MONDO*DR
VOLUME 19 ISSUE 2
WELCOME
JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2009
Seems there’s nothing like a global recession to stifle the
optimistic buzz of a box-fresh year. 2009 looks set to be much
like its predecessor, but with higher levels of uncertainty and
unease. When it comes to venue installations, for example, some
operators are reportedly taking a very cautious approaching to
new projects. Understandable perhaps, but it remains true that
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CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER:
JUSTIN GAWNE
With this in mind, we’ve given over the entire Report section
j.gawne@mondiale.co.uk to a special feature on the use of video and visuals in club
environments. How can clubs best make use of this new
EDITOR:
PETE BREWIS
technology? What should be considered when designing a
p.brewis@mondiale.co.uk club? Who better to ask than the ones on the forefront of this
movement – the VJs. Many of them are veterans of collecting,
ASSISTANT EDITOR:
RACHAEL ROGERSON
creating and mixing imagery alongside DJs and live acts, and
r.rogerson@mondiale.co.uk yet they still don’t get the wider recognition of their audio
counterparts. This however, is slowly changing. Two recently
ADVERTISING MANAGER:
JOEL PERRY
opened clubs here in the UK have included innovative (perhaps
j.perry@mondiale.co.uk even groundbreaking) technologies aimed at aiding the display
of stunning visual output. One is matter in London, featured in our
ADVERTISING:
CHIDI ADILIH
last issue. The other is Gatecrasher in Birmingham, whose giant 3D
c.adilih@mondiale.co.uk grid-shaped, LED video screen adorns our cover this month (and
is reviewed on page 46). Venues like these which encourage
MARKETING / CIRCULATION:
EMMA BUSH, CHARLOTTE WRIGHT
new ways of lighting design are proof that fresh thinking can be
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a very popular (and lucrative) tack to take.
In the spirit of encouraging innovation and promoting quality,
ACCOUNTS:
you’ll find our Company section of the magazine will this
AMANDA GILES
a.giles@mondiale.co.uk
year feature a mix of not just manufacturers but installers and
distributors too. These are the - often unsung - heroes of our
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industry, the ones on the ground who are actually putting all this
DAVID BELL, MEL ROBINSON,
DAN SEATON
fancy technology we see at tradeshows to practical use. We
start as we mean to go on with a rising star of European club
GROUP CHAIRMAN:
installation, Serutrade (whose latest project, IKKI, is featured in
DAMIAN WALSH
our venue section) and an established Slovenian specialist, KSL
MONDIALE PUBLISHING
(see our Inbox review for a look at what they’ve been up to). We
WATERLOO PLACE,
WATSON SQUARE
will of course continue to take a look at the major manufacturers
STOCKPORT
too, including – for those who keep asking – part two of our
SK1 3AZ
UNITED KINGDOM
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