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The complex is topped by the 340m-long SkyPark with capacity for 3,900 people and a 150m long infinity swimming pool set on top of the world's largest public cantilevered platform. Recently the opening party covered several venues, including the Waterfront and the SkyPark.

Given the sheer size of the building and Marina Bay area, control for the opening installation was no easy task. A grandMA2 full-size and a grandMA2 ultra-light console were used for l

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Exhibitors in the Design Gallery include Albioncourt, Occhio and 2B Delighted, which is the parent company of Wever & Ducre, DARK and Limis.

Other recently signed exhibitors include P4 Fastel, BAG Electronics, Ligman Lighting and Ruggiu Lighting. They join the likes of Mizar, Precision Lighting, Projection Lighting, Sill Lighting, RZB Lighting Systems and XAL.

A number of key lighting associations are supporting the 2011 show including the Lighting Industry Federation (LIF), Society of Light and Lighting (SLL) and International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD), who run their Enlighten Europe Co

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The Gottelier Masterclass will be presented, as is now established tradition, by last year's Gottelier Award winner - Alex Cooper from Midas Klark Teknik. Entitled Don't Just measure: Listen, the Masterclass will be an appreciation of the power of human perception and spatial awareness, and how they relate to audio - in particular, the fact that just because a piece of audio gear measures correctly does not necessarily mean it sounds good.

InfoComm International will host a seminar theatre dedicated to AV & Systems Integration. Topics over the dedi

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The PLEC-120SxxxDT family comprises a set of 120 W constant current drivers with output current ratings from 350 to 4900 mA and corresponding output voltages from 343 to 24 V; a range that caters for all LED array configurations, whether predominantly parallel, predominantly serial or hybrid. All of the family's drivers are dimmable through a 1 - 10 VDC input with a linear control function. All units operate from a 90 - 305 Vac range and are suitable for US and world-wide industrial installations, includ

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"On this show, you have to be prepared for anything and everything," says Healy. "Some performers will want fast and exciting, while others will want the lighting to be subtle so as not to distract those onstage. But no matter what, it has to look good on camera. This show definitely runs the full gamut of lighting."

He continues, "It mystifies me that lighting instruments keep getting brighter. Cameras are getting so good at picking up detail i

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The lighting has been installed by Ian Austin of Kent, UK-based STL Lighting, who purchased the Titans specially for the exhibition from DTS's UK distributors, Lightfactor.

Austin designed both interior and exterior lighting schemes for Dinosaurs Unleashed, which ran until May on the Land Securities Parklife site in Oxford Street, London. The brainchild of Nicky Allison of Progressive Events, the slightly industrial setting made an appropriate home for the 24 dinosaurs, one of a number of temporary events/uses that maximized the prime real estate during a break in the ongoing process of redeveloping the site.

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Farmer explains the choice, "The touring schedule was very tight so fixtures needed to be reliable, have numerous functions, offer the maximum creative options and work as we expect, as time to redesign the fixture layout or replace defective units simply wasn't available. Small footprint was essential for the applications involved and we needed power and saturation too."

Farmer's deputy LD, Niall Hannell, adds, "PixelRange is just so reliable, they've been around for a while, they're proven, they work, and they always work - I've never seen one go wrong, I've never

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Matt Lloyd, managing director at GDS comments, "We are delighted to announce the appointment of PRG KK as our exclusive distributor in Japan. PRG joins our rapidly expanding global distribution network as exclusive distributors for the complete portfolio of GDS products. With their impeccable reputation, affiliation with key brands and established presence in the marketplace PRG KK were the ideal choice of distributor in this territory. We are looking forward to establishing a long and successful partnership."

Yuji Tanaka, sales manager PRG KK adds, "In the past, we

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"Today we celebrate a milestone, as we have now sold more than 1,000 OnAir 3000 consoles," said Keith Watson, marketing director - mixing. "We designed the OnAir 3000 for the medium to upper segment of the broadcast market and we have enjoyed tremendous success, thanks to the product's tremendous ease of use and versatility. To that end, it's only fitting that we surpass the 1,000 mark with sales to three of the most successful broadcasters in the world."

Recent purchases of OnAir 3000 consoles include: the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), Rede Globo of Brazil, the largest television network in Latin America and the third largest network in th

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Programmed almost entirely offline using Capture visualisation software - with the designers in Scotland and programmer in Germany - this project took long-distance collaboration to the limit. "We essentially programmed this show via Skype,&q

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"It's a very neat unit and very, very bright for its size," says Normandale, one of the first lighting professionals to get his hands on the new LED profile. Lighting operator/director on the tour is Dave Harding with Normandale's lighting production company Lite Alternative serving as UK lighting vendor with Upstaging handling the US leg.

The Crowded House tour is one of a handful of field test outings for the powerful and energy-efficient LED-based profile moving head which delivers 8,000 lumens of output, the MAC 350 Entour marks a radical advancement in light output compared to other compact LED profiles on the market.

"I was looking for a small, bright profile to suit a range of venue siz

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His show Groots met een zachte G was staged at the Abe Lenstra Stadium in Heerenveen and the PSV Stadium in Eindhoven. The stage and lighting design was created by Marco Driessen (Rentall), Henk-Jan van Beek (Light-H-Art) and Sander van den Ham (Sightline). Ezra Hommel (Light-H-Art) programmed and operated the show using two grandMA2 lights and three MA NPUs (Network Processing Units) with a total of 24 universes of DMX in a multiuser setup.

"For the past eight years I have been working with the grandMA 'series 1', and at the beginning of this year I started using the grandMA2," says Hommel, "The whole grandMA range is a very reliable tool for me. It's the perfect extension for the c

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The official opening which was held on 23-24 June featured a music concert staged on the massive outdoor event plaza starring Grammy Award-winning star Kelly Rowland (formerly of Destiny's Child) with performances from regional artist JJ Lin as well as the cast of the Broadway hit Jersey Boys.

For the occasion, lighting designer Colin Baldwin ran a total of 14 universes using W-DMX transmitters & Outdoor 21 Parabolic Aerial antennae, located at the Suite Room Balcony of the Fullerton Hotel across the Marina Bay. The receivers and antennae were located on the Event Plaza on Level 1, the Promenade on Level 4, the Hotel Buttress bridge on Level 19 and the Sky Park on

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This will be the fourth Gottelier Award - named in memory of the former designer, developer and commentator Tony Gottelier (pictured), who died in 2006. The Award (sponsored by Lighting&Sound International magazine for which Tony Gottelier was a regular contributor for many years), aims to recognise those who have made a significant and sustained contribution to the development of entertainment technology. Former winners are Tony Andrews of Funktion One (2007), John Stadius of Soundtracs/DiGiCo (2008) and Alex Cooper of Klark Teknik and Midas (2009).

This year's nominees are, in no particular order:

Richard Cuthbert

Richard Cuthbe

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Since making his Broadway debut in 1957 as the writer of West Side Story's lyrics, Sondheim has become one of the most popular and revered figures in musical theatre. A London revival of Into the Woods opens shortly at the Open Air Theatre in Regent's Park, while L

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Compared with the previous version, the HTI 1500W has been designed to be even more robust. With the aid of a new burner and higher temperature resistance the lamp produces constant light throughout its entire operating life.

The new HTI 1500W lamp is suitable for use in effects lighting or in moving heads. These flexible, multifunctional headlamps for theatre or events technology enable light to be pointed in virtually any direction, says the company. eXtreme-Seal technology (XS technology) also improves thermal capacity, so cooling can be reduce

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Nick Read, head of hire and events for Northern Light, says, "We're delighted and proud to be supporting this world renowned event in our home city of Edinburgh. We've been working with the Festival Fringe organisers to ensure that they benefit from our extensive experience in theatre, events, live music, opera and comedy and receive all the technical support they require. Northern Light is supplying lighting, sound and AV equipment and staging plus technical labour and advice for both festival organised events and vis

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"The COLORdash Accent is massively well received," said Michael Brooksbank, sales manager for Chauvet UK. "They're perfect for shop displays, museums, restaurants - the possibilities are nearly endless. Plus, the on-board driver and dipswitches make for 'plug & play' application without need for programming."

The COLORdash Accent family features seven high-power, 1-watt LEDs. Their cast aluminum housing helps dissipate heat. Its compact size, measuring 174 mm x 108 mm and weighing 0.6 kg, makes them discreet enough to be mounted almost anywhere or fit any decor, says the company. The fixtures' on-boa

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The show was originally created by the York Theatre Royal at the National Railway Museum, directed by Damian Cruden, designed by Joanna Scotcher with lighting by Richard G Jones. "I have lit a lot of shows at York over the past ten years, and know Damian Cruden, the artistic director - so when the idea came up for The Railway Children he asked me to be involved, and I was very happy to be part of such an unusual project," Jones recalls of the show, for which he received a nomination in the 2008 TMA Theatre Awards.

In London, the show is presented in a 'black box'

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Built specifically for the testing and analysis of LED light engines, OPTEK's lab capabilities include 100% colour temperature and/or intensity screening for the tightest binning specifications (CIE colour coordinate testing with a repeatability of .002 with respect to X and Y; intensity testing with an accuracy of ±2%; and wavelength testing with accuracy of ±0.75 nm).

"Our lab's ability to provide screening for LED binning smaller than ANSI standards enables our customers to deliver uniform colour temperature and consistent col

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Unlike previous RGB LED fixtures that produced colours by combining red, green and blue beams from different LED lamps, all of the Color Tone 50's colour blending is done within its single Philips Lexel module, resulting in superior colours and a whole spectrum of whites that are perfectly even and consistent in tone, says the company. This new technology completely eliminates issues that can sometimes occur with RGB mixing, such as uneven output, discoloration, and "halos" or rings around beam edges.

"This is truly the next big leap fo

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The event took place at London's Grosvenor House Ballroom. It was attended by 700 top Superdrug personnel and suppliers and raised approx £200,000 for threecharities - Cancer Research UK, Childline and the Teenage Cancer Trust.

DesignScene was working in conjunction with CL Events, who took care of all the administration, sponsorship deals and selling elements.

The event was presented by Justin Lee Collins. It included a full sit down dinner and live auction, with a silent auction

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The 2010 production was lit by Mark Hammer with Bytecraft supplying all of the lighting and crew. The whole floor of the entertainment centre is used for the production, so Hammer needed a lighting system that was versatile and delivered many different looks. A total of 37 VL3000 Profile and 37 VL3500 Wash helped him to do just that.

"The VL3000 Profiles are almost like the industry standard at the moment," comments Hammer. "They're very bright, have a great range of gobos and some great onboard effects. For a production like Star Struck they were ideal as they could give me different looks on the floor. Also, with the VL

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The new building features modern and enlarged offices, production studios, and storage-facilities.

(Jim Evans)