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David is the first placement student that Enlightened has taken on for a whole year and will hopefully be the first of many, as part of the company's new investment in young talent. Over the course of the year, David will work in all departments at Enlightened and will gain experience in production, installation, sales, hire, and repairs. He comments: "I approached Enlightened as the company had been spoken of highly by industry professionals that I had encountered during my first and second year at university. Meeting the team at En

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The Christmas lasers are designed as waterproof devices (IP67), so they can be used outdoor as well. Some models come with radio remote control, which allows for the control of colours, rotation and pattern change speed, as well as for selecting additional strobe effects.

The Christmas themed projection effect is generated with glass gobos in combination with an optical diffraction grating, so the effect does not flicker, like it would do with normal scanners. Due to the diffraction grating it has a wide projection angle, too.

The Laserworld Christmas laser light effects are rated

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Bandit Lites has provided the lighting package for the stellar scrimmage for the last five years, striving each year to match the energy and excitement of Kentucky's fans. Lighting designer Aaron Swetland configured a rig that did the all-important task of illuminating the court, but also filled the arena with beams of light.

One aspect of the event comes from the fact that the only colours used throughout the whole occasion are blue and white, ca

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Gunn, a pioneer of New Age (or World Music), whose recordings like Thirty-One Nights have become classics in the genre, arranged for Hinton to capture his performance on the flute, as well as interpretive dance numbers, with an improvisational lighting display. To achieve this visionary goal, the LD surrounded the small stage with circular truss and mounted 12 Intimidator Spot 255 IRC moving fixtures from Chauvet DJ on the structure.

"Nick got a hold of me, wanting to try and do something different. He was

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Comtech has been a lighting, staging, video and rigging supplier to the popular Live Nation event which has grown year on year since its inception in 2010.

Staged in the charismatic old B&W Shipyard (Burmeister & Wain) in Refshale°en, the former industrial heart of the city, the huge piles of rusting steel and other nautical relics are awakened noisily each year by the very best of heavy, hard and death metal music.

The three-day event is enjoyed by an audience of 18-20,000, who this year were treated to industrial strength performances by main stage headliners Black Sabbath, the Scorpions and King Diamond along with many others across four performance spaces including the Hades and Pandemonium stages.

Comtech - one of Den

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The original ChromaPanels have clocked 13 years, 10 months of continuous activity - surpassing 115,000 hours. "This real-world industry first is proof of the LEDs' amazing longevity and of Pulsar's dedication to making the highest quality LED lighting fixtures on the market," the company says.

In the May of 2005 an additional 21 metres of ChromaStrip2 were installed on Pulsar's Fa

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Chris, who has over 12 years of experience working in the AVL production and install industry, owns Cascade Technical Sales, based in Sacramento. He most recently ran his own sound production and installation company and still does broadcast production for the NBA's Sacramento Kings. Chris brings with him valuable experience working for a rep firm, representing lighting and audio companies, and also has years of experience working as a freelance engineer. Chris worked for the renowned music store Skips Music in Sacramento for years as an install manager

Chris will be representing Elation Professional's entire line of lighting and video products and star

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Recognized for 'advancing IP weather protection in a quality automated fixture,' the Best Debuting Product accolade was presented at an awards ceremony on Saturday, 24 October on the LDI show floor. On hand to receive the award were Elation Professional sales director Eric Loader and ADJ Group president Toby Velazquez. "It was a great show for us, our new products were very well received, and we were thrilled for the recognition that Proteus received at the awards ceremony," Eric Loader stated.

"To win a product award right out of the gate combined with the positive response and feedback we received from customers over

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The spectacle, produced by Stardust Circus International, which combines the drama and theatrical gruesomeness of Gothic horror with quick-witted illusion art, was launched at the Royal Theatre Carré in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where it enjoyed a successful seven-week run before going on the road.

The action includes mind-boggling special effects that help transport audiences into a strange world where nothing is as it seems, as Hans Klok's House of Horror tests and exceeds the limits of the genre of 'illusion.' The epic-scale family horror show offers a cast of freakish and fantastical characters together with the Master of Magic!

Luc

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Andrew Ellis has been designing for the Academy for the last decade; this year's lighting included a significant number of Clay Paky fixtures, namely Sharpy Washes and Mythos.

"The brief from the artistic director for this show has always been to bring something new to the design each year. My own goal is to treat it not as a student showcase but as a professional show to West E

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History is on the verge of repeating itself with the latest Roland Session, which features the indie rock duo Moon performing I Got A Fever, a raw hard-driving love song that is rapidly capturing the attention of critics and fans throughout the US. Doing justice to the group's big sound and gritty beats is a compact, but hard-punching lighting rig featuring Nexus 4x4 panels from Chauvet Professional.

Justin Preston of Three-Phase Productions used five of the COB LED panels mounted on stands and the floor to form a semi-circle around band members: singer/drummer Chelsea Davis and guitarist/keyboardist Dan Silver. "Moon is made up of two people, so

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Produced by Insomniac Events, headed by CEO Pasquale Rotella, thousands gathered to celebrate three days of electronic music while dancing the three-day weekend away amidst magical environments created by production design specialists SJ Lighting.

SJ Lighting handled production design on four of the five stages at this year's Nocturnal, creating something extraordinary on each stage with the help of a bevy of Elation lighting gear supplied by Visions Lighting, AG Light & Sound and Felix Lighting.

"The design philosophy is always to create something new, to give visitors a unique experience," said Steve Lieberman of SJ Lighting about the design goal for this year's

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The event will again offer live product demonstrations, the latest technological innovations from a wealth of manufacturers and distributors, alongside a packed two-day programme of informative, relevant and educational seminars.

The events and festivals sector is a major contributor to the Scottish economy - both locally and internationally and this year Scotland has taken steps to invest in the future of the industry with the unveiling last month of a 10-year collaborative strategy to significantly grow this £3.5 billion industry.

The result of an 18-month consultation process involving the Scottish Government, VisitScotland, Scottish

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The west Midlands based creative and technical production specialist was commissioned for the project by a leading Belgian production company for their end client, a major pharmaceutical brand.

They wanted a special evening treatment for the front entrance of the hotel to welcome their 250 conference delegates.

CPL's team was led by Mike Radford. The brief was to illuminate the front entrance of the property and bring a touch of magic for guests arriving to Heythrop on two evenings.

The primary elements walls were highlighted with a selection of wireless LED fixtures and moving lights with

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Simon, known for his individual style in lighting, has been involved with the NZFW event as it's been known since 2004, since the start. This year he again transformed the showspace with bold and dramatic looks and scenes with the help of 24 x Robe BMFL Blades and 12 x BMFL Spots.

The venue showcased creations by some of the most innovative and interesting New Zealand designers, and with up to five shows a day for seven days, Simon needed as much flexibility as possible to change the ambience of the environment and meet the demands and expecta

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It was also the platform to launch their venture: Odin Audiosystems, the Celestion-loaded active line-array system.

Two live bands - Jewelste and ZENO performed outdoors on the premises of the company and gave the audience a glimpse of the true Odin sound.

FOH was mixed by Ralph Gabri

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Red Dwarf's director of photography, Ed Moore, encountered Jacobs-Wyburn at the PLASA Show 2015, where she was demonstrating a Cobalt lighting desk. Moore was keen to maximise the potential of the recently upgraded lighting control systems at Pinewood Studios, which included ETC Cobalt and Congo jr consoles. In turn, Jacobs-Wyburn was invited to join the team for the two new series that were about to begin filming.

In line with broadcaster UKTV's commitment to the BAFTA albert consortium sustain

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The LDI judges said, "The Chroma-Q Color Force 2 showed a stunning face and elegant colour mixing, both as a smooth surface wash and as a clean visual look."

John Fuller, global brand manager for Chroma-Q, in accepting the awards said, "We're honoured by the recognition from the industry. This is a great endorsement of all the hard work and innovative effort that our technical team have put into developing the Color Force II and it reinforces all the positive feedback we've had from designers who've seen the product on both sides of the Atlantic."

The Color Force II range of RGBA LED batte

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ArKaos MediaMaster Pro is a professional software solution for the control of real-time video and effects which is specifically designed for desk operators and lighting designers. MediaMaster Pro turns any computer into a powerful media server ready to perform at any professional level.

With the introduction of MediaMaster Pro 5.0, ArKaos continues to stay ahead of the competition by combining maximum functionality with simplicity of operation. MediaMaster Pro 5.0 retains the user-friendly and broad functionality that has become the trademark of the ArKaos product range.

The new functions and creative capabilities of MediaMaster Pro 5.0 are avai

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Bandit worked with C3 Presents to provide the festival lighting package for two of the main stages, giving headliners such as LCD Soundsystem, Mumford and Sons and Kendrick Lamar the flexibility and versatility to seamlessly blend in their own touring looks.

Seth Jackson, who is in his fourth year of designing the festival rigs for ACL, collaborated with the headlining artists in a three-fold process, by first providing a large enough rig to fit on the scale of the large roof structures. "Second, you need to provide familiar and varied fixtures," he continued. "Most of the LDs coming in have existing show files. You need a rig that allows them to clone o

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The seafront located theatre, a historically significant cultural landmark in the East Sussex region with origins dating back to 1927, is a busy receiving house owned by Hastings Borough Council with the day to day running and management undertaken by HQ Theatres & Hospitality, offering a diverse programme of touring shows embracing many performance genres, including opera, ballet, musicals, comedy and children's shows. The main auditorium capacity is 1066 (referring to the Battle of Hastings!).

A building wide upgrade to LED lighting has been taking place over the last 18 months explained Adam Harkin,

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Belgian rental specialists Splendit supplied 24 Nexus Aw 7x7panels, 72 COLORdash Accent Quad fixtures and 48 Nexus Aq 5x5 panels that were used by designer company Never Fear Shadows to create a visually stunning look.

Forming a key central point to the entire gala setting, the Nexus 5x5 panels were fixed above the central boxing ring, where the classic look of the fixtures recreated the look and atmosphere of classic stadium boxing match events.

One of the key aspects of the Nexus to feature in the design were the vibrant colours of the COB LEDs, which reflected and reinforced the u

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Lieberman, who worked with the three-day music, art, culinary and learning festival for the second year, handled lighting design duties on the high-energy Troubadour Stage, where artists like Bassnectar and ZHU drew huge crowds. Standing 120ft wide and 240ft long, the domed Troubadour Stage took fans on a multisensory journey with the latest in lighting and video production hanging from a towering ceiling. Production for the event