Lightswitch designer Norm Schwab used Prelite for an AmGen Pharmaceutical project in Los Angeles, while his partner John Featherstone had a Prelite On-Site system in San Diego for pharmaceutical leader Takeda's annual sales meeting is San Diego.
Sting comments: "It's really exciting for me to know that this spectacular building The Sage Gateshead will enable visiting musicians to experience this vibrant area. I know how important music is to young people and I am delighted that many more of them will have the opportunity to develop their knowledge, skills and interest in all kinds of music. It will be really extraordinary to perform at this event celebrating the opening of The Sage Gateshead.&
For the Stevenage project, the ceiling incorporates a series of concentric arcs: since the section was too small to accommodate conventional light sources, a new system was designed by Peter Phillipson, in which 2,500 Light Projects KlipLEDs concealed in the arcs by a specially detailed system. A mix of white and blue has been used so that the ceiling colour changes over the course of the day to simulate a changing sky effect.
The Customer Service Centre space is purposefully influenced by the lighting to create a very pleasant working env
Through the agreement, Main Light will apply Color Kinetics' patented LED control technology to offer Soft-LED - a drapery which allows precise control of individual LED sources, offering designers a flexible medium with which to create shapes, patterns and complex light shows that span thousands of individually controllable tri-color LED nodes. Soft-LED will be available in various sizes and form factors to accommodate diverse applications and installations.
"Our agreement with Main Light opens another exciting channel for Color Kinetics' intelligent LED technology," said Bil
Giving the club a 'Roman-like' theme, Donati has employed an extensive use of Pulsar's LED ChromaRange products to enhance features and create ambience within the venue. Chromastrips are utilized to magnificently wash the stone walls, hall and entrance stairway, whilst ChromaScapes light the entrance from outside. An imaginative creation displayed in the lounges is of two bronze statuettes of beautiful goddesses holding ChromaSpheres on outstretched arms; one is holding a normal size 300mm sphere and the other is holding a smaller substitute.
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Michael Jordan, managing director of Nightclub Sound & Light (NSAL), a Martin preferred dealer located in Perth, provided the lighting, smoke and sound systems for all three rooms in the venue. Jordan explains: "I'm actually a DJ at the club and The Ice Factory is the reason I got involved with Martin years ago. I wanted to be able to service this venue," he states. "I kept the lighting going for 10 years and now I'm one of the biggest dealers in Scotland. This was a top Martin install when it opened . . . with 1220s, 218s and RoboColor IIs. Now with the
The 2004 Turnaround tour sees a new level of presentational confidence with the band, whose streamlined 90 minute performance is divided into five sections.
Bandit is once again working with the Production North team led by Steve Levitt, Jason Danter and Karen Ringland, on this, the fourth Westlife tour. The Turnaround show was conceived by the band, (Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Shane Felan and Mark Feehily), lighting and set designer Peter Barnes and production manager Steve Le
"The grandMA range has been on our 'radar' for some time now," comments White Light's technical director, Dave Isherwood, "having proved itself on a range of rock-and-roll and corporate projects for others over the last few years. Having now supplied two systems to theatrical productions - Thoroughly Modern Millie in London and Mamma Mia in Holland, we found that many of our re
The DMX-i strips are linear lighting devices, 30cm in length, equipped with 60 COB LEDs and direct DMX processing. Due to the small dimensions of COB LEDs, it is possible to create compact colour changing light lines or neon effects, directly controlled by DMX and per individual strip. The total setup of Idols 2004 included the following LagoLED products: 960 DMX-i strips used in 160 lines of 180cm; 40 USB-i controllers; 152 RGB LumiDOT 3W and 24 Beam.111 SC red fixtures.
This setup also featured a video-to-DMX software package, which enabled the crew to create stunning effects by using video signa
The plant will be located in a 200,000 sq.ft building that Lumileds purchased a short distance from its current rented space. The company expects to more than double its manufacturing workforce when all production lines are fully deployed. The new facility will also allow Lumileds to expand laboratory services such as calibration, reliability testing and failure analysis, and will include a state-of-the-art Luxeon Experience Centre to assist in hosting customer visits.
"Market demand for our Luxeon product line is accelerating as manufacturers and lighti
The 'LA Now . . . Wow' event, produced by EventWorks, called for the intersection of 1st Street and Grand Avenue to be turned into a street party with a live band on stage, food and the lighting of the surrounding buildings. Production manager and lighting designer for the event was Visions Lighting's Todd Roberts. "We had two days, with the streets closed, to pull this off," said Roberts. "We started at 6am on the first day, and we were programming till 2 a.m. that ni
The Miami Herald reported that Homicide detective, Ed Avila told them: "Wally Thomas and two other workers - who were looking after stage spotlights - were all wearing full body harnesses. However, the speculation is that Thomas was not clipped into the safety line when he fell to his death.
According to colleague and stage hand Chris Ryan - who has worked with Thomas since 1978 - he was stunned to hear he was on a truss spot
LSC was previewing KlubmaX, a concept club console built around PaTPad, the moving light controller developed for the maXim console. Although tucked away under the back porch, the first production versions of ADB's WARP profiles also attracted a great deal of attention.
Balanced Tech was featuring two new products. Brown's Precision Welding have developed a 500mm stacking truss system which, due to its advanced webbing design, is rated for higher loads than 500mm box truss. One person can comfortably move eight 3m lengths of this truss on a simple dolly.
Also on stand, Nic Moreau of Enttec was demonstrating his unique DMX Datagate, a sophisticated DMX device with one Ethernet port and eight bi-directional DMX512 (RDM) ports. The device can be configured, via its web interface, to perform any conceivable function with its ports: DMX distribution and routing, Ethernet to DMX, DMX to Ethernet,
Freelance lighting designer and operator Ignacio ('Iñaki') Rosenberg, who often has the opportunity to experience Walter's designs, commented: "Walter is a great designer and a fantastic operator who does most of these gigs 'live'. As always, all the Martin gear worked flawlessly and provided a very important layer in the big mix of visual and sound images created." On the Southfest rig were 12 MAC 2000 Profiles and 10 MAC 500 prof
Le Maitre's Steven Ramos showcased the creative possibilities of a range of indoor pyrotechnics, explaining the applications and correct usage of each effect. Ramos dispelled several preconceptions about letting pyrotechnics off indoors. His interactive talk included getting the delegates holding a lit flair - which goes against the advice we have been given since our childhoods - but which highlighted the importance of selecting the correct specialist pyrotechnic material.
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This is the second software release by the recently re-organized Hog development team, following just two months after the release of v1.3.5. Since the departure of several developers in January, High End Systems has been quick to build a new development team. While several of the original developers still occupy the London office, most of the new team is based in the
As an event which allows lighting designers, manufacturers and suppliers to meet and discuss ideas, the previous Showlight was described by one lighting designer as "the best industry event I've ever attended". Taking place every four years, each time at a different location, Showlight is organized by lighting professionals for lighting professionals. In 2001, with more than 42 exhibitors, over 300 delegates from the world of entertainment lighting passed through Showlight's doors.
They were treated to an impressive array of speakers, i
The structure is designed to provide shade over a 72,000sq.ft outdoor plaza, and also to serve as a media platform to showcase fashion. At night, The Cloud's skin, an aluminium frame covered with sheet metal, becomes a projection screen. Martin luminaires are used to paint the surface in various colour shades while 6,000W PIGI projectors provide advertising content onto The Cloud. Four large LED screens totaling 30 x 160ft sit below the structure.
Martin's Las Vegas office head Tim Brennan worked with Adam Steyh of lighti
Imre Pesti, general director of Budapest-based Raymax said: "We required a lighting solution that offered a lower power requirement than traditional lighting sources so that we could eliminate forced cooling and noise. Lumileds' Luxeon LEDs combine the brightness of conventional lighting with the small footprint, long life and other advantages of LEDs. The Luxeon last the fixture's lifetime so there is no requirement for specialist disassembly or cleaning [and] there are no openings on the body of the fixture.
Each fixture utilizes 90 Luxeon LEDs in blue, green, amber and red to create a fast and fl
The deal to make the Italian brand's new fixtures available to Siyan came via a deal with SGM's UK distributor Lightfactor, as Siyan's Bryan Leitch was keen to put the lights through their paces. The sold out event took over the whole of the Earls Court complex, Leitch designed an overall rig to illuminate both for the live event and for the TV, incorporating a large main stage in Earls Court 1, the Battle stage in the same room - 'behind' the FOH position, and extensive
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