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USA - PLASA has announced eight finalists in the sixth annual Rock Our World Awards, to be presented at the PLASA Cocktail & Awards Reception at LDI 2013. The Rock Our World Awards were created to honour ground-breaking achievement by PLASA members and to acknowledge the genius of both the creator of the technology and the designer or integrator who applies it in a real world environment.

The finalists for the sixth annual Rock Our World Awards are:

GBLOCK - Gallagher Staging and Productions, Inc.

GCT (Guy Cable Tensioner) - Tomcat USA.

Mbox Extreme Media Server as used on Oblivion - Production Resource Group.

TiMax2 SoundHub and TiMax Tracker - Out Board.

AsteraTouch - Astera LED-Technology.

dmXLAN v4 Software - ELC Lighting.

Royal Opera House Muscat - Theatre Projects Consultants.

London Olympics Opening Ceremonies.

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South Africa - Symetrix has appointed iLED to distribute all of its products, including the open-architecture SymNet Edge and Radius Dante networked audio signal processors and their associated AEC conferencing solutions, throughout South Africa.

In the 12 years since it launched, iLED has earned its clients' loyalty by providing expert advice founded on a commitment to continual education. iLED team members pride themselves on the depth and breadth of their AV knowledge, which includes all the latest cutting-edge solutions, as well as their ability to communicate that knowledge to clients.

"iLED is focused on educating members of the AV community in South Africa," said Mark Ullrich, international sales manager for Symetrix. "The company started iLED University in 2010 to offer free trainings on products, concepts, and techniques, and it has been a huge success.

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UK - Allen & Heath has introduced the ICE-16D, an alternative version of the ICE-16 multi-track recorder launched last year. Both units are 16 In/16 Out audio interfaces, allowing performers and audio engineers to easily capture high quality multi-track recordings direct to a USB drive or interface to a computer. Additionally, the ICE-16D has balanced I/O, designed for those customers using the unit in a studio environment or requiring fully balanced inputs and outputs on AES59 standard D Sub connectors.

Fitted into a compact 1U rack design, ICE-16 and ICE-16D are capable of studio quality interfacing, converting and bi-directional streaming of 16 channels over high-speed USB or FireWire at 24 bit, 96kHz resolution. Alternatively, 16 channels can be simultaneously recorded straight to a USB hard drive or memory stick at up to 24bit 48kHz resolution as a .wav file. The unit is ex

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UK / Sweden - BlackBox Recorder manufacturer JoeCo has developed and supplied a quantity of new BlackBox industrial data recorders for Siemens Industrial Turbo Machinery AB in Sweden. Siemens are using the BlackBox Industrial Recorder (BBR-IND) units as part of a test campaign to assist in the measurement of their gas turbines.

The bespoke 24-channel, 3U rack-mountable systems are based on BlackBox Recorder technology. The units feature highly accurate and dc stable input and output circuitry, with additional software and hardware functionality specifically geared towards industrial data recording and measurement applications.

Greger Svanström, senior engineer in measurement technique/product development, who led the team specifying Siemens' requirement, said, "The BBR Industrial has proved a valuable tool for gathering large scale measurement data. The use of a standard

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UK - Shure radio microphones and in-ear monitoring systems were used extensively at the recent 2013 Aldeburgh Festival in Suffolk. The festival celebrated local composer Benjamin Britten's Centenary this year with a spectacular production of the opera Peter Grimes set quite literally at the sea side - on a 50m wide set placed at the very edge of the Suffolk shingle, where the North Sea begins.

Richard Nowell Sound Services Ltd (RNSS) designed the audio systems this year at Aldeburgh, and were faced with a number of challenges for the Peter Grimes staging, of which coordinating an orchestra and a festival chorus live on a windy beach were just the start. The chorus and orchestra could see each other, but whether they would be able to hear each other was always going to be at the mercy of the elements to some extent, particularly the wind blowing in off the North Sea

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USA - Thunderbolt Systems of Cincinnati, OH, a firm that specialises in sound reinforcement, lighting, video, radio communications, TV, concert touring, and special events, recently made a substantial investment in their business and to ensure the best audio performance for their clients, they selected loudspeaker systems from Valencia, Spain-based D.A.S. Audio.

Mike Stuckey is the president of Thunderbolt Systems. Being actively involved in everything from the daily operation of the business to sales and system design, Stuckey knows that without quality sound, there won't be much business. He also recognizes how critical efficient truck pack, system setup, and tear down are to the success of any event. This is why his firm purchased 24 Aero 50 three-way large-format line array enclosures, 24 LX-218 high performance subwoofer systems, 12 Aero 12A powered, two-way, mid-high line

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Australia - Simonds Stadium, home of the Geelong Cats, has become the biggest and most successful multi-purpose venue in regional Victoria. The third stage of the Simonds Stadium's redevelopment was recently completed with the addition of a new Southern Grandstand, increasing capacity to over 35,000.

Total Events Co were called in to design, supply and install the PA system for the new grandstand choosing JBL AWC all weather speakers for the Grandstand, JBL Control 25AVspeakers for the walkways and JBL ceiling speakers into the functions spaces.

"We installed 14 vJBL AWC129 speakers and sixteen JBL AWC82 speakers for the seating bowl and under balcony-fills," remarked Bill Busbridge, managing director of Total Events Co. "We chose them as they are robust, high powered and totally suitable for the application. They also fitted in well with the architects aestheti

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Belgium - Audioprof is a strongly growing company which continuously invests in reinforcing its organisation and structures to support its customers and enhance innovation in our product portfolio. Due to the strong growth of Apart and the rapidly changing markets, it became necessary to free up time for Tom Gheysens, the company's founder, to focus more on the strategic development and the vision of the company independently of the company's day-to-day management.

Therefore, from 1 September 2013 onwards, Koen Claerbout (current COO) will take over the role of CEO from Tom to further expand and grow the company together with its dynamic and motivated team.

Tom Gheysens will, with all his experience and passion for the audio industry, take up the role of chief strategy officer and focus on strategic challenges, opportunities and partnerships. He will execute these tasks within

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USA - Sensaphonics reports the completion another Gold Circle seminar for audiologists. The two-day course includes in-depth teaching sessions at Sensaphonics headquarters, plus a hands-on lab session with a live band, held at Mystery Street Recording Company, both in Chicago, all designed to teach audiologists to work effectively with musicians and sound engineers.

Audiologists gaining Gold Circle certification at the seminar, held 16-17 August, 2013, included: Ike Iheagwara of Manhattan Audiology in New York City; Paula Rivers of RK Audiology, Austin TX; and Noel Thayer of Bronxville Hearing Center, Bronxville NY.

The Gold Circle seminar teaches audiologists the specific skills required to serve musicians and those who work around them, including but going far beyond the taking of ear impressions.

"When a musician wants custom earphones, all they want are ear impressi

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USA - The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, located in Charleston, South Carolina, recently upgraded their sound reinforcement system with Tannoy VLS passive column loudspeakers.

The church has experienced many upgrades and renovations since the first cornerstone was placed in 1850. Unfortunately, none of the sound reinforcement systems seemed to solve the intelligibility issues caused by the highly reverberant space.

A traditional Catholic cathedral, the sanctuary is a long rectangular room with wooden pews that seat up to 1,200 parishioners. The room features beautiful stained glass, plaster walls, columns separating the main and side seating areas, and a small rear balcony, while the services are of a more traditional format, with a full choir and organ.

Joe Bennett, owner of Spectrum Sound located in nearby Summerville, South Carolina, was tasked with providing a sound

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Poland - Tommex Zebrowscy Sp. J. has completed the design and installation of a Community loudspeaker-based audio system for the new multi-use Mielec Stadium, in south east Poland.

Home to the Stal Mielec football team, the new stadium replaces the original which was built in 1953 and hosted numerous high-profile events like the European Champions Cup, UEFA Cup, and Polish national team matches, including FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship qualifiers. Whilst providing a completely modern venue, the new stadium replicates the old venue's seating capacity of 30,000 and its format of an athletics track around the playing field to provide multi-sport facilities.

Two tiered stands flank the length of the stadium, with the main West stand also providing for 100m athletic events. The system designed by Tommex comprises 12 Community R.5HPT three-way, horn-loaded coaxial lou

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Greece - Leading Greek nightclub brand, W, has transformed its club in Nafplio with a complete redesign and refurbishment, including a new sound system designed and installed by DN'A Systems.

Nafplio is a small port city, located in the eastern Peloponnese region of Greece. The W club is a major draw in the area for those looking for a summer club experience, with top DJs and organised parties.

The new sound system was designed by Aris Issaris of DN'A Systems, following discussions with club's owners and a full site survey. The owner's specification was for a very high-powered dance floor sound system with excellent sound quality, with additional good quality coverage throughout the venue

For the main PA Issaris used six t&mSystems 2-way, 12-inch Unity 12 loudspeakers, arranged in two clusters of three, with four dual 18-inch Unity218 subs handling 16,000W to produce the mas

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Japan - Martin Audio is capitalising on its success in Japan and the Far East by setting up a new regional hub in Kanagawa.

The new operation, Martin Audio Japan, was announced in early 2013 and recently ratified, with Yusuke Karato, director of Martin Audio distributors, Audiobrains, fronting the operation.

Under the new structure, Martin Audio Japan will act as main distributor and Audiobrains will take on a dealership role. Mr. Karato believes that this will lead to even greater penetration and brand recognition for the manufacturer. "We considered what we needed to do for the Japanese market and this will deliver greater business opportunities in a wider number of market segments."

He added, "We recognise that with loudspeaker technology becoming increasingly complicated, first class customer training and service support were essential. We wanted to be the

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UK - PLASA London 2013, which takes place at ExCeL London from 6-9 October 2013 has announced the return of a series of DJ sessions, supported by the National Association of Disc Jockeys (NADJ). The sessions will run on Sunday 6 October as part of PLASA London's popular Professional Development Programme of free educational seminars.

Paul Arnett, national chairman for the NADJ, said, "PLASA London is a great opportunity to meet up with like-minded professional DJs from across the country - we feel that, through attending events such as this, we can better equip our current and future members with the tools and resources they'll need to help build and develop their businesses. Our professional seminar speakers will have sage advice and guidance on marketing, presentation, DJing skills and so much more."

Highlights of the seminar sessions include:

• Tony Winyard

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Super Star - Bruno Mars will perform at next year's Super Bowl halftime show. The NFL confirmed the Locked Out of Heaven star will sing at the game in February. He follows the likes of Madonna, Michael Jackson, Black Eyed Peas, Beyonce, U2, Janet Jackson and Bruce Springsteen. Super Bowl XLVIII will take place at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on 2 February 2014. Mars, is currently midway through his Moonshine Jungle tour, which will arrive in the UK on 2 October starting at Odyssey Arena in Belfast.

Piano Man - Sir Elton John will perform live at this year's Emmy Awards. The musician, will play a tribute to Liberace, the American pianist and vocalist whose life was told in the recent biopic, Behind the Candelabra. The HBO film, which premiered in Cannes this year, is up for 15 Emmys. The awards, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, will

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USA - This summer, New York Philharmonic performed a series of five concerts in parks throughout New York City using a Meyer Sound Leo linear large-scale sound reinforcement system. Two large shows took place on Central Park's Great Lawn, where Meyer Sound loudspeakers covered a widely dispersed audience estimated at more than 50,000.

For the 15th consecutive summer season, both sound coordination and FOH mixing duties for the New York Philharmonic were entrusted to Larry Rock, audio director for the symphony orchestra. For Rock, a Grammy-winning veteran of hundreds of classical concerts and recordings, Leo's debut performance raised the bar for large-scale presentation of classical music.

"It was a new experience," says Rock. "The Leo system is very powerful - it is particularly clear and efficient in the high-frequency ranges. Also, its throw is rather astonis

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Kashmir - On 7 September 2013 maestro Zubin Mehta and the Bavarian State Orchestra hosted a landmark event in the foothills of the Himalayas in the town of Srinagar. Srinagar had not witnessed any official form of cultural activity since a cricket match in 1983, making this one of the most eagerly anticipated concerts in recent times.

Zubin Mehta is the music director for life of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and main conductor for Valencia's Opera House. Nearly 2,000 guests attended the event, hosted by the German Embassy in the Shalimar Gardens in Srinagar.

It was the lifelong dream of Zubin Mehta's to perform in the beauty and serenity of the Shalimar Gardens. The garden is over 500m in length with natural waters running through the garden and then entering into the famous Dal Lake. A nineteenth century Mughal house was chosen as the backdrop, providing many additional

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Germany - This summer in Cuxhaven, Germany, rental house POOLgroup deployed its Meyer Sound Leo linear large-scale sound reinforcement system for the main stage of the 2013 Deichbrand Festival.

Headlined by acts including Bush, Die Toten Hosen, and Funeral for a Friend, the four-day festival attracted around 35,000 people a day to an airfield near the ocean. According to the audio team, the effects of wind became a key consideration in designing the sound system for the main stage.

"The Leo system is so much more powerful than anything else we have worked with," says Tim Humpe, head of entertainment and touring production for POOLgroup. "The biggest challenge with this festival is the wind. With Leo, the sound stays focused and in your face, without the need for delay towers."

The main stage system provided sound for the entire 150m-long audience area. &q

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UK - Music Group has expanded the marketing department for their recently-formed Professional Products Division, with the addition of industry veterans Paul O'Farrell-Stevens and Graeme Taylor.

Joining Yamaha's Pro-Music Division in the late 1980s as marketing manager, Graeme Taylor worked on the development and promotion of the company's professional-grade audio equipment and instruments in the UK. He later joined Bang & Olufsen as a key member of the team that turned the business around and grew both sales and operating profits. In 2007 he was appointed CMO of Meridian Audio.

"I am thrilled to join Music Group and support the new Professional Division," stated Taylor. "Since I began my pro audio career in the '80s, I've had great respect for the Midas, Klark-Teknik and Turbosound brands. Now, with the resources and commitment of Music Group, I'm confident that

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UK - Calling on their relationships with industry leading experts, Sennheiser UK has produced a series of insightful eye-catching videos, capturing the lives and work of world famous engineers, producers and artists. In these videos, these Masters of Sound talk about their craft, as well as providing a multitude of interesting and useful industry tips.

The Masters of Sound campaign kicked off at the beginning of 2012 and gave aspiring musicians the life-changing opportunity of helping to create a new track with singer-songwriter and producer, Labrinth. Worcester-born singer, songwriter and pianist Clare-Louise Rossie was chosen as the winner from over 600 entries with her composition Designed to Fly.

The five new video sessions continue the Masters of Sound topic by offering a wealth of useful material to anyone whose passion lies within professional audio world.

The first M

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Spain - Allen & Heath's Xone DJ mixers were used throughout the Ibiza season at various venues across the island, requested by top DJs including Pete Tong, John Digweed, Chris Liebing, Juanjo Martin and Richie Hawtin.

The flagship Xone:DB4 digital FX club mixer, along with the pro touring XD2-53 headphones was used by Pete Tong at his new weekly Le Grand Bazaar party at the Ushuaïa Ibiza Beach Hotel. Pete also used the same set up for his Essential Mix Liveat Privilege, broadcast on Radio 1. Leading Spanish DJ and producer, Juanjo Martin, also resumed his SuperMartxé residency at Privilege, where he used XD2-53 headphones and a Xone:DB4.

The M-NUS crew took up residency at Space for Enter, featuring Xone:92 mixers and Xone:K2 controllers in the booth, which included regular appearances from Richie Hawtin, Magda, Nina Kraviz, and Gaiser. Similarly,

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UAE - Melody House, distributors of Primacoustic has recently announced the availability of Primacoustic Paintables for the GCC market. Primacoustic Paintables are an innovative acoustic panel range that features a specially formulated textured latex surface that may be repainted on-site to match the colour scheme and decor of a room or facility.

Paintables ship in an attractive absolute white finish and are available in a variety of sizes. This makes them suitable for both large scale and small room installations including house-of-worship, airports, home theatre, offices, call centres, board rooms, restaurants, video conferencing rooms, broadcast facilities and recording studios of all sizes.

"With the increase in demand of acoustical treatment for studios. Primacoustic Paintables takes studio look and design to the next level," commented Grayson Soares, operations

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UAE - Nicolas Kyvernitis Electronics Enterprises, distributors of Shure microphones and audio electronics in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar and Oman has recently supplied 10 channels of the new PSM series transmitters with 19 receivers, 24 channels of the new URF-R series with 32 transmitters, eight plug-on transmitters and 35 of the new MX150B lavalier microphones to local AV supplier Tek Signals who installed the system in the new Dubai Media Incorporated (DMI) News Center facility in Dubai Media City.

DMI is the parent company for many television and radio channels including Dubai One, Dubai TV, Sama Dubai, Dubai Sports Channel, Dubai Racing Channel and Noor Dubai.

"Dubai TV is a strong local media provider in the region and depend on Shure wireless products for their durability and performance," commented Shajahan K K, Shure product manager. "Remot

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UK - Creative & Cultural Skills has announced plans to host a series of one-day masterclasses this autumn for young people embarking on careers in technical theatre.

Supported by the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation, the Technical Masterclass Series will be held at The Backstage Centre over three days, with each day accommodating a different age group.

The events will take place on 29, 30 and 31 October, and will be aimed at key stage 4 students, further education students, and higher education students respectively.

The masterclasses are designed to supplement classroom learning for students who have a keen interest in backstage theatre, and to provide a valuable networking and training opportunity for technical theatre students and young professionals.

Attendees will be able to participate in one masterclasses from the following options, and will benefit from practical lea

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