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14 March 2016

"The grandMA was simply the only way to go with a project of this complexity," said Kunttu, "With a moving light rig, media server control, MIDI and SMPTE synchronisation, plus multiple parallel cue lists, there was no other brand that could deliver the same speed of creative working.

"The design is based on the extensive use of video surfaces as set pieces", continues Kunttu, "The video content and lighting go hand-in-hand. I consider the 3D space of the stage as one, where all these elements play together creating something vivid and excit

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After a major refit in 2006, the ship's Cabaret and 'Fun Club' Disco have been re-equipped this year with the latest sound and lighting system. Controlled by the merged outputs of a Hog 1000 and a Zero 88 Jester, the system uses 36 MultiSpots for both stage and dance floor lighting making full use of their 'honeycomb lens' focussing system and rugged steel construction. Replacement of the previous

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Kasabian has participated in a number of prestigious performances including the Teenage Cancer Trust performance at the Royal Albert Hall, MTV World Stage Live In Malaysia and at Glastonbury Festival 2009, opening for Bruce Springsteen, as his special guests.

Lighting designer Nick Gray of Renegade Design used 32 Alpha Beam 300 fixtures as the main workhorses for the rig. The set featured a LED border creating a picture frame effect around the stage, with the Alpha Beams in clusters overhead an

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With a brief to deliver maximum flexibility and professional-standard systems, Stage Electrics' project team, headed by business development manager Darren Beckley, specified and installed a complete technical package including a central theatre, a television studio, two radio studios and a recording studio. The glass walled theatre, originally intended as a performance pavilion, is required to accommodate the full gamut of productions, from concerts, musicals and drama to presentations and commercial hire, with staging either in traverse or in-the-round.

The

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The outstanding efforts of all those that took part raised donations of over £20 million, which is used to fund projects helping our disadvantaged young people of Great Britain.

Lighting designer Dave Gibson of the BBC was called up once again to light this extravaganza show, and chose seasoned programmer Andy Dobbs as his automated lighting operator. RML have been supplying CIN for the past 8 years working alongside many of our talented UK TV lighting designers. Dave has been the lighting director on Children In Need for the last four years.

There were four separate areas that required lighting within TVC, the lobby area had PixelPar 90s, MAC 500s with the newly design

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Wien-based Global Bright Media, supported by AVMS of Potsdam, supplied a total of nine Lighthouse LED screens, three of which were located at the Brandenburg Gate itself.

Each comprised 40sq.m of R7-ER panels to provide visual reinforcement for live music, speeches and a symbolic procession through the Gate by many of the world's top politicians, including German chancellor Angela Merkel, herself raised in the former East Germany.

Other events included a recorded video address by US pres

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14 March 2016

PRG Chairman & CEO Jeremiah "Jere" Harris and Procon CEO Morten Carlsson jointly announced the acquisition, which was made by MHG Media Holdings (MHG), an indirect subsidiary of PRG.

PRG and Procon will continue to serve their current clients from their existing locations without interruptions. As of January 1, Procon will begin operating under the name Production Resource Group (PRG). Cinegate, Procon's film lighting and camera company, will continue to operate under its existing brand.

PRG's worldwide presence will extend into significant territories now served by Procon, including Germany, France, Belgium, Switzerland

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FOS supplied DIVAflex LED - RGB colour-changing flexible LED - which was installed by VME to run sound-to-light. DIVAflex also provides a strobing function which the bar uses as the atmosphere heats up later in the evening.

The lighting element, which highlights and accents the bar and seating areas to provide the elegant main lighting scheme, joined an initial sound-only installation completed by VME. This featured Kling & Freitag SONA5 compact installation speakers around the seating areas, coupled with Kling & Freitag SW112 compact sub woofers.

In the main room, a more powerful sys

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Designed for a variety of settings from small venues to the largest stadiums and arenas, this Jem ZR33 Hi-Mass upgrade is a solid, professional machine that features advanced technology for top-quality performance, including advances in digital functionality, says the company.

This fog effect houses an 1800 W heat exchanger for a massive 1200 cubic metres of dense fog per minute. Continuously operational with a large 9.5 liter fluid container, it can operate for long periods without refilling.

Martin's proprietary soft start technology gives a smooth, low-noise output and an indirect fluid sensing system ensures years of maintenance-free operation.

A DMX interface and multifunctional digital remote make for increased flexibil

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This year, the event featured a distinctive soccer theme, highlighting the upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup and the imminence of the Final Draw, that took place in Cape Town a few days later.

The switch on was conducted by Cape Town's Executive Mayor Dan Plato, accompanied by FIFA Secretary General, Jerome Valcke and Bafana Bafana star, Matthew Booth. A seven-hour concert on the main stage at Adderley Street's Fountain Circle in the centre of town saw a star studded line up of acts representing the vibrant cultural diversity of the city, including Ringo Madlingozi, the Rockets, Emo Adams, Ready D and Jozi.

Out the Box Production

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VisualDMX software lighting control from Visual Productions has been selected for controlling the house lights, stage lighting and LED fixtures throughout the Grote Zaal. The project manager for this renovation was Harm Ruitenbeek, overseeing a wide array of important issues that the control solution was required to resolve. Key t

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The stage design not only had to be exciting enough to keep pace with the prestigious artists scheduled to perform, but it also needed to be highly visible - enough to accommodate the massive crowd and yet flexible enough to meet the unique demands for a different show each night.

Luke Bonner of Production Technology LLC used wysiwyg to model the 750+ fixtures

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The show was recorded by SABC and broadcast live to 80 of the 112 participating countries, and for the first time - to the US, to India for both Hindi and English channels and to China via CCTV4, reaching an estimated viewing audience of between 1 and 2 billion. It also had to look great for the 3,500 live audience who packed into the venue to watch the show.

The creative challenges included making it look lively and visually interesting whilst covering the vast stage area and 45m wide spherical set designed by Dewet Meyer. Dunn also contended with the additional pressure of creating a dy

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Under these new agreements, Element Labs will continue to set a high standard for service and to provide warranty repairs, paid repairs, and technical support services to customers for all products. LightParts and Lighting Hospital will enable that standard by performing all warranty and paid service repairs on the Versa line of products - Stealth, Versa Tubes, Versa Tiles, and Versa Rays. They will also sell spare parts on these product

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A Compulite user for many years, Wagg had production supplier Metalworks Productions bring in a Vector Red for the first leg of the tour before scaling down to a Vector PC system for the latter part of the tour, including many one-off festival gigs. For their annual hometown show at the Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto, the Vector Red returned to control an expanded rig which added a new video element.

Wagg specified the Vector Red with its triple touchscreens to give him added flexibility and speed of programming while he essentially buske

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A statement issued by Scattered Media blamed the "current economic climate and the strain this is having on many companies' budgets at present" and said that they were "in the process of looking at the calender to find suitable dates later in the year".

(Lee Baldock)

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Czecho-Slovak SuperStar first aired in September during the Czecho-Slovak cultural exchange month and runs for 10 weeks.

Martin Professional LC Series LED panels and MAC moving heads make up the majority of a large dynamic lighting package with supply/sale through Martin's Slovak partner Adam A Syn.

The show stage is filled with approximately 300sq.m of LED panels with panels in the stage floor and various other LED spread around the set. But the most crucial visual aspect is projected on backdrop Martin LC Series LED panels via a Martin P3-100 System Controller.

The SuperStar setup includes seven in

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The Covenant of Mayors is a European Commission initiative under which more than 1000 cities have committed to reducing their CO2 emissions by more than 20% by 2020 exceeding the existing EU targets. As part of this initiative, the Commission developed the concept of Benchmarks of Excellence for energy efficient solutions in an urban setting with the aim of creating a best practice forum for c

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Best known for his design of the sound and light systems at London club Fabric, Dave Parry has also been responsible for systems at Ministry of Sound in London, Re-Hab in Leeds, Sub Club in Scotland, The W.A.G.G Club in Paris, Elevate in New Delhi and now Fabric's sister superclub, Matter, at the O2 in London.

Direct links to the social networking website Facebook and the video sharing website YouTube are also available with a simple click, giving easy access to anyone who wishes to become a fan of the company and see update

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The thin, easy-to-use strips are available in two models: RGB and Cool White. The Accent Strip RGB features nine bright red, green and blue LEDs, which produce a smooth field of rich colour palettes through RGB mixing. An included control box allows users to select from seven vibrant colours - red, green, blue, yellow, pink, violet and white - and three operating modes. The Accent Strip CW is equipped with nine bright cool white 6,000K LEDs.

Designed for indoor applications, Accent Strips are suitable for highlighting design elements in nightclubs, bars, restaurants, casinos, limousines, cruise ships and other entertainment venues, as well as in retail stores, di

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The DMT Pixelmesh P37,5 has a built-in power supply, easy locking system (no tools required) and is equipped with Powercon and Ethercon connectors which ensure a stable wiring connection, says the company.

Its slim design, thickness is only 60mm, allows installation in narrow spaces and because of its IP rating of IP54 it is rainproof and therefore suitable for outdoor use.

(Jim Evans)

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According to Marl, replacing standard dichroic halogen lights with its LED products will pay for themselves within a year when operated for 18-24 hours a day, and will last for nearly six years (50,000 hours) continuous illumination.

The Marl 256 series MR16 LED downlight matches the output of a 35W halogen light but draws just 6W. It interfaces with all standard MR16 sockets allowing direct replacements, and in most instances, can be powered from the same 12V AC or DC supply. The modules emit zero ul

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The City Council of Coquelles decided to beautify one of its key commercial streets - Avenue Charles de Gaulle - with an architectural lighting scheme to extend an eye-catching evening welcome for all those arriving and staying there. Many hotels are located on the busy Avenue, and these are in constant use by visitors and business people in transit.

Installation company Forclum Calais (the electrical division of civil engineering operation, Eiffage) specified Anolis ArcSource 6 RGB Inground LED fixtures for the scheme, a total of 30 of which are used to illuminate the trees and foliage along a key stretch of the Avenue.

Forclum Calais contacted Anolis's French distributor Ambiance Lumiere's commer

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Grown out of the XL Video Group's expertise, XL-Technologies is an independent company well placed to maximise the expertise and knowledge held within the group, thus offering its clients a wide range of LED products and design solutions for purchase.

All major and currently specified LED brands will be available through XL Technologies. Not being tied to any specific range or brand, the company can offer a fully integrated service to fit the exact requirements of its clients.

There is the flexibility to offer standard LED solutions from the wide product range and also second-hand sales from large projects that are now finished, plus