Africa - December 4th 2015 saw an audience of over 500,000 people attend an all night concert of gospel music in Lagos, Nigeria. This was the 10th annual concert in the popular Experience Series, which sees Lagos-based church House on the Rock bring together some of the biggest names in gospel music from Africa, the US, and the UK to perform on the same stage for 10 hours of music.

For the third consecutive year, London-based production company Subfrantic Production Services Limited was there, working alongside local suppliers and technicians to help deliver a world class event.

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UK - The Association of British Theatre Technicians has bestowed its top honour, the ABTT Fellowship, on three outstanding industry individuals, whom the ABTT's Council of Management wish to recognise as having rendered signal service to the technical aspects of the art of the theatre.

David Blyth has been involved in theatre management, in both the commercial and subsidised sectors, for over 35 years.

Between 1983-87 he gained experience with two major West End theatre owners - Maybox Group and Stoll Moss Theatres - before joining Croydon's Fairfield Halls management team

South Africa - Cape Town-based events company, GB Sound, recently invested in Allen & Heath's new dLive digital mixing system, making it the first company in South Africa to acquire one.

"As an avid fan of Allen & Heath and owner of many of their digital desks, I was keen to see what this range had to offer. I was instantly taken with the desk's look - it's spectacular. The layout, the screens, the work surface and overall design are at a different level. I knew I had to have one," says Grant Brooks, owner of GB Sound.

Having seen the desk at the Mediatech show, Brooks s

USA - The influential US Hip Hop act Jurassic 5 has been on the road again with a 2015 US and European tour. Rappers Chali 2na, Akil, Zaakir aka Soup, and Marc 7, plus DJs Cut Chemist and DJ Nu-Mark bring a tight, energetic mix of vocals and decks to stage, along with some inventive toys that include Chemist's infamous record-guitar and Nu-Mark's record-necklace.

The band's Front of House engineer, Aron 'M-Sound' Mandelbaum, has been travelling with an SSL L300 live console and ML 32.32 Stagebox, using them on 18 tour dates, including five festivals.

Inputs for the main show inclu

Czech Republic - Powersoft has appointed Prodance as its new distributor in the Czech Republic. The experienced company, which started life in 1992 as a sales and rental agency before moving to dedicated distribution, has added the brand to its burgeoning portfolio of pro audio companies with immediate effect.

Martin Holas, Import Manager at the Prague-based company, said that Powersoft more than met their requirements after dropping their previous amplifier supplier. "We had been looking for a high power amplifier manufacturer for some time, as it represented an obvious gap in

The Netherlands - d&b audiotechnik will be showing visitors at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2016 how to install its worldwide reputation for mobile systems in any fixed application. From 9-12 February d&b will be resident at stand 7-C175 and demo room E103, where members of the team will introduce the products and software, setting new standards in permanent spaces.

The show is an opportunity to see firsthand why d&b is a name trusted by engineers and integrators alike. From churches to stadiums, learn how each component of a d&b system is tightly specified, precisely aligned and

USA - Known affectionately as the 'Bud' and 'The Basketball Palace of Mid-America,' University of Arkansas' Bud Walton Arena has been the home of the UofA Razorbacks Basketball team since 1993. Over time, the 19,200-seat venue has undergone numerous upgrades. The most recent, includes a new scoreboard and an audio system driven entirely by Lab.gruppen D and C Series amplifiers - specified for their BSS integration and Lake Processing capabilities.

The project was decidedly entertainment driven, and designed to further enhance the game day experience, says UofA associate athletics dir

UK - Central Presentations Ltd (CPL) supplied full technical production and design to the high profile Global African Investment Summit (TGAIS) event in central London, which attracted over 1,000 global investors, leaders and captains of industry - including several heads of State - to Africa's premier investment summit for power, agriculture, financial services, capital markets, oil and gas and critical infrastructure sectors.

The two day conference took place in the main event space at Methodist Central Hall in Westminster, a grade II listed building designed by Edwin Alfred Rickar

USA - Friday nights in the fall are a big deal at Douglas County High School in Castle Rock, Colorado DCHS, and they just became a slightly bigger deal with the adoption of an awesome Danley Sound Labs sound reinforcement system.

Two fully-weatherized Danley OS-90 full-range loudspeakers and two fully-weatherized Danley OS-115 subwoofer powered by two Danley DLA7500 processor/amps give DCHS high-fidelity sound in rain, snow, or blazing heat.

"Despite all of the excitement at Douglas County, their old sound system was pretty weak when it went in and only got worse over time,&q

Luxembourg - Located in Senningerberg, on the outskirts of Luxembourg City and close to the country's main airport, Pro Audio Sound Light Vision is a steadily growing company, providing rental, production and installation services to a variety of clients. It has just invested in Yamaha TF1 and TF3 digital consoles to join its existing stock of M7CLs and LS9s.

Founded in 1989 by John Schreiner and currently employing five staff members, the earlier Yamaha consoles are a firm favourite with the company and its clients alike.

"Our existing Yamaha consoles are very user-friendly

The Netherlands - For the first time at ISE, Calibre will move their tradeshow booth to hall 11 of the Amsterdam RAI.

"We're focusing on working with the larger LED and live entertainment companies and this is where they are located," says Tim Brooksbank, chairman at Calibre.

Calibre will launch several new products in the HQUltra line of 4K compatible ultra-fast switching, scaling and scanconvertors. HQUltra promises input channel switching in under 0.25 seconds.

The HQView625 presentation switcher is now shipping and is suitable for entertainment, visitor attraction

France - A new installation of Fohhn Audio loudspeaker systems in the Opéra Bastille, Paris, has ensured that each of its 2745 seats is "the best in the house" with regard to sound quality and audibility. The German manufacturer's Focus Modular systems with Beam Steering capability beat off stiff competition in the quest to deliver highest levels of speech intelligibility and music reproduction to every seat, without impeding audience views or spoiling the hall's stunning architecture.

The opera house's main auditorium has seating on three levels - stalls and two mai

UAE - The Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Mosque, recently inaugurated at Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates, is one of the largest and most spectacular places of worship in the world.

This architectural work of art can host up to 28,000 worshippers and features 65 domes, six minarets (more than 80m) tall, 24 carat gold-plated accessories and precious hand-woven carpets. Work focused on a newly-built atrium area

Because of the mosque's size and its architectural features - in particular the high ceilinged domes that are typical of the Islamic style - the mosque is an extremely

The Netherlands - Conference organisers and AV installers can look forward to meeting DPA Microphones who will highlight the importance of using high quality microphones in meeting rooms, lecture theatres and conference halls.

On show at DPA's ISE 2016 stand 7-T235 will be a range of microphone solutions suited to the conference and AV install markets including elegant microphones for hanging, podium, table or floor stands, versatile bodyworn microphones and barely visible miniature microphones.

"In any conference, lecture or meeting situation, ensuring that speakers can be c

Germany - HK Audio's Contour series continues to be the stage monitor of choice for Deep Purple drummer Ian Paice, who used his favoured pair of CT 112 speakers and CT 118 subs on the band's mammoth 2015 fall/winter tour.

Deep Purple co-founder Paice has the setup placed directly behind his kit for live shows, a solution he prefers to in-ear monitors.

Paice said: "I've been using HK Audio for 20 years, and there's something in the way the systems are put together which for drums just seems to work. They pick out the depth and the sweetness and the clarity at the top end that

Norway - The need to accommodate a host of different activities as well as making operation as straightforward as possible for staff tend to inform the audio design for most educational establishments. These factors were certainly in play when technology supplier and installer Lindbak AS Gjovik set about a recent audio project at Storhamar High School in Hamar, Norway.

Work focused on a newly-built atrium area that was conceived to host presentations, cultural and educational events, performances, open meetings and more. Therefore, as well as tackling the reinforcement challenges res

Austria - Since 1982, the Kulturhaus (culture house) Dornbirn, Austria is a popular event centre for the entire Vorarlberg region. After an extensive planning and implementation phase, which was administered already in 2013 by the company Tonplan from Dornbirn, the final step of the installation of an Alcons sound system in the main hall of the cultural centre took place in 2015.

The sound department of the Kulturhaus Dornbirn, under the direction of Thomas Bischofberger, installed a sound system for the main stalls area consisting of four Alcons QR24 line-source columns (2x 12"

Spain - Amate Audio has enhanced and extended its premium performance Xcellence series of point source professional speaker cabinets, providing dedicated concert sound and club sound versions of models in the range.

The Xcellence series now comprises discrete concert sound and club sound ranges - branded Xcellence Touring and Xcellence Disco respectively; with models designated by a T or D suffix. The Xcellence Touring models are all self-powered with onboard DSP and network control features, while Xcellence Disco models are passive, featuring new "club orientated" styling

The Netherlands - With immersive audio and audio over IP (AoIP) set to be key talking points at ISE 2016, visitors to the Merging Technologies Stand 7-C160 will have an opportunity to experience a solution that "signals the future of audio in fixed installations".

This solution combines Merging Technologies' newly released Ovation 6 with Genelec's pre-production RAVENNA/AES67 powered 4420 model, in an 18 speaker array which delivers an unparalleled, high quality immersive experience.

"Immersive audio and AoIP are the spotlight and interest is really picking up among

China - Cantopop singer and songwriter, Hins Cheung, recently kicked off his Live in Passion tour at Guangzhou Gymnasium with the help of a monitor mixing system comprising Allen & Heath's new dLive and ME personal monitor mixing systems.

Hong Kong production company, A Team Plus, managed audio for the tour, selecting a dLive S5000 Control Surface and DM64 MixRack, and ME monitor system provided by Allen & Heath's Chinese distributor, EZPro.

"Due to the size of the band, there is 64 inputs to manage. Fortunately, dLive's control surface is very user-friendly and intuitive. Tw

USA - With the newly renovated Frederick P. Rose Hall opening in mid-December, Jazz at Lincoln Centre (JALC) now features Meyer Sound systems in every performance space at the prestigious complex, including a Leopard linear sound reinforcement system in the Rose Theatre, a Constellation acoustic system in the Appel Room, and an Ultra Series loudspeaker system in Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola.

Visitors can also experience Meyer Sound technology throughout JALC's stunningly redesigned public spaces, including the Mica & Ahmet Ertegun Atrium and the Ertegun Hall of Fame. The mission of JALC is

Denmark - Pascal, the Danish based OEM manufacturer of high-power amplifier modules for the professional audio industry, has been awarded its third B°rsen Gazelle Award.

The prestigious industry honour is bestowed by leading Danish daily newspaper B°rsen on Danish companies that have generated continuous growth in turnover or gross profit over the last four years, and more than doubled their turnover or gross profit in that period. Pascal has now received the award for three years in a row.

On achieving the Gazelle award for third year running, CEO Lars Fenger comme

Poland - Specialist integrator, SLX has completed the design and installation of a state-of-the-art sound system for the new Tychy Municipal Stadium. Located in the city of Tychy, the 15,300 capacity venue is one of the finest sports facilities in the southern Polish region of Silesia.

Home to the football team GKS Tychy, the new stadium has been designed to meet the requirements of UEFA and FIFA and as a true multifunctional venue for concerts, cultural and artistic events, fairs and conferences. In addition to the main sports arena, with six commentary positions, the site comprises

UK - Close to You - Bacharach Reimagined, is a magical journey through over 30 of Burt Bacharach's classic hits and features a cast of talented actor-musicians in a West End Show.

Tasked with supplying audio production were Stage Sound Services who, having been introduced to the world of KV2 Audio by noted sound designer Richard Brooker, had no hesitation in supplying a complete KV2 Audio solution.

Originally running in the Mernier Chocolate Factory, London before transitioning to the Criterion Theatre in Piccadilly, the sound design team of Richard Brooker and associate To

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