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WENDEN, GERMANY–After long runs in the theatres of Cologne, Düsseldorf and Bremen, "Saturday Night Fever" has set off on tour, premiering at the Bremen Musical Theatre, the first of a total of 44 performances in 11 cities this year.

BURNSVILLE, MN–Acoustic Control Sound and Lighting Professionals of Bangalore, India recently completed a line array loudspeaker installation in India using the Electro-Voice XLCi. The installation at Christ College Auditorium, Bangalore, also features EV amplification, monitors, RE2 and PolarChoice wireless microphones and Dx38 processing.

DEVON, UK–MC2 has developed a revised front panel for its T Series amplifiers; they now feature a perforated panel which give the amps a fresh, contemporary look, reflecting the 'family' design of MC2's other amplifiers more closely. The previous anodised finish has also been altered to a painted one, making the T Series more easily color matched and therefore a co-ordinated appearance across an entire equipment rack much easier to achieve.

BERKELEY, CA–Meyer Sound has appointed Frank Martin to the newly created position of installation sales manager at the company's office in Polch, Germany. In his new post, Martin assumes responsibility for sales and support for the installation market throughout Germany, as well as in Denmark, Sweden, and Finland.

CORNWALL, UK–Allen & Heath will be unveiling a new analog console at the forthcoming PLASA show in London, September 10-13, 2006. The new GL2800M desk is a dedicated live sound monitor mixer, which includes a built-in mic splitter, can provide up to 16 mixes and has a comprehensive dual output engineer's wedge/PM monitoring system.

CHATSWORTH, CA–The Los Angeles office of Creative Technology (CT) used their new L-ACOUSTICS products–68 dV-DOSC and 22 dV-SUB enclosures as well as 32 LA Series amplifiers–on Sony's pre-E3 press event announcing the forthcoming November 17 launch of its new PlayStation 3.

AUSTIN, TX– Audio-Technica has announced the new 700 Series Professional UHF Wireless Systems. Available in handheld, headworn, lavalier, guitar and body-pack configurations, the new 700 Series Freeway systems feature automatic frequency scanning, eight selectable frequency-coordinated UHF channels, diversity operation for interference-resistant reception, and a Tone Lock squelch system that eliminates noise when the transmitter is off. All channels are compatible, so up to eight systems may be used simultaneously. Visual feedback is provided by an LED channel display as well as by antenna and AF Peak indicator lights. Balanced XLR and unbalanced 1/4-inch output connectors allow the 700 Series receiver to interface with the most popular audio inputs.

PLOUGOUMELEN, FRANCE–The Eurovision Song Contest is traditionally one of the biggest media jamborees on the European music calendar, and 2006 was no exception. Held in the Olympic Indoor Hall at the heart of the 2004 Olympic Games complex in Athens, this year's show attained new heights in terms of technical production. Looking after FOH sound for the event was Greek audio production specialists, and InnovaSON distributor, Enttech S.A.

LEEDS, UK–"You've got to feel sorry for the English football team," said a tongue in cheek Roger Daltrey, "Having to play for ninety minutes in all that heat." This from a man old enough to be their grandfather, who for two hours, produced a performance that, had this been the world cup final, he'd be bringing home the trophy.

BURNSVILLE, MN–Dave Rat from US-based Rat Sound Systems used a 32-channel Venice to mix FOH for the Red Hot Chili Peppers at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles, then took a 32-channel Verona out on the band's European TV and radio promotion tour.