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14 March 2016

Designer Vince Foster and production manager Julian Marks called upon Bandit to Illuminate the FA Carling Cup Finals.

Designer Greg Hamm along with tour manager Bill Thompson and production manager Peter Edmonds again tapped Bandit to provide touring lighting needs for the always sold out Elvis The Concert.

Ronan Keating put on his ever typical over the top extravaganza with designer Hunter Frith. Ian Whitehead of Production North produced the entire event. The tour manager was Paul Bultitude.

Designer Pat Marks continued his long relationship with Bandit using them again on the Status Quo tour for which production manager Glen Smith was ably assisted by stage manager Lloyd Gilbert.

The British Open Show Jumping C

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RACPRO, headed by managing director Danny Lau, has put in place a specific lighting team and a technical lighting department headed by Mr Patrick Wong, also an entertainment lighting specialist for over 15 years with deep industry knowledge. The RACPRO team has received full sales and technical training at ADB's head office in Belgium and is fully equipped to serve both existing and new customers.

ADB Lighting CEO Christian Léonard commented, "We are delighted to have the expertise and market knowledge of RACPRO headin

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The musical La Cage Aux Folles, which began life at the Menier Chocolate Factory in Southwark, south

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The course saw 11 people become certified Vari-Lite technicians, including five from DWR, whose Duncan Riley organised the workshops following recent significant sales in the region, including to rental company, Gearhouse South Africa and the newly kitted out Supersport HD Studio at M-Net, where VLX Wash luminaires were supplied by AV Unlimited.

DWR has built its success and reputation on providing the very best service and technical support, so as soon as the sales were confirmed, it became essential to train up their own team. Says Riley, "We also realised that there was a demand for training from the companies who will be involved with using

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"When we were handed this project we looked everywhere for the right technology and found the perfect solution in America. The air-powered mast system we've chosen has successfully established itself as a necessity in Fire Departments across the States," says Craig Collin, Black Light's technical manager. "Although we're using it in a slightly diff

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Hawthorn's installation team have been installing ETC control and dimming equipment, including Congo desks, into many venues and been very impressed by their reliability and flexibility. Head of installations Alan Jackson, said, "This allows us to provide additional support to our customers and add servicing of Congo's to our ServiceSafe portfolio."

Hawthorn's hire manager, Dave Slater, commented, "We've received nothing but praise for the Congos from a variety of venues, so adding them to rental stock was the logical next step; there's already been a lot of interest from our customers."

Alan Jackson, head of installations at Hawthorns, will be on the stand this year to discuss Service

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The three-day Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival held 16-18 April in Indio, California near Palm Springs used the W-DMX system to achieve otherwise impossible cabling for an event of this size.

The production company for the site lighting at Coachella was Visions Lighting of Placentia California run by Todd Roberts. The system consisted of a single W-DMX BlackBox S-1 transmitter and 20 receivers controlling 20 7kW Falcon moving lights from A&0. The lights were mounted on 30ft towers, surrounding the festival area. An 8dBi omni antenna was at the transmitter, and each receiver had a 24dBi grid antenna. The longest distance was 2033ft.

Roberts comments, "The W-DMX system worked perfectly, this was our third year using it since it's proven

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The event was held at the Aspire Dome, credited as the world's largest indoor multi-purpose dome, offering the highest quality facilities for multiple sports and international events.

The event was managed by Big Events Australia. At the opening and closing ceremonies, TechnoPro (Qatar) provided and installed lighting fixtures and truss structures - with the lighting dominated by automated fixtures from PR Lighting (which they distribute in the region). Suspended from the trusses were 50 XL1200 Wash lights and 12 XL1200 Spots.

(Jim Evans)

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Noted pianist Balázs Havasi was the featured entertainment, performing with the Havasi Symphony and 40-person choir. Havasi holds the Guinness Record for The Fastest Pianist in the World by managing to beat the same bar on the piano 490 times within a minute - a title he earned in November 2009. No one has ever tried to do the same.

The Budapest Congress & World Trade Centre is the largest, most modern congress and meeting facility in Hungary, located in the heart of Budapest. Lighting designer Attila Lenzsér used nearly all Clay Paky lightin

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For the top ten placing Belgian entry by Tom Dice, Me and My Guitar, ShowLED Chameleon starcloths sparkled behind the lone troubadour in vibrant red. During the dramatic vocals of the Belarus group 3+2, the starcloths were diffused by silk drapes to create softer colour accents on the circular stage.

For Ireland's performance, the starcloths hung behind the textured backdrop fabric enabled a transformation from a rich green hue to a warm red glow without any change of scenery.

The ShowLED Chameleon curtains were supplied by rental Partner ShowTex NL, Norway distributor Norsk Sceneteknikk. The ShowLED system allows for full colour mixing, dmx con

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Production guru Hadden Hipsley of Lambda Productions once again called on Bandit Lites to serve as prime lighting contractor for the three-day arts and music festival. Bandit's Dizzy Gosnell works with Hadden, Leslie Radigan, Joel Carmichael, AC Entertainment, Superfly Productions and Coran Capshaws Red Light Management to provide the artists with their illumination needs at the award-winning event.

Artists at the 2010 Bonnaroo included Dave Mathews Band, The Kings of Leon, Stevie Wonder

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Inytium is a premier supplier of professional-grade lighting, sound and media control solutions to the Belgian theatre, show and scenic design markets. Recently rebranded from Blue Squares Sales and Distribution, the company has links with the industry dating back over 20 years.

As a supplier of leading brands including Adamson, Clay Paky, D.T.S., MDG, Robert Juliat and Zero 88, the company was looking for a LED brand that would provide a complete range of performance lighting solutions.

A demonstration of the latest generation Chrom

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The prime-time Saturday show, MC'd by Gerry Scotti, featured 29 singers aged between seven and 15 from singing schools across the country, competing for a trip to the US for a study vacation under the wing of top international producer David Foster. The entrants sang solo and together, as well as duetting with some of Italy's top pop names, accompanied by a resident 33-piece band.

The show's impressive set, designed by Marco Calzavara occupied a third of Studio 20, one of the country's largest TV

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The appointment, which sees Stage Electrics become one of SGM's first Preferred Resellers and System Integrators, will be formalised at this month's ABTT Show in London.

Now part of the RCF Group, heading SGM's operation in the UK is director of sales, Phil Price. "We are delighted that Stage Electrics have committed to the range," he said. "In so doing they will provide us with a national multi-office presence within the Theatre and Entertainment markets in the UK."

Responding, Stage Electrics' head of marketing & buying, Adam Blaxill, said, "Having dealt successfully with RCF for many years, it has been Arturo Vicari's purchase of SGM that has made us look seriously again at the potential of SGM.

"If they ap

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The GRNLite equipment is currently on tour with Alan Jackson and designer John Lucksinger, Heart and designer Dale Doucette, Needtobreathe and designer Jay Wadell, Rascal Flatts and designer Bob Peterson, Wynona Judd and designer Kieth Hoagland, Jimmy Buffett and designer Sid Strong, Neil Young and designer Kieth Wissmar, Widespread Panic and designer Paul Hoffman, Billy Currington and designer Chris Lisle, Melissa Ethridge and designer David Hamilton and Shinedown and designer Scott Allee.

The GRNLite equipment is also on tour with the two

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Northern Stage Services was charged with exchanging the theatres' complex building management system for something much simpler. Project manager David Culshaw comments, "The previous system was aging and becoming unserviceable and it was only a matter of time before the theatres experienced a major outage. We recommended Sensor and Paradigm because they are without doubt the best products on the market in terms of functionality and reliability. We've also seen first hand the excellent long term support and backup that ETC offers.

"We only had five weeks where the venues were dark in which to install the equipment, as a new show needed to open. ETC was very efficient in supplying everything

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"Robe has always been very reliable and offered plenty of creative options," says Thomas. His show for Cullum, for whom he's worked - initially as a dimmer tech - since 2004, is a blend of elegance and cool to match Cullum's dynamic performance which has won him massive popular success amidst great critical acclaim.

Thomas received a basic lighting brief from show designer Mark Silver, who designed an innovative set based on piano strings. These were fabricated by Zig Zag and consist of a series of boxed winch sets with white nylon rope - the bottom sections sit on the floor upstage, while the top sections are raised up to the trussing mother g

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"Bob and I spoke about the concert sequence the very first day of production," says Vecchio. "Director Nicholas Stoller expressed to us that he wanted it to look as big and contemporary as any concert out on tour. I knew we needed to call on the services of PRG. They do this day in and day out."

Faris previsualized the concert at PRG's Los Angeles depot so that Yeoman, Vecchio, the producers, director and other designers could see the possibilities before they staged the concert at the Greek Theatre. "We brought

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Of all the components that Osram is supplying to South Africa, the LED-illuminated arc over the Durban stadium known as The Arch will be the highlight. This spectacular architectural feature is equipped with over 12,000 Golden Dragon Plus LEDs spanning the entire length of the stadium.

At 350m long, 2,600 metric tonnes in weight and 30 stories high, The Arch is visible from far and wide. It symbolises the unification of some 70,000 sports lovers in Durban's stadium. The illumination is provided by LED Beams which Osram developed in collaboration with the local m

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Gearhouse SA built the 30m wide stage, which was covered with an elegant In2Structures dome roof with clear skins and featured a set, lighting and visuals design created by Tim Dunn. They also supplied audio, power and AV to the event, the evening concert section of which was broadcast live on SABC 2 directed by Sean Pearce and produced by Brad Holmes of The Bassline.

The event started at 8am and included political speeches - including an address by President Jacob Zuma - and traditional African performance and music throughout the day, running into the evening's R'n'B and rock oriented show.

Gearhouse's site crew of 35 was project managed by

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Bandit CE Lester Cobrin said, "working with Stevie, Peter, Mark and the entire tour staff is an absolute pleasure. They are true professionals in every sense of the word".

The tour features much of the latest technology, including the new Grand MA 2 console, VL 3000 Spots, Martin MAC 3s, and Pixel Range Pixel Pars. There are also VL 2000 Washes, MAC 2000 Spot and Washes, Pixelines, strobe lights, 8 lights and more.

(Jim Evans)

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"We shot for six days at the South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, covering 150 hands of poker per day," says Ferri. "In total, we shot 900 hands of poker to get six weeks of programming. Each round of 150 hands is five days of broadcast episodes. It was actually really interesting because poker is unpredictable and the stakes are high."

Ferri has been lighting poker shows for a number of years. His signature method of lighting television, using ellipsoidals mounted to the grid for all of his keylighting, is a departure from the usual use of large light balloons for poker broadcasts from casinos

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Owners Rochmills initially approached the UK office of LED brand Anolis when they were looking for environmentally-friendly, low maintenance interior and exterior lighting schemes for this new-build project. Anolis had come highly recommended to them, and, explains Anolis's Scott Callis, "They in turn have the foresight to consider green issues and be prepared to invest money now to save in the long term."

The brief then expanded to include lighting for the downstairs VIP lounge and after-party area, which was designed by Nathan Wan of Robe UK.

A basic scheme had already been suggested for the outdoor elements, so that was followe

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In addition to showing the latest software versions of the company's lighting control desk range, the company were showing the latest portable dimming from the Smart Solutions range and the new additions to award winning Selador series of LED fixtures.

Mark White, ETC's regional manager for UK and Ireland, said, "The signs of economic uplift continue; many of the initial enquiries we received last year are turning into firm orders, and this was reflected in the amount of interest in many of the products on the ETC stand."

The new Selador Vivid Fire and Ice attracted considerable interest. "We set up a brightly dressed mannequin, to demonstrate what happens when Selador lights colours, then compared it to the