"We are very excited to have a fully integrated showing of all the Philips Entertainment brands at Pro Light + Sound," said Peter Rogers, senior director entertainment marketing. "By building on the success of our showing at PLASA in 2009, we have a unique position in the lighting industry. Philips Vari-Lite, Color Kinetics, Strand and Selecon have always been at the forefront in e
Based in Ibbenbüren, in the north of Germany, LMP has a long history of supplying quality products to the German and Austrian markets where service and support are paramount.
The range of lighting control consoles, dimmers and DMX512 distribution products developed and manufactured by LSC is aimed at both the touring and installation sectors.
Uli Petzold, LMP's CEO comments, "We have been great friends of LSC for many years now and it is a wonderful opportunity for us both to be working together again. LSC is at the forefront of lighting product design which includes the new and powerful Clarity lighting and media control system and they continue to embra
PAI has enjoyed a trading relationship with UWIC for many years, and its relationship with the SU's general manager Mike Davies dates back to the early 1990s, when he was running the main university of Wales Student Union building in central Cardiff.
The new bar and social area - called Centro - is an essential hub of the new building. PAI was approached to come up with ideas for the technical elements required for the two levelled multi-purpose space, which has a capacity of up to 400 people and includes a bar, lounge, dining and performance areas.
They needed a solution that would work for both day and night time usage and be capable of accommodating a variety of
A number of designers working independently on various projects aboard Oasis chose the same lighting - Acclaim Lighting. More than 650 LED fixtures and some control solutions from Acclaim are being used to light Oasis.
The largest application of Acclaim products is in the ship's 1380-seat Opal Theatre, where scenic designers Vicki Baral and Gerry Hariton (Hariton/Baral Design, Los Angeles) used 400 Acclaim X-Panels to create a wall of lights for the ship's production of the Tony-award-winning musical Hairspray.
As with so many things ab
The Infinity M range of projectors is designed to hold the revolutionary 700 W mini fast-fit bulb. As powerful as 1,200 Watt projectors, they consume up to half the energy due to the optical quality of the parts used. The reduced dimensions make them easy to handle and transport and the modular construction facilitates maintenance.
At Frankfurt Coemar is exhibiting all the projectors in the range: Infinity XL, Infinity S, and the latest Infinity M.
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Fire features a warm wash of saturated reds, oranges and ambers never before seen from LEDs or gels. Ice provides, in one fixture, a palette of deep indigo, blue, cyan, green (and a touch of red) - the gamut of blue washes that designers seek for their lighting plots. Integral to the new Selador Vivid lineup, Fire and Ice offer these rich, lush colours while equalling or exceeding the brightness performance of conventional tungsten PAR fixtures and saving dramatically on electricity.
In a typical colour application, Fire and Ice fixtures produce more light and consume less than 70 watts of power compared to their gelled tungsten counterparts at 575 watts. Changes in LED technology have also prompted ETC to upgrade its popula
For the DL.3 digital light and the Axon media server, Barco advances the product line's core capabilities with new version 2.0 software - providing additional media streams, new features and additional creative effects.
Exclusive to the Axon media server, each unit now ships with dual HD-SDI inputs as standard. For the DML-1200 digital light, the unit's latest software upgrade expands the system's functionality with
With the ability to display stylish full colour effects and replay medium-to-high resolution video content, Media Tube RGB is an ultra bright media solution, which enhances demanding and sophisticated applications with a multitude of vibrant colours and sharp video animations with long distance visibility.
The slim-profile LED solution is designed to create ribbons of colour and colour changing effects. With up to 40 individually-controllable pixels per running meter (25mm pitch), Media Tube RGB offers the precision required to display large-scale videos and graphics in any architectural, retail, or hospitality setting, says the company.
Featuring premium quality LEDs
The corresponding law should be effective by June of this year. This new law will result in the Russian lighting industry's escalated adaptation to the new conditions. Only one factory in Russia currently manufactures light-emitting diodes. The production capacity (about 10% of the requirements) obviously does not support wide-range coverage of the industry and the population with LED lighting.
This topic will be featured during the 4 LED Forum Moscow, which will take place within the scope of the Interlight Moscow on 10-11 November 2010 at the Expocentre Fairgrounds.
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From the audio world, exhibitors include Allen & Heath, showcasing new products including the iDR-16 3U MixRack and iLive-R72, iLive software v1.6, Xone:PB, Xone:XD40 headphones and ZED-10 and ZED-10FX mini mixers; Ateis International with its new ECS-Teleconference unit echo cancellation system; Cloud Electronics' new MA60MEDIA combined mixer/amplifier/digital music player; Duran Audio's AXY
"The client, C2, were absolutely blown away by the Beam 700s," said Herman Wessels from MGG. "He said it was the best lighting he had seen in nine years at Potch."
Wessels rigged all the lighting fixtures on trussing. Opting for a theatrical LX bar, he incorporated a box truss with two loose trusses hung on either side. He, along with crew Deon Kriel and Kevin Rieck, used Secureload slings and steels for safety.
The six Robe 700 Spots, six Robe 700 Washes and six Robe 700 Beams were rigged
The show's lighting was designed by Martin Kubanka, and the equipment included Robe moving lights as the main 'workhorses' of the rig.
Miss Universe is one of the most popular programmes on the Slovakian TV calendar and enjoys massive ratings. It is organised by former Miss Slovakia, Silvia Lakatosova-Chovancova, and her company the In Agency. This year the set was designed by Michael Klang, the show was directed by Thomas Eibner and the DoP was Vladimir Durcansky. It was also broadcast live in the neighbouring Czech Republic.
Kubanka has lit the show 11 times previously
Kreios G has a light output of 600lm and is therefore ideal for numerous applications of projectors in spot lighting and special effect lighting, says the company. Higher output levels are also possible within almost unchanged dimensions of the luminaire. In contrast to conventional light solutions due to the LED lights' long durability, the light source in a gobo projector will only need to be changed occasionally. Combined with the savings in energy costs, operating costs can be significantly reduced. The higher initial investment into the LED solution pays off during the term of usage.
Kreios G is a further addition to the OSRAM Kreios range which includes LED modules for film, studio and t
The new Nano range is the culmination of a year's research and development by RTI and brings a range of OPS, full colour, laser systems ranging from 10 Watts to 42 Watts; the flagship model being the Nano Rainbow - the first and only OPS laser on the market with six individual wavelengths. The lasers are all assembled in RTI's factory in Germany with the majority of parts and electronics being manufactured onsite.
Ray Laser Technologies managing director, Karl Kaes explains, "We are using the smallest laser diode drivers available for high power laser diodes, this means easier handling due to smaller size and weight, higher efficiency and lowest heat dissipation. Service friendly module technology and easy replacement of each colour gives the opportunity to
The Chroma-Q RGBA engine has been developed to deliver a CRI of 92, for true colour balance across the spectrum and accurate tungsten white light emulation. Each 1000 lumen engine utilises unique ColorSure technology for enhanced colour consistency across cells and fixtures.
The unit's custom optical design provides a smooth, uniform output with "outstanding colour blend". Optional accessories include a Cyc lens plate for lighting up to a 1
Working closely with Roberto Segato, Lighthouse's director of the CEME region, Zigon has worked for the company since February 2009 covering the East European regions.
"Janez has exceptional knowledge, both of our products and of the market in France," says Segato. "His appointment is a very positive step for our European operations, demonstrating the many benefits of using Lighthouse LED products to our current and potential French clients."
Zigon adds, "Being appointed Lighthouse's sales manager for France is an excellent opportunity for me and I will be taking a very proactive role in pre- and post-sal
In line with the difficult economic situation prevailing in both sectors, which has hit the ex
Hawthorn's MD, Martin Hawthorn, will also be at the show and commented, "Last year's show was well organised and extremely well attended, a credit to PLASA, so much so that we re-booked our stand on site. It's ideally placed for us with our Midlands based head office and we got some good leads. This year we're showcasing Media Surge, our new LED video cloth, which has proved a big hit with both the corporate and the film & TV markets, as well as our dry hire customers."
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With a fairly open design brief, Tower's James Mitchelmore and Pete Donald covered lighting design, and rigging respectively.
A Prolyte MPT system provided the stage cover with Prolyte S52 being used from the stadium roof some 40m off the deck, for lighting and PA hangs. Two dozen 2500w city colours formed the basis of the stadium lighting with 100no. assorted P64 doing detail and effect work.
Robe CS700s hung from the grandstand provided keylight for marching bands and break-up patterns on the track. Stage lighting was largely generic comprising 2k fresnels and S4 profiles and pars. Movement was by Robe 250 colourwashes.
The Tower power tea
In London, Love Never Dies, the long-awaited sequel to Andrew Lloyd Webber's international hit musical The Phantom of the Opera, is using SpotTrack to manage its followspot cue sheets. The show is lit by Paule Constable, with the spots overseen by her associate lighting designer Beky Stoddart. Stoddart is also using SpotTrack on the new production of Oliver!, also lit by Paule Constable, at London's Theatre Royal Drury Lane, and associate lighting designer Nick Simmons is using it to manage the followspots on the new UK tour of Les Misérables, again designed by the busy Constable.
The new West End production of Legally Blonde, lit by Kenneth Posner and Paul Miller,
The new address details are: West Shore Trading Estate, West Shore Road, Granton, Edinburgh. EH5 1QF. All other contact details will remain the same.
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Showcased on the stand will be the new low watt light engines from Citizen which serve as an energy efficient replacement for fluorescent tubes, offering over 25% better efficiency and at least four times longer lifetime. The Citizen CL-824 series can be mounted to form circles, squares and other shapes to deliver directional illumination in a downward cone over a 120° arc creating of a host of innovative lighting effects, whilst eliminating wasted light. An array of five of the chips matches the light output of a 1.2W fluorescent tube whilst providing a more robust lighting solution.
Also on the stand will be the new
Held in Dm-Arena, the event was put on by US-based ministry Willow Creek Community Church of Chicago and was also broadcast live to a satellite location in Winterthur, Switzerland.
A Martin rig included an impressive display of LC Series LED panels. "The LC panels created an amazing visual experience for the 7000 people attending the conference and the 500 attending in Winterthur," commented Todd Elliott, technical arts director at Willow Creek Community Church.
"They went up without a problem, which speaks to the ease of use of the LC panels and also to having someone like Daniel Kaminski who understands how the product works and how to
This one-off event utilised the universal language of laughter to raise funds for the Nelson Mandela charities by uniting 10 of SA's cutting edge comedians - Trevor Noah, Marc Lottering, John Vlismas, Tumi Morake, Nik Rabinowitz, Ndumiso Lindi, Chris Forrest, David Kau, Riaad Moosa and Barry Hilton - all performing in the same evening.
Gearhouse's Tim Dunn was asked by promoter and show producer, Roddy Quinn, to create a visual concept for this high profile showcase that was enjoyed live by over 4500 people.
Dunn rose to several technical and creative challenges. One was producing a sophisticated, yet uncomplicated stage look that allowed the performers to communicate di
