UK - The Sage Gateshead has installed a Midas PRO9 live performance system at front of house in its main auditorium.

"We first came across the Midas PRO series almost three years ago, when we used a PRO 6 on a large surround sound opera, Skellig," says The Sage Gateshead's head of technical operations, Chris Durant. "It was obvious that this was a product that would more than meet our needs when we needed to upgrade, and would reinforce our reputation as one of the best sounding music venues in the world."

"Our demands range from small school concerts to lar

Croatia - L-Acoustics' Croatian distributor Dicroic has installed a 12XTi coaxial system into the Hotel Lone, an exclusive new resort on the waterfront of Lone Bay, situated in the protected Monte Mulini forest, Rovinj.

Part of the Croatian Maistra chain of hotels and resorts, Hotel Lone is Croatia's first five-star design hotel, providing a year-round leisure and business destination. Dicroic has installed an L-Acoustics system into the hotel's multi-purpose conference hall, designed to host a range of conferences as well as theatrical and concert events, as well as into the hotel's

UK - Given the unpredictable nature of the British climate, festival stages provide one of the toughest environments for sound reinforcement systems. The confidence of Wellington, Somerset, based rental company APR Audio in D.A.S. Audio's new Road Series stage monitors meant they had no qualms about giving the loudspeakers their world concert debut at three major UK festivals: London's Feis, the John Peel Stage at Glastonbury, and the Hop Farm festival in Kent.

APR's technical director Andy Reed comments, "We had never used D.A.S. before, but Sennheiser UK's Nick Pemberton sugges

UK - CUK Audio has been appointed as the exclusive UK and Ireland distributor for the German pro audio brand T&M Systems. T&M Systems, located in Ibbenbüren, designs and manufactures a wide range of low impedance power amplifiers, 100V line amplifiers and 100V line mixer amps, DSP loudspeaker management systems and rack mount mixers, together with a line of passive and active loudspeakers.

Stuart Thomson, MD of CUK Audio commented, "We carried out a comprehensive evaluation of the T&M products before taking the decision to distribute the brand and it was the high build quality a

UK - Across the weekend of 16-17 July, Leeds Castle near Maidstone in Kent hosted a major two-day musical event, with large Outline GTO and Butterfly systems deployed by SRD Group for both concerts.

On Saturday the Heritage Events Leeds Castle Open Air Classical Concert 2011 featured the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra conducted by John Rigby, playing a wide selection of popular classics. Sunday saw a complete change of pace with 'Live At The Castle 2011', featuring Europe's No.1 boy band The Wanted alongside performances from Alexandra Burke, new girl-band Fanfare, Stacey Solomo

Germany - The 25th Jazz an der Donau (Jazz on the Danube) festival ran from 14-17 July this year in Straubing, Bavaria. The event was marked not only by the performances of international acts including Toto, Al Jarreau, and LaBrass Banda, but also by the presence of over 11,000 fans - allowing festival organizers to celebrate a jubilee and an attendance record at the same time.

The sound reinforcement in the festival marquee, which can accommodate up to 4,500 people at a time, was once again the responsibility of a team of technicians led by Ingo Haasch, technical support manager, Pro

UK - West London-based lighting rental company Colour Sound Experiment reached a record breaking peak of activity in its 21st year this August Bank Holiday weekend, supplying lighting equipment and crew to stages at Creamfields, Reading/Leeds and SW4 festivals as well as a number of band's 'specials' packages and two new contract rental venues, bringing the total of 'currents' to eight.

The statistics include over 700 moving lights - a mix of Clay Paky, GLP, Martin Professional, Robe and Vari*lite; three systems of the new BT12 scenic LED screen - two at SW4 and one as part of a speci

USA - Nestled among the scenic red mesas of the southern Nevada desert, the Eureka Casino Resort is a favourite with golfers and gamers alike. The 214-room resort is located about 80 miles north of Las Vegas, surrounded by six world class golf courses, and offers a variety of slot and video poker machines, blackjack, craps, roulette, and a 24-hour poker room with daily tournaments.

Eureka is also the frequent site for activities to support the surrounding community of Mesquite. For its annual Rockets over the Red Mesa 4 July celebration, the resort recently hosted the 31-piece

UK - London- based production specialists LarMac LIVE co-ordinated all technical production aspects Creamfields 2011, with a team led by production manager Ian 'Lar' Greenway, assisted by Anthony Norris.

It was the second year that LML has worked in this capacity for event producers Loudsound, for whom they also facilitate production on several other major UK festivals, including Rockness and Bestival.

The site featured nine main arenas and a substantial hospitality area including - for the first time - two outdoor stages - North and South, with a line-up headlined by The Chemical B

Germany - The latest installation of Meyer Sound's MM-4XP miniature loudspeaker system recently debuted at MADE, a mix of a creative space, studio, and gallery, located on the ninth floor of a high-rise in the bustling heart of Berlin. Designed as a vibrant environment for artists to envision, create, and exhibit interdisciplinary projects, the 400sq.m venue is a showcase of contemporary building design and adaptability.

MADE is as much an art gallery as a collaborative platform to serve and inspire the creative minds. It can be used as one large room for art shows and concerts and at

UK - Scottish hire company, Ward Steedsy, provided the PA for the Solfest Dance Tent over the recent August bank holiday weekend, selecting a combined Allen & Heath iLive digital mixing system to manage FOH and monitors.

Solfest is a non-commercial music and arts festival with a warm atmosphere set between the Solway Firth and the Lake District in Cumbria, featuring a massive range of musical and cultural adventures. Hosting live acts and DJs including Subsource, The User Friendly, Utah Saints and the Freestylers, the Dance Tent was managed with an iLive-112 Control Surface at FOH and

USA - The University of California, Davis, School of Law has procured Barco's FSN presentation system to improve the production capabilities of its audio visual platform, enabling the law school to produce broadcast-quality events for viewing throughout its classrooms, the larger education community and via its website.

To date, the law school has used the FSN to produce and disseminate programming of high-profile events, including a 2010 debate between candidates for California Attorney General, a hearing of the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, a panel discussion regarding a 2010 g

Italy - The new Juventus Stadium located in the Continassa area in Turin has a capacity of 41,000 seats and 120 executive boxes and it will be the centre of a totally renewed area that also will include a large 34,000 m2 commercial mall, the first Juventus Museum, a parking area with 4,000 vehicle capacity and many other facilities.

The stadium complex is equipped with state of art equipment and latest technology. It is a very modern facility and all the audio solutions feature RCF products. The RCF commercial audio department has been involved in the project since the beginning and d

UK - Fairport's Cropredy Convention is a rare event - a successful festival that has run for more than 30 years on the strength of its original concept, the music of legendary folk rock band Fairport Convention and friends. Its distinctive identity has given it a special niche status on the UK's summer festival circuit.

Festival director Gareth Williams, himself for many years the monitor engineer for Fairport Convention, and his PA supplier Pete Russell of SSE Audio Group chose the new Nexo 45°N-12 stage monitors for the Cropredy stage, deploying 10 units for up to eight mixes, a

Uk - CRMX Unity, SuperNova 2.0, and a dozen new OEMs have been announced by LumenRadio in conjunction with the PLASA 2011 show.

CRMX Unity is a new technology platform from LumenRadio offering "intuitive and effortless network and device management across wired and wireless networks".

CRMX Unity will be on exhibit at the PLASA Innovation Gallery and available for hands-on demonstration in LumenRadio's booth. This showcase offers an excellent introduction to the exciting future of DMX, RDM, and Ethernet connectivity and networking, says the company.

SuperNova 2.0 with enh

USA - Community Professional Loudspeakers has announced the release of its loudspeaker processor, the dSPEC226.

The dSPEC heralds an all-new approach to configuring, controlling and commissioning sound system installations, from very small to very large, says the company. Employing both a high-speed SHARC DSP and a Xilinx Spartan FPGA, dSPEC offers a host of capabilities - and a method of engineered workflow - not available anywhere else.

All dSPEC models feature a four-input x six-output fixed-chain DSP architecture that includes 2 x 6 native analog I/Os. Various expansion cards ar

Describing it as 'the ultimate background music tool", Ohm is showing its BootiQue all in one background music system at PLASA 2011.

The BootiQue sub, says Ohm, holds all the tricks, providing an arsenal of inputs including RCA (Phono), iPod (line in jack) and a USB port. More than one BootiQue system can be linked together, creating zones using the RCA link. The onboard three-channel amplifier powers the 10" bass driver and all eight satellites, making this system a true all in one solution.

Worried about fire regulations? A fire alarm mute connector ensures compliance with regu

UK - Leading pro-audio brand Lab.gruppen is delighted to announce the launch of an innovative 1U power amplifier range developed specifically for the installation market.

Lab.gruppen's compact and ultra-efficient E Series of power amplifiers offers traditional Lab.gruppen performance to a market highly concerned with spiralling global energy prices and environmental pressures.

The E Series provides ample power reserves with amazingly low power consumption, therefore reducing the total cost of ownership below that of conventional designs. E Series utilizes much of the unique design p

Midas has unveiled the latest additions to its PRO Series of digital consoles, the Midas PRO2 and PRO2C live audio systems, at PLASA 2011. The PRO2/PRO2C takes the audio quality, performance and values of the top-end Midas XL8, and makes them available at a price point well below the general-purpose mixing console average, states the company.

Despite being the smallest and least expensive Midas digital consoles, the PRO2 and PRO2C represent a quantum leap forward for digital mixing, both in technology and concept. Essentially the same console, the PRO2C has eight fewer input faders and the s

UK - Sennheiser UK has announced the appointment of Gerry Forde as director of sales and marketing - pro and install from 1September, with the further responsibility for the MI division being added from 1 January 2012.

Forde will be working for Sennheiser UK's general manager Phil Massey, taking on a strategic role within the UK, analysing and developing business in line with the Sennheiser Group's five-year plan to consolidate its premium brand position in the market, says the company.

Forde joined the pro audio industry in 1990, establishing distribution company Sennheiser Sales I

UK - Midas has announced the latest additions to its PRO Series of digital consoles: the Midas PRO2 and PRO2C live audio systems. In something of a departure for Midas, which has always produced gear for the top of the line, the company says the PRO2/PRO2C takes the audio quality, performance, and values of the top-end Midas XL8, and makes them available at a price point well below the general-purpose mixing console average. The consoles are currently on display at the PLASA Show, September 11-14, at Earls Court, London.

Despite being the smallest and least expensive Midas digital con

UK / Germany - Cloud Electronics, UK-based manufacturer of high-quality pro audio products, has announced S.E.A. Vertrieb & Consulting GmbH as the exclusive distribution channel for the full range of Cloud audio mixers, zoners, multi-channel amplifiers, and audio distribution systems throughout Germany, effective 15 October 2011.

S.E.A is a distributor of audio solutions for commercial installation, broadcasting, live sound reinforcement and studio products, employing a very enthusiastic and dynamic team of professionals in Emsburen, Germany.

The Company has been distributing audio

UK - Leading pro-audio brand Lab.gruppen has launched an innovative 1U power amplifier range developed specifically for the installation market.

Lab.gruppen's compact and efficient E Series of power amplifiers offers traditional Lab.gruppen performance to a market highly concerned with spiralling global energy prices and environmental pressures. The E Series provides ample power reserves with low power consumption, therefore reducing the total cost of ownership below that of conventional designs. E Series utilises much of the unique design philosophy and energy-efficient concepts debu

UK - Sennheiser UK has confirmed the full availability of GB Channel 38 capable products, with examples on show at PLASA 2011 including 2000 Series and 3000/5000 Series products.

The updated versions include significant changes to the existing product ranges and ensure full Channel 38 compatibility post 2012, with 2000 Series GBw now tuning from 606 to 678MHz and 3000/5000 Series GB from 606-790MHz.

Additionally, Sennheiser UK has developed eRack, an all-in-one, cost effective solution that provides a fully assembled, ready-to-go evolution wireless G3 GB system.

The system comes i

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