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Adlib and Del Amitri reunite for UK tour

Back: Dave Kay, Sam Proctor, Marc Peers, Richard Nicholson. Front: Chris Neary, Ian Tomlinson, Chris Richardson

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Twelve years after their last concert tour, popular Scottish alt rockers Del Amitri reunited and hit the road for the first time in 12 years with lighting, sound and expertise supplied by Liverpool based rental specialist Adlib.

Adlib were "extremely proud" to be working with the band again for the hugely successful tour which played three weeks around the UK and Ireland, including an acclaimed sell out show at the new 8000 capacity Hydro Arena in their hometown of Glasgow.

Adlib's FOH engineer Dave Kay also mixed the last gigs they did back in 2002, and in the meantime he's stayed in touch with lead singer / bassist Justin Currie and worked on several of his solo projects. Kay was absolutely delighted to be asked back, "Great people, great music and it's bee

Oppikoppi is not a run of the mill festival

Down in the drums and dust with d&b

Details: 14 March 2016

South Africa - The late afternoon sun casts a magical amber glow across the surrounding hills, the air is filled with pulsing rhythms; you can taste the fecund African soil on the breeze. At the end of a dusty farm track somewhere in northern South Africa a large group of people are ululating rhythmically to the beat.

"Most of the crowd are in their twenties," said Evert De Munnik. "And about all of them are metal heads." Not what you were expecting? No, but then Oppikoppi is not your run of the mill festival.

Oppikoppi, staged a few miles outside Northam close b

High interest in ISCE annual event

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - With less than three weeks to go until the ISCE (Institute of Sound and Communications Engineers) ISCEx2014 Exhibition and Networking Dinner in Birmingham, interest is running at a near unprecedented high.

According to the Institute's secretariat manager, Ros Wigmore, members have sensed the enormous networking value of the occasion as well as the opportunity to both see and exhibit next-generation communications systems in the era of EN54 compliance.

"We have had an amazing response to our networking dinner bookings," Ros confirms. "It seems that everyone prefer

Along with ARX ST Audio also represents manufacturers including XTA, MC2 & Radian in the Chinese market.

ST Audio appointed ARX distributor for China

Details: 14 March 2016

Australia - ARX Systems has confirmed the appointment of Guangzhou and Hong Kong based ST Audio Technology Audio as its new distributor for China & Hong Kong.

ARX managing director Colin Park said, "ST Audio Technology are a well known and long established Company in the Chinese Professional Audio Industry.

"Here at ARX we're looking forward to working with the ST Audio team, they're very enthusiastic about the possibilities for the growing ARX product range amongst their extensive client network throughout China."

(Jim Evans)

Gearhouse and Prosound reach landmark deal

Details: 14 March 2016

South Africa - Two of the longest standing players in the South African technical services production industry came together this week to sign a landmark deal within the local event industry.

Gearhouse's 10-strong Group of Companies is widely recognised as the country's largest equipment rental supplier and services live events across a wide range of disciplines whilst Prosound is predominantly known for their system integration and design (permanent and temporary) along with their sales, distribution and services role in the pro-audio, lighting, AV and associated structures arenas. T

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