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14 March 2016

"As Martin Professional is celebrating its 25th Anniversary this year, we wanted to share the occasion with our friends, partners and all who work in the amazing world of dynamic lighting," commented Anton Anufriev, product manager at Martin's Russian office.

A special area was constructed in a lighting pavilion at the exhibition and outfitted with MAC Auras, MAC 101s, MAC 700 Profiles and MAC 2000 Washes. Contest participants prepared and demonstrated a four-minute light show with music in real time using a Martin M1 lighting console.

Performances were evaluated by a jury composed of Eric Leroy, lighting designer, Lumieres Utiles; Paul Pelletier, contr

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Comprising the company's X32 digital console, S16 digital stagebox, P16 personal monitoring system, ELX vertical line array speakers and iNUKE high-power amplifiers, the ProZone line-up includes all of the components needed to stage high-performance sound in a variety of portable and fixed applications, says the company. ProZone specialists have been dispatched on a North American tour in a fleet of branded trucks aimed at bringing the experience direct to dealers and end-users alike.

"The ProZone initiative is a natural extension of our steady move deeper into performance audio since the acquisitions of Midas, Klark Teknik and most recently, Turbosound,

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The staff at the Halls, a versatile multi-purpose venue that hosts everything from concert recitals to wrestling to conferences to cinema to pantomime, felt that the time had come to replace the existing rig of 1000W Fresnels and Par Cans. The aim of both Michael Knight and Craig Gravett of Dorking Halls was to build a lighting rig that offered more versatility compared to the existing gear while retaining the high-quality illumination and fades the Hall's users expected - all while being more energy-efficient than the previous set-up.

In the first instance, Craig Gravett compiled a list of products that he thought would work well for the venue, inclu

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When the current owner's purchased the Burwood approximately four years ago, it was intended from the start to gut the original hotel and refurbish to suit a business model based on hotels around the Balmain, Surry Hills and Paddington areas of Sydney.

This would see a mix of great food, acoustic based live music, lounge DJs and a relaxed atmosphere primarily aimed at the 20 to 30 something market. After operating the pub for 12 months while making plans it was decided that the Burwood had a character

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This kicked off by supplying lighting production and crew to all stages at the Field Day / Applecart event in east London and for the Main and Second stages at the 2012 Rockness Festival in Dores, near Inverness, Scotland.

The new purchases included 26 of Robe's new Robin 1200 LEDWash fixtures - the largest model in their current LED wash series - which are generally reckoned to be the best on the market at this moment in time! They went straight out on these two initial festivals.

Field Day is a celebration of alternative music now in its fifth year, and staged in the luscious green environs - particularly this year with the wettest June on record!

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The lighting rig included 10 Robe MMX Spots which were positioned along the front of the stage on the floor and used for spectacular aerial effects.

These were supplied by leading Croatian rental company Eldra d.o.o., from Zagreb, who also supplied sound, staging and video for the concert. The company has made a significant investment in Robe MMX Spots recently.

Dalibor has been working for 2Cellos for about a year. The duo, consisting of Luka Šuli? and Stejepan Hauser met when studying at the Zagreb Academy of Music, and were 'discovered' after uploading a music video cover of their cello-only rendition of Michael Jackson's Smooth Crimin

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The range, including mesh and solid versions, was developed following extensive consultation with audio-visual professionals in the USA, and received healthy feedback at InfoComm this June. The product has sold over 6,000 tiles in its first four months of availability, and has already been deployed on high profile global productions including Bruce Springsteen's current world tour, the Black Entertainment Television (BET) Awards in Washington DC and The Donny and Marie Osmond Show.

The MC range features mechanically identical tiles with a range of pixel pitches that can be mixed to create screens with higher and lower definition areas. This opens possibilities for creative sc

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The venue is the atrium space of a large purpose built leisure centre. "Mr Perkovi?'s concept was for the four cafe-bars that surround the atrium to double as clubs in the evening, and for them all to share a larger performance space in the middle," e

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14 March 2016

Confirming the purchase of a large arena system (and complementary MLX subs), Capital Sound general manager Paul Timmins states that the inventory upgrade is designed to future proof the company - who number Take That, The Killers and Stereophonics among their regular accounts - for the foreseeable future.

Speaking of the purchase, he explained, "In the modern era it is no longer a case of buying a system simply because we've been associated with the same brand for 25 years. We reviewed and demoed every major market system - but in the end it was vital that we backed 'second generation' technology ... and however good the other systems were, only

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14 March 2016

GDS LiteWare Satellite was chosen by Event Lighting Services IOM as the complete stage lighting solution for the most recent Sports and Dining Club event. The celebrity speaker illuminated by LiteWare Satellite was author and former politician Jeffrey Archer.

Event Lighting Services deployed four LiteWare Satellite fittings at each corner

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With a total of eight Awards for Innovation to judge, and with the option of bestowing a 'Gold' Award on one or more really outstanding entries, PLASA's panel of experts from across the industry are looking for products which "advance the industry by demonstrating a new style of thinking, improving technical practice or taking a key step forward in terms of safety." Entries will be judged on new and original thinking; novel ways of harnessing new technologies, materials or techniques; showing fresh perspectives and improvements in technical practices; original concepts that qualify for new patents or unique intellectual prop

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The movie stars Tom Cruise in the fictional group Arsenal, while to mimic this the stage outside was rigged with Martin Audio's new MLA Compact.

According to Martin Audio's touring application support manager, Andy Davies, it was essential that this multi-cellular loudspeaker array technology was deployed owing to its absolute controllability, which mitigated concerns over noise issues. The rig consisted of two eight-deep MLA-C hangs either side of the stage and two four-deep MLA-C out-fill hangs (and four DSX subs).

Placed on the balcony of the Odeon Leicester Square, the band had to deliver concert levels for the audience while ensuring that the surrounding businesses could remain open, wit

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14 March 2016

Neosun Algerie, PR Lighting's Algerian distributors, delivered 38 projectors, including 20 XS 1200 Spot, 10 XS 1200 Wash and eight XLED 590 moving LED heads, to meet the set design of Thierry Rollin, who is also responsible for the lighting design of many TV game shows for the TF1 French channel.

Working directly with production company SD-BOX, the biggest independent producer of fiction and TV game programmes, the PR lighting FX were used to create three different ambient colours according to the different stages of the game. Thierry Rollin designed them into his set so that most were suspended from the ceiling grid, with just four XS 1200 spots and four XLED 590's on the floor.

States Neosun Algerie's Salim Derrad

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SGM's Dutch distributor RentAll, who provide many of the custom solutions for the Dutch-based dance event company, were asked to provide the most dynamic single LED statement yet seen, to decorate an all aluminium, 14m radiating sphere, weighing 12 tons, and operated by multiple motors.

Sensation production manager, Joris Joosen, had wanted to combine retro and new generation beam effects - with something special to set it off. They contacted RentAll, who in turn approached SGM.

SGM CEO Peter Johansen confirmed that the distribution company had wanted a much brighter LED strip solution than was available on the market a

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The Industri[us] project regenerates previously unused spaces by building temporary structures that add new significance to an area. For this Olympic project, a Pavilion has been erected fronted by a 30ft robot constructed entirely from waste material, that will showcase upcycled product. The initiative is designed to spotlight the creativity and resourcefulness of local people, and dpa is utlising Philips Selecon PLCyc 1 luminaires to ensure the project is eye-catching to people travelling to and from the Olympic Site.

Senior designer for dpa, Sotirios Stamatopoulos discusses, "The lighting concept stems from

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With a new theatre space, two dance and drama studios needing to be equipped with the latest technology, they turned to Stage Electrics to provide the technical solution and installation.

Having also installed Sandwell College's previous building, a short distance away, Peter Coleman and Karl Formstone, who oversaw the business and technical requirements respectively, knew what was required by the college, and tendered successfully for the works, led by main contractors, Interserve Project Services.

Once again, they turned to the catalogue of RCF to meet all their loudspeaker requirements, specifying the active, fully-processed TTL31-A and TTL12-AS line array s

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Entitled Superstar, responsibility for the audio recording lies with Meredith Broadcast Audio, a company well known for its work on some of UK televisions' highest profile programmes, including Top Gear, Masterchef and The Apprentice.

Company owner and Superstar location sound supervisor Richard Meredith needed microphones that would deliver equally high quality audio in a range of situations.

"The part of Jesus demands a four octave range and, as the auditionees are singing completely unaccompanied in the first auditions - to demonst

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About 62,000 are set to attend the opening ceremony at the Olympic Stadium in Stratford, east London, on Friday. The event is expected to be watched by an audience of billions worldwide. Olympic organisers Locog said the technical rehearsal for the opening ceremony "went very well". "The reaction from the attendees has been overwhelmingly positive on social media and crucially they are still helping us to save the surprise for the rest of the nation on Friday," it said.

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14 March 2016

Each energetic guest wore a Nike+ FuelBand. The wristbands measured the audience's movement - the more they moved the more NikeFuel they earned. As the crowd danced to Tinie Tempah, Magnetic Man and Zane Lowe, the energy produced from their NikeFuel was used to light the exterior of Battersea Power Station from red to green. The event concept and design was created by Will Mould, managing director of Slice.

PRG's John McEvoy, Dan Burgess and Mick Jones supplied the lighting, rigging and video package for James Owers, production manager at Ronin Productions.

The partygoers entered through a 50m long tunnel, clad by 480 Barco M

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The new Bar Sport venue is located at Grenfell Island, a popular area in the town for cafés, bars, restaurants and the cinema. "Being a sports venue, Euro 2012 was the major event that dictated the timescale of opening for business", commented RealSound's managing director, David Nibbs. "This defined a tight schedule for the sound and dance floor lighting to be designed and installed, but with a decisive client and good service from our suppliers we were able to complete the installation on time."

RealSound designed the system using Community ceiling loudspeakers to maintain clear sightlines to the bar's 42 video screens in the low ceiling

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14 March 2016

Reflection LEDko is an LED lighting system designed to replace familiar existing lighting tools - framing profile spots, and Fresnel or PC washlights - with a new LED equivalents that behave as the older lanterns do while enjoying all of the advantages LEDs bring, particularly energy efficiency, long, reliable working life and the ability to operate without the need for external dimmers.

Coemar and its exclusive UK distributor White Light have teamed up create the LEDko Challenge, which will supply a suite of LEDko technology to the venue judged most in need of a technological update. The challenge offers the chance to win six LEDko fixtures, in any combination of

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The Little Theatre Gateshead is home to the Progressive Players, who produce up to 10 of their own shows per year and also 'dry-hire' the venue to outside groups.

The Little Theatre's chairman and manager, Robbie Carruthers was referred to AC-ET when seeking an innovative way of integrating a flown truss for lighting positions in front of the proscenium arch. He wanted this to harmoniously follow the curvature of the ceiling and allow maximum height for lighting fixtures, whilst minimising intrusion into audience sightlines.

A.C. Rigging's Matt Millward, based in the company's Leeds office, facilitated the design and co-ordination of the