Vari*Lites join Spanish World Cup party
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"We first became involved with the World Cup celebration through t
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Coemar stars in London's West End
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Flashdance, The Wizard of Oz, Love Never Dies and We Will Rock You all employ the Infinity M moving heads.
"Their reduced size makes them easy to transport and easy to handle during the setting up phase," says Coemar. "While their modular construction facilitates maintenance work. From a technological viewpoint, the Infinity M models have artnet control, digital ballast, and a display that can be commanded by remote control via a dmx 512.
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Tunnel lights react to pedestrians in Clink Street
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Located under the arch of the Clink Street tunnel on Bankside, the installation has been programmed to create a subtle firework display effect, running along the brickwork and bridge walls.
The lights react to the volume of pedestrians passing underneath them, with the illuminations changing in intensity according to the flow of people.
The quiet phases will be marked with a twinkling star effect and when the area b
Entec plays Bingo with Steve Miller
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Entec won the contract after being recommended to production manager Brett Enzensperger by Milwaukee based Clearwing Productions, the company that supplies technical production for all Steve Miller's US based live work, and with whom Entec also has a close association.
They wanted an operation that could deliver a competitive all-in production package for sound and lighting. Says Enzensperger, "I asked Clearwing's Greg
Stardraw appoints US development manager
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Van Grove joins Stardraw.com with 20 years experience in systems contracting and commercial AV. Most recently he was the director of sales for Antex Electronics where he was responsible for direct sales, marketing and product management operations for both branded and OEM product lines for the install and commercial sound markets.
Van Grove will be responsible for business development across North America and Mexico. In particular this means developing business ch
Leading ladies go green with Bandit
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Melissa Ethridge first went green with Bandit two years ago when tour manager Steve Girmant, lighting director David Hamilton and Melissa all requested for LED solutions that included GLP Impressions, GRNLite Moving Wash 3-120, and Pixel Range Pixilines.
Multi talented and long time environmentalist Jewel worked with lighting director Will Anglin an
Martin FBA offers more uniform field of light
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The FBA consists of software and a set of three dimming filters in various grades that mount directly onto a Logitech Pro 9000 webcam. Light output is measured and a set of detailed photometric data is generated in real time. The data illustrates the level of uniformity of a fixture's output, allowing users to easily view the effect of luminaire and/
Proel hosts international distributor meeting
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The programme also included study sessions focused on Proel products, among which was a demo on sound systems and, for the touring sector, a presentation devoted to the active EDGE models and their applications.
The second day included a demo introducing new Proel and Sagitter products, and a sess
Martin One-Key simplifies software distribution
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Martin One-Key simplifies software distribution, improves protection and protects investments, says the company. All Martin Professional PC-based applications will eventually share this same protection method.
With Martin One-Key, adding new software is a few click process; no need to wait for a b
Doctor Who on the road with Bandit
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In addition to the new gree
Bournemouth dance centre lights up with ETC
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The kit, which was supplied by Audio Light Systems, also includes an ETC Congo jr control desk with fader wing, Source Four Zoom luminaires, two Sensor dimmer racks and a non-dim control panel custom built for the project by ETC at their factory in the US.
"We originally specified another manufacturer's LED wash lights two years ago," sayss Andy Stone, the theatre consultant who worked on the project for Drama by Design. "Bu
Black Light installs Sage dimming system
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"The existing dimmer system at The Sage Gateshead was over complex and was proving to be unreliable," says Black Light's installations project manager Paul McGreal. "We replaced it with a simplified set up, using equipment that we knew were the best on the market in terms of its reliability and functionality." The main equipment used by Black Light's team comprised ETC Sensor dimming and Unison Paradigm control systems.
"We were very hap
Robe Roadshow rolls into Croatia
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Robe's sales director Harry von den Stemmen and technical support manager Ales Grivac were on hand to present the latest products together with Davor Vujic and Mladen Korac of Sali Trade.
This showcased the Roadshow to over 100 key players, included rental companies, lighting designers and programmers, venue managers and installation specialists from all industry sectors including a strong TV presence, wi
Highlite's DMT P10 Pixel Wall for Class Act
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Class Act approached Highlite with the brief that they wanted an LED screen that could be versatile and used both for live TV and as a stage effect with the use with graphics playback behind performers.
Company owner Mick Watson is very pleased with the investment and said: "I am very impressed with the product, plus the service and technical back u
Illuminating York with Ashton's Rose
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Ashton and Monid were commissioned to produce this latest work following their successful Accendo for the 2008 Illuminating York event, which lit the facades of the Yorkshire Museum and Abbey Ruins in York's Museum Gardens.
Rose wa
RML Kicks Off on ITV4
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The show, which is filmed before a live studio audience, has an unusual twist in that guests on the panel receive points for opinions, punditry and showing 'passion for the pitch' rather than 'correct' answers to some of the most bizarre and common sports questions.
Richard Martin Lighting supports LD Will Charles, who opts for a small yet effective lighting rig of
G-LEC's Solaris for Germany's SMS festival
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With all lighting and video equipment in the main tent provided by event services agency HELI-Showequipment, the company's director Uwe Heinrich took the opportunity to use G-LEC's Solaris to create a spectacular 12m diameter light sculpture. Consisting of 64 ropes of Solaris, each one 8m long, the chandelier was programmed with video content of different colours, which pulsed and ch
The Week in Lighting & Sound
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Convention co-chair Valerie Tyler reports that, "Lunchtime Keynotes provide an opportunity for attendees to take a break from the hectic Exhibition Hall and concentration-intensive workshops, master classes, platinum and educational programmes and relax as acknowledged indust
EvenLED lights Mary Poppins in Australia
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White Light first supplied the EvenLED to the British tour of the show in 2008. It was specified because it solved the problem of the lack of space in many of the venues the tour visited, which left no room to achieve the complex cyclorama and cloth lighting the show demanded using traditional techniques.
Instead, the show's design team built a 13m by 8m w
Wybron mobile rolls into Windy City
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The showroom will make its first stop Monday 15 November at Indianapolis Stage before heading to DesignLab, Grand Stage and Chicago Spotlight - all in Chicago on 16, 17 and 18 November respectively.
On Friday 19 November, it's off to Clearwing Productions in Milwaukee, Wis., for the showroom's final stop of the month.
Each stop will provide visitors with a hands-on survey of new and classic Wybron gear,
LumenRadio shines at LDI & ESTA's pavilion
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LumenRadio saw a steady stream of OEM's, specifiers, and users in its booth and continued at the show to cement OEM relationships with major industry participants like Robe and Philips.
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Knights Of Illumination Awards 2011
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The awards are open to UK-based LDs (for the theatre section it is open to theatre productions performed in the UK though not necessarily designed by UK based LDs) with a show performing in the UK between November 2010 and May 2011(For Television categories with a show performing in the UK between June 2010 and May 2011).
The Awards for The
Tarm's last-minute laser show in Delhi
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Exactly seven days before the closing ceremony to be held in the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on 14 October, the laser specialists from Bochum, Germany, received the go-ahead, and within a matter of hours around 7,000 kg of equipment had been packed and transported to Düsseldorf Airport.
The next day, six of its employees were on their way to India in order to install the 10 high-power, full-colour laser systems
Aviom extends flexibility of Pro64 to the stage
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With the FK6 and SK6, AllFrame I/O boxes can be installed in existing floor pockets or used as drop-boxes on stage. At the centre of the AllFrame Multi-Modular I/O System is the F6 Modular I/O Frame, a multi-purpose network frame with six field-configurable I/O card slots and integrated Cat-5e and fibre optic connectivity.
The F6 can be outfitted to meet the audio I/O requirements of nearly any application. Additional mount
