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Lighting designer Steve Sommerville has been using an Avolites Sapphire 2000 console for the latest Gomez In Our Gun tour which has just finished its UK leg. It’s the first time he’s toured with an Avo desk, although he’s used Pearls on numerous other occasions.

Sommerville chose a Sapphire over a Pearl for this Gomez tour because of its additional power and capacity: "Everything you need is right here to hand on the Sapphire," he says. "The page selection is great, and there’s plenty of faders so you don’t have to change pages to select individual lamps - it’s all at your fingertips. It’s also a great desk for improvisational moments!"

Steve’s worked for Gomez since day one - initially when they were supporting Embrace who he also designs for - and has grown with the band. This tour around, he went for a tota

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ABTT 2002 sees Stagetec highlighting Compulite’s new Rave lighting console (previewed at PLASA last year). The Rave is a compact control option for clubs, DJs and venues wanting versatile, cost-effective lighting control. It offers simple and quick set-up and operation, plus either manual or fully automated playback.

Rave has one DMX output controlling up to 512 dimmers via 100 (conventionals) desk channels, up to 40 intelligent fixtures (with a maximum of 32 parameters) and up to 20 extra DMX-controlled devices (smoke machines, hazers, etc.). Playback devices include 20 playbacks with a fader and control soft key plus 20 virtual playbacks. Editing is quick and easy using the soft-keys, integrated LCD display, a joystick, tracking libraries, palettes and parameter banks, plus three wheels.

Set-up and patch is also very fast - via a wizard - with access to all patch features fo

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Between 7 June and 27 July, Tim McGraw will visit some of the ‘B’ markets he missed over the past few tours in North America with a rig full of High End Systems products. This rig is ringed with 46 Studio Beam, 42 Studio Spot 575s, six Studio Color 250s, six Studio Spot CMY 575 automated luminaires and a Wholehog II console. Equipment this time is provided by Nashville-based lighting contractor Premier Global Productions. Steven ‘Creech’ Anderson recently decided to get off the road, so he's now at Premier overseeing this touring account and others as VP sales/account manager.

Lighting designer Leroy Bennett designed the last tour, and for this short run, "it's the same basic design," says lighting director Jerome Thompson. "This is somewhat of an extension of that but with a few modifications. I replaced out the Icons with Studio Spot 575s and St

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In collaboration with Light & Building 2002 - the world’s biggest lighting and building automation fair - Luminale orchestrated a ‘path of light’ along the streets of Frankfurt, accentuating and enhancing a wide variety of urban settings. Over 50 sites, including buildings, parks, squares, churches and museums, public and private buildings as well as historical and artistic monuments, were illuminated using a variety of lighting technologies, underlining the importance of lighting design as part of the modern fabric of our cities.

Clay Paky, as one of Light & Building’s exhibitors, provided projection equipment to a number of sites. The botanical garden in Frankfurt’s Palmen Garden became ‘Tropicolors’ - the large glasshouse, with its dome, balconies overlooking the garden, numerous paths for visitors and fountain - lit for the occasion by CP C

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The world famous Glyndebourne Opera House in East Sussex, England, recently installed 16 of Selecon’s 12-28 Pacific Zoomspots (supplied by Selecon dealers Stage Electrics of Bristol) in preparation for their 2002 Festival that started on 18 May.

The opera house lighting team, led by lighting manager Keith Benson, has installed them in the advance bridge position in the main opera house. "We chose Selecon after researching a number of similar spots on the market. The Pacific’s build quality and the light it produces were particularly impressive," said Benson. "The light is crisp, white and relatively distortion free." Despite being a luminaire only 24" long, the Pacific delivers a cool beam of light with a range of 12-28 degrees. "It’s handy having those extra degrees - it can make all the difference," Benson concluded. The 2002 Fest

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Elation Professional has introduced Compu Ware DMX Lighting Software, an affordable solution for lighting professionals who want to turn their PC into a DMX-512 lighting controller. Available in two versions - Compu Club and Compu Pro - the software allows users to program and control a complete ‘point-and-click’ lightshow from a laptop (or any PC), using DMX-compatible lighting fixtures from virtually any manufacturer, via the software's extensive lighting library. It's also very easy to create settings for additional fixtures, allowing the software to be continually updated as new lighting products appear on the market.

Both versions offer an intelligent USB to DMX interface box with 512 DMX channels. One of the software's handiest features is that the USB Box can be used as a portable stand-alone controller without the computer, thanks to Stand Alone Software which allow

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ETC (Electronic Theatre Controls Inc) has purchased the German lighting company transtechnik Lichtsysteme from its parent company transtechnik GmbH, Holzkirchen.

With headquarters in Middleton, Wisconsin, and offices worldwide, ETC is fast becoming a global leader in the lighting industry. Over 15,000 venues, including Broadway shows and high-profile clients like Royal Caribbean cruise lines, London’s Royal Opera House, Hanover’s Staatstheater Opernhaus, SAT1 in Berlin and Legoland in Germany, employ ETC lighting products. According to ETC CEO Fred Foster: "We have long had great respect for transtechnik’s reputation and technology in our industry. The two companies share the same dedication to serving customers. The combination of transtechnik Lichtsysteme with ETC will allow us to increase our range of products and services to the German, as well as global, mar

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Stagetec, UK distributor for Compulite, announces the latest addition to the product line - the Compy cable or wireless remote control. This cost-effective, flexible control solution can be used to control all Compulite consoles via Ethernet interface (i.e. the 4D and SABRE series). Compy has been developed jointly by Compulite and DTT Scandinavia, utilizing the latest Pocket PC technology.

One of the major problems with most rigger’s controls is that they are difficult to see in the dark: Compy solves this problem as it utilizes a Compaq iPAQ Handheld PC which is a colour TFT touch screen. Apart from this, when not being used as a rigger’s control, the iPAQ can be used as a standard PC.

Compy is available in three configurations: The Compy Rigger allows control of all the rigging and basic edit functions of the console; the Compy E-Mote allows control of all rigging and

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With an exclusive Behind the Scenes tour, PLASA Media is offering a unique opportunity for you to take a privileged technical tour of two of London’s best-known entertainment institutions - the wonderfully atmospheric and newly refurbished Royal Albert Hall, and the fascinating Tussauds Group Studios, the creative heart of the world-famous visitor attraction specialist.

Behind the Scenes will take place on Thursday 12 September, immediately following the PLASA Show at Earls Court - one of the highlights of the entertainment technology industry calendar. As a participant in the tour, you will be transported by coach from Earls Court Exhibition Hall to the Royal Albert Hall, where you will be conducted on a backstage tour encompassing the breadth of the venue’s recently-completed £70 million refurbishment. The tour will take you through front-of-house and the historic audito

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Laser Studio, part of the I-Vision group, has recently completed three club installations in the Irish Republic: Maximus, a 700-capacity venue in Nenagh, County Tipperary, is part of the independent hotel group KDR Hotels. The musical policy of ‘everything goes’ caters for a mix of people and includes live bands on Thursdays. Manager Paul Ryan explained that they wanted a laser to offer something different and exciting and to distinguish themselves from their competitors in the area, ensuring that the visuals at Maximus are the best in the locale. This has further-fuelled their already healthy business.

The audience reactions to the laser have been incredible. "I would never have believed it would make such a difference, but it has," states Ryan. He chose Laser Studio for the installation because of the "Reliability and cost-effectiveness" of the gear, a

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Bandit Lites UK recently supplied WWE (formerly WWF) Wrestling’s sold out ‘Insurrextion’ Tour in the UK with full lighting production. The tour visited the SECC and the NEC before culminating in a major show at Wembley Arena.

Bandit has serviced this dramatic event for some 10 years, and WWE’s current production and lighting designer, Jason Robinson, has been in the hot seat for six of those, designing sets and lighting for all WWE shows worldwide. It’s a completely different lighting concept to a conventional show. As the show is broadcast live on Sky television, the whole arena and audience has to be lit for television, as well as the live performance.

The Bandit team, led by Mark Powell, pooled considerable resources to pull off the Wembley show - effectively a one-off - which left the Bandit warehouse spectacularly devoid of gear - with six other maj

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Entertainment Lighting Services (ELS), Los Angeles' largest full-service lighting, rigging and staging company is moving to an even bigger facility this summer. The company will make the move from its former North Hollywood headquarters to a newly renovated 70,000sq.ft Sun Valley location boasting the largest lighting and rigging inventory in the West.

The new ELS facility has a 58,000sq.ft warehouse with six truck docks, ample parking, a 12,000sq.ft office space and an impressive 1,200sq.ft showroom. Also included in the expansion is a state-of-the-art computer-aided design lab, with future plans for an instructional classroom. "In the last decade alone, we've experienced incredible growth - quadrupling the company revenue - and we're tapping into more markets every day," comments Tammie Richards, director of marketing and sales. ELS has been in the forefront of the entertai

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Pop artist Pink is on her first headlining tour with a stage full of colors - rich, pure dichroic colors - from High End Systems automated luminaires. LD Ethan Weber specified a mix of 45 Studio Color 575 and Studio Spot 575 automated luminaires to paint Pink's ‘Get the Party Started’ tour, which runs from 2 May to 2 September in North America.

"I was hoping to use some Studio Beam and x.Spot fixtures," Weber says. "But it's a budget-conscious tour and we decided to go with quantity at the expense of some effects, which has worked out very well. I ended up with 45 fixtures which gives some pretty big looks in the theaters we've been doing."

This is Weber's first time to design, program and tour with the Studio Series, and he says he's found some "pretty good and interesting effects" in the Studio Spots. All equipment is provided by lighting c

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GAMProducts, the Hollywood-based theatrical lighting company, has launched a new website. The totally redesigned site offer many new features including almost 200 short videos depicting GAM products in application, along with complete pricing information, technical data and specification on most products. An online photo gallery from contributing designers around the world also shows GAM products in real applications.

There’s also a Virtual TwinSpin option to assist designers. Using this feature, designers can animate hundreds of GAM patterns; they can also conduct a Pattern Search and find patterns by number, name or subject. The Color Theory section offers tutorial information on colour and includes explanations of CIE Chromaticity charts, tri-colour mixing, Kelvin and the Black Body Radiator.

(Ruth Rossington)

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Gradav have released the latest version of their comprehensive catalogue. Following the same format as previous catalogues, but redesigned to improve the layout, the publication covers the full range of lighting, audio and trussing equipment that the company handles - from AKG to Zero 88 - as well as communications, rostra, and special effects.

For a copy call Gradav on +44 020 8803 7400.

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April in New York saw Fourth Phase projecting images onto two large columns in the main concourse at Grand Central Station for Earth Day New York's Earth Week Celebration. Projected for a week from 11am-8pm, the images reached an estimated audience of half a million people daily.

Designed and produced by Earth Day New York's executive director Pam Lippe, the show included works by renowned artists such as Andy Warhol and featured images chosen to portray the beauty of the earth and the importance of protecting it. Art Lavis of Fourth Phase USA explained that large format projection equipment lent itself well to one of the main themes of the show, which was the transitory nature of our world: "When pictures of endangered species slowly faded into nothing it really got the message across - this could not have been achieved with traditional signage or banners. Furthermore, as the di

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In early 1993, David Leggett, managing director of A.C. Lighting Ltd, called Bob Gordon in Los Angeles to arrange a meeting. At that meeting, in the Delta Crown Room at LAX, they agreed to explore the creation of A.C. Lighting Inc. Gordon came up with a business plan and A.C. Lighting Inc opened for business on July 1, 1993, starting out with no customers (just Gordon's database) and one North American exclusive product. In August of 2000, Bob acquired the controlling shareholding of A.C. Lighting, Inc.

Now, exactly nine years after the formation of A.C. Lighting, Inc their name is changing to A.C.T Lighting, Inc. This change in name does not represent any change in the way the business is run or in the ownership of the company, but is a recognition of the separate and distinct identity that A.C. Lighting, Inc. now holds in the US market.

The new name for A.C. Lighting in the U.S. is

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Halo Live, the new live tours and events division of Halo Lighting, has kick-started a summer of Radio 1 dance music events, supplying an exciting lighting production to the Radio 1 arena at the Homelands England event 2002, which took place at Matterley Bowl near Winchester over the Jubilee weekend and was enjoyed by 50,000 people.

Halo Live's lighting scheme was co-designed by Steve Marley and Yann Guenancia, who utilized a diverse range of fixtures and programming techniques to fulfil Radio 1’s demanding brief, and to create a stunning visual show. With the Radio 1 Open Air Stage being purely a DJ environment, it was very much down to Marley and Guenancia to use their imaginative savvy - and plenty of artistic licence - to create a colourful lightshow with a full range of peaks and dramatic effects.

The core of the rig was Studio Due City Color fixtures, used to produce larg

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Vari-Lite Inc has promoted Richard Bratcher to vice-president of operations. The move comes at a time when the manufacturing and shipment of the new and highly popular VL1000 ellipsoidal reflector spotlight is at an all-time high, say Vari-Lite. "The success of the VL1000 ERS product line has been tremendous," said Vari-Lite President and COO Clay Powers. "As we continue to grow as a manufacturer, we want to ensure that the manufacture and assembly of all Vari*Lite products continues to improve to meet the expectations of a very demanding market. Continuous improvement of our assembly operations along with all company processes will allow us to remain competitive going forward."

Bratcher, a member of the Vari-Lite family since 1983, will oversee all manufacturing and assembly operations at the Vari-Lite headquarters in Dallas. In addition, Bratcher will continue to

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Martin Professional’s Czech distributor, High Tech Design, has delivered eight new Martin MAC 2000 Performances to the historic National Theatre in Prague. Together with the Czech Philharmonic and the National Gallery, the National Theatre is one of the Czech Republic’s cultural institutions with a rich artistic tradition. It is one of the most beautiful and important buildings in the country.

The three leading Czech National Theatre companies - covering drama, opera and ballet - which alternate performances in the historic building, will benefit from the new framing and animation profile spots. The National Theatre dates to 1883 and lies on the banks of the river Vltava, opposite the panorama of the famous Hradany castle. The building is technically equipped to the highest standards and the MAC 2000 Performances will help maintain this tradition.

(Ruth Rossington)

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Huntsville Alabama-based Theatrical Lighting Systems Inc (TLS) is relocating its business to expanded facilities. The new home for TLS will be a former Lowe's superstore, located about five miles from the current location. The new 57,000sq.ft facility will be completely renovated and will include 13,000sq.ft of administrative offices, a showroom, demo room, WYSIWYG studio, repair lab and large warehouse with a 50ft x 125ft riggable grid for rehearsals and programming. By completely rewiring the electrical distribution system in the new facility, TLS will be able to set-up, test and programme multiple entertainment lighting systems simultaneously.

Working with the Alabama Industrial Development Board, through the Huntsville and Madison County Chamber of Commerce, the company secured tax abatements and industrial grants to help finance the project, which will allow it to consolidate its

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Artistic Licence has launched its latest product, MIDI-Button. MIDI-Button is a compact wall point button panel with 12 press buttons. On-board electronics provide a configurable MIDI output that is used for remote control. The initial product release provides two MIDI patches designed for control of No-Worries TC and Grand-Master Flash! When MIDI-Button is used in conjunction with the DMX512 real time recorder No-Worries TC, the user can configure the system to allow any combination of 12 macros to be assigned to the push buttons.

When MIDI-Button is used in conjunction with the PC based lighting console Grand-Master Flash!, the 12 push buttons emulate the PC keyboard function keys. In either configuration, MIDI-Button provides a compact and sophisticated remote control solution that is ideally suited to architectural and retail applications.

(Lee Baldock)

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Rocker Tommy Lee is taking out a Catalyst system on his ‘Never a Dull Moment’ tour of US theatres and House of Blues venues from 19 June - 31 July. "Catalyst is awesome," Lee says, about the product that combines the power of digital media with the creativity of automated effects lighting. "My production manager turned me on to a link on the web. She said, 'Dude, you have to see this new light.' I went to the High End site and saw the QuickTime video of Catalyst and thought, 'No way, this is insane!' "

He continues: "I'm such a computer freak . . . I love stuff like this. We've all seen a million moving lights before, but this is something else - I was blown away. Then I saw a demo at the LA office. I was even more blown away . . . I've been dreaming of this kind of show and technology. I almost had a tear in my eye when I saw the demo in person. I'

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As the world’s best national football teams meet in what is arguably the most popular sporting event on the planet, the FIFA World Cup, Martin Professional is playing its own part in the action. Martin’s Korean distributor, Hansam System Co Ltd, has delivered an automated lighting package for several World Cup events including the Seoul Light Festival, the World Cup Concert and the Opening Ceremony.

On May 1 at Seoul City Hall in the city’s downtown area, throngs of citizens gathered for the first night of the Seoul Light Festival. In a large central square 24 MAC 2000s and 20 MAC 500s illuminated Seoul’s City Hall and World Cup ball-shaped balloon from 8:00pm until midnight each night of the tournament. Even Seoul Mayor Goh Kun was impressed, stating: "This festival of light will make the beauty of Seoul's night view ever more radiant."

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