of production rehearsals available.

Willo Perron's innovative overall show concept and set design for the band's current How Big 2015 international tour, along with Rob's elegant lighting design, formed the basis for the Glastonbury performance's production values. The band's brief was to come up with a timel

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