White Light's hire & technical director Dave Isherwood bought in the extra-bright Selador D60 Lustr+ fixtures following a number of requests from lighting designers, and in response to a growing push for brighter, but more energy efficient, lighting.
The first 12 have already been installed at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester for Miss Julie, lit by Johanna Town, where they are being used in combination with more traditional types of lighting, in order to boost light levels without breaking the budget.
Desire's Lustr+ array uses the premise of the x7 Color System to create lush white and subtly tinted light that can be adjusted to naturally illuminate on stage talent or scenery.
White Light was also one of the first dealers to order the new Source Four LED Lustr+ fixtures for hire and sales stock, following the fixture's official launch at Prolight & Sound in Frankfurt a few weeks ago. These fixtures have same added benefit of Selador: energy efficient, silent operation.
Isherwood says, "ETC continues to be the most requested of all our fixtures, and lighting designers are always looking to make the most of new and updated technology. ETC's LED fixtures provide a number of benefits - high light output, brilliant colours and low heat, without compromising on skin tones."
ETC's regional manager for UK & Ireland Mark White adds, "ETC firmly believes that no single fixture is perfect in all situations, which is why we now have a wide range of different types of fixtures - both LED and incandescent - which are specifically designed to work well together, giving designers layers of different types of light without compromising the quality of their work.
"By comparing Source Four LED side by side with incandescent, it is apparent to people how well they all fit together, both in terms of colour performance and dimming curve."
(Jim Evans)
