Machine washable and fast drying, these gloves allow you to dial your phone, tie knots and operate equipment without taking them off, say the company. The gloves "built for the needs of the technician working in the live entertainment industry" are now available from stockists in the UK and Europe.
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Lighting designer Dave Gibbon decided to buy the XT 250s himself, having used them extensively last year on the Hadley vs Cox tour and other events. "There's absolutely no doubt that they are the most reliable and cost-effective fixtures available for the type of work I do" he says - which ranges through a variety of touring artists to corporate and special events.
It was important that Beddingfield's lighting rig was adaptable and flexible as it's visiting a great variety of venues, from student union gigs and clubs to large theatres. It also had to fit into an expedient amount of truck space.
Gibbon chose the six Spot 250 XT's for their small size and large brigh
CEO Michael T. Strickland states: "Winning both the Pollstar C.I.C. 2004 and the PLSN ProProduction 2004 Lighting Company of the Year Award is simply staggering. The high quality of our competition coupled with the population of executives that voted us these awards make this very special to everyone at Bandit. All of our people, from Asia to the US to Europe are committed to making 2005 even better. We wish to thank the entire industry fo
After achieving outstanding results in her university degree, Bachelor of Multimedia and Business Marketing, Carter says she is looking forward to the challenge.
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There have also been some additions to the team at Long Lane. Stephen Bray has joined as sales manager for the branch. Bray has come to Stage Electrics from a background in sound, most recently at Media Tools. Also, James Morris has joined as a customer service representative after working at Vodafone. Bray and his team will shortly be holding a series of open evenings to introduce products and services now available from London.
Pictured left to right are: Ed
Laser Electronics has now developed the first in a range of DMX 512 control units for driving flexible neon wire. These control units have a very fast response time giving an almost strobe like effect. All channels can chase, flash, sequence or have continuous output when controlled with the company's pc-based software or any DMX lighting desk. Neon control units are available in many
Chooi's design was operated by Kenneth Chow, and all lighting equipment was supplied by CSP Productions. The 16 Robe 1200 AT's were used heavily throughout the show as powerful upstage beam effects. Chooi chose the Robe units specifically for their zoom facilities, brightness and selection of gobos. He had previously used ColorSpot 1200s during recording of the Singapore Idols TV series - at MediaCorps' Studios - and wanted to recreate elements of that lighting scheme for 'The Final Showdown' event designed for TV as well as live viewing.
CSP's, managing director Kenny Heng comments: "We are finding that Robe
W-DMX Black Box Mk2 is the second generation of transceivers for Wireless DMX 512. A small unit that that can handle up to 512 DMX Channels with a built-in power supply of 90-250V giving an option for low voltage power. Also a large range of different antennas is available for various applications. W-DMX Black Box Mk2 is also available with built UPS function of 5-8 hours use and an IP65 version for outdoor architectural applications.
The system is developed in association with lighting designers and radio engineers from Sweden largest GSM Manufacturer. By bringing these two worlds of expertise together the company has cr
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The main fixtures used to create the interior look consisted of 51 ChromaPanels (600mm) in total, of which 25 were used to create the chessboard effect on the ceiling, 10 were used as backlighting and enhancement for Cola text images behind the bar and 16 were used to highlight the text of Heineken and Eristoff. 40 Chroma MR16 WallWash fixtures are used to wash and highlight the walls surrounding the seating area and a fur
Rather than give a lecture, Kenyon will be interviewed by Peter Phillipson about his TV Lighting techniques. It will be open to SSL (CIBSE), ILE and ALD, ESTA and PLASA members and interested members of the public. The session will begin at 6.00pm sharp, and guests are asked to arrive by 5.30pm. Entry is free, but guests must sign in.
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The show aired for the first time on Saturday 26 February and sees the students perform live from the Academy every night on BBC One. At the end of each show, one is expelled until just three are left for the final showdown during Red Nose Night on Friday 11 March. Extended backstage coverage of the show is also running for digital viewers on BBC Three and BBCi.
Show lighting is by Ma
Strand president Tim Burnham comments: "Sonny is coming home to Strand after a brief 20 years away from the family - it's a very cool thing! Sonny has forgotten more about this business than most of us will ever know, and his rejoining us speaks volumes for the direction Strand Lighting is taking. We're working very hard every day to satisfy our growing customer base, and n
Richard Hogg was already doing a fine job running the day-to-day business of the department and Seonaid "Shonny" Aitkenhead has now joined him, having worked with black light as a freelancer at the end of 2004.
This has allowed Jackson's successor to fulfil an expanded role. Phil Haldane has now joined the black light team as events manager to actively develop the company's specialist events work.
"We are seeing our events business develop with an increasing amount of themed weddings, presentations and corporate projects running alongside events like the Edinburgh Fringe
Fitting a full-scale musical into ENO's already-busy rep meant that lighting designer Mark Henderson and ENO's head of lighting Kevin Sleep decided to add some additional automated lighting equipment to complement the automated Robert Juliat 2.5kW PCs in Licht Technik yokes that were added to the rig aspart of the Coliseum's spectacular refurbishment in 2003/2004.
Continuing t
The sold-out show was held on 29 January at Sydney's Cricket Ground before an audience of 50,000. The concert was broadcast live on many radio networks around the country and highlights televised on various channels the following day.
The concert saw over eight hours of quality performances from the likes of Nick Cave, The Finn Brothers, Kasey Chambers, The Waifs, Missy Higgins, Powderfinger, John Butler Trio and highly anticipated sets from both Silverchair and Midnight Oil. This was the first time that Silverchair had performed for over two years while Midnight Oil was lured o
The Manx Electricity Authority (MEA) has constructed a combined cycle gas turbine power station at Pulrose on the Isle of Man. The structure includes a 75m tall flue stack and 30m high glass wall (turbine hall) that allows the generation process to become visible. The design includes a bold lighting concept in conjunction with lighting design firm Speirs & Major Associates.
The new plant has been designed to be cleaner environmentally and, because the plant no longer lies hidden outside of town, less visually intrusive. A striking water feature has been built into the design and, instead of the two chimneys of the old plant, just one, of modern desig
Upstairs, there was entertainment technology aplenty, with the hall dominated by a number of the country's leading distributors. Impact is one of the major presences, representing brands such as Prolyte, EAW, MA Lighting (reporting continued strong business), Robe Show Lighting, a wide range of LED lighting effects from Pulsar and Color Kinetics, DMX tools from ELC Lighting, the Pandora's Box media server f
Paul James, editor of Mondo Arc, told me: "We've had very positive feedback with everyone appreciating what we're trying to do. We realize that, for some people, there were a lot of LED companies as a proportion of the overall exhibitors, but for the inaugural year we are absolutely delighted with the visitor figures, which were above our target. With the feedback we are getting from current exhibitors and companies who are eager to come on board, we are confident that Arc '06 will grow as we forecast."
So what was interesting and different about this show? Of note were those co
SFX offers a contemporary alternative to traditional playback equipment. It boasts automated facilities that increase control, enhance operations and maximize creative potential. It enables the creation of a rich landscape of sound, thus making shows and installations more interactive and realistic. It promotes cohesive sound design, whilst simplifying FX operation.
Developed from the ground up by a team of theatre specialists, it gives total control over sound and playback. Based around its Cue List and GO
The concerts during the festival took place at various outdoor venues, including the town square, where the front of house position was in a control room constructed above the performance area. As 800 temporary seats for the public had already been installed in the town square, access for the 56-channel console into the control room was restricted. Heads were put together, and it was decided that the easiest way of delivering the console was through the rear window of the control room.
The remainder of the equipment, which included a Midas XL250 for monitors, was delivered to the squa
The substantial temporary pavilion seats 10,000 and measure some 165m x 70m. LSI Projects supplied and installed an ADB Memopack dimming system that controls the house lighting. This can be controlled by a provided ADB console or alternatively the dimmers can be linked to the show lighting control system. To comply with Brent Council licensing requirements the Memopack dimmers are run in memory mode maintaining a constant low level of light throughout the pavilion. When DMX signals - on a highest takes precedence basis - are received by the Memopacks, they raise the house lighting intensity to the requested level. The
Matrix Mania! allows the user to creatively, quickly and accurately render and change the appearance of your matrix through its versatile pre-programmed patterns or by the simple addition of scrolling or static text, pictures (bitmap images) or even animated images. VisualDMX says that one of the most powerful characteristics of the Matrix Mania! is that the patterns are automatically adapted to the dimensions of the matrix.
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