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Carlos marked several positions on the stage where Lali had to stand 'on her marks' during her performance to create some great theatrical scenes and effects. He also consulted both the choreographer and the costume designer whilst programming the lighting to ensure all elements of the show were in sync. Although there were other fixed and moving lights on the rig, the Robin LEDBeam 100s and CityFlex 48s were right at the core of the action.

Four of the Robin LEDBeam 100s were hung on a central truss and the other six were positioned vertically - three each side of an LED screen.

The CityFlex 48s were used downstage as footlights with

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"SSL has been established for a long time in both France and Italy," says Philippe Guerinet, director of international sales for SSL. "We have been working closely for many years with Giovanni Blasi in Italy and JB Lierre in France for our music products, so the SSL Live was a natural addition to their portfolios. The conclusion of some of the first commercial sales in these territories is clear evidence that we are on the right track."

"Continuing the very successful cooperation between our two companies over the past 10 years, we are delighted to embark on a new adventu

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The ambitious lighting production - headed by Martin Kuhn and Berlin's NIYU media project - utilised a vast array of Clay Paky's latest fixtures, including 115 Alpha Wash 1500s, 24 Alpha Spot 1500s, 25 Alpha Profile 1500s, 18 Alpha Beam 1500s, 28 Sharpys, 8 Sharpys Washes, 131 QWO 800 STs, 28 Alpha Wash 700s, and 504 A.leda Wash K10s.

One main requirement for the lighting design was to be able to dynamically highlight the cars driving around the track. The 504 K10s multicolour RGBW LEDs delivered a full range of vivid colours as well as excellent shades of white. Equipped with a motorised and fully controllable 14°-70° - the fixtures were placed at e

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"We have found that designers and specifiers worldwide are very pleased with the SL BAR 640 and SL BAR 660, yet they keep asking for a small product in the same range," said Brad Schiller, Showline product marketing manager. "By providing the same quality and features of the larger units in a more compact package, we are thrilled to be able

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The complete A.C.T. booth will be controlled with 6 DMX universes running all Clay Paky fixtures. In addition, a complete setup of RDM Control with the W-DMX BlueBox RDM Controller will display the Clay Paky Glow Up with iPad control.

The W-DMX G4S platform is a step change in the popular G4 software, packing improvements across the board. From smarter Adaptive Frequency Hopping to greater resiliency, W-DMX G4S keeps even the most demanding show running.

G4S also brings new RDM functionality as standard in the entire trans

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The two resident companies had begun to require more output as the previous follow spots could not keep up with the lighting rigs which were continually getting brighter. The Cyrano, with its narrow beam angle suited to long throw distances and unique dimmer shutter, was the obvious choice of replacement.

Normally a follow spot position is located at the back of the auditorium with a traditional follow spot stand but at this venue the follow spot position is actually built into the roof with the lamps mounted on the floor of the Theatres ceiling.

"This presented us with a major issue in getting the operator low enough to operate the Cyra

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These three new products along with 30 more professional lighting fixtures will make their debut at the LDI 2013 Show, held at the Las Vegas Convention Centre this week (booth #725).

"We were so excited about our new wave of pro products that we wanted to start sharing them before the show. These new moving heads are aimed at lighting designers, night clubs and installers looking to make a big impact with a professional looking light show all on a real world budget," said Alfred Gonzales, national sales manager of ADJ. "We think these new quality-driven pro products will really 'turn heads' (pun intended). They fit perfectly into our range of qual

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Not for the first time, Chaos Visual Productions supplied the production with the video hardware. As lighting designer, Paul 'Arlo' Guthrie remarks, "Video features in almost the entire set so getting the balance between lighting content and IMAG was crucial. Incorporating video successfully is always something of a balancing act. I feel we have brought a modern look to the visuals without distracting from what ha

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The powerful 633 mixer/recorder features six inputs, with three high-bandwidth mic/line XLR inputs complete with phantom power, high-pass filter, input limiter and variable pan. Three additional line-level inputs appear on TA3 (mini-XLR) connectors. All inputs are assignable to any output bus. AES digital I/O, including support for AES42 digital microphones, is available.

The 633 offers 10-track 24-bit, 48 kHz uncompressed polyphonic or monophonic broadcast WAV file reco

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"We are very excited for LDI 2013 as we have something in store for show visitors that they have never seen before," said Brad Schiller, Philips Entertainment product marketing manager. "Wanting to make this one of the most memorable and talked about LDI shows in recent years, we have created an eye-catching and en

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The Opening Ceremony, which took place in the 22,500-seat Arthur Ashe Stadium at New York's Flushing Meadows, was lit by Christien Methot. It featured an explosive performance of Are You Gonna Go My Way from Lenny Kravitz who brought in LD Bryan Barancik to design the lighting for his performance.

Barancik chose to relate his design back to the song's iconic music video. The original video, which is still considered outstanding 20 years after it was first released, featured an enormous overhead matrix of light bulbs. Barancik wanted to incorporate a similar aesthetic into the show to tie in with the anniversary of the song. He chose Ayrton MagicPanel fixtures as the

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This was the creative starting point for the acclaimed and highly visual tour production that has evolved, the results of the talent and imagination of a serious creative 'dream team' comprising Seth Jackson, also the show's production designer, lighting designer Nathan W Scheuer and video director Brent Sandrock, together with lighting director David 'Fuji' Covertino at the core.

Jackson and Scheuer specified over 80 of Robe's newest moving lights to be the hub of the lighting action, which were purchased by the tour's US lighting vendors Bandit Lites when it kicked off in Augus

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The 42 LedGo EQ HR Silan 6mm lightweight LED Black Face panels (each 488mm x 732mm) are seamless and easy to build and dramatically transform the stage, in horizontal or vertical designs, in high definition.

"We have seen more in the way of LED video coming through our venues with touring productions over the last year, so it's important we remain at the forefront of new technology, ensuring we are offering promoters the most attractive production facilities. We are the only venue in Leeds to now offer a full stage LED screen in house as part of the existing rental package. A video wall can provide the most exciting backdrop as well as video-based elem

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"I chose to work with the MAC Viper Profiles for many reasons," stated lighting designer Gilles Mathieu. "The colours are very nice. The red especially is a real primary red. The speed and range of the zoom is excellent and it only draws five amps of power. Logistically speaking the Vipers were really simple to hang and we were also able to place them on the floor when necess

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The event brought in a crowd of thousands, with performances by popular artists Jessie J, Conor Maynard, and James Arthur. Selfridges entrusted entertainment lighting specialist White Light with providing lighting equipment, design, and support for the evening. Creative production company setWorks oversaw the production of the project, which involved transforming Selfridges' prominent Oxford St façade into a full scale live performance space including trussing and staging for the Destination Christmas performers.

"We had the Destination Christmas materials from Selfridges Graphics team a

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Belden CatSnake Cat 6A tested cables deliver superior performance thanks to the 100% coverage of the pairs as these are individually shielded with Beldfoil aluminium/polyester foil and an overall braided shield.

The new Belden CatSnake Cat 6A cables are extremely robust and have exceptional flexibility and flex life. This makes them ideal for use in high traffic areas, such as in broadcast studios or in any type of tactical, field deploy

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Turbosound's research and development activities will relocate to Music Group's research facility in Manchester, which houses over 60 engineers responsible for Midas and Klark Teknik research and development. Existing staff have been offered the opportunity to relocate to the new premises.

Nigel Beaumont, senior vice president professional division commented, "I am very excited about the future of our professional division and Turbosound is an integr

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Around 350 water systems producing more than 70m-high fountains, more than 130 flame generators producing up to 15m high flames, seven LED screens, eleven full-colour 25 Watt lasers, 20 green laser scanners, plus new light and sound concepts were employed at this year's shows.

Technical implementation of the project was assigned to a team whose collaboration had proven its worth in staging the annual shows for the last few years. Included among the collaborators were the firms of Aquatique Show for the water systems, Leyendecker for the lighting, tarm Showlaser for the laser systems, Entertainment Technology Concepts for the video equipment,

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The concept was to make one Saturday night per month, at each club within the Luminar estate, different from other weekends. With the Diagio brands soon on board and keen to support a night out that would 'wow' customers and set Luminar apart from the competition, the brief encompassed not only dancers, giveaways and drinks promotions but also substantial extra production and stage sets.

The project was driven by Luminar Group's head of marketing and central operations, Tim Howard, designed and project-managed by lighting designer and Luminar club technician, John Richardson and

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Prysm Enterprises - a consulting and design/build firm that Creates Solutions for light, technology and production - was brought on-board by the Hawaii State Foundation for Culture and The Arts as project lighting consultants to illuminate the tower's stunning glass architecture, which was designed by Kauai based artist, Carol Bennett.

Sean and his team collaborated closely with Carol to achieve the desired lighting outcome that was the result of taking a theatrical approach to architectural illumination. The tower has become a visual centrepiece on campus, turning the heads of staff, students and visitors alike with its magnificent