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Clay Paky lights Al Murray comedy quiz show

Compete For The Meat on UK comedy channel, Dave: Clay Paky lighting fixtures provided by RML

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Al Murray - aka The Pub Landlord - is hosting his own pub quiz on UK comedy channel Dave. Compete For The Meat - a parody in which contestants compete for the grand prize of a £3.99 frozen chicken - features lighting designed by lighting director Chris Kempton and supplied by Richard Martin Lighting (RML).

Chris Kempton's lighting specification relies on a wide and varied selection of equipment including a range of Clay Paky Alpha Beam 700s, Alpha Wash 1200s and Alpha Wash 700s.

In use for the first time was a new chrome version of the Alpha Beam 700. Developed for TV sets and interiors, the shiny chrome finish is designed to help the luminaire become less visible to the eye by reflecting light and blending into its surrounding environment.

The Alpha Beam 700

Francesco Romagnoli (Clay Paky), Bob Gordon (A.C.T. Lighting) and Marian Sandberg (Live Design)

Clay Paky Sharpy lands Live Design award

Details: 14 March 2016

USA - Clay Paky's new spotlight, the Sharpy, has been named Product of the Year by US entertainment technology magazine, Live Design. The award earned plaudits from the jury of professional lighting designers.

"You'd be extremely hard-pressed to find another fixture on the market right now that produces this much raw output from a head this compact," said one of the judges. "The Sharpy's speed comes close to rivalling that of its moving mirror predecessors."

Another judge said that the Sharpy's output "can stand up in outdoor venues against much large

The Nuit de la Saint-Patrick concerts were staged in Rennes

Yamaha consoles celebrate St Patrick

Details: 14 March 2016

France - While St Patrick is naturally associated most closely with Ireland, he is celebrated by Celtic people across the globe. Although the French city of Rennes may not be the first place that comes to mind, the annual Nuit de la Saint-Patrick concerts are a suitable way for anyone who wants to celebrate the Irish saint somewhere. Here Yamaha digital consoles help to ensure that the fiddles, pipes and shamrock'n'roll all sound their best.

Held for the past few years at the Bercy in Paris, this year the Nuit de la Saint-Patrick show moved to the Musikhall in Rennes. Th

Crossover country duo McAlister Kemp have gone from strength to strength

McAlister Kemp go wireless with Shure

Details: 14 March 2016

Australia - Since releasing their album All Kinds of Tough last year, the country music duo of McAlister Kemp have gone from strength to strength.

"In July we record our new album and then after that we will tour solidly until the end of the year on trains, buses and planes," said Troy Kemp. "Whatever we have to do to get our band all over Australia - it never stops. So we're really stoked that Jands are helping us out with our audio gear, in fact we couldn't be happier."

The duo was delighted to receive Shure ULX wireless guitar systems which have allowed

Midas PRO6s at La Nuite Africaine, Stade de France

Midas desks network multi-band Paris event

Details: 14 March 2016

France - PA company On-Off, supported by Midas distributor EVI Audio France, has used a Midas digital network consisting of three PRO6s together with three DL431 mic splitters for La Nuite Africaine at the 80,000-capacity Stade de France, Paris. The event featured 18 bands including Alpha Blondy, Manu Dibango, Mory Kanté and Magic Systems.

On-Off, a long time Midas analogue customer, was chosen to provide both the sound system and the engineers. The18 bands played for just five and half hours, making the timing of the whole evening crucial, and this was a large factor in select

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