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Alistair Kilbee, managing director at Gearhouse Splitbeam reports, "The Lighting rig came from White Light in the UK , and they have a very good reputation and have worked with Showtime Management before on other productions. Bringing equipment in for a production is always tricky, but it is all about back-up at the end of the day. As Splitbeam is handling the technical management of the production, it makes things a bit easier and through our relationship with DWR we keep all the equipment working.

"White Light have been very professional and have supplied a number of spare units and also have sent parts as and when needed. With a lighti

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The new RobinMMX Spot is the first in a new generation of 1200 Series fixtures offering a neater, smaller, lighter and brighter more energy efficient package; the Robin 300 LEDWash is the smaller version of the best-selling 600 LEDWash; the Robin 600 PureWhite is a warm, cold and smart white light version of the successful 600 LEDWash RGBW specifically for studio environments, and the DigitalSpo

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To complement the Aledin Profile, Robert Juliat will be launching the Aledin 330 LED Wash, the new, variable beam angle, LED washlight.

Aledin 330 Wash offers a choice of two colour temperatures (3500K or 5800K), a flicker-free, integrated, dimmable electronic ballast, a beam angle range from 20° - 98° and a 200mm Fresnel lens for maximum light output. Together with the Aledin Profile, the Aledin Wash provides the perfect low energy, high quality lighting solution.

Robert Juliat's LED capabilities are also extended to its followspot range: the Aledin LED followspot is an adaptation of the 575W MSD Buxi

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It was Burke's first solo headline tour, for which the lighting design was created by Phil Wiffin. Together with special video content made by Helena Spencer, choreography by Sisco Gomez and Burke's highly energetic performance, the show was a slick cocktail of entertainment encompassing a variety of styles and genres from urban to pop.

HSL's project manager Mike Oates says, "It was good to be working with Production North again. The show looked great, and Production North produced a brilliant result with real diversity and value which was flexible and adaptable to fit into the range of venues on the itinerary."

Dominic Crookes was out on the road operating the show, working with HSL tech

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"We are entering a difficult period for the arts," said committee head and Tory MP John Whittingdale. "They can't be excluded from the general need to find spending reductions and that does mean there'll have to be cuts."

Wednesday is funding judgment day, when 1,300 organisations across England will find out - in an email between 7.30 and 9.30 in the morning - how much money they will get - if any - from the Arts Council. Almost half of a

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The freezing Finnish winters presented lead designer Arto Heiskanen with many practical challenges, but also with a white canvass of snow that he painted with colour using custom designed RGB LED fixtures to augment the monochrome utility lights. These fixtures, together with LumenRadio's CRMX units, were integrated into a large number of lighting poles and bollards spread along the streets and intersections located on the perim¬eter of the city to give visitors a warm welcome and a pleasant good-bye to remember.

"Inspiration

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The brainchild of Ginger Boy Productions' Earl Carpenter - who himself appeared on the West End stage for many years in the cast of Les Misérables - the concept of their tours is to bring stars from the popular West End and Broadway musicals - such as Phantom of the Opera - to local stages around the country.

Carpenter himself , as well as appearing in the show , has a long relationship with Christchurch-based Complete Production Solutions (CPS Group), and they in turn have been working with PR Lighting products for the past decade (building many of the of the Chinese manufacturer's PLASA Show stands).

To complement in house generic lighting systems CPS supplied six PR Lighting XL1200's, four Sunstrip Active effects and lighting control in the form of an

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14 March 2016

Oscura 19 is a DMX512- and RDM-controllable motorised dimming shutter, designed to provide a smooth control of light intensity on non-dimmable discharge fixtures. It features an extremely quiet and precise operation and ensures no alterations of the colour temperature, say LDR.

"Oscura 19 is the first in line of a generation of mechanical dimming shutters specially designed for the professional theatre and the TV market. It's a perfect balance between design and technology, offering more than the average dimming shutter," says Besio.

Weighing just 2.5kg and producing less than 28dB noise level, the Oscura 19 differs from other products "be

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EPV 762 MH is a high-resolution 7.62mm pitch LED moving head video panel that can rotate just like a moving yoke light fixture. Its pan of 540° and tilt of 265° give video displays maximum exposure at shows and events. Equipped with 4,096 tri-color (red, green and blue) SMD LEDs and featuring 2,000 nit brightness and high contrast levels, this versatile screen will create eye-popping videos, graphics, text messages, special effects or any other image.

EPV 6 - another member of the EPV (Elatio

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"We constantly strive to strengthen our product portfolio. Over the past few years, we received numerous requests to create smaller and more affordable versions of our most popular fixtures," said Bob Schacherl, Philips Vari-Lite vice president of sales and marketing. "Since we are generally recognised as the pioneers of the modern automated luminaire, we knew we could not sacrifice any of the performance qualities expected with the VARI*LITE brand. After listening to dealers and designers from around the world, we identified the characteristics they wanted and created what we feel are four fantastic product lines."

Based on the VLX Wash luminaire technology,

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The latest investment saw DBN take delivery of 30 fixtures - a mix of the 30cm wide multi-purpose Color Force 12 and 1.2m/1.8m Color Force 48 / 72 battens -doubling their existing stock and bringing their total count to over 60 units, currently the largest in the UK.

DBN was also the first rental company in the UK to buy these Chroma-Q fixtures when they launched in June 2010. Since then they have proved extremely popular, being used on numerous shows and events. Says DBN's Nick Walton: "Color Force is a hugely versatile product, we use the fixtures constantly for our shows, we all really like them and they are in great demand with our customers."

(Jim Evans)

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MA Lighting's managing director Michael Althaus comments: "With Glyn, we are aiming to further develop and strengthen our market position and to enter the next level of customer support."

On 22 March MA Lighting also saw the first working day for its new technical sales colleague, David Baldwin, who replaces Callum Howie. Also new to the MA UK office, Elke Kemper switched her working office from Paderborn, MA's headquarters, to London at the beginning of March to support

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Sharpy Chrome lends an element of glamour, while preserving its optimal thermal features. The Chrome Sharpy also blends seamlessly into its setting, becoming less visible to the eye by reflecting the light and surrounding environment.

The Alpha Profile 700 is the only 700W automated spotlight with framing system available on the market. Fitted with a 700W Philips Mini-F

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New to the show this year is the ZerOS Android application - Zero 88's latest addition to its suite of remote applications. Continuing their commitment to mobile device integration, this new app adds to their existing iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad and Windows Mobile applications.

The ZerOS Remote Android app, the first for the entertainment technology industry, allows remote control of any ZerOS console. The app allows users to control their lighting rig from their Android for the first time. From channel levels to playback the ZerOS Remote offers full control of the Leap Frog 48, Leap Frog 96, Frog 2, ORB and ORB XF consoles.

ZeroWire CRMX, Cooper Controls new DMX/RDM Wireless Solution, will be previewed at Pro Light &

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Using the same technology and light source as the Profile, the Aledin 330 Wash offers a choice of two colour temperatures (3500K or 5800K) making it suitable for theatre, studio and event applications as well as architectural and exhibition work.

With a variable beam ranging from 20° - 98°, its powerful beam is "extremely versatile with angles ranging from spot to flood settings".

Its 200mm Fresnel lens guarantees maximum light output whilst the long LED life (lumen maintenance of greater than 70% after 50,000 hours*) ensures durability and keeps maintenance time to a minimum, says the company.

The Aledin 330 Wash has a flicker-fre

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Showtec will operate under its own brand-name, as a full member company of the PRG group, with Wilfried Schiefer and Ralf Richrath continuing in their present leadership roles.

Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Cologne, Germany and subsidiaries in Berlin and Munich, Showtec is a leading supplier of state-of-the-art lighting, audio, plus a broad range of LED equipment to a wide range of market segments including trade fairs and expositions, public and corporate events, concert tours and television productions.

"Showtec has an excellent reputation in the industry for maintaining the highest standards of quality for its

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The following week, the Mobile Light Lab will visit Theatrical Services in Wichita, Kansas (18) before making its way to Kansas City, Missouri to co-host an event with XS Lighting on 19 April. Wednesday 20 April, the Lab will be in Omaha, Nebraska with Theatrical Media Services.

The Mobile Light Lab will then travel to Wybron's home state for a 20 April event at PRG in Aurora, Colorado.

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The MMX Spot is the first in a new generation of 1200 Series fixtures offering a neater, smaller, lighter and brighter more energy efficient package. Using the Phillips MSR Platinum 35 lamp combined with a sophisticated optical system, the MMX Spot is a true equivalent of any 1200W spotlight moving head on the market today, says the company. In some features, the MMX is as bright as a 1500W spotlight and simultaneously energy saving - consuming about 30% less power than the current 1200W products.

The slim Robin 600 LEDWash is Robe's fastest selling fixture in the last 10 years. It features 37 10 Watt RGBW multichip LEDs each

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The 16 initial LEDWash 600 fixtures were specified by the venue's head of lighting Simon King, following an in-depth demo from DWR's Duncan Riley.

King remarks, "Apart from all the practical advantages, in creative terms, the new fixtures open up numerous possibilities. The brightness and the (15 - 60 degree) zoom are amazing."

The South African State Theatre works all year round as a busy producing and receiving house staging a wide range of shows, from comedy and live music to drama, opera and dance productions. The LEDWashes are in the main auditorium lighting rig.

A recent major production on which they were used was Opera Africa's Carmen, directed by James Ma

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During the event, the Black Coffee crew were given the day off and Brandon stepped in as the followspot operator ("for old times' sake"), while Llewellyn did the lighting design and operation of The Legends Concert, part of the festival held on the 27th March. "We picked the nice work and we had such a good time," said Llewellyn.

The Legends Concert featured artists like The Flames, Johnny Clegg, Jazzanova (Germany) and a list of other performers who kept the audience entertained from noon till after 8 at nigh

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High End Systems previewed the intellaspot automated luminaire at last year's show, and will further demonstrate the now-established fixture in full force. Debuting at the expo is the 'indigo highlighter' feature. Exclusive to the intellaspot, the indigo highlighter provides designers with additional LED output from the fixture and increases the layering abilities of the large exiting aperture fixture. This feature utilises four one-watt indigo LEDs mounted discretely to the front of the fixture.

Also on show will be the new Technospot - a full featured, har

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The company will be hosting a free seminar entitled Interference Free Wireless Lighting Controls to increase understanding of wireless technology and how it works, with a special focus on the G4 technology. This is a chance to see the advantages of the associated cost savings and energy efficiency and how to make use of a plug and play system. The seminar will be held on Wednesday, 19 April from 1.00pm - 1.45pm in the Wellington Room. To sign up, visit www.plasafocus.com/leeds/education/wednesday/.

Unlike any cable, the new G4 is able to repair corrupted data and vouches for maximum security by running on dual band and creating a backup duplicate of the signal. This new standard is transparent and works with seve

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WELL, or Wireless Event LED Luminaire, is designed specifically to be a self-contained uplight for any event. Inside each WELL wash light are 12 3W tri-colour LEDS, similar to the 14 found in the COLORado 1-TRI Tour, giving it "great colour mixing without any multi-coloured shadows". It is powered by a 12-volt battery offering at least 12 hours of life to the fixture. For control, standard DMX ports are available, as well as a pre-installed Wireless Solution WDMX receiver.

Q-Beam 260-LED provides a tight, six-degree, super-bright beam. Complete with an eight-position colour wheel, a seven-position interchangea

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AED Rent are investing more than 1 million Euros to increase their existing inventory, with the majority of the money being used to increase the number of Impression RZ 120 Zoom fixtures by 300 pieces, and to make an initial investment in 100 pieces of the new Impression Spot One - GLP's new high powered RGB LED spot fixture. With this new investment, the total inventory of GLP moving lights at AED Rent will be in the region of 2,000 fixtures.

Glenn Roggeman, CEO of AED Rent commented: "The demand that we have seen for the GLP Impression range, and particularly the RZ 120 has been incredible and so investing in more was a simple decision for us. We have