"Empowering dealers with not simply the best technologies and systems but also the best programmes and people is central to our approach here at Harman Professional," Robbins said. "This commitment requires us to evolve and, just as we have added the Martin Lighting brand to our portfolio, add quality and value wherever possible."
Brian Friborg joined Martin Professional in 1999 and
The MAC III Quadray allows for projection of up to four individually controllable rays of light from a single luminaire, providing new possibilities in static or dynamic mid-air effects. Superior output from a 1500-watt lamp means the MAC III Quadray delivers enough power for even the biggest stages and venues. It houses the same feature set as Martin's MAC III AirFX, including a vibrant color mixing system, stunning aerial effects and a
The RAH's Lighting department were appointed as lighting contractors and senior technical manager Ollie Jeffery contacted award winning international lighting designer Tim Routledge to create a design using their own extensive house rig - featuring 130 moving lights - plus a large quantity of 'specials' including 24 x Robe Robin Pointes and 40 x Robe Robin LEDBeam 100s.
These were supplied by Brighton based TSL. Project manager Frankie Du Toit organised WYSIWYG, patch and systems liaising with Routledge directly on behalf of the Hall.
Jeffery comments, "TSL didn't just provide us with a dry-hire service, it was a complete managed package backed up by a first class service.&quo
New software from ELC, derived from continuing experience gained through working on live events, is now available as dmXLAN v4. This completely revised freeware programme for Windows and OSX recognizes that managing the Ethernet network on live events has become a specialist role within the technical team in recent years.
ELC's software engineers often freelance on shows where they take responsibility for maintaining the integrity of data networks that distribute data for lighting, automation, LED screen and communications to distributed areas of the rig and dmXLAN v4 is the tool designed to do that job.
The theatre which reopened in February 2013 had been dark for four years and having discovered their own console had been badly damaged in storage , the theatre was loaned a Strand Console by the Royal Shakespeare Company. When it came to replacing the console , Stephen Hocking from the Albany had already experienced the Orb XF supplied to the Palace Theatre Redditch (where he used to crew) and realised that this was the desk for them.
An onsite demo by Richard Lambert of Zero88 saw the Orb XF connected and patched easily to the theatres own DMX network and tasks which the crew had struggled to do effectively on the Strand console, were achieved quickly and easily.
During a separate site inspection by Keith Rogers , service manager
Fifteen awards were announced on the Theatres Trust stand in the midst of the PLASA hubbub.
Sponsored by AVW Controls, dbs Solutions, Load Cell Rental, Mayflower, Philips Entertainment, PLASA, Production Resource Group (PRG), StageBitz, Stage Jobs Pro, The Fifth Estate Ltd and Triple E, the TTAs are also very kindly supported by Lighting&Sound International and The Theatres Trust.
Host for the evening was prolific multi award-winning lighting designer Rick Fisher, perhaps best known for his work on Billy Elliot the Musical and An Inspector Calls. Recent credits include Great Expectations at Bristol's Old Vic, The Herd at The Bush Theatre, and Inside Wagner's Head at the Linbury Stud
Robe's CEO Josef Valchar comments, "We are really happy. There was a constant stream of people to the booth, interest in all the latest products and of course, we are delighted to win another Innovation Award, which is a great recognition of all the hard work and foresight of our product design and R 'n' D teams."
The Robe stand was the largest of the exhibition in surface area and occupied a prominent position at the back of the hall. It was designed by Nathan Wan and also featured an eye-catching light-show - also designed and programmed by Wan, utilising all the new and latest products to a special soundtrack.
This ran every half an hour, and attracted even more people to the booth t
A packed audience gathered to see SGM CEO Peter Johansen collect the coveted prize from PLASA chairman, Ed Pagett in a ceremony at the ExCeL's AudioLab Arena during this year's PLASA Show in London, as Association CEO Matthew Griffiths made the announcements.
The PLASA Awards for Innovation recognise products that advance the industry by demonstrating a new style of thinking, improving technical practice or taking a key step forward in terms of safety. During the show's opening two days, 45 new products were judged 'live' by an independent panel of expert judges who toured the show floor to view each product presentation.
The G-Spot was accoladed for a number of reas
The revised versions of the MA VPU plus and MA VPU basic offer even more functionality and performance than their already sophisticated predecessors. And with the brand new MA VPU light, MA hit the market with a media solution for more budget conscious projects - offering nearly the same power as the MA VPU plus and basic.
Michael Althaus, MA Lighting's managing director, was happy with the trade show's feedback: "PLASA 2013 saw MA Lighting's system solutions taking a big step forward again. We expanded and enhanced our media elements, offering the market a wider range and set new hardware benchmarks. With HD resolution on any MA VPU and multiple HD layer processing in parallel, as well a
Lighting for the show is designed by KBS's Mr Lee Kwan Han working closely with the KBS lighting design team. Currently on the rig for the weekly show are 40 x Robe Robin 1200 LEDWashes and 38 MMX Spots which were purchased earlier in the year by the KBS Hall to be added to their house lighting system.
They are proving ideal for lighting the show, giving Mr Lee all the creative latitude he needs to produce a rich and varied collection of looks and scenes for the different artists each week.
The Open Concert line-up includes a wide range of genres in singing, music and performan
Pete Robinson project managed for dbn. Both he and the company have been involved in the event for the last six years, each time working closely with technical production management providers A To V and also directly with the client, to interpret their brief and help bring the venue alive with the atmospheres required.
This year, the venue was split into two sections. A fully operational fairground was installed in one half, and the dinner for 1000 people into the other. The dinner area featured a stage in the centre of the room and dbn was asked to create a circus big top visual effect, which they did using hundreds of strips of red a
This year's award was for the SuperNova 3 software, which enables system-wide control of RDM devices across an Art-Net network. SuperNova 3 offers the perfect tool for production electricians or system technicians to monitor, configure and display their rig status in real-time. Building on the SuperNova platform, this advancement enables users to control their whole rig - even the devices connected by cables.
LumenRadio's first Award for Innovation was given in 2009 for the CRMX Nova product line and it's contributions to wireless DMX and RDM data distribution including low latency, error correction, and cognitive coexistence that enable reliable operation in difficult and saturated radio environments. The second award was given to LumenRadio in 2010 for the CRMX Nova F
Asked about his profile, Lieberman says, "I'd like to consider myself a part of the electronic dance music community as well as a part of the nightclub community. I've grown up in this industry; I embrace it, support it and do my very best to perpetuate it."
Over the years he has turned to many different lighting solutions to fulfil his concepts, but recently added the name of SGM to his tool-box - specifying new generation LED X-5 strobes to implement a redesign at prominent Chicago club/restaurant Studio Paris.
"Aside from SGM, this was also my first project for Studio Paris and we immediate
The White Light Open Day, a free event aimed at those working in small theatres, performance venues, schools, and colleges, attracted 200 visitors in 2012 with attendees coming from across London and elsewhere in the UK. All were looking to improve their lighting knowledge, demo the latest kit, or meet with White Light staff.
This year's event aims to provide an even greater variety of content and activities allowing visitors to take part in lighting master classes and technical training sessions, as well as getting a hands-on look at White Light's extensive range of lighting, AV, and effects equipment available for s
The Awards for Innovation ceremony is an annual event celebrating the most innovative new lighting, sound, and video technology from across the industry. This year, an independent panel of expert judges viewed more than 45 products which were presented from the floor of the PLASA Show 2013 exhibition in London's ExCel Centre. With the awards announcement, the judges said that Chromlech's Tap Technology "represents an impressive advancement in state-of-the-art entertainment lighting," adding that they were "very excite
ETC Selador Desire LED wash fixtures, including the D40XTI outdoor version, will be on display. Desire luminaires are available in seven arrays: Lustr+ for a complete range of colour mixing; Vivid for bold colours; Fire for warm-spectrum hues; Ice for cool spectrum tones; fixed colour temperature white light options Studio Daylight and Studio Tungsten; and Studio HD for variable colour temperature white light. The Desire D40XTI is safe for use outdoors in any weather, with a dust- and weather-resistant IP66-rated design that makes it the perfect tool to
With the world's leading brands, Elit provides professional solutions for studio, TV applications, conference and concert halls, theaters, shopping malls, etc. The company also offers project design, installation and after-sale support.
Mr. Emre Defne of Elit says, "We are very happy about this new partnership with Wireless Solution. The company has an excellent reputation and a high quality product. We can see countless opportunities in Turkey for W-DMX to be highly successful in all sectors of the industry."
"Elit represents the top brands in the industry and is a very strong company," says Isac Alkstrand, operations manager for Wireless Solution, "They have a broad spectrum of connections a
Chris Toulmin, head of events, PLASA London 2013, said, "The response we've received to PLASA London 2013 has been overwhelmingly positive, both from visitors and exhibitors. They have embraced the new venue and also enjoyed the new features such as the AudioLab Arena, Theatre and Interactive. The PLASA team has worked very hard to get to th
"When we introduced Rosco's Supergel 313 Light Relief Yellow in 2004, you [Rick Fisher] were quoted as saying "I wanted the Light Relief Yellow to be a warm, late afternoon, sunny colour...," which seems to me the perfect sentiment for this colour and this charity - a comforting ray of light when it's needed most. Thank you to every designer who uses Supergel 313 on stage for helping us help our community offstage. We donate the proceeds from this col
Pacha Group technical director, Toni Prats' lighting design at the Pacha Ibiza venue includes several Martin products, including 14 MAC Viper Profiles, 40 MAC 101 wash lights, 14 MAC 350 Entour fixtures, 10 Atomic 3000 DMX fixtures, four Rush MH 1 Profiles, four MAC 250 wash lights and various Martin Tripix LED strips.
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"We need to save energy" said the responsible architect of the Hofbr&0228;uhaustent at the Oktoberfest.
For many years on the 16 pylons in the tent featured PAR 56 spots (300Watt each). This year these luminaries have been replaced by Leader Light's energy-saving Stage beams, the same LED fixtures which were used at Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmo.
"We are very happy with the result because we didn't think, that LEDs are able to produce such a effective light and beam," said the architect. "Next year we will definitely use Leader Light's lighting again."
(Jim Evans)
In a bid to create more energy efficient railway stations, Virgin Trains has tasked Lorne Stewarts Facilities Services Division PLC to find innovative ways to reduce energy consumption at stations maintained by Virgin. In the latest phase of this project, Lorne Stewart PLC has used AVA branded LED lighting products to light up parts of Birmingham International Railway Station.
Lighting accounts for a significant amount of energy usage and AVA LED technology was specifically chosen by Lorne Stewart as a cost effective route in achieving 90 percent reductions in power consumption, when compared to outdated lighting technologies.
AVA branded T8 tube lights, lamps and panel lamps were chosen
Vibe has the minimum amount physical buttons with the touch screen environment giving the user the flexibility to layout his desktop exactly how he wants it with buttons, display windows and playbacks wherever he wants them. Different desktops can be configured for different parts of the show or for different users. There are no theoretical limits to the number of playbacks of desktop layouts, the user is not constrained by conventional physical hardware, and he can design his own control surface to suit the nee
The combining of Harman and Martin will result in operational efficiencies, including the closure of Martin's operations in Sunrise, Florida. The company will maintain a strong sales and product support presence in the Fort Lauderdale area and all staff from the facility have been offered positions within the Harman Professional organization, says the company.
"Today, we met with our team in Florida to announce our decision to integrate operations. This move will bring many long-term advantages to our customers and other stakeholders and will help sustain Martin's position as the industry's most innovative, best supported, best integrated lighting manufacturer," Brian Friborg, Harman Professional USA vice president of sale
