Speakers at the event included Mark Jonathan, well-known lighting designer and manager, who represented members of The Association of Lighting Designers (ALD) - an organization Northen founded with Joe Davis and later became chairman and then president of in 1995. Also speaking was Robert Camac - Michael Northen's long-term partner whom he was with from1948 until his death in 2001, and Giles
In a bullish build-up, the three associations promised to deliver "a unique trade exhibition and conference designed as a business-to-business event by industry insiders for the entire industry". Exhibitors did indeed cover the various industry sectors that are increasingly being integrated - commercial and residential sound, display, ommunications, security and audio-visual
"We were fortunate to work with such a creative and expe
ABTT is the only dedicated forum in the UK for companies to showcase products and services aimed at professionals in theatre and auditoria. Boasting a broad cross-section of companies servicing this expanding market, over 16 audio companies are exhibiting from around Europe. New to the show are Alcons Audio from the Netherlands and Ben Ri from Spain.
With the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) coming into force later this year, many audio companies are taking a lead on this front, including installer Orbital and manufacturer Sennheiser, showcasing its Wideband SI
Chroma-Q, exclusively distributed by A.C. Lighting, will unveil the first in a new line of high output LED products. The Colour Block is a modular block of four DMX-controlled colour mixing LED lights which can be easily configured in stacks or rows to make battens, blinders or any combination. Colour Block also features a unique user interface offering Hue, Saturation and Intensity control of each fixture, plus a fully variable effects engine. From Jands (also exclusively distributed in Europe by A.C.) will be the newly launched Vista lighting console, with its ground-breaking timeline-based approach to lighting control.
Other new products on display will include Martin Professional's Ego 4 DMX effec
On Friday 11 June, we are heading to Celtic Manor in Newport (two hours from London) for our AGM and Association Day. The first part of the day - the AGM - will cover what we are doing for members and will be a chance for you to raise questions or highlight issues you'd like feedback on.
Following lunch, Mike Southon, better known as the Beermat Entrepreneur, will get you thinking about how you can rekindle the entrepreneurial flame in your business. After a mid-afternoon break for coffee, you then have two options - you can either join a 45-minute workshop on sales or one on leadership, motivation and teamwork.
During the cours
This RIBA-supported seminar has been developed to provide architects, designers and installers with essential information when designing buildings for corporate or entertainment use.
To register email: nicky@plasa.org
May - Working at Height Update: 11-12 May, AC Lighting North, Leeds.
To continue the momentum from the two seminars held earlier this year, PLASA's technical standards manager Ron Bonner will deliver an overview of the compliancy issues surrounding the new legislation with examples on how to risk assess working at height.
To register call A.C. Lighting on +44 (0)1494 446000
Employment Law Seminar: 18 May, Victoria, London.
Free to members: Businesses have been faced with radical changes to the Employment Law in recent months and there is more to come. Delivered by Cl
Emphasising the importance of training and education, the PLASA Professional Development Programme (PPDP) reinforces the importance of continual learning as an integral aspect of the show. This year's sessions are designed to focus on technical hands-on training, industry debate and networking to appeal to lighting and sound professionals at every stage in their career.
Building on the success in 2003 of the inaugural Architectural Audio & Visual sector, this year there will be a village of exhibitors that are associated with v
EtaBeta's other brands include Opti, and Neil Rice was on hand to demonstrate the Opti range - new products included a clip-on gear-driven 50mm effects cassette for the company's range of projectors, and a variable speed Solar and K4 wheel rotator, which is also operable via the same remote IR controller which Opti introduced recently for its range of slide/gobo autochangers Also from Opti was a new clock projection attachment which now includes a
Among its other launches were the ColorSpot 575E AT - an electronic ballast version of its popular ColorSpot 575 AT, offering flicker-free operation, enhanced light output, extended lamp life, power-saving mode for economy and reduced weight, while the same large LCD display and Ethernet connection add to its user-fri
But let's not be too negative; this was a busy show for the most part (although the organizers' claimed 70,000+ visitors seems to have more th
New to Martin's DJ product range is the Mania PR1 high precision gobo projector. This 250W unit can take steel or glass (D-size) gobos, and offers adjustable gobo rotation speed and a colour slot for interchangeable colour filters. Also new for the DJ market, the EF1i is a 100W fixture which comb
A bespoke solution designed for the National Theatre in London is now offered as standard - a 6 x 2.5kW dimming pack switchable to 3 x 5kW.
Also from Coemar, the ShowColor 3200K and ShowColor 1200 have a halogen lamp and a discharge lamp with electronic ballast respectively. These moving head spotlights are designed for stage and TV studio applications, and form part of a new range of luminaires engineered to provide maximum light output from the source, say Coemar. Both offer colour mixing via an "innovative radial CMY system", while the discharge version additionally offers a strobe effect.
The iWash LED brings LED technology to Coemar's moving head fixtures. Addi
