The club became by-word on the international club scene thanks to the far-sighted management between 1970 and 2001 of Gianni Fabbri - son of Mirti Fabbri, who had the original idea of converting her country villa into a top class venue in 1957. Now the venue has again undergone a substantial renovation and technical upgrade before reopening its doors again to a
The Anolis products were supplied by the brand's Australian distributor, ULA, for whom the project was overseen by Con Nomikos from. It is the first of a series of water features in and around the Star City complex that will be lit or re-lit with Anolis.
The prime position of this fountain at the entrance of the Casino is designed to make people stop and look before being enticed up the steps and through the portals onto the gaming floor, so it was essential that it was bright, lively and eye-catching.
The circular shaped fountain encompasses three concentric circles of Anolis. There is a
Raf Orlowski, director at Arup Acoustics, says, "Around 15 years ago, Arup Acoustics carried out a survey of music facilities in schools for the then DfES and found inadequate conditions in many instances; pupils practicing in corridors, music classes blighted by extraneous noise and band rehearsals in totally inappropriate acoustic environments. This survey led eventually to the publication in 2004 of a government directive, Building Bulletin 93, which has resulted in a massive change in the acoustic quality of new music facilities and school buildings in general.
"The new Watford Music Centre at Watford Grammar School epitomises the best intentions
Brennan states that the new company will sell exclusively to dealers, not to end-users. "PRG Distribution gives North American dealers and their customers access to state-of-the-art lighting equipment and other entertainment products that have been hugely popular with customers outside the US but difficult if not impossible to purchase in this country," he says. "Buyers can purchase this equipment from their regional dealers, fully confident that they will be able to get any parts and service they need
Headquartered in San Sebastian in northern Spain, and with a sales/support office in Madrid, EES is one of the leading professional entertainment companies in Spain. The company has already been appointed the exclusive Spanish distributor for many leading technology brands, including Vari-Lite, Cyberhoist, Avolites and Syncrolite, to name a few. The addition of Element Labs' LED products further enhances the solutions they offer within the Spanish ente
The set design for this year's show was dominated by an immense 29m x 14m semi-transparent Martin LC Series LED wall located upstage. Built from more than 200 LC 2140 panels, the LED wall covered 406sq.m and had a physical resolution of 725 x 350 pixels. A further 32sq.m of LC panels were used on a 7m high moving catwalk. A single LC panel 'door' allowed presenters a unique way to enter the catwalk and set through the LED wall.
Visual content for the LED walls and projections was created
Consumer electronics, including a surge in the sale of high definition televisions, is a rapidly growing segment. Yet stiff competition, also from online stores, as well as pressure from ever dropping prices, led Bilka to renovate the department in order to increase its visibility.
That visibility included a number of changes: new product divisions within the department, a wall of televisions displayed in HD, and the use of eye-catching lighting effects visible from all over the store - a
UEP's Steve Butcher comments: "We had bits of kit here collecting dust for ages which we always meant to sell on, but never got around to doing anything about it for a variety of reasons ......and I kept encountering people in this exact same situation. A major reason no-one was selling their unwanted kit was that they didn't have the time to get it together - it was always last on the agenda and something that no-one ever got around to. Also, until now, EBAY was the only serious option to reach a wide audience."
Butcher has decided to take advantage of this gap in the market with Audiovisualbay, making
The £500 cash bursary is awarded to a student who shows exemplary talent in lighting design and is judged on a project that has been produced within the current academic year (July 2007 - June 2008). The ALD awards the bursary each year in conjunction with The Mousetrap Foundation, an organisation committed to encouraging young theatre practitioners and which manages the fund.
In addition to the Michael Northen Bursary Award winner who receives a cheque for £500, two other winners will receive prizes of £250 this year, sponsored by ETC and the ALD. All three winning submissions will be displayed
"Imagine the challenge the designing team had when creating an environment of close to 350 moving lights and several dozen conventional units, where the entire lighting rig is hidden behind a roof system where the beams focus through strategically placed openings in the canvas, helping create the elite, clean, and pristine feel that Mercedes Benz is known for," says Fyssicopulos.
"The programming of the booth was done on three grandMA full-size and one grandMA light. Two consoles where at
This is the third time Bandit has worked with the Knopfler team (they also worked with Knopfler on his 2005 world tour and his 2006 shows with Emmylou Harris).
Bandit Lites UK chief executive, Lester Cobrin says: "We are very fortunate to be working with the talented Mark Knopfler and show designer Simon Tutchener again on the 2008 tour."
Once again lighting design is by Simon Tutchener and based on a clean simple design incorporating an 8m A-type circular truss sitting centre stage as the main focal point, which is flanked by a 24ft and 16ft A-type truss each side, plus a 56ft A-type rear truss.
The show's centerpiece features an image of the famous vintage National Style 0 Reson
"It's a big theatre for the region," notes technical director Pat Hill. "We were at the point where we needed new followspots. We had upgraded the rest of our lighting, and the intensity
It is with this production that Zero 88's Frog 2 console makes its debut in the West End, controlling both lighting and video in a compact but complex design created by designer Ben M. Rogers.
Directed by Andrew McBean, the work is a highly collaborative and continually evolving piece with a history of 14 producers, the original conceiver and director Rob Ruggerio and the writer Willam Finn all involved during its evolution. Rogers was also responsible for the set and video design and covered the on-site production management, so precision planning and time management was paramount.
"With all these
A.C. Video was formed in response to huge demand the company has received in the past few years for 'creative LED' systems which bridge the gap between lighting and video. This includes the enormous success of the Chroma-Q Color Web LED display surface exclusively distributed by the company, which has been a regular fixture on high profile light entertainment television shows and concert tours.
After gaining several year's experience providing this complex new technology, and extensive research into all products in the market, A.C. decided to provide a complete video turnkey solution to enable its existing lighting customers and upcoming visual designers to make the smooth transition int
The Middle East Lighting Design Awards (MELDA), organised by IIR Entertainment and Installation Technology Group, is an integral part of PALME Middle East which takes place from 27-29 April 2008 at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre. "Regional buildings have never looked so good," said Claire Brookes, event manager for MELDA. "The quality of entries this year has been truly exceptional. With billions of dollars being spent on so many iconic buildings throughout the region, developers now realise more than ever, the crucial role that architectural lighting design plays in enhancing a building's appearance especially at night
The largest screen is folded into three parts with advanced hydraulic and even with its sheer size will still only take a skilled trailer technician less than 30 minutes to rig, says the company. All five trailers will be delivered during the spring of 2008 and be available for rental throughout the summer season.
"We are pleased to be able to invest in these new screens for the coming live events season, meaning we can deliver the latest screen techn
"We thought this an excellent chance to demonstrate our support of the Middle East entertainment market, having launched our Middle East sales office at the same time," comments marketing manager Marina Prak. "In addition to the sponsorship we will also run a second rigging training this year and will look for more opportunities to support the local market."
The Sound & Stage Awards will boast an extensive number of categories honouring excellence in the region's pro audio, lighting and live events production industries.
(Jim Evans)
"I began with the simple plan that the show should look unlike any musical that I had seen before. My background is mainly focused on classical theatre and dance and ballet. As soon as I read the script and the novel that the script was based on, it was clear to me that the show was going to need a tungsten look."
"We had a limited space on the rig so I knew a generic rig wouldn't do. Everything had to move to get the most out of the space we had. That included the tungsten source and I knew the only moving tungsten unit for this was the MAC TW1."
"The show needed to have a strong Californian sunlight as this was a very important element, and yo
Designer Stephen Lieberman, president of SJ Lighting, has been lighting the UMF since its inception and certainly had his hands full with the ten-year anniversary where five stages needed a lot of production support. "The stage designs are not typically designed around specific equipment," comments Lieberman. "In a festival environment, there are basic needs and requirements that need to get fulfilled. We chose gear that suits those needs, and then we tried to put some 'bells and whistles'
Arguably the most popular night venues in the country - there are 20 across Denmark - Martin Professional gear is standard in all Crazy Daisys, part of the NOX Network's chain of 55 nightclubs countrywide. Martin lighting gear is supplied to Crazy Daisy directly by Martin Scandinavia with lighting design by Martin Scandinavia's Frank Ovesen.
Each Crazy Daisy club functions as an independent discotheque, each venue distinct and customized to fit the personality of the city it calls home. This is particularly important in provincial towns like Viborg and Skive says Henrik Karlsen,
Equipped with 288 high-output 10mm LEDs (48 red, 120 green, 120 blue), the Event Panel System is designed for adding colour to special events and banquets, as well as tricky indoor spaces where electrical outlets are scarce, such as hallways, entry ways and moving scenery, the company says. The panel can be controlled remotely from up to 30ft away, using Elation's ELAR WR Wireless Infrared Controller, which comes included with the Event Panel System. The ELAR WR Remote gives operators control over the built-in programmes, strobing, blackout and RGB mixing, and the IR receiver on the panel itself can be placed by the user into the proper
This deal was cemented recently when DWR's technical manager Nic Britz visited the ProLight&Sound trade show in Frankfurt, and was introduced to the ArKaos team via Avolites, who also have a close working relationship with them.
DWR's MD Duncan Riley says: "With the ever increasing convergence between the visual mediums of lighting and video for a myriad of live events, it was essential for us to offer a good quality, medium-priced digital media server solution with plenty of flexible control options."
(Jim Evans)
The Accu Spot 250 Hybrid is based on ADJ's top-selling Accu Spot 250 DMX moving head, combining the fixture's conventional 250W discharge lamp with nine 1W LEDs. The Accu LED MH is an all-new unit that marries ADJ's stepper-motor moving-yoke technology with the advantages of LEDs, along with other innovative features like an editing programme that allows you to edit and save scenes in the unit's memory from its control panel.
"American DJ is incorporating LED technology into our Accu Series in innovative ways to bring customers some truly groundbreaking effects," said Scott Davies, general manager of the American DJ Group of Companies. "We have added LED lamps to th
The challenge for lighting designers was to enhance the magnificence of the building and ensure it would stand out as a distinctive addition to the city's nighttime landscape, while combining tradit
