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Adding to its comprehensive collection of amplifiers and speakers, Brooke has two impressive new ranges of line array speakers, suitable for every kind of venue from small club to stadium.

Rhino have introduced the robust Twin Table DJ Rack Case, whose removable doors with folding legs fix securely to the 19" flight case to form two tabletops for decks and mixers.

Business manager Keith Williams says: "We are proud to now be the stocking distributor for Litestructures and exclusive stocking distributor of US-based Chauvet Lighting in the UK."

Small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, Chauvet's new MiN Spot is a portable moving head LED fixture with RGB mixing and nine gobos, whilst Impact's P

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Modules are equipped with 3-in-1 SMD LEDs spaced at 25-mm or 50-mm intervals, yielding a brightness of either 6,000 nits (25mm pixel-pitch) or 1,500 nits (50mm pixel pitch), respectively. Angular viewing fields are 120° x 120° for either version.

Their extremely narrow widths of just 7mm per module (a figure unequalled by any other, similar product available on the market, say TarmLED), yields a uniform transparency of 72%, in spite of their high pixel density (1600

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The diverse projects include a major radio station's fifteenth anniversary celebration event in Moscow's Red Square, a music TV awards show, a leading film awards event, and a national ball to acknowledge the country's best students.

ArtStage general producer, Alexey Spaskov, sourced the Color Web at the Prolight&Sound show when he was looking for a cost-effective, flexible LED visual effects system capable of dressing large stage scenic areas of TV shows, concerts and events.

Manufactured by Artistic Licence, the Color Web's lightweight design was a major factor in Spaskov supplying it for the set of Muz TV, Russia's annual music TV awards show. Held at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, the Color

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One of the highlights from SGM is the new Giotto Digital 1500 fixture. Using a special patented application of DLP technology, the Giotto Digital 1500 combines digital effects generation with a fully-featured moving head fixture. It offers the features of a moving light with an innovative all-digital system for generating graphic effects, whilst maintaining fundamental features like fast movement, brightness, control standards and compact dimensions.

Giotto Digital 1500 can be used to create completely customisable all-digital graphic effects. It transcends the restrictions of standard g

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Lighting for the 10 part series - due for screening in the autumn - is designed by Tom Kinane. The set was designed by Richard Plumb, and Svend Pedersen worked closely with Kinane in programming and operating all the LED, digital lighting and moving lights. Another important element of this visual equation was BBC vision controller Jim Murphy, and HSL's project manager was Sean McGlone.

Hosted by Dale Winton, the show features two teams led by Anton De Beke and Darren Gough. Each team has three lycra-clad celebrities who have seven seconds in which to jump through a tracking wall with variously shaped holes - or end up head-

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Tryka's Easy Link system makes short work of the notoriously time-consuming volume-installation of small LED modules. As the name suggests, the Easy Link system links fixtures in a series, via RJ45 connections, ensuring a quick and efficient installation when run in conjunction with Tryka's range of IDS drive systems, the company says.

The Easy Link system is compatible with the Tryka Module 3 range, the Tryka Module 6 range - featuring improved colour mixing and a new, tapered shape to fit a broad range of indoor, outdoor and underwater housings - and the Tryka Module 12 range. All units are available as either colour change versions or as single-colour units.

Also featuring on the stand will be Tryka's new RGB Strip Module system,

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In over 30 years of working in the theatre, Alan's clients have included Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber and Cameron Mackintosh, on productions such as Phantom of the Opera, Cats and Oliver. He was responsible for overseeing the lighting aspects of the VE and VJ celebrations in London in 1995 and in 2002 had a major role in the theatrical lighting support for Her Majesty the Queen's Golden Jubilee celebrations.

With many years of experience working in the Middle East, Alan has supplied lighting equipment and services to the Royal families of the United Kingdom, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and

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Rascal Flatts wanted to get even closer to its fans - literally and figuratively - during its current 2008 The Bob That Head tour. So the group called on All Access Staging & Productions (Torrance, CA) to create a set that would make it easy to interact with the audience. "They basically had a T thrust on their last set, and this year they wanted one that would extend even further out into the audience," said project manager Mike Bell of All Access Staging.

Working with set designer Bruce Rodgers of Tribe Inc. and lighting designer A

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Installed by Odense-based Billed & Lyd ApS, the 8 x 5 panels (5.12m (w) x 2.40m (h)) P10-FA screen is used as a background for the channel's newscasters and shows graphics relevant to the particular story being covered.

This is the first LED screen to be used as a backdrop by any Danish TV station. The installation followed a highly successful test last year, in which TV2 used a similar Lighthouse screen as a backdrop to its coverage of the country's parliamentary elections.

Billed & Lyd ApS has been using Lighthouse screens for two years and specified the P10-FA panels for their visual quality and quiet, fanless design, as well as the ease of front panel access.

"The

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The night view lighting effects of the Nest were designed in five sections. The main effects focused on the traditional Chinese colour of Red, while the lighting system displayed different dynamic scenes, adding in Gold and Silver.

The opening ceremony of the Beijing Games surpassed that of the previous Olympic Games - both in its high-tech application and the quantity of lighting fixtures used. Large numbers of computerised lighting effects were deployed to meet the needs of the

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Union flags have been flying across the site, and many Japanese fans have got into the spirit with British-themed outfits over the three-day festival. British acts including The Courteeners, Hard-Fi, Primal Scream and headliners Underworld shared the main stage with Japanese performers.

But while the event is unashamedly based on Glastonbury, Fuji Rock is a totally different experience. "It might be inspired by Glastonbury, but done in a Japanese way," says

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Metallica were among the first major acts to specify the 4,500 watt followspot for its shows in Katowice, Poland, and Prague, Czech Republic (where eight units were used in both cities). The company also supplied 2,000 watt Super Troupers for the band's show in Bucharest, Romania.

At the other end of the musical spectrum, a Gladiator IV was used by Dutch television for a promotional video for Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

The major European festival Pinkpop, in Holland, also used eight Gladiator IVs for performances by the likes of Rage Against the Machine, Metallica and the Foo Fighters, as did another Dutch fe

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The expanded thirteenth V Festival sold out in hours and the public encountered a new look site, with five stages and a new main stage arena featuring headliners Muse and The Verve. Promoters Maztec worked with production management Nine Yards to reconfigure the event and accommodate the additional 10,000 fans.

Power Logistics has supplied the event since the company started, but this year Project Manager Dave Oxley worked particularly closely with production manager Claire Sampson planning the site months in advance to ensure the increased power requirements were met in all of the new areas.

Oxley managed a team of 14 staff who over the two week build period installed a huge temporary power infrast

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The Paradigm system merges advances in architectural lighting control with ETC's expertise in entertainment lighting control. Paradigm's library of lighting products (conventionals, moving lights, LEDs and more) with touchscreen control helps create dynamic effects, while networking technology allows devices from different manufacturers - both wired and wireless - to inter-operate over the same control system. Placing control very firmly in the green arena, Paradigm's energy management tools capitalise on daylight harvesting, occupancy sensing and time schedules for max

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Having earlier worked on the digital conversion of Terminals 1 and 2 - where they specified dnp's 84in New Wide Angle rear-projected optical screens, offering 180° viewing - Pixel Inspiration has managed to overcome the space constraints presented in one of Terminal 3's three-hall check-in areas by specifying 11 front-projected dnp 84in Supernova screens - which are purpose-designed to work in high ambient lighting conditions.

All the dnp screens - now numbering around 200 throughout the airport - were supplied by dnp's UK distributors Paradigm Audio Visual, while Pixel Inspiration has standardised on Panasonic projection, using a

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Held in a luxury marquee erected adjacent to the Members' Clubhouse on the Friday evening of the 2008 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix weekend, the ball has always attracted the crème of the membership, including leading GP drivers and motorsport stars past and present.

This year's event was a special double celebration to mark the 80th anniversary of the BRDC and 60th anniversary of Grand Prix racing at Silverstone. The event was hosted by Martin Brundle and included interviews with top drivers, as well as a speech by BRDC President Damon Hill.

A.C. Special Projects, a sister company of A.C. Lighting, which is a Patron of the BRDC's Rising Stars Programme, was app

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Fairbairn says: "This is a very important moment in our companies' existences. We're thrilled to be in a position to secure not only a friend, but the best person I've ever worked with in each of these roles. We are currently in a huge growth position, and need solid financial and administrative expertise in order to keep us on track."

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In September 2007, Zero 88 took on European distribution of LightFactory control software, bringing this PC based lighting console to its extensive dealer network across Europe.

Following "an extremely positive response to this product", Cooper Controls will now provide marketing, distribution, service and support worldwide. Existing LightFactory dealers will continue to service their markets. Cooper Controls will be working closely with them, providing a high level of support.

Graham Eales, managing director of Zero 88 said: "Having seen the power of the LightFactory products we were very excited about selling them in Europe. Now that we have the opportunity to broaden the market internationally we are looking forward to this product becoming a mainst

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New high-density power and data modules have been added to the Han range of IP65/67 rugged multipole connectors. When fitted in space-saving Han-Modular Compact or combined in Han-Modular Twin hoods and housings, these products are suitable for motor drive and control applications. Also in the Han-Modular range, Han-Com contact inserts, rated at 40-100 A, are suitable for the latest high-power lighting dimmer control circuits.

Harting's range of industrial Ethernet switches to IP 20/30 or IP67 includes devices with managed or unmanaged

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This year saw the introduction of grandMA video as a major part of the scenic landscape. 1,800sq.m of custom made LED netting framed the back of the stage. Four grandMA media servers controlled the screen. "The influence this had on the view was amazing," said Collison, "I've always liked playing with video and lighting, however I've never had the chance to work with it on such a massive screen and have total creative freedom to entwine it into the scenic landscape. Playing between the lighting fixtures and the screens is a lot of fun. On such a big

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The new PixelMax Pro features 288 red, green, blue and amber Luxeon Rebel LEDs - 18 independent RGBA cells in a 3x6 array. This product is designed to offer flexible possibilities across all markets - as it can be used as a high powered wash or a pixellation luminaire.

The PLASA stand will showcase 156 PixelArts and some old favourites, while a half-size mini PixelArt batten will also make its debut.

As a sponsor of the Arcola theatre and a participant in the Mayor's Office Green Theatre Action Programme, PixelRange will also light the Thea

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After its initial preview at ABTT, Zero 88's Orb console is making its international debut. With a combination of theatrical control philosophy and an adaptable hardware platform, Orb provides intuitive control of both generics and moving lights. (Visit www.orbdesk.com for full product information).

Also launching at the show is a theatrical version of Zero 88's popular Jester consoles, bringing the power and flexibility of these consoles to those operating in theatre environments.

LightFactory PC-based console software will also be featured on the stand. New Programming and Playback wings are being launched at the show and visitors to the Zero 88 stand will also get a sneak preview of the latest software enh

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Two of the new products, the DT125 and DT229, are designed for users looking to incorporate the RDM Remote Device Management bi-directional communication extension to the DMX512 standard into their lighting rigs.

RDM is designed to operate over existing DMX cabling, but requires new DMX splitters that can deal with the new communication from the lights back to the lighting controller. Both products are DMX/RDM splitters, DT125 offering one DMX input to five outputs, DT229 offering two DMX inputs with eight outputs. Both products also include a USB connector, allowing easy firmware updates if required as the DMX or RDM standards are revised over time.

The new dmXLAN node 3 extends RDM functionality to DMX carried over Ethernet; the unit is a DMX to ArtNet conversio

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Stage One helped to transform the Platinum Suite into an exclusive invitation-only exhibition area, displaying 19 models including Ferrari, Lamborghini and Bugatti. Stage One's main involvement was blacking out the room, using steel and gauze panels and constructing plinths on which each car was positioned.

The oval plinths were high spec with a seamless black gloss mirrored laminate finish. Attached to each plinth was a totem containing a lightbox graphic that displayed information about the car. Digitally printed double-sided corporate identity banners then topped each totem.

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