Russia - Lab.gruppen distributor and major Russian systems contractor, MS-Max based in Moscow, has recently completed two substantial entertainment complex installations using Lab.gruppen amplifiers from a number of different ranges to better suit each specific application - C Series dedicated installation amplifiers and fP Series and FP+ Series high power workhorses.

The first installation is the Gorka Club in the ancient Russian city of Yaroslavl located some 250km north-east of Moscow. The second, called simply Europe is far up in Russia's frozen north in the Siberian city of Yakutsk. Located just 450km south of the Arctic Circle, Yakutsk has the dubious honour of being the coldest city in the world.

Also known as 'The Hill' after the ski hill that adorns part of the roof spa

UK / Czech Republic - The Stage Technologies Group has confirmed its silver sponsorship of the British Architecture Exhibit at The Prague Quadrennial 2011 in conjunction with the ABTT.

The event takes place from 16-26 June in Prague and is the premier international showcase for scenic design and theatre architecture, attracting theatre professionals from all around the world.

The British Architecture Exhibit is being co-ordinated and curated by Tim Foster and Iain Mackintosh. It will be a proud celebration of The Guthrie Legacy, tracing the development of the Guthrie thrust stage fr

UK - Production Resource Group UK has announced that Matthew Button has joined its in-house lighting design team in the role of account manager / lighting designer.

Button joins PRG with 18 years experience in lighting and AV production across corporate, exhibition, touring music, television and theatre with clients including O2, Deloitte and General Motors, and tours such as Primal Scream, The Chemical Brothers and Jay-Z.

In addition to design, Button is an experienced and accomplished operator of lighting desks and media servers, as well as having extensive knowledge of video & la

USA - Special Event Services (SES) and On Stage Audio (OSA) have announced that they will partner on the 17 May 2011 live production of the Oprah Winfrey Show finale, Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular, at Chicago's United Centre.

As part of the growing Martin Audio MLA network, SES and OSA will deploy the largest MLA system ever flown to ensure uniform coverage throughout the arena for this high-profile production.

"Knowing the high level of audio quality we need to provide for an event of this magnitude, MLA was the obvious choice," said Jim Brammer, SE

Paraguay - Italian live sound specialist dBTechnologies has reached an agreement with WorldMusic to distribute its range of products in Paraguay with immediate effect.

WorldMusic general manager, Mr Nabil explains, "dBTechnologies is a great brand with a strong image on the global stage. We pride ourselves on offering many top products and premium brands in the Paraguay market, and taking on dBTechnologies helps us broaden our product range significantly.

"We have had very good references as to the quality and reliability of the dBTechnologies products from existing users

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