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14 December 2016

Penn Elcom chairman and founder Roger Willems stated: "The Irish pro entertainment industry market shows definitive signs of recovering from the economic dip, there are many installations and other projects happening and flourishing! It's been our intention to open a base there for some time, but then circumstances converged to make this a really opportune time."

These circumstances include Rory becoming available to run Penn Elcom Ireland and also the 7000sq.ft warehouse facility in south County Dublin coming on-stream, so with these two plusses, Roger activated the plan. Stock of Penn's extensive standard flightca

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Designed to control dimmers, LED fixtures and moving lights, the Philips Strand 500ML's user interface is quick and easy to navigate and provides designers and programmers with 24 faders, each of which may be used as a master, submaster or playback.

Lighting designer Mark Wynn-Edwards, whose portfolio includes Lamb and Jamiroquai, comments that he is highly impressed with the Philips Strand 500ML:

"I have been using the Philips Strand 500ML for a while now on a broad range of projects," he expla

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Designed for large-scale applications, the al-12 is designed for higher efficiency, increased power handling and reduced power compression. VUE incorporates proprietary transducer designs in each al-Class acoustic line array element. Every individual component development project carefully weighs the design trade-offs to optimize parameters for maximum output capability and heat dissipation, frequency response linearity, duty-cycle reliability, and minimum size and weight.

One of the distinguishing features of the al-12 is its ability to integrate with other al-Class elements thanks to VUE's Acoustic Linearity principles. CST (Continuous Source Topology) enables VUE al-Class line-array elements to function seamless

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14 December 2016

Bandit Lites once again worked with Lambda Productions to provide a lighting package for the weekend that featured a line-up including Pearl Jam, Dead & Company, LCD Soundsystem, J. Cole, CHVRCHES, Jason Isbell, M83, Halsey and Chris Stapleton.

Bandit's production manager Dizzy Gosnell designed the mainstage festival system to accommodate the three daily closing headliners systems, as each brought along a large portion of their own touring system which occupied a 40'w by 30'd footprint above the performing area.

Working in conjunction with their lighting design

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WI has previously worked with Dragone on several projects, explains project manager Koen Peeters, and for this one the show creators turned to them to provide solutions for several staging conundrums, all of which had to be delivered in an extremely short timeframe.

With the tour starting in Russia, crew visas, paperwork and transportation needed special attention, in addition to all the engineering and physical creative work!

The first WI element of the project was to create 14 aluminium flying wings and a kinetic system to make them move. All of these flying elements have an i

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A provider of technical staging for TV, West End theatre shows and high-profile events, the company's recent activities have included supporting the launch of the Britain Stronger in Europe campaign and the Olivier Awards. It is also a preferred supplier for venues including the Camden Roundhouse, the o2 Arena, the Saatchi Gallery and the Royal Airforce Museum in London.

Founded in 2002 by Ian Riley, Lee Bradshaw and Stevie Warne, Blue-i employs 21 staff at offices in Leeds and Hemel Hempstead. The investment will allow it to expand its team and further develop its innovative technology. Lee Bradshaw will now become MD and Stevie Warne technica

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The pressure is on for lighting designer Dave 'Gig' Butzler to keep the lighting rig constantly evolving to ensure that Brooks' extended touring campaigns are constantly fresh and interesting for his enthusiastic public. Introducing Robe BMFL Spots to the visual equation was the latest 'upgrade'. This move has enabled him to harness the power, throw distances and effects of the BMFL Spots to boost the impact of the lightshow even further. 44 BMFL Spots replaced the previous hard-edged spot moving fixture of choice, and these are being supplied by Ga

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14 December 2016

Tasked with creating a dynamic lighting concept for the main stage, LD Frederick Heerinckx of BlackBoxDesign specified 42 Chauvet Professional Nexus 7x7 panels, incorporating the fixture's classic tungsten looks and pixel mapping capabilities into the overall visual aesthetic of the stage.

"I wanted to create big looks for the Dunk! Main stage. My concept was to recreate the rock 'n' roll feel of the old par can tungsten fixtures, while incorporating new technical features like pixel mapping into the mix," commen

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14 December 2016

Penn Elcom chairman and founder Roger Willems stated: "The Irish pro entertainment industry market shows definitive signs of recovering from the economic dip, there are many installations and other projects happening and flourishing! It's been our intention to open a base there for some time, but then circumstances converged to make this a really opportune time."

These circumstances include Rory becoming available to run Penn Elcom Ireland and also the 7000sq.ft warehouse facility in south County Dublin coming on-stream, so with these two plusses, Roger activated the plan. Stock of Penn's extensive standard flightca

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14 December 2016

PLASA Show's first year at Olympia sees the show showcasing the latest technology in Olympia's National Hall and the Gallery floor above, with the two seminar theatres, product demos and interactive showcases also situated on the Gallery floor.

As always, every session at the PLASA 2016 Seminar Programme is free-to-attend, with subjects including audio, lighting, AV, staging and business skills being covered. The first 15 have been confirmed and include the return of LSI journalist Phil Ward's popular panel

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"The Rogue R1 FX-B opens up a wide array of creative possibilities for designers at clubs, on tour and in a variety of other applications," said Albert Chauvet, CEO of Chauvet. "This is a fixture that will add a great deal of versatility to any rig, but at the same time it's affordable and draws very little power."

The Rogue R1 FX-B has 16-bit dimming of the master dimmer, as well as individual colours for smooth control of fades. Built-in colour macros add even more options to the lighting designer's creative toolbox. For even greater creative possibilit

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Initially MGC distributed stage/studio lamps, however it now covers many area of specialist lighting including healthcare, purification, airfield as well as stage/studio.

Managing director James Greig comments, "The last 40 years has seen MGC transform from a small start in stage/studio to becoming a global leader, developing into medical and purification. We have a strong base in UK and now Spain, along with exporting to more than 90 countries. I would like to thank all of our customers, our suppliers and especially to all the people who have worked

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Despite a track record that includes installations at the Venetian, Palazzo and Cosmopolitan hotels, Las Vegas CityCenter and CBN TV studios, the company is still better known for rentals and used equipment sales. "It has taken nearly 20 years for us to be an overnight sensation in the installation market," says systems and design general manager Bill Groener. The Las Vegas team, headed by senior project manager Buddy Pope with John Fernandez and CAD specialist Shaun Blue, has worked together for over 15 years.

Built on the site of the old Universal Amphitheatre, the California attraction follows successful openings in Japan and Orlando. "Meeting the tight schedule set by Universal wa

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E11even opened in 2014 as a 24/7 club with a sophisticated atmosphere. New lighting for the rooftop, an open area with dance floor, sofa seating and views of downtown Miami, was completed early in 2016 and has invigorated the space as a place to linger. The truss above the rooftop dance floor holds an atmosphere-generating rig that includes Elation Platinum HFX moving heads, Sniper multi-effect lights, SixPar 200 LED PAR lights and Protron 3K stro

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"It goes through a few colour fades and variations keeping within a maritime theme," said Paul. The north side of the building was completely lit up by EX36 floods. "The reason they wanted the northern side lit up is that there is a lot of foot traffic from the ferry terminal."

It was important to use Wireless DMX from Wireless Solution on this side of the building, due to safety issues and constraints in using cables. "That's why we used some W-DMX as we couldn't run cable across the main thoroughfare. It was just a short link but an important one for s

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Open to artists specialising in calligraphy, poetry and music from across the Middle East, the prestigious awards are held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Abdulla Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and organised by the UAE's Federal Ministry of Culture and Knowledge Development.

For the twelfth consecutive year, Terry - at the helm of his Dubai-based company Lighthouse Productions - was responsible for designing and supplying the awards' set and lighting design.

This year, the starting point for Terry's design was Islamic architecture - with its geometric curves, arches, complex symmetries and domed structures. The intricate calligraphy asso

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Filmed for Mzansi Channel on DSTV, the competition saw seven celebrity choirmasters assemble amateur singers who went head to head at the Clash of the Choirs SA.

The competition kicked off at the end of 2015, with the finales held in April 2016. This meant the entire rig - the set designed and created by Dream Sets - had to come down and be put up again. The set was larger than before and with the studio on the sixth floor, it was a relief to have a lift in the building and a team of enthusiastic crew on site.<

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14 December 2016

For the latest incarnation of the Cream series, which featured DJs John O'Callaghan, Bryan Kearney and Will Atkinson, Justlite's John McGuinness turned Belfast's cavernous T13 urban sports complex into a warmer club-like setting with help from a collection of fixtures from Chauvet Professional. At the heart of his design was a 55sq.m video wall created with PVP S7 panels. Adding colour and impact to the overall look were 24 Legend 230SR Beam moving fixtures, as well as 30 SlimPANEL Tri 24

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With representatives from the Leave and Remain camps lined up in front of a 6000 strong audience, the elaborate stage was full of colour as the campaigners traded views and addressed a selection of invited questions for the live broadcast.

Working closely with Gurdip Mahal, Aurora helped deliver the live experience with an array of equipment spread across two main stage areas, whilst also keeping the audience well and truly in the frame.

Martin MAC Viper Performance and Washes added strong tones to the production, with Viper AirFX also on board for extra versatility. 60 Clay Paky Mythos fixtures were also included with their beam properties whilst GLP XA XLs were placed throughout the arena t

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14 December 2016

Hawthorn's hire service has seen a 90% increase in its supply to the theatre sector this year and the recent investments will play a key role in supporting the business's ambitious plans to build upon this success, as well as demonstrating the company's commitment to providing the very best possible service to clients.

Four prestigious productions are currently using Hawthorn equipment, including Hairspray the Musical, Brideshead Revisited and Jackie the Musical.

The company is currently exhibiting at the ABTT Theatre Show 2016 at London's Alexandra Palace.

Amongst the new stock additions were Martin MAC Viper Performance fi

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Russell Armentrout, president of Performance Lighting, came up with the fog burst concept after a design concept meeting with R. Kelly. Performance Lighting made it happen with the help of lighting director Tony Trovato by using a collection of 24 Vesuvio RGBA high-output LED foggers from Chauvet Professional.

"The concert is really an unfolding story told with music, words, effects and lighting," said Armentrout

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Featured in the design are 140 Solaris Mozart fixtures. "While these lights are small in scale, they make an incredible impact, encompassing both performers in light and creating a warm, asymmetrical backdrop for the show," says Jessica Charlton of Morris.

In January of this year, Morris provided lighting and audio for the 2016 NHL All-Star Weekend, where they first put the Mozarts to the test. The 2016 NHL All-Star Weekend's festivities were broadcast live, and the Mozarts performed well in the live show, while also looking great in both the television coverage and photographs. After that successful deployment, Matt

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Arf & Yes provided the full show and venue technical design package for producers Endemol, including stage, set, lighting and video, plus the layout accommodating a large main performance stage and 3000 live audience, taking full advantage of all the available space.

The lighting rig included 86 x Robe moving lights - 52 x Pointes, 30 LEDWash 800s and four LEDWash 300s, which, together with other lights enabled Ignace and his team including lighting programmer / operator Timothy De Mets to create a versatile show environment.

Onstage were three massive L