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The colourful and lively booth situated at the core of the exhibition was designed by Robe UK's Nathan Wan and featured products from across the Robe range, including the latest DigitalSpot 5000DT, StageQube 324 and the new 700 Series of fixtures.

A ring of eight DigitalSpots encircled the top deck of the stand, projecting imagery onto a cylindrical gauze running round the elevated area, which featured a bar, seating area and Robe's famous hospitality.

At the rear of the booth was a massive StageCube 324 video wall showing an array of sources stored on Robe digital media servers, which attracted much interest, as did the new products that Robe launched at the show.<

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UV/FX worked directly with Dedica Group, a California-based creative design and management consultancy, who delivered the completed project to their client, Mass Transit Railway Corporation.

The Cave scene is a massive set that literally disappears right before the audience 's eyes. The attraction represents a chapter in the life of Siddhartha, using narrative, theatrical effects and lighting. In an instant the cave magically transforms to reveal contemporary Hong Kong's Nathan Road, a blur of lights and busy people that signifies the relevance and importance of Buddhism in cont

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"The building has a long range visibility and can be seen from the main expressway," explains Illuminating Concept's Kenneth Klemmer, director of design on the project. "Originally they were looking at a white light illuminated theatre exterior but eventually decided on a concept to illuminate the building in colour with colour sequences, yet still provide the requisite amount of emergency white light."

Approximately 40 IP65 rated Exterior 200 colour changers from Martin Architectural were integrated into the theatre's perimeter balcony handrail to provide virtually unlimited colour choices for the roughly 30 foot high façade walls. The programmable 150W fixtures are mounted on

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Bandit general manager at the Knoxville facility, J.R. Sander comments, "Easyjob has an uncomplicated and informative navigator window. It is easy to enter and modify information for new projects and workshop information. The date flexibility of equipment look-up is also very easy to access, adjust and to use to make decisions."

Bandit director of computer resources Jim

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During the negotiations, Mr. Raymond Wong, managing director of Martin Professional Hong Kong, acknowledged Shanghai Theatre Academy's reputation as one of the most popular universities in China thanks to its long history, well-facilitated infrastructure and large number of qualified professionals.

Under the guiding principles of education, and based on mutual benefit and respect, Martin and STA have achieved consensus on lab developments and use of ST

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During the three intensive evenings of plotting, the desk performed faultlessly, said Hall. "Even better, the desk also performed during the show in the same manner. Essential Lighting's decision to add the grandMA range of consoles to its hire fleet is largely based on its reputation for reliability and this has been proved on this technically demanding event."

Hall insisted on all the lamps being central

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The new television studio is situated on the third basement level of the building - an impressive feat in itself, considering that no basement levels existed at the beginning of construction. An 18m hole had to be dug under the building which was itself propped on stilts for the duration of construction. The official laying of the foundation stone was in February 2005, and the 55

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Magana has nearly 20 years' experience in the professional lighting and production industry, including four years touring as a lighting director, programmer, technician and crew chief for leading international acts and companies. He brings a wealth of hands-on, practical experience to Robe America, coupled with a firm understanding of systems integration and the latest digital technologies. He's also worked in sales for 10 years with a major moving light manufacturer and is well in tune with the needs of specifiers and end-users of all types.

Robe America's president, Michael Carattini, comments: "Tony Magana will add d

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Lighting designer Kenneth Posner has created a dynamic and dramatic atmosphere on stage. He says: "The UK audience is in for an exciting and unique visual experience when they see Wicked. The entire design team spent many hours recreating the Broadway visual elements and embellishing the overall design. The Apollo, with its dramatic height but shallower and narrower stage, made it necessary for us to re-design and re-plot many of the scenes."

PRG Europe project manager for the show, Loz Wilcox

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The first new product launch was the much-anticipated Lancelot from Robert Juliat, a high-powered effect projector/followspot aimed at the largest productions and venues. "The biggest problem we then had with the Lancelot was stopping people pointing it into the milling crowd," explains White Light's Managing Director, Bryan Raven.

From LSC in Australia, the MaXim desk and E24 touring dimmer rack were on show. White Light's sales director Peter Threadgold and Gary Pritchard from LSC announced that White Light had been appointed

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"We want to grow our lighting business and to offer our clients a wider choice of high quality luminaries and control products" says Leisuretec's sales development manger Andy Duffield.

Leisuretec's customers are involved with many projects across all aspects of the leisure and entertainment markets, particularly in the educational and schools sector.

Mark White, ETC's regional manager for the UK and Ireland comments, "Having Leisuretec onboard is great for us because of their excellent contacts and reputation in the core leisure and entertainment industry." Other brands distributed by Leisuretec include Vestax, GDS, Pioneer, Denon, Strand, Zero88,

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PLASA - the main body representing the manufacturers in the sector - has been active in the consultation process and is now rallying members for the final time to feedback on the draft regulations before their full implementation in July next year.

Detailed consultation notes have been sent to all PLASA manufacturing members affected, together with guidance on how to participate in the process; PLASA is now urging members to act and feedback before the final deadline of October 17th, warning that this is the last chance to get the detail right. Further notes will be issued to mem

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"It's an excellent fit for both Arup and David," said Neill Woodger, principal and leader of the Arup Acoustics practice in the Americas. "He has worked with Arup for more than 20 years on key arts projects around the world. His expertise in theatre planning and design brings an important skill set to our practice, augmenting our existing acoustics, lighting, simulation, venue consulting and engineering disciplines and allowing us to provide a complete and integrated p

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The Exterior 1200's seamless CMY system blends the primary colours Cyan, Magenta and Yellow to achieve a full spectrum of luminous colours. These, variable in hue and saturation, can be programmed to shift smoothly from shade to shade. Further options are provided on a four-colour wheel.

It houses an efficient 1200W metal halide lamp capable of reaches of nine stories and above. Intensity control is 0-100% for easy balance of brightness allowing buildings and landscapes to respond intelligently to the availability of natural light.

Narrow and Medium models provide designers with a

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Paul Vesper, of Surrey-based Tapenade, said: "Thorns provided an integral part to this event, including the after-event party. Everything went as planned."

The Classic team, which was headed by Account Director Paul Seeney, distributed more than 10km of cabling and installed over 300 lighting units at the K Club for Tapenade. The division also prov

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This innovative approach to light diffusion has the effect of producing a myriad of virtual point sources of light, scattering the directional glare normally associated with LED products. This proprietary technology has been incorporated across the Beadlight range, including the ice*lighting and Light*Wand ranges of entertainment and architectural lighting.

Pat Wisby, managing director of Beadlight, was delighted with the news that the company's first patent had been granted: "This award-winning technology allows us to produce the high

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An innovation at ISE 2007 will be the multimedia conferencing pavilion, which will feature the latest products and technologies in video, audio and web conferencing. Integrated Systems Europe managing director, Mike Blackman comments, "While we can boast an unprecedented number of exhibitors signed up for the show, occupying the largest floor space in the history of ISE, we want visitors to come away with a feeling of a total systems integration experience that will motivate, inspire and excite. The support from our sponsoring organisations as well as our exhibitors, has been instrumental in being able to achieve these magnifice

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The ENTTEC suite consists of three applications. Controller application mimics an RDM controller device which allows the user to discover, get and set information (such as setting the DMX address) in RDM responders (devices). Responder applications mimics an RDM responder like a dimmer of moving light allowing the user to retrieve and set different parameters, for example setting the DMX address or getting the lamp hours. The RDM sniffer is an RDM diagnostics tool that monitors RDM packets travelling on a DMX line and decodes the packets into a human readable format.

The RDM controller and Responder both use the low cost DMX USB Pro interface enabling anyone in the industry to take their first steps with RDM today, says the company. The ENTTEC

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Created by Russian circus impresario Mairbek Kantemirov and declared an instant classic, Avaia is one of the most anticipated and powerful productions of 2006, amalgamating rare and beautiful horses, acrobats and hair-raising theatrical performance.

The Robes were supplied to Soundbox Productions -who are co-ordinating and overseeing all the show's technical elements - by Robes Canadian distributor Intellimix Lighting and Ontario Sales Rep, Randy Segeren.

The fixtures were specified by Soundbox's lighting and design team of Tran Langford and Jeff Lavallee. A total of 18 Robe ColorSpot 1200 ATs and twenty-four ColorWash 575 AT fixtures are being utilised fo

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IMTS is North America's largest tool show, featuring 1400 companies and attracting over 85,000 visitors. While most exhibitors relied on standard overhead fluorescent lighting and basic displays, Sandvik employed Gyromedia and Spectra Stage & Event Technologies to create a dramatic theatrical lighting scheme.

Sandvik had 22 tons of ice flown in from Sweden's famed Ice Hotel for the booth, the first time the special ice has ever been brought into the US. A 6-ton ice bar was the main attraction, and 7-foot tall ice sculptures featuring the Sandvik lo

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Lighting designer for Light Action, Tom Kenny provided an eye catching show for fans, reporters and TV cameras.

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The package consists of MAC 550 profile spots, Maxxyz lighting console and a very recent purchase of Martin's Maxedia Digital Media Composer, all supplied by Gemini Stage & Lighting of Dallas. The network also plans to add MAC 700 Profiles.

Michael Cerione, television lighting director and lighting designer at Daystar, commented, "The Martin lights have done everything we have expected, and we have only touched the surface of what they can do. They give movement and really set the mood for the music portions of our productions, as well as helping create an atmosphe

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A quality 575-watt discharge lamp provides an intense wash even in darker colours. Light intensity is 29 foot-candles at 98-foot throw using the widest angle for projection. The motorised zoom allows further manipulation of the intensity and throw distance of light.

An IP rating of 54, fast internal cooling, a solid weatherproof metal casing, thermal switch protection and water resistant cable connectors ensure dependability even in rigourous weather conditions. A full, motorised dimmer further helps maintain the consistency and precise control of selected hues when the natural light changes.

Synchronisation is possible in DMX mode as well as in