"Luke really wants to be able to see the entire room and the fans when out on stage," began Kitchenman. "Because we would be headlining in larger venues this year, I knew that our automated lighting would have to have tremendous power and zoom capabilities to cover as much of each venue as possible. One of the things that I love most about Vari-Lite luminaires is that you get incredible zoom ranges along with great in
MA Lighting's MA onPC command wing is a portable and small control solution offering realtime control for 2,048 parameters in combination with grandMA2 onPC. Designed as the hardware expansion to the grandMA2 onPC software, the MA onPC command wing enables the look and feel of the software to be as close as possible to a real grandMA2 console.
"We purchased the MA onPC command wing units to extend usage of the flexible and powerful grandMA2 control system to customers who need portability on location or find that it's physically difficult to use a grandMA2 console," says Christie L
Chris Thoms, production manager at the venue, placed the order for ten units with SGM UK after seeing a demonstration at the 2012 PLASA Show in London. The strobes were installed in the venue's two main club rooms, the Box and 103, during the three week closure for refurbishment in January.
This year Thoms and his team focused their attention largely on reconfiguring 103 (effectively Ministry of Sound's second dance room), adjacent to the Box - deploying four strobes in the former space and six in the main club.
"We wanted to bring the clubbing experience in 103 in line with that of the main room and create a party atmosphere," explained the production manager. "At the same time we needed an adaptable space that we could put a he
Launched at PLASA 2012, Chromlech Elidy is a matrix of 5 x 5 very high power LEDs, driven by state of the art electronics to provide the world's first LED wall capable of projecting light. Specific optics and high-output, warm white LEDs combine to generate extremely narrow beams that far exceed the intensity of LED screens, says the company.
Elidy is modular in form, based around a single projector of 25 LEDs (1 sq.ft), which can be assembled to form up to 225 LEDs (1 sq/m) and arranged into screens, columns, or even angled forms.
The current Award is the second Etoile du SIEL
GOff's debut in the BTCC follows his triumph in 2012 AirAsia Renault UK Clio Cup, which saw him crowned Championship Winner after a gripping title fight down to the deciding last race of the season.
AC-ET have supported 21 year old Jack whilst he competed in three successive Renault Clio Cup seasons, helping him to attain the goal of winning the Championship last year.
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"From the beginning our pitch to Netcare (a private hospital network), was to celebrate a caring family and to acknowledge the names of those who save lives," said Lloyd Wild from Monster Productions and Events who provided the full concept and production for the event; contracting the Gearhouse Group of companies to provide all the technical aspects such as staging, audio visual and cameras, rigging, power and set as well as supplementary lighting, trussing and audio elements. "The client requested a classy affair that would give recognition to these deserved care givers"
Especially for the event, Monster purchased 12 new Robin 100LED Beams. "The fixtures were great with their quick movements, beams and brightness,&
The annual KOI Awards, which this year celebrates its sixth anniversary, is now accepting submissions from lighting designers working in the UK for exceptional lighting design in the sectors of TV, Theatre, and new for this year: Concert Touring and Events (previously titled 'Rock').
"The KOI Awards is the premier industry event that celebrates the outstanding creative achievements of lighting designers working on productions in the UK," says KOI's Concert Touring and Events Award chairperson Sarah Rushton-Read. "Over the last six years we've forged closer ties between the world of lighting design and the lighting industry as a whole and provided a platform for really great lighting design to be recognized and celebrated by the
In STM terminology, Wigwam's package is 48 sets; 48 x M46 main cabinets, 48 x B112 bass cabinets and 48 x S118 sub bass units. The system specification is identical to that ordered by London rental company Capital Sound Hire earlier this year.
The main criteria for the new system, according to Wigwam's Chris Hill, was, will it sound good ? will it be flexible and quick to rig?
Together with Capital Sound, Wigwam has been working closely with Nexo to inform what they, as rental companies, wanted from a new PA system. "Nexo's engineers really listened, went away and came up with the STM concept rather than just bringing out another cabinet design that none of us really wanted."
"They have a dif
Camden's Electric Ballroom has installed an Avolites Media Ai T4 Media Server and is using it to serve two separate areas of the main room: the 3x2m lo-res LED screens which hang either side of the DJ booth, and the DJ box itself.
"Recently, the owner wanted to install a raised DJ box area in the main club, and discussed the idea of investing in a cutting edge visuals solution," says the venue's technical manager Steve Waterhouse. "I'd seen the electro-house producer Deadmau5 using an Immersive projection system, and needless to say was impressed with how it looked, so as soon as I heard Avolites Media had bought the media server l8 from Immersive and launched the Ai Media Server I knew that was the solution for the club.
"I have the D
Seattle based LIFT Distribution joins with Broadway sound specialist RF Pro in distributing Cadac in the US. RF Pro's Tom Bensen has a long and renowned association with the company, and remains responsible for the sale of bespoke console systems into the musical theatre, and large scale sound touring and event sectors. The appointment of LIFT Distribution is the direct result of demand for the latest Cadac compact analogue and digital consoles, and the requirement to service these via a general trade distributor, addressing the wider professional audio market.
Commenting on the new appointment, Cadac international sales manager Ben Millson explains, "Good independent audio distributor
Working for TPi Awards show producers Mondiale Publishing and with event manager Ben Chadwick, the visual design was created by HSL's Tim Fawkes in collaboration with Mike Oates. HSL's event project manager was Spantax.
The basic concept was to make it "Funky, fun and more rock n roll than in previous years," states Fawkes, adding that the biggest challenge was being under pressure to produce something amazing looking to impress all the top industry professionals who were present.
All video content plus the sound track for the opening video wa
W-DMX systems are already OEM installed in several products in the Music & Lights portfolio, including projectors by Prolights and ArchWork, and W-DMX has been recognised as a standard of high reliability and quality for professional performance and demanding environments.
Fabio Sorabella, product manager of Prolights says, "We have been testing many different wireless DMX systems and W-DMX was clearly the best choice for several reasons. Working with W-DMX is a solid guarantee for us and for our customers operating in rental and installation all over the world, since it currently is the most widespread system providing highest compatibility with a wide number of products. We strongly b
Chris Fitch, MD at Skan commented, "We have always trusted the build quality and longevity that SES power distribution offers, and we needed to ensure that these racks worked first time every time on this lengthy tour. When Mark Cooper form SES offered me the newly announced second generation rack system, it was an easy decision to make".
SES says it strives to continuously improve its build quality, and the second generation is no exception. "With the inclusion of smarter metering, upgraded earth leakage sensors and our new engraving system, SES remain the market leader in 19" power distribution," says the company.
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The MMX WashBeam was entered into the Lighting Category. The fixture offers multiple features in one unit, and combining a Philips Platinum 35 lightsource with Robe's advanced optical system, provides an output exceeding most traditional 1200W products.
The Etoile du SIEL Awards were judged by an independent panel of industry experts, including lighting designers, technical and creative directors and representatives from top rental companies.
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Shinedown lighting designer Carter Fulghum and Three Days Grace lighting designer Mike Filsinger created two performances filled with throbbing lights that enhanced the high octane music and pyrotechnics.
With both bands co-headlining, Fulghum and Filsinger worked to reconfigure the rig to be more arena friendly, as the rig had previously been designed for amphitheaters. Additionally, fixtures and fixture placements were changed to accommodate both bands.
"Designing a rig for two artists can be a challenge," said Filsinger. "Keeping both bands happy both visually and financially can turn into a full on brawl but luckily in this case, it
The city's newspaper The New Orleans Picayune declared the float to be the best in the parade, noting that it was "indeed impressive, both for its size and the light display, which bathed the crowd in glorious color." Ray Ziegler of RZi Lighting (New Orleans) used a variety of products from Elation Professional, Acclaim Lighting and A
This Developers Conference aims to provide a European forum for manufacturers, designers, consultants and prospective users; and to ensure that the adoption of these new standards achieves desired levels of interoperability and reliability.
The conference includes presentations in understanding, implementing and using the published PLASA control protocols suites. Discussions will also embrace the current protocol developments that form part of the PLASA Technical Standards Programme. The past 12 months has seen considerable advancement in the development of RDMnet - with various drafts of BSR E1.33 being offered for public revi
Part of the relaunch of the cult TV series, Nickelodeon and Viacom Consumer Products (NVCP) invited over 350 guests to Shoreditch, London to announce their plans for a number of their well-known characters including: Dora the Explorer, SpongeBob SquarePants and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Anagram used the first ever eight-head Avolites Ai media server, combined with three HD10k Christie M series projectors, to project images of the well-known children's characters onto the walls of the stage in the Village Underground.
In addition, a feed was sent from the Ai to all the HD plasma screens within the room. The server's projection mapping capabilities enabled lighting programmer Russ Grub
Respected lighting consultant and designer Denis Hutchinson specified Philips Selecon Acclaim Axial Zoom Spots, Acclaim 650W Fresnels and Hui Cyc 1 A 500W Symmetrical floods along with Philips Strand 200 Plus 24/48 Lighting Control Desk and Monitor plus a number of six Pack 6/10 Amp Dimmer Packs for the co-educational Herron Bridge College.
Supplied by South African Philips partner DWR Distribution, Selecon and Strand Lighting made up the bulk of the order: "An essential part of the brief was to deliver a lighting system that is easy to understand and operate," explains Hutchinson. "However it also needed to feature a creative capability that surpasses regular school light
Creative thinkers Charcoalblue is sponsoring the Award for Most Welcoming Theatre (Central, North, South East, East, North West and South West). The award is one of the few public nominations awards, allowing theatre fans to vote via the OffWestEnd.com website.
"We're delighted that Charcoalblue, with such an impressive track record for transforming spaces, has thrown its weight behind helping us champion the most welcoming London theatres off the beaten track," says Sofie Mason, Director of Off West End. "Independent theatres, wonderfully scattered across London, can have strong personalities that are memorable in a way you would rarely find in the West End. Often theatregoers fall in love with the venue as much as the performance and return b
"Our Open Day brings together all the latest AV, sound, lighting and stage technology under one roof," says Black Light's head of company development, Phil Haldane. "We're inviting everyone to come along and help us celebrate 30 years in the business."
Black Light has already got over 30 of the biggest names in the industry confirmed. That means that the 2013 Open Day will be the most exciting yet, says the company. It will be a great chance for everyone to come and see the hottest new equipment in action, quiz the experts and, of course, meet friends and colleagues.
The Open Day will take place on 15 March. As in previous years, the event will feature a wide range of exhibitor stands at which visitors will be able to talk to ma
Located in the Dallas Arts District, the first phase of the venue opened in September 2012 and includes a 750-seat multi-purpose proscenium theatre, public lobby, and support space.
GDS was asked by Texas Scenic Company (TSC) to supply a zoned, DMX-controlled, working light system to be used across the stage galleries, auditorium catwalks and followspot booth to allow technicians access to technical areas under dark performance conditions without drawing audience attention.
Working in conjunction with Schuler Shook Theatre Planners, TSC installed GDS' award winnin
The stage, set and studio company based in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, picked up awards for Favourite Rehearsal Facility (sponsored by Showcase) and Favourite Staging Company (sponsored by Sunbaba). LS-Live was also nominated for Favourite Set Construction Company (sponsored by J&C Joel Limited).
The annual TPi Awards has celebrated the most talented individuals and service companies working in the live production industry worldwide for over a decade. Presented by Radio DJ Lauren Laverne at the Novotel London West in Hammersmith on Monday 11 February, the 2013 event attracted 1,500 people.
Director Ben Brooks collected the awards and commented after the event, "We are very proud to be judged favourite rehearsal facility and staging company, and I'd like to thank everyone who voted f
Saturating the monument in Albania's national colour of deep red are Exterior 430s from Martin Professional's award-winning Exterior 400 range of outdoor LED luminaires. Eight Exterior 430s, supplied by local Martin distributor Prosound Audio and Light, are used to uplight the eagle.
Lighting aspects of the monument were also handled by Albi Cifligu who turned to the Exterior 430 after a recommendation by Prosound sales manager Kliton Gjika.
"The only lighting fixture that can turn black metal red is the Exterior 430 so I sugges
