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Investigation begins into Radiohead stage collapse

Details: 14 March 2016

Canada - The event production community was shocked by another stage collapse tragedy on Saturday (16 June), when a partial roof collapse at Downsview Park, Toronto, killed one crew member and injured three others.

The stage, which was being set up for the final show on the North American leg of Radiohead's world tour, collapsed at 4.00pm local time, around one hour before the gates were due to open, killing 33-year-old Scott Johnson, a British drum tech who was working on the stage at the time.

Of the three people injured, a 45-year-old male suffered head injuries, but these were reportedly not life threatening. The two others were less seriously injured and were treated at the scene.

A message on the Radiohead website says: "We have all been shattered by the loss of Sco

d&b audiotechnik at Infocomm 2012

Details: 14 March 2016

USA - At InfoComm 2012 d&b audiotechnik displayed new products from its Black range, new additions to the E-Series and the first showing in the US of its V-Series line array, launched at Frankfurt's Prolight+Sound in March. The company's demo lounge, meanwhile, was crammed daily by people wanting to learn more about the pragmatic values of the White range. Developed for the installation market, all loudspeakers from the White range address the physical, acoustical, and electrical considerations of installation in a clean unobtrusive industrial design, the company says.

The highlight o

Lab.gruppen's Martin Anderson and Stefan Feistel, product manager at AFMG

Lab.gruppen and Lake sign SysTune pact

Details: 14 March 2016

USA - Under the stewardship of Lab.gruppen, Lake has reached an agreement with industry partners AFMG to develop SysTune measurement integration into the Lake Controller platform for live sound production.

With a prototype already undergoing testing, this new level of cooperation between AFMG and Lake looks to herald a much anticipated development for end users in the field, with integration between Lake's industry leading processing platform and SysTune's advanced measurement capabilities, say the companies.

SysTune is real-time, professional measurement software that embodies a ho

The Week in Lighting & Sound

Details: 14 March 2016

Voices Off - The 11-date tour for The Voice UK Live has been cancelled due to a lack of ticket sales. The gigs were due to feature eight of the show's finalists. The tour was to begin at the Bournemouth International Centre on 12 September and was then due to visit venues in Cardiff, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, London, Glasgow and Sheffield. In a statement, a spokesperson said, "Unfortunately, The Voice UK Live has been cancelled due to lack of ticket sales. Customers are advised to contact their point of purchase for ticket refunds." The news comes as the show w

The East Stand Conference Suite is part of one of the UK's leading conference and event venues

POLARaudio & Saville AV unite in Leeds

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - POLARaudio working in partnership with Saville Audio Visual were commissioned to design and install a customised audio solution for Leeds United's new conference suite at the Elland Road stadium.

The East Stand Conference Suite at Leeds United's Elland Road stadium is part of one of the UK's leading conference and event venues. The conference suites are presented on three levels. With capacity for 300 delegates on the second floor and four separate areas incorporating the upper levels, each suitable for 150 delegates, the venue is popular for business meetings and conferences and

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