USA - Artistic Licence founder, Wayne Howell, has accepted an invitation to speak at the forthcoming LDI show in Orlando, Florida, as part of the Innovation and Technology Conference. The training session, to be held at 10am on 30 October (Room S319), will allow participants to access Howell's considerable expertise in the use of Ethernet TCP/IP for the lighting industry.

Covering essential information on the 'hows and whys' of Cat 5E and Cat 6 cables, which are becoming increasingly prevalent in the entertainment technology sector, the seminar has immediate relevance for any designer

Russia - As the latest step in their global growth strategy to provide support for local partners, projectiondesign has opened an office in the heart of Russia's capital.

To coincide with the increased local presence, industry veteran Stein Ramsli has taken on the role of regional director, Russia and CIS. Ramsli previously held the position of managing director at Cisco/TANDBERG Russia and PLC and has extensive experience in working in the region.

Ramsli comments, "Our opening of an office in Moscow clearly demonstrates projectiondesign's commitment to supporting partners in R

UK - Paul Young has been announced as the new operations director for both James Thomas Engineering and PixelRange. Young will lead the commercial direction of all future business development.

Paul Young states, "Following a successful PLASA, it is a very exciting time with both brands launching new innovative products. To celebrate the launch, we will be hosting an open day in November to demonstrate the range and everyone will be welcome."

JTE creates trussing solutions and PixelRange high performance LED luminaires. All products are designed and manufactured in the UK.<

UK - IT and AV rental company DB Systems has invested in both new people and equipment this month. "As a rental company, DB is continually updating its inventory to ensure clients have access to the very best technology, which is why the company has increased its stock of the new Samsung 55" and 46" LED LCD screens to over 100 units, as well as purchasing 40 thin bezel 40" LED screens," says the company.

In addition, DB can now offer customers the 22"AG Neovo L-W22 LED display after buying 500 of the screens, which boast Full HD resolution, ultrahigh 20,0

UK - Lab.gruppen has announced the appointment of its new managing director, Jon Alkhagen, who joined the Swedish pro-audio manufacturer just last month.

Alkhagen joins the business at an important time of growth and development, with Lab.gruppen having recently launched their much anticipated new 1U install-centric amplifier platform E Series, as well as continuing to develop standalone products under sister brand Lake.

After graduating with an M.Sc. in Engineering Physics from Uppsala University in 1996, Alkhagen was critical to the success and overall development of a number of g

UK - SES Entertainment Services has announced the appointment of Ben Stearn as their national sales manager. Stearn, who has been with SES since leaving school, has moved through the company and now heads up the sales team based in their Datchet head office.

Stearn will be tasked with the introduction of further sales staff and the management of the whole team, along with promotion of the company's extensive range of power distro products, introduction of new product lines and exhibition promotion.

" I am very pleased to be given this appointment and really look forward to the

UK - Cadac Holdings has announced the departure of director of sales Bob Thomas, who is leaving to pursue personal business interests.

The professional audio and electronics industry veteran joined Cadac Electronics plc in 2005 as managing director. Charged with broadening the company's product portfolio beyond its core theatre sound market and addressing its accumulating financial difficulties, he directed R&D activity towards the exploitation of the company's renowned engineering superiority across a wider product range. At the same time he oversaw the acquisition of the company by

USA - Craig Dains, who served as an account executive for the Healy Group, a manufacturer's representative firm based in Richmond, Virginia, has died. The cause was complications from heart disease. He was 26.

Dains handled American DJ, American Audio, Elation Professional, Acclaim Lighting, Global Truss, and Arriba Cases on the East Coast. He is survived his companion, Melissa J. Clements, his son Craig Brian Dains Jr., his parents, and six siblings.

Dains was scheduled to take part in American DJ's Fall Learning Tour on November 16 and 17; the events have now been cancelled, with

USA - Meyer Sound has announced the appointment of Miles Rogers to the position of EXP applications development manager. Based in Berkeley, Calif. headquarters, Rogers is taking on a broad range of responsibilities for Meyer Sound's rapidly expanding EXP cinema technologies division.

"Miles comes to us with not only a solid knowledge of all post-production technologies but also strong personal relationships with key people in the industry," states Steve Shurtz, Meyer Sound's technology director, EXP. "His experience and talents are a welcome addition to our growing EXP

Czech Republic - Seven new faces have joined the Robe lighting team at their Valašské Mezi?í?í HQ in the Czech Republic, reflecting a steady growth period over the last 12 months for the moving light manufacturer.

Graphic designer Václav Vilímek joins Robe's marketing team led by Jiri Baros. As an experienced and innovative designer, he will be focused on all the company's graphic requirements plus ongoing development of the look and style of Robe's branding and their website.

His previous experience includes working for various companies in different sectors and also fr

UK - Kevin Murphy of Rosco's Gobo production department raised over £450.00 for Children in Need by having his flowing locks chopped off. The 'hair stylists' were Charly Franklin and Christa Adlam . Kevin has sent his ponytail to the Childrens Cancer Unit to be made into a wig for a sick child.

(Jim Evans)

UK - One of the north of England's leading installation, hire and sales companies, Pro Audio Systems has announced the addition of Vangelis Satrazanidis to its technical staff.

A 24-year veteran of audio manufacturer AMS Neve, Vangelis' many skills include hardware and software testing, audio installation and service engineering. He has worked on digital audio mixing consoles for film, music and television all over the world, including projects for the BBC, Warner Brothers & Widget Post USA, International Recordings in Italy, Sound Dub in Barcelona, APU in Japan, De Lane Lea and Abbey

UK - Martin Professional's EMEA sales organisation has announced the hiring of Ritchie Reed as account manager focusing on theatre sales in the UK market.

Reed brings with him extensive experience in the UK theatre lighting market, which includes a detailed understanding of all aspects of lighting design, as well as practical experience in purchasing, inventory and management.

His new position as account manager at Martin UK began on 21 November and encompasses developing and managing business in the theatre lighting segment while maintaining direct contact with lighting designers a

UK/Singapore - UK-based broadcast mixing console manufacturer Calrec Audio have expanded their office in the Asia/Pacific Rim region with the appointment of Mr Ace Yip to a full-time technical sales and support position.

Calrec has had a permanent presence in Asia to support its distributors in the region since mid-2009, following a period when all sales and support was administered directly from the company's headquarters in the UK. Now based on the prestigious Alexandra Techno Park development in Singapore (also home to the local headquarters for Hewlett Packard, Nokia and Sennheise

UK - Crestron has appointed Matthew Buck to the position of commercial account manager. He will be responsible for bringing new members into the Crestron family as well as maintaining good links with existing clients.

Since graduating from Swansea Metropolitan, Buck worked for Polar Audio (originally Beyerdynamic UK) and progressed from the position of consumer products manager to business development manager; where he was responsible for key accounts in the South East, generating over 30% of the company's turnover.

"Crestron has long since been the leader in control and automa

UK - Buckinghamshire-based Universal Event Productions (UEP) has recently invested in a batch of the new i-Pix Satellite MkII LED fixtures as well as i-Pix' popular BB4 LED wash lights to service its busy on-going schedule of corporate and live events.

UK-based specialist LED manufacturer i-Pix launched the new Satellite Mk II LED 'brick' lightsource at the 2011 PLASA Light & Sound exhibition in September.

This was five years after the launch of the original Satellite, which was the then new company's debut product, and rapidly became a trend-setting massive best seller worldwide.

Australia - LSC Lighting Systems has announced the retirement of long serving manager Alan Graham. Alan joined LSC in 1988 and will be known to many in the lighting industry as the front man for LSC export sales from the early 90s until 2004 when he relinquished the position to concentrate on internal matters and move away from the constant travel.

"Alan has contributed to LSC in many ways over the years and has had input to all aspects of the company including the design of its products, how they are manufactured and how they are marketed and sold," says the company. "

UK - Edinburgh-based Northern Light has announced this morning the death of its Head of Project Delivery, David Vandepeear. "It is with extreme sadness that Northern Light must today announce the death of David Vandepeear," the company said. "David, or 'Vandy' as he was affectionately known, had been with Northern Light for more than 20 years and was well known and loved throughout the industry.

A key member of Northern Light's team, David left his considerable mark as a project manager on numerous key projects such as Leicester's Curve, Theatres on the Bay in Singapore

UK - Tom Etra has joined Green Hippo's sales team as technical sales manager for the EMEA region.

As of Monday 21 November, Etra has started looking after key accounts across this territory and he has already added his own touch, by implementing a few new strategies. Green Hippo's sales director James Heron comments, "We are very pleased to be welcoming Tom into the team full time and feel that his skills and knowledge of Hippotizer will be a great asset to the department and a driving force in generating new business for the company."

Etra, has been with Green Hippo for t

UK - Studiomaster and Carlsbrohave announced the appointment of Ben Millson as regional sales manager across both brands.

Millson, whose appointment is with immediate effect, comes to the Studioking Group Europe owned companies from AVSL Group, where he was UK south east regional field sales manager, with responsibility for MI, DJ and pro audio brands. Prior to this he was with Adam Hall for five years, where he oversaw development of the LD Systems brand in the UK.

"This is a very exciting time to be joining Studiomaster / Carlsbro, with amazing new products set to expand and

UK - With long experience in research and development, the last six at XTA, Richard Fleming has been promoted to the role of application and support manager at XTA. Fleming's past includes 20 years working in R&D, with companies including Klark Teknik and Laney / HH Amplification.

"I believe the best way to really appreciate what the working environment is like for both our equipment and the people who use it is to be there at the sharp end with them," he says.

"I attend a lot of trade shows and at pretty much every one I'm first in and last out. It's also very import

Australia - There have been several changes at LSC in recent times and as the company positions itself for growth with the release of the Clarity LX range of consoles in the new year, we are pleased to advise of some key staff changes.

With Alan Graham leaving LSC, Trevor Sykes has been promoted to the position of general manager. Trevor's wealth of experience both within LSC and elsewhere made him a natural choice to lead the LSC team towards continued growth and process improvement.

Trevor has a long association with LSC starting out with the company as a technician in the late '8

UK - Peter Keiderling, known to many in the industry as PK, has left A.C. Entertainment Technologies after 16 years with the company. During that time he established the A.C. Special Projects division, and built them to be a significant player in the installation of lighting, audio and AV equipment.

PK told LSi that he'd enjoyed his time at A.C., however he felt it was time to move on and explore other avenues.

(Lee Baldock)

UK - Ambersphere Solutions has announced that Doug Kelly and Caz Williamson have joined its expanding team. Doug joins as in-house service engineer with a wealth of experience from working over two decades with some of the UK's leading major rental companies. Caz, a Rose Bruford graduate with seven years of production experience, is the new office administrator. Both be based at the new Ambersphere office, training and service facility in Park Royal, West London.

"Our company mantra is about ensuring that our customers benefit from total support from our team to complement the qu

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