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Artistic Licence is proud to announce the launch of Power-Hub 4. Power-Hub 4 is a four-port ethernet hub which supplies low voltage power via the data connection. This allows Ethernet devices, such as the Artistic Licence’s Net-Lynx, to receive both data and power over the Cat5 cable. The product is designed to support the forthcoming IEEE802.3af 'Power over Ethernet' standard.

Power-Hub 4 is housed in a robust extruded case designed to withstand the rigours of touring. An optional adapter allows simple conversion to truss mounting. All data connections use the latching Neutrik Ethercon connector. The front panel provides a comprehensive range of indicators allowing fast fault analysis in show conditions. Power-Hub 4 is compatible with all 10BaseT ethernet equipment including the Artistic Licence Art-Net range. The Power-Hub 4 is totally self managed with no user controls.

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Italian manufacturer Clay Paky is showing a number of new products for the first time in the UK at PLASA 2002. Stage Profile Plus SV combines the quality of a professional beam shaper with the versatility of a moving body projector. The patented profile system produces the exclusive ‘Total Curtain’ effect, the ‘Framed Moving Images’, ‘Morphing Effect’, quadrilateral and triangular shapes, and many other extraordinary effects.

CP Color 575 is the latest Clay Paky professional colour changer for exterior use (IP65-rated), with outstanding power and colour quality. It is designed for illuminating facades, monuments, fountains, colonnades and other architectural details. Colorwave 300 is a simple and versatile colour changer designed to enhance commercial environments, as well as entertainment and leisure settings. Finally, V.I.P.

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Following the administration of the Lighting Technology Group in June, buyers have been found, as predicted, for a number of the Group’s assets.

The PAI Group has announced that it has acquired the rights and assets of Lighting Technology Projects (LTP). The new company will trade as before, under the name of LTP, and will be headed up by Terry Reeves, who managed the company prior to the appointment of the administrators PriceWaterhouseCoopers in early July this year.

The acquisition is a logical step for the PAI Group, which specializes in the creative design, supply, and installation of bespoke audio-video, lighting and sound for the leisure, retail, education, heritage, and sports industries, and consists of PA Installations (PAI), VS Installations (VSI) and PA Technologies (PAT). LTP is a respected name within the industry and its markets will complement those of the PAI G

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On 17 May in Günzburg, Bavaria, the Lego Company opened its fourth theme park, the others being in Billund (Denmark), Windsor (UK) and Carlsbad (California). Covering an area the size of 25 football fields, the new park boasts more than 40 attractions and shows, including the ‘Dschungel X-pedition’ (Jungle X-pedition), a Lego structure which includes a steep 12m water slide, the ‘Land der Ritter’ (Castleland), with its Fire Dragon and Castle Theatre, the Legotop, a 50m high observation tower with a glass-sided revolving deck, and the Lego Studios, in which 500 spectators can enjoy a 4D feature film. Lego is expecting around 1.3 million visitors in the park’s first year, having invested some 150 million euros in the project.

The general contractor responsible for all electrical equipment in Legoland Bavaria is a consortium formed by ABB and Cegelec. Cegel

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Color Kinetics Inc (CKI) has announced the completion of a $17million round of financing. In addition to a major worldwide consumer products company and a leading advanced semiconductor company, this financing round features participation from both existing and new investors, say CKI, and positions the company for growth, leadership and market competitiveness in the $40+ billion global illumination market.

The company’s flagship line of technologies, which are used today in a variety of commercial and consumer applications, leverage a patented layer of digital intelligence called Chromacore to control LEDs, generating millions of colours and a variety of lighting effects. The company says the new investment will be used to extend the company’s current business lines and leverage its wide-ranging intellectual property to develop solid-state lighting solutions for the general

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The late seventies and early eighties saw the illuminated dance floor as a trend setting addition to many nightclubs and discotheques. Now thanks to the advances in technology which LEDs, modern plastics and aluminium have made, a major new product is to be launched at PLASA 2002.

ChromaDeck, jointly developed by Litestructures and Pulsar, is a hybrid of the industry-standard litedeck stage system and the successful Pulsar ChromaPanel. Controlled by the standard Pulsar controller and compatible with the Litedeck staging system, this new product can be used in either fixed installation or as part of a temporary or touring stage or set. Available either from Litestructures or Pulsar and any of their recognized distributors.

Litestructures can be found on C19 and Pulsar on G46.

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New Zealand-based Selecon is unveiling three new products at the PLASA Show this year. The first - the Pacific MSR Dowser - provides exact dimming of discharge light sources (MSR, MSD, CDM) used in the Pacific fixture.

MSR/HSR are popular discharge light sources combining high light output with a colour temperature of 5600-6000K. The modular design of the Pacific ensures this light source in combination with the dowser can be used in all of the Pacific range providing new opportunities for the entertainment lighting designer. With a black-out response time of less than 0.5 seconds and a fade duration defined by the control console, the Pacific Dowser provides a fade profile designed to match the response of a dimmed tungsten halogen lamp. Control is via DMX 512 with a choice of 8-bit or 16-bit resolution for long smooth fades.

The second new product is the Finelite II projector. Th

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David Catterall has been promoted to managing director of Flying Pig Systems/High End Systems Europe and UK. Catterall has been in the lighting industry since 1985 and has worked in international sales for the past 15 years. He joined Flying Pig/High End in 1999 when the two companies merged. His first focus was on the integration of FPS' business with HES, and then more recently he took responsibility for HES European sales.

John Wiseman, VP of Worldwide Sales commented: "David has been onboard with HES Europe since day one and has done an unbelievable job in the UK and European markets. Because of his leadership and the respect he garners in the lighting industry, we feel he will lead us into the next phase of our growth."

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The PLASA Show’s 25th appearance this year coincides with the 25th anniversary of another well-known industry fixture - Le Maitre. The UK-based manufacturer, operating in the niche markets of pyrotechnics and smoke machines, has long been a leading innovator in the entertainment industry, and as the company celebrates its quarter century it is all set to hit the market once more with a piece of innovation which could revolutionize the way we put the haze into our lit environments.

Sales director Rick Wilson, very much the public face of Le Maitre, is as excited about the future as ever. An entrepreneur at heart, he is driven by the search for the next new thing, and PLASA 2002 will see an eagerly-anticipated prototype - code-named MaxiHaze - the result of three years of investment and development.

Le Maitre’s history of innovation is well documented. In pyrotechnics, Le M

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Mike Hanson has been named technical support manager for "all things Pig" at High End Systems' Los Angeles office. Hanson has been with the company for five years, joining after his stint on the lighting crew for Metallica's 1996-97 world tour. Besides his day-to-day support in the Van Nuys office, Hanson is involved with the ongoing Wholehog console training seminars, and helps out as programmer for a number of touring and television events.

John Wiseman, VP of worldwide sales for HES, commented: "In our ongoing commitment to excellence in technical support of the Flying Pig and High End Systems product lines, we're now expanding our service in the LA office to offer parts and accessories for all Pig products. Mike has been the go-to guy in our Los Angeles office for all things technical, and now he will support 'all things Pig' in his new role as technical support mana

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The White Light Group - and its ever-popular bar - returns to its usual position on stand F4, just inside the main door to the exhibition.

For many, the main attraction will be the welcome return of the White Light bar featuring White Light’s own beer plus a selection of other drinks and snacks. This year the bar will be theatrically lit using Anycolour colour-mixing fluorescent units from Anytronics. For those looking beyond the bar, examples of the many equipment ranges now distributed in the UK by White Light Sales will be on show. First amongst these will be examples of lanterns and followspots from the Robert Juliat range, which have found many new homes in the UK over the last 12 months. White Light Sales will also be showing smoke machines from Look Solutions and The Smoke Factory, while an on-stand computer will allow visitors to try Lx Store.com, White Light’s new

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Rolling Stones fans will get a taste of High End Systems products on the Stones’ ‘Licks’ World Tour 2002-2003, which kicks off Sept. 3 at the Fleet Center in Boston, Mass. Lighting designer Patrick Woodroffe, video designer Willie Williams and set/stage designer Mark Fisher teamed up to create the look for ‘Licks’, which will be scaled for three different sized venues from stadiums to arenas to theatres/nightclubs - all on one tour.

More than 40 shows in 27 cities are set so far for the U S and Canada, with Europe, Australia, the Far East and perhaps China for the first time in 2003. For this ambitious project, HES fixtures specified include 40 x.Spot HO (High Output) and 24 Studio Beam automated luninaires, run off the Flying Pig Systems Wholehog II console. VLPS is the general lighting contractor, while LSD/Fourth Phase is providing the HES and FPS gear.

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L&SI was out and about in July and called in at the newly established UK offices of Coemar, based in Ashford, Kent. The new 6,000sq.ft office, warehouse and demonstration facility will incorporate a full inventory of stock and spares - as well as featuring the new product range from Coemar, which has been launched over the last 10 months. Pictured above is Coemar UK MD Ian Kirby (second left) with (from left to right) operations manager Julie Kirby, technical manager Chris Hale and Stacey Smith, office sales. Since our visit, it has been announced that Coemar UK will handle distribution of the Antari range of products in the UK (see separate news piece on page 14). Coemar UK can be contacted at Unit 4, KPC Business Centre, Canterbury Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0BP, UK. Tel: +44 (0)1233 636688.

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What will the world be like in 50 years time? It’s a moot question: for a filmmaker of Steven Spielberg’s stature it’s a central debate. Casting your net a few hundred years hence makes no odds - by the time reality comes around you’ll be long dead - but 50 years? Many who see Spielberg’s latest film Minority Report will still be around when the actual time arrives.

"It was the first question I asked myself when looking for a venue," explained Amanda Davis of AD Design, on her brief for the movie launch. "What is the most futuristic building in London?" Spielberg had done the groundwork, he’d consulted with think-tanks and city planners, but Davis didn’t have that luxury, "so I read through the synopsis again and asked myself, ‘what will London be like?’"

By an outrageous coincidence, a brand new buil

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As Vari-Lite Inc continues to expand its network of sales distributors worldwide, the automated lighting pioneer has entered into a partnership with TSP, granting the Moscow-based dealer exclusive rights to the sale of Vari*Lite products in Russia. Through the distribution agreement, Russian customers will, for the first time, have direct local access to first-class sales, service and support of Vari*Lite products, including the Series 2000M product line and the new VL1000 ellipsoidal reflector spotlight.

"The Russian market is very important. It is a sophisticated market and we are excited about it's potential," said Vari-Lite vice-president of sales and marketing, Bob Schacherl. "It is vital that we have well-known and financially sound partners to work with, which is where TSP comes in. TSP is deeply involved with both the theatre and rental markets, so they are an ex

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PLASA 2002 will be a much more comfortable show this year, thanks to a new R'n'R area in the Gallery, where visitors can have a 10 minutes massage to relieve those aching shoulders and tired feet!

The initiative is part of a fund-raising exercise by Light Relief: thanks to sponsor companies DHA Lighting, ETC, Forester Health, Harmer PR, Martin Professional, PLASA, Stage Electrics, Strand Light, Vari-Lite Europe and WWG, four trained masseurs will literally be dispensing light relief throughout the show. Each massage will cost £5 - but additional donations will be more than welcome! All the money raised goes straight to Light Relief, the industry charity that supports lighting designers with personal difficulties.

The Light Relief area can be found near the New Technology Gallery on the Top Deck.

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High End Systems/Flying Pig Systems Europe, UK (HES/FPS) has announced further recent promotions at its London office. Chris Hunt has been named director of operations for HES/FPS Europe and UK. Hunt started at the London office two years ago as accounts manager. He worked on the introduction of a new Syteline computer system in London after the merger, and has also been involved with London manufacturing systems.

David Catterall, recently made managing director of High End Systems/Flying Pig Systems Europe, comments: "Chris joined High End just after the merger with Flying Pig and has been at the centre of the integration process ever since, in accounts, systems and procurement. He loves the fast pace of our industry and is used to hitting deadlines, having previously cut his teeth in the multi-national publishing industry. He now adds line management responsibilities to his new

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So here’s the thing. I’m no expert in this theatre lark - is anyone? - but it seems to me that if your message is that the music business has gone bad, producing fake stars who do dull dance routines synchronized to synthesized backgrounds just to extract the maximum amount of cash from the fans . . . then the best medium for presenting that message is perhaps not a musical which heads dangerously close to that style, and for which you charge in the order of £40 per ticket.

But hey, a couple of thousand screaming Queen fans a night (after a slow start, ticket sales picked up following the cast’s promotional efforts at the real Queen’s Jubilee celebrations) suggest that the producers of We Will Rock You at the Dominion Theatre (the Queen back catalogue in the style of Stars in their Eyes, with Nigel Planer reviving his own old Young Ones role as an ageing hippy)

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Optocore, the digital optical multicore system, was recently used by TMC for a Royal Appointment at Harewood House in West Yorkshire, when Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh visited the Stately Home during the recent Golden Jubilee tour around the UK. The Optocore LX4 system which consists of a stage box with 48 inputs and two active splits one for monitor purposes and one for broadcast feeds, together with two AES /EBU inputs, RS232, 422, 485 and DMX plus one video was the only solution to TMC needs for this important job.

TMC's Roland Higham says: "We had a major problem with transfer of audio from the performing areas to the FOH control area, the main one being that we could not lay cable across the main road in front of Harewood, due to the amount of traffic involved in this event, plus the distances involved would have put 'copper' alternatives

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Martin Professional A/S has consolidated its Scandinavian distributors to form a new joint venture, Martin Scandinavia, with responsibility for the Danish, Norwegian and Swedish markets. The new company will maintain offices in Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm with the express goal of strengthening its position in the market for entertainment lighting.

Martin Scandinavia is an expansion of Martin’s home country subsidiary, Martin Danmark, and is expected to be fully operational from January 1, 2003. Brian Friborg, long-time managing director of Martin Danmark, will head the new venture, which will handle all three Martin brands: Martin, Mach and Jem.

Management, sales and administration will operate from a headquarters located in Copenhagen with warehousing, distribution and service functions based in Lystrup, Denmark. Martin’s Norwegian distributor, EHS, holds a small shar

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One of the most talked-about live music mixing consoles of recent months - the DiGiCo D5 Live - was launched at PLASA yesterday, with and Dave Webster and Bob Doyle making a special presentation to members of the press over an enjoyable Sunday roast. On stand D28, the D5 Live system is on demonstration in a fully working set-up with a digital multitrack concert recording sync’d to video.

Designed from the ground up to deliver high sonic purity and powerful, instantly accessible controllability, the D5 Live comprises the D5 Live console itself, a front-of-house Digirack containing A/D converters and I/Os, a matching stage Digirack and 100m of fibre optic cable. This is a complete, self contained system that does away with the need for a multicore, splitters, line drivers, dynamics processors and - optionally - an entire effects rack too. The D5 Live can even record live to multitr

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The 2002 PLASA Show got off to a positive start yesterday as the industry congregated in Earls Court, London. With another bumper crop of new product innovations on show the PLASA Show is providing an unmissable opportunity to see and discuss the state of the art in entertainment, communications and presentation technology. Comment from exhibitors was upbeat - one first-time exhibitor told PLASA Media he had been overwhelmed by the attention his company had received on stand, and wished he had more staff to deal with enquiries.

O Sunday night, PLASA’s 25th anniversary party took place to round off a highly successful day on the show floor. The event - staged at The Bridge - was attended by over 500 exhibitors and visitors who participated in numerous side shows at the Party including a bucking bronco, sumo wrestling, boules and the highlight, a full-on seventies disco.

On the

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Responding to popular demand, ETC is bringing extreme dimming within the reach of any budget with the extreme portability and low cost of its new SmartPack dimmer, launched at PLASA 2002. If density and economy are critical but modularity is not required, SmartPack is the answer. ETC has put Sensor-level, thyristor-based technological elegance into a 19", 2U rack-mount unit - without messy wires and no sacrifice in performance, with 6 or 12 channels of dimming density in a highly compact space and maximum density at a competitive rate.

SmartPack’s all-magnetic circuit breakers are 100% rated to avoid nuisance tripping and users can safely plug in more lights, with the assurance of uninterrupted operation and extreme reliability. With built-in presets and a sequencer, SmartPack can run on its own - without a console - automating permanent displays and presentations. The Auto

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Martin Professional has launched the MX-10 - a high speed 250W scanner with a top quality achromatic lens system. Ideal for use in larger disco and nightclub environments, the MX-10 houses 12 replaceable colours with split colour possibilities, eight rotating gobo patterns, and a rotating, three-facet prism. For added flexibility, the prism, gobos and colours are all replaceable, allowing the MX-10 to be tailored to a wide variety of environments.

Martin Professional can be found on Stand E54/E56.

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