Lighting designers, operators, video technicians, directors and other professionals in the lighting, video or special events industries are invited to attend. The two-day programme is designed to present key information in the most efficient manner. An international team of experts will present case studies, instructions and most importantly, hands-on exercises to help students on their way to new techniques in digital lighting.
The desk was specified by Marc Brandon of installation company AVL Acoustic Systems in consultation with the college's in-house AV team. AVL is responsible for supplying equipment for an ongoing staged lighting and audio upgrade for the arts centre, and the Pearl Expert was supplied to them by Avolites' Singaporean distributor Total Solutions.
The Arts Centre is utilised to stage numerous and varied events and shows, accommodating both in-house and visiting productions. The College has its own events team, and some months, up to 15 shows will take place in the auditorium.
"I wanted a new desk that was very user friendly and could easily deal with both moving lights and generics, offering lots of functions," says Bran
Expert integrators, Arcstream AV, worked with Electrosonic to install the state of the art technology for the exhibition, which explores some of the environmental issues facing the planet and how we might live in the year 2050. The Living Image interactive technology is on display at the exhibition's entrance, giving an impressive 'wow factor' for visitors upon entry.
The projection is integrated into the show's 'Drinking' area, where visitors can learn about innovative new techniques for getting safe drinking water and serious issues such as water shortages.
Stephen Foulger, The Science of Survival's content director, explained: &qu
Under the terms of the stock purchase agreement, the shareholders of Lumificient Corporation received cash consideration of $1.1 million, 475,000 shares of Nexxus Lighting's Common Stock and, based upon certain future earn-out formulations, additional shares could be earned. Lumificient Corporation had 2007 revenue of approximately $2.2 million and first quarter 2008 revenue of approximately $933,000.
"The acquisition of Lumificient Corporation is very exciting. In addition to Lumificient's current growth rate for its existing solid-stat
During the design process, the decision was made to integrate a line array system in a left-right configuration at the Mary Stuart Rogers Theatre. "Until a few years ago, performance halls didn't always invest a lot of money in fixed systems," said Timothy Hart, principal, Media Systems Design Group. "The venues would typically rent equipment for different events, but the growth in touring circuits, combined with the desire to provide rider-friendly systems, led to many more venues installing larger, permanent audio systems. It's also a r
For the 30-strong cast, 24 Sennheiser MKE 2-ew-GOLD lavalier microphones were paired with SK 500 G2 bodypacks. 24 channels of EM 500 G2 rack mounted receivers with A 2003-UHF passive directional antennas and AB 2 boosters were used in conjunction with three NET-1 systems running Sennheiser's Wireless System Manager software.
"Andrew Lloyd Webber and Ben Elton decided they wanted to change a few elements of the original version of The Beautiful Game and they are taking it in its new revised sta
For their latest production, Michael - I'm Bad, a dance biography set to the original music of Michael Jackson that highlights notable moments in the singer's life, lighting and video designer Bo Kudsk Kristensen had the opportunity to incorporate a video element into the show and chose a back wall of Martin LC Series LED panels.
"For 'Bad' we were looking for more of a living set and thought about projectors," Kristensen explains, "but then Martin came out with these great LED panels, which are very bright and easy to work with.
Part of a system design by Phil Scobee of Dale Morris Leasing, XLC enclosures upgraded with new DVX-series woofers serve as the main PA for the Sugarland tour, offering increased power handling and enhanced frequency response. The EV equipment list includes 32 XLC boxes, 20 XLC118 subs, and 24 super-compact XLD281 boxes for 270-degree side wraps. 12 additional XLC boxes serve
The challenge was to light a naturalistic piece of theatre with a peak lighting load of just 5kW. For a previous show at Arcola Theatre The Living Unknown Soldier, LED and fluorescent sources were used to cut power consumption to this level, however the colours, dimming profiles, and quality of light given from the current generation of LEDs and fluorescents makes it difficult to use them in naturalistic pieces where the lighting should go unnoticed.
Lighting designer Michael Nabarro instead used a combination of lower-wattage and lower-voltage tungsten sources provided by Selecon, ETC and White Light to trim the overal
Helping to create the atmosphere is a long list of Martin gear that includes MAC 250 Kryptons, MX-10, MX-4 and Mania SCX600 scanners, and Wizard Extremes all brought to life by a Magnum Club Smoke system. Lighting control is from a Martin LightJockey.
Adding a distinctively decorative look to the club is a wall of Martin LC Series LED panels that work against mirrored pillars and chrome poles to emit a brightness that seems to increase in intensity and range throughout the venue.
"Its brightness is remarkable and reliable," said Meacham, who had the panels installed in the 'skybox' at the back of the club. "It took no long
On the personnel front, there have been some key appointments confirmed in the increasingly-competitive loudspeaker sector. HK Audio has named Oliver Rückle as the company's new head of international sales. Prior to joining HK Audio, he spent seven years with beyerdynamic in Heilbronn, first as sales manager and then as product manager. At Community Audio, industry veteran Chris Foreman has been promoted to the position of vice-president, chief operating officer.
The Association of British Theatre Technician's ABTT Theatre Show is gearing up to celebrate its 30th birthday in London's Royal Horticultural Halls, 11-12 June 2008. Many new innovations on the lighting front will be showcased this
The starting point was an original set design by award-winning scenic designer Bart Clement, a special version of which was licensed for the event. This filled the limited 10m available headroom of the space, creating a widescreen feel, with its deceptive angles and shrinking points amplifying the depth of the space.
E/T/C projected onto the proscenium arch, the ceiling, both walls and the floor of the set, and each projection area was a different size and shape. All areas were projected in bold, striking i
In addition to the competitive Verlinde range of manual winches Hoist UK can now offer a full range of spur gear models ranging from 125kg to 2,000kg and worm-gear winches with capacities ranging from 250kg to 5,000kg. Both the spur gear and worm gear winches come in either a painted finish or galvanised finish. All models have sealed bearings and adjustable crank handles.
Hans Siertsema, managing director of Gebuwin BV tied up the deal with Hoist UK's Paul Jordan and says: "As a manufacturer of hoisting equipment we are happy to do business with Hoist UK because their team has great knowledge of anything to do with professional hoisting. Whether standard or specialised equipment, the
PLASA Focus - Leeds 2009, the successor to the A.C. Lighting North trade show, will be the first of an entirely new style of regional event under the PLASA Focus banner, with an emphasis on connecting the industry with exceptional networking opportunities.
It will be the perfect regional networking complement to the PLASA Show itself and will build on both the growing success of the redesigned and expanded PLASA Show and the legacy of goodwill created by A.C. Lighting North.
Taking the 'look and feel' of the latter as its basis, PLASA Focus - Leeds 2009 will see an expansion and development in many areas, including exhibitor space and seminar sessions, alongside partnerships with regiona
"It's great to work with Davy again," says HSL's project manager Mike Oates. "He has a very creative eye and can make an expedient sized rig go a long way."
It was Sherwin's first tour with the band and his design was based on exploring the mixing of different qualities and textures of light emitted by LED and tungsten lightsources.
Upstage were four Litec wind-up towers at different heights, with a total variation of about a foot. These introduced form and architecture to the stage. Attached to the top of each of these was a 2m section of truss, each rigged with two Robe ColorWash 700E AT moving lights and four Showtec Sunstrips - with 10 individual channels of MR16 lights. Two of the Sunstrips were mounted vertic
It was a great pleasure being associated with the world's number one DJ," says Santana Davis, chief sound engineer with J Davis. Bart, system engineer for Tiesto, adds: "It was a pleasure to work with J Davis, they are so professional, and the set up was so quick. Overall, it went way beyond all my expectations."
A total of 68 L-Acoustics enclosures were deployed for the event - 20 V-DOSC, 12 KUDO, 12 ARCS, 16 SB218 and eight SB118.
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As Exton project manager Ivar Ragnarsson explains, the venue was not an easy room for system designers. "The hall is rather wide and steep, and has always been a bit hard to cover with conventional speakers," says Ragnarsson. "M'elodie has perfect coverage for this venue. Because of its very tight focus, it's also really great for working with lavaliers."
The system comprised two arrays o
The case contains all the DJ kit required for a show - including two Pioneer CDJ-1000s, a DKM800 mixer and rack mountable screens, together with a series of custom connecter panels to integrate with the store's existing Technics 1210 vinyl decks and Bose Lifestyle "monitor" speakers. The latter are now incorporated into the top left and right ha
Kirkwood arrived at the first date in Dublin directly from Jamaica in time for a few run-throughs with Britrow's Josh Lloyd, who has completed the XL8 training at Midas' Kidderminster headquarters.
"I've always been a Midas fan and have been using their consoles since 1977, but I think this sounds even better than the XL4," says Kirkwood of the XL8. "Although I'd used other digital desks, I'd never felt as comfortable or as fast on them, and audibly they were a step down. However I find the XL8 a far more natural way of working, and very similar to using an analogue console."
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Entrepreneur Alex Proud built his first Camden venue up as a gallery for photographic works. Located in Camden Market, recent planning developments have compelled a move to new premises and he has set up his new venue in a former horse hospital close by.
Once filled by horses injured by pulling the barges up the nearby canal, the Victorian building has lately been used by the market's antique dealers. The 'at proud' refurbishment has kept many of the original features, including the cobble
BE Productions installs systems and provides concert sound reinforcement, but specialises in outdoor cinema events, exclusively using high-quality Sanyo projectors and inflatable screens made by the German manufacturer Airscreen. The company's crew of eight technicians and its two proprietors handle the technical support for major Australian events such as Newton's Playground Extreme Sports Festival and Starlight Cinema events. A highlight on the company calendar is the annual Movies in the Overflow, held in Sydney
According to Chess McKinney, director of project technologies Gaylord Entertainment, Lab.gruppen amplifiers were chosen based on the Swedish manufact
The transformation of the hall was designed by Tim Foster of Tim Foster Architects, well known for their theatre work, particularly the Tricycle Theatre and the associated Tricycle Cinema in Kilburn, the re-development of the Theatre Royal in Norwich, the adaptation of London's Whitehall Theatre into the Trafalgar Studios and many more.
At Kingsmead, they were asked to develop much needed performing facilities for a school that had recently been awarded special status for the performing and visual arts. The result is a recta
With the two co-headliners sharing a stage set and teaming up for some numbers such as an opening duet of Jay-Z's Can't Knock the Hustle, then going on to perform solo with their individual bands, the show's lighting fixtures had to be versatile. The lighting had to accommodate both Blige's "softer, more feminine" show and Jay-Z's performance, which "is very hard-hitting and masculine," said Patrick Dierson of Artfag, LLC, the tour's lighting director.
"They are two very high-profile artists, and the dynamic of her show versus his is a bit different," Dierson elaborated. "Her show is a lot softer, although it still has a lot of accents and pushes because she's a strong perfor
