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USA - On his recent tour, ex-Led Zeppelin front man Robert Plant joined forces with guitarist and Nashville producer Buddy Miller. Teaming up in the Band of Joy, the two concocted a mélange of sounds - from classic rock to folk and gospel-that demand utmost clarity and versatility from a live reinforcement system. That task fell to a Meyer Sound Mica line array loudspeaker system provided by Livonia, Mich.-based Thunder Audio.

Roy Williams, the veteran FOH engineer at the helm of Plant's live mix, reports, "There are some softer numbers - particularly duets with Patty Griffin - with a breathy quality that demands absolute transparency. But on others, we push it up to send a message to the Zep fraternity that, when we want to, we can still do it. The Mica system handles

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USA - Thanks to the residency of the Royal Shakespeare Company in New York's Park Avenue Armory this summer, you can meet the man behind the RSC Lightlock and see how he uses this innovation to light Shakespeare's works.

Vince Herbert, head of the Lighting Department for the RSC, will be on hand to demonstrate the RSC Lightlock's technology, discuss its evolution, and explain its use in the lighting system installed for the company's residency in New York. The event will be held on Tuesday, 2 August in the Wade Thompson Drill Hall of the Park Avenue Armory beginning at 2pm. The event

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Granite Sound will unveil two new series of intercom products at PLASA 2011 - the GS-SLVB and GS-SLVC beltpack product sleeves, and GS-STB1 range of in-line strobe lights for intercom systems.

The GS-SLVB (black) and GS-SLVC (clear) sleeves are designed to enhance all Granite Sound beltpack-style products. A simple-to-fit silicone sleeve with rubber corner points protects against accidental and transit damage, providing extended product longevity to the complete Granite Sound beltpack range.

Suitable for the GS-CBP1 and GS-SC2 single channel beltpacks, the GS-DC2 dual channel beltpack, the

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Retop will show the latest in its range of cutting-edge LED displays in the shape of its new 12.5mm mesh product. Specially developed for the indoor and outdoor rental and staging markets, the IP65-rated product measures 400mm X 400mm and weighs in at just 3.5kg.

The company says it has invested in a fully automated encapsulation robot to manufacture the mesh, which is designed to be transparent, light in weight, and easy to build up and break down.

Off-axis viewing is cited as 140? (horizontal and vertical). The company adds: "With its hanging brackets and plug and play connectors fo

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Lighting Innovation Hermann Sorger GmbH will launch its INNO Four 25°-50° zoom HMI effects projector, which the company describes as an "unprecedentedly powerful effect projector for its compact dimensions".

All effect parameters are DMX-controllable and the unit is based, the company says, on the brilliant optics of the ETC Source Four Zoom. The design combines the high intensity of the INNO Four 575 HMI lamp house with the GAM SX4 effect universal motor drive and electronic zoom and INNO Dim to create a high-intensity projection effect.

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