UK Liverpool Football Club's new dedicated TV station, LFC TV, launched with its first broadcast on 20 September 2007. Set and scenery contactors, Stage One, were closely involved in the project after LFC TV and award winning production designer Nick King asked them to build the entire studio set.

Located in a former Bryant and May match factory, the state-of-the-art 80 sq.m studio was designed to give each programme a distinctive look and feel. Stage One started by laying a laminated floor, which was inlaid with stainless steel strips, helping to separate the space into several disti

USA - Bandit Lites recently finished a lighting installation at the newly opened Randy Parton Theatre. The North Carolina theatre features Randy Parton,brother of country music megastar Dolly Parton, in a live music variety show. In addition to Parton, the venue will showcase a variety of entertainers.

The Randy Parton Theatre is a 1,500-seat show palace with state-of-the-art sound, lighting and video. Bandit sales and design associate, Chris Barbee was hired to be the lighting and rigging system designer and project manager for the permanent installation.

Barbee chose to use six Hi

UK - White Light has recently completed a new lighting installation at the St Paul's Girls' School in Hammersmith, which has seen the company supply new equipment and install a lighting infrastructure in the school's Celia Johnson Theatre.

A 200- seat auditorium, the theatre has long been a popular and much-used facility within the school but found itself in need of some updating to meet modern health-and-safety requirements - and the demands of new productions.

White Light's technical sales manager Roger Hennigan worked with staff at the school to figure out the best way of approac

USA - They're mixing more than drinks these days at 32 Degrees, a stylish European-style bottle-service lounge in The Quarter shopping-entertainment complex at the Tropicana Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City. Since undergoing a renovation in Summer 2007, the popular club can mix and change the colours of its lighting at the touch of a button to modify its atmosphere, thanks to new colour-mixing LEDs from Elation Professional.

32 Degrees co-owner Barry Gutin wanted to stay a jump ahead of the city's fierce competition, so he commissioned Scott Kemly of Powerhouse Sound (Cherry Hill, New

Malaysia - Klotz Digital Asia was recently awarded a contract from Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) for its new regional facility in Kuching and Alor Star to supply VADIS MCR Routers, VADIS DC II and AEON On-Air console surfaces. The facility in Kuching in the state of Sarawak in East Malaysia will be the biggest regional facility. The contract to purchase the Klotz Digital equipments was received through Commissioning & Maintenance Services (M) Sdn Bhd, the system integrator for this project.

Under the terms of the Agreement, for the Kuching facility, Klotz delivered a 256 x 256 route

USA - The Venetian Hotel Resort and Casino in Las Vegas recently expanded its TAO Asian Bistro and Nightclub by transforming its west side pool deck - used during the day as a European-style bathing pool - into an outdoor nightclub.

FBP Group, owned by Frank Heinrich and Bob Athey, were contracted to produce a first-class A/V design and turned to lighting designer Matthew Paupst to design the lighting scheme. "TAO Las Vegas came to FBP Group to produce a world-class outdoor nightclub that was stylish and able to be used for its dual purpose," comments Matthew Paupst. "T

UK - Showsec has been selected to manage audiences and artist backstage areas for the Academy Music Group (AMG) as it expands its network of music venues across the UK with the recent opening of Carling Academy Oxford in September. The new AMG Oxford concert and club venue opened its doors with shows by New Young Pony Club and The Magic Numbers.

Showsec has enjoyed a strong working relationship with AMG management for the past ten years at its other venues including Shepherds Bush Empire, London, and Carling Academy venues in Birmingham, Liverpool and Newcastle.

Showsec's area manag

UK - The opening of the High Speed 1 service at London St Pancras International this month saw the cream of the events world, including Arena Seating, work together to create one of the most spectacular launches this country has witnessed in recent years. With the Queen and Prime Minister Gordon Brown in attendance, security was at the highest possible level, while the production team worked under extraordinarily tight conditions to deliver a remarkable event.

The launch was produced by Flux Events for London & Continental Railways (LCR) under the technical direction of John Farquhar-

USA - Theatre Projects Consultants has been selected as the theatre design consultant for the Dr. P. Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center (DPAC). Theatre Projects has been involved with the planning of the performing arts centre since the late 1980s.

The design team also includes design architect Barton Myers Associates and acoustical consultant Artec Consultants. Most recently Theatre Projects collaborated with Barton Myers Associates on the Tempe Center for the Arts in Arizona which opened in September 2007.

(Jim Evans)

UK - Winchester University is in the final stages of completing its new University Centre - a flagship building set to transform the main campus. The £9 million development is a four-storey building covering 3,200sq.m. Located at the entrance to the King Alfred Campus it provides an impressive gateway for visitors, as well as social facilities for the whole university community. The Centre includes the Student Union, catering facilities, main reception, a bookshop, a mini-mart convenience store and a Learning Café.

The Student Union is state-of-the-art and includes a larg

Germany - Litestructures has recently completed one of its most complex and challenging design and build projects for the skating extravaganza, Holiday On Ice. This internationally famous ice show, which is owned and managed by Dutch firm, Stage Entertainment, began its 2007 schedule in Hamburg on 8 November.

Project manager Hans Willems of W.I. Creation presented Litestructures with the challenge to design and construct the large and complex structures required, working from an original design concept by set designer, Bart Clement.

The final structure comprises three section

Cyprus - Complementary colour from Martin Architectural Alien 05 spotlights adds an artistically decorative and tasteful touch to Cyprus fusion bar and restaurant Momo, helping to establish its reputation as a trendsetting restaurant.

Located in the heart of the city of Larnaca and owned by the Varoshiotis Group of restaurants, this stylish fusion canteen is for 'anyone with a taste for exciting, contemporary and ethnic cuisine.' It combines cutting-edge culinary inspiration with in vogue interior design - leather sofas, exotic flowers, modern oriental art, dark wood and natural bambo

UK - The Sudell Cross and Northgate area is a major transport route and an important pedestrian gateway, linking Corporation Park, the College and Strawberry Bank areas to Blackburn town centre. It was identified as a priority area for improvement and is part of a £1.1 million revamp organized by Blackburn Borough Council.

The Braid, a modern light feature soaring 32ft into the air, forms the centrepiece of the Sudell Cross and was unveiled in April of 2007. The feature was designed by renowned UK artist Simon Watkinson and built by the specialist bespoke metal fabricatio

UK - Show organiser PLASA Events reports that interest in PLASA08 is running high, with over two thirds of exhibitors having already rebooked their stand space and further applications arriving at the PLASA Events' offices daily.

On the back of the success of PLASA07, many companies have increased their stand size and several have doubled their space, setting PLASA08 on course to be the major industry event of next year. The success of the 2007 show has also been a catalyst for drawing back former exhibitors and generating strong levels of interest from new exhibitors, impressed with

Russia - Midas' Russian distributor, Theatre Technics and Technology, has installed a dual control surface XL8 Live Performance System into the State Academic Maly Theatre in Moscow, one of the country's oldest theatres, as part of a major renovation project spanning six years.

Last year the theatre celebrated its troupe's 250th anniversary. Formed in 1756 by decree of Empress Elizabeth at Moscow State University, and named Moscow Russia Theater, in 1780 the troupe moved to the Petrovskii Theater, next to the Bolshoi Theater, on what is now Theater Square. In 1824 the theatre became o

Australia - The Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts is a cutting-edge venue which incorporates a 300-seat performance space, modern art gallery, a screening room and multifunctional rehearsal spaces. In 2007 the main foyer of the centre underwent a major facelift with the installation of colour changing fixtures and a comprehensive control solution.

Lighting technician and operator Keith Clark has been with the centre for four years and was instrumental in the refurbishment and comments: "Originally we had fluorescent down lights and the atmosphere was cold and stark. We wa

Singapore - Broadcast Solutions selected Allen & Heath's iLive digital system - comprising an iDR10 mix rack with iLive-176 control surface - to manage audio requirements at the recent Barclays Open golf championship, held at the Sentosa luxury island resort last month.

Australian freelance sound engineer, Rob Hornbuckle, was appointed by the event's AV organisers, World Sport Group, to engineer the broadcast audio for the tournament, which was broadcast live on ESPNStar Sport.

"Rob was already comfortably configuring and mixing with iLive before the arrival of our engineers wh

UK - Plus 4 Audio used its new L-Acoustics Kiva system for the main front of house arrays at the recent National Television Awards ceremony held at the Royal Albert Hall. Broadcast live on National TV, the annual event commemorated the most prestigious annual awards for both the stars and programmes alike.

Plus 4 used a total of 32 Kiva split into two arrays of 16 cabinets each, while 24 dV-Dosc in two arrays of 12 took care of the left and right out-fills. A further 4 SB118 subs were utilised for low end reinforcement All the amplification was derived from a mixture of the new L-Aaco

Singapore - Spektra Electronics has recently completed a number of audio system upgrades at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel in Singapore, using a variety of Community loudspeaker solutions. Situated next to the historic Singapore River and close to the Central Business District and Orchard Road, the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel is one of Asia's premier choices for 5-star accommodation with 550 lavish rooms and award-winning restaurants.

The original audio systems had been installed by Spektra Electronics when the hotel was built and the company was again appointed to handle t

Denmark - No stranger to the principles of Source Oriented Reinforcement (SOR), Karsten Wolstad, one of Det Kongelige Teater's principal sound designers, has employed Out Board's TiMax delay matrix and showcontrol software at the heart of the theatre's new playhouse sound system. The main design objective was to maximise dramatic impact by optimising localisation of amplified voices and effects throughout even the largest performances on the vast main stage.

Wolstad and sound design colleague Jonas Vest worked closely with Out Board's Robin Whittaker to create an SOR-based sound syste

Ireland - Paddy Dunning's popular Temple Bar Music Centre, situated in Dublin's stylish downtown area, has re-emerged as The Button Factory following a major renovation that cost in excess of €1 million.

With its grand reopening last month, the venue now boasts a new layout, expanded capacity (to 750), and a state-of-the-art infrastructure, which includes a Digidesign VENUE D-Show Profile console supplied by local distributors Big Bear Sound.

Although the four-storey Curved Street facility was purpose-built as a live music venue around 12 years ago, the building was traditionally s

USA - Adrian College in Adrian, Michigan, is well known for its competitive athletics teams, and the private, liberal arts college's sprawling athletic grounds have continued to expand with the recent opening of the Arrington Ice Arena. The venue boasts a regulation size hockey rink with spectator seating and standing capacity for more than 1000, and will host the school's men's and women's Bulldogs hockey teams, as well as synchronized skating and open public skating for the local Adrian community.

As with most ice arenas, acoustics are not among the venue's strongerfeatures, and wit

Singapore - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang completed its final night at the Esplanade theatre in Singapore last weekend. Following 24 successful months touring the UK, the production was loaded into a container and shipped out to Singapore in October. With just seven days to installation and commissioning the entire show, Stage Technologies' rental engineers worked hard to get the show's automation system up and running.

The first containers arrived at the loading doors of the Esplanade on Sunday 21 October. With two full days of hard graft, all the equipment was unloaded and put into

UK - A joint venture between QSoft Consulting and Vince Power Music Group (VPMG) has led to the opening of the new Lo-Profile gay bar in Soho's Wardour Street. This becomes a sister club to the operators' nearby flagship, Profile.

Opening seven nights a week, Lo-Profile aims to inject new life into the current gay London nightclub environment and represents part of a total £1.6 million total investment.

The SSE Group were contracted to provide the new audio infrastructure for this 450-capacity basement venue. Emma Barwell, who runs SSE's London operation, says that the company

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