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UK - Architectural and feature lighting specialists i-Vision has supplied and installed a highly atmospheric lighting scheme at the Courtyard Hotel in Leixlip, just outside Dublin. The beguiling building right on the banks of the River Liffey was Ireland's first and original Guinness Brewery, back in 1756.

The 40 room Courtyard Hotel contains two top class restaurants and four bars, six conference suites and exterior seating for 1000 people. Attention has been paid to detail in the renovation of the old brewery which has seen the sympathetic addition of a brand new hotel wing. From the outset, they realised that lighting was an essential 'finishing' factor, and vital to the overall aesthetics and feel of the environment.

Working with architect Eamonn McCann and interior designers Eileen Cogan and Bernadette Prior, the Courtyard's general manager Gavin O'Shea was also involved

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Australia - State Automation reports that it has increased its lighting and service focus in Europe, Asia and Middle East over the last few months, to complement its strong commitment to local Australian business. "We anticipate future overseas revenues to rise rapidly, as a result of contract negotiations under way," said new operations director, Patrick Bravard.

Bravard, who has been appointed as State's new operations director, will lead the new phase of the company, and aim to "continue developing high quality and technological advanced dimming and network products to service the entertainment market".

In Europe, the company has recently appointed Eclalux, Enttech and bdl Buro fur Daten & Lichttechnik KG, who join its expanding distribution portfolio as representatives in Paris, Greece and Germany respectively. State Automation will be jointly exhibitin

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Australia - Queensland-based Audio Visual Devices has supplied an LSC maXim MP lighting console and two LSC iPAK 12 channel dimmers to Victoria Point High School. AVD's managing director David Duffy had originally allowed for another desk and dimmers until he checked out the LSC maXim. It was then that he realised just how ideal LSC consoles are for school environments.

"The maXim is easy to use and the PatPad, although integrated into the console, is a separate module which I like," said Duffy. "It's good the way you can use the maXim as a straight preset console or a scene-style console and advance from there. The maXim allows you to start with something really basic, such as one fader per light and you advance from there. This progressive learning makes it ideal for schools. Some of the other consoles on the market require you to master quite a bit before they'

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UK - Following continued investment in new technology, Stagepoint reports that it now has one of the largest stocks of James Thomas LED fixtures available for hire in the Midlands - including PixelLine 1044 battens and PixelPar 90L floorcans in both silver and black.

These new LED fixtures are proving to be very popular and complement an additional12 new MAC 700s which were also bought as part of the company's ongoing expansion, says Stagepoint's Andy Brining. The entire stock of new equipment was used for a recent party at the ICC in Birmingham, with a design based on ITV's The X Factor program. The main feature of the set (designed and built by Stagepoint) was a custom truss 'X' supplied by Optikinetics, with the LED battens used to outline the edges. Additional battens and PixelPars were used around the set for highlights and accent lighting. Finally, Mac 700s, 600s an

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Arizona - E4 is a new club that offers patrons a high energy experience spread across four distinct zones. A unique multi zone experience allows clubgoers to pass through the four classical elements - Fire, Liquid, Earth and Air.Thom Casey, designer and senior engineer at Wardin, Cockriel & Associates, completed the dance floor lighting, audio and video design.

The Fire room is three areas in one - a disco, lounge and VIP room. Dark, moody, and blazingly red, Fire surrounds patrons in iron, stone and flame. The room features custom elements like an iron sculpted lighting fixture, Gothic iron chandelier and elevated throne complete with illuminated spires. Seven Martin Mania DC-2 decoration fire effects projecting onto a brushed stainless bar top add to the fiery atmosphere.

Suspended from a circular four meter diameter Global Truss is a dance floor lighting system of 4 MX-10 s

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UK - The Training Initiative, the long-established training and education programme run by leading entertainment lighting supplier White Light, has announced a line-up of one-day classes for the first half of 2006 in addition to its normal round of training initiatives. The classes offer visitors the chance to learn about some of the latest lighting technology, ranging from MA Lighting's grandMA lighting console to CAD software such as AutoCAD and WYSIWYG.

Held at White Light's base in London, south-west London, classes are generally held on Wednesdays and run from 10am until 4pm. The season started on Tuesday January 24th with a free Advanced course on the grandMA console; this was complemented the next day with a Basic grandMA course.

February started with a session on the Avolites consoles and will concluded with a session on the Whole Hog 2 console on the 22nd. March's cou

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UK - Lightfactor Sales highlights the latest products from its control, display and architectural ranges of lighting at ARC 06. This includes the latest LightProcessor architectural dimmers and control solutions, along with luminaires from SGM, LDR and Xilver. SGM and Xilver products will be controlled wirelessly via Wireless Solutions' Wireless DMX, and Prolyte trussing will also feature on the stand.

SGM's PALCO LED colour-changer is featured. The fixture is ideal for both indoor and outdoor use (IP65 rated). PALCO uses of a series of high-power Luxeon LEDs (with RGB colour mixing - five blues, 20 greens and 24 reds). It's available, with 3W LEDs.PALCO Mobile is a new IP22 rated version of the fixture with motorized pan and tilt movement. It's DMX controlled with optional remote control unit. The fixture has RGB colour mixing and a combination of high-power Luxeon 3W/1W LEDs (

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UK - 5 Star Cases has supplied leading lighting and rigging rental company HSL from Blackburn with 100 new Tour Grade road cases to accommodate a variety of CM Lodestar motors.

HSL uses 5 Star exclusively to supply its flight cases. Rupert Reynolds, head of HSL rigging says: "The cases are extremely well built and 5 Star always turn them around quickly and efficiently - as they are frequently needed at short notice. They are also great at coming up with ideas of how to case the odder and more idiosyncratic pieces of kit!"

HSL's new hoist cases feature a customized removable and interchangeable inner cradle (a fixed one is found in all standard motor cases) to accommodate the three types of motors that they wanted to house in the trunks. 5 Star designed and built three variations of these special inner cradles to fit a choice of three different motor types.

The case

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UK - Following their success in 2005, Hawthorn has organised a new series of events to take place at its base in Old Dalby in Leicestershire. The 'Hawthorn@Home 2006' events will give lighting, sound and AV users the opportunity to get 'hands-on' with the latest equipment and technology. The events also aim to give manufacturers, suppliers and users to discuss the products and to gain an insight not normally available outside large tradeshows, say Hawthorn.

The days will kick off with lunch and an informal get together, followed by the hands-on/demo of the equipment. The first three events are:

3 March: Moving Lights and Lighting Desks'
Companies participating include Avolites, Martin Professional, ETC, MA Lighting, Robe and Zero 88. Hawthorn will also have on show its range of Clay Paky Alpha Spots and Washes, as well as other moving lights in their rental and sales

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Australia / UK - Australian lighting control systems manufacturer LSC Lighting Systems is proud to announce the appointment of Peter Floyd to the position of international technical sales and support.

Floyd has just completed over seven years with A.C. Lighting in the UK as technical services manager. During this time he has been involved with service contracts, exhibitions, management of a technical department, projects, sales and customer and dealer support.

His involvement in the industry has provided him with exposure to a vast range of products including power and data distribution, dimming systems, moving lights and lighting control equipment. He has also contributed to the winning of major tenders and the commissioning of major projects.

Gary Pritchard, LSC's managing director, commented: "As modern products become more complex we need a strong sales and support

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USA / Belgium - ETC's Networking Partner Program now includes Belgian software developer ArKaos, a world-leading provider of media server technology for live visual performances. The Networking Partner Program allows select vendors to implement ETC protocols, including ETCNet2, in their products. The program gives partners access to the proven power of ETC networking, while also increasing the value of ETC systems installed all over the world.

As a result, ArKaos will be showing the latest version of its popular ArKaos product, the ArKaos 3.5 ETC Edition, on the ATF stand L51 at the SIEL 2006 trade show in Paris next week. A software-based visual synthesizer that runs on a normal PC or Mac, ArKaos 3.5 ETC Edition is a tool for lighting designers or visual artists to create and control amazing visual projections. At SIEL the application will be connecting via ETCNet2 with ETC's n

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Belgium - The Ancienne Belgique, the legendary live music venue in the heart of Brussels, has become the first European rock and pop venue to add the motorised WARP/M from ADB Lighting.

The Ancienne Belgique's main hall and three smaller spaces have played host down the years to artists from Jacques Brel to Lou Reed and Herbie Hancock to U2. The popular venue had a major £13m rebuild and refit in 1997 to reinforce its reputation as one of the best loved venues on the midsize European tour circuit. Now its facilities are being upgraded once again and the motorised WARP/M automated zoom profile spotlight - winner of the 2005 Showtech Product Award - has been chosen as the centrepiece of its lighting rig.

The new lights are not the venue's first experience of ADB technology - ADB Eurodim digital dimmers are used throughout, and the existing lighting rig includes: an ADB Ten

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Thailand - The Ratchada Grand Theatre in Bangkok is one of the world's grandest stages. For its feature show, Siam Niramit, a theatrical spectacular of Thai art and cultural heritage, heavy fog was required for several scenes.

Held nightly in the luxurious 2,000 seat Ratchada Theatre, Siam Niramit stars 150 performers with over 100 stage crew and technicians on hand for support. It is in fact one of the largest stage productions in the world. With a stage area measuring 65m wide by 40m deep, the task of covering this immense space in fog posed a unique challenge.

Enter eight Jem Glaciator X-Stream Heavy Foggers. Incorporated into several of the elaborate scenes - Heaven, Mighty Capital Ayutthaya and Mystical Himapaan - the Glaciator has proven both efficient and easy to operate.

Supplied by Martin's Thailand representative, Mahajak of Bangkok, the Glaciator was chosen for it

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USA - Elation is launching its 2006 Training & Product Roadshow, a free-of-charge 2-day educational seminar that will be held in major cities across the country this spring. Presented by the company's newly appointed director of sales Eric Loader and theatrical sales specialist Ray Villasenor, the seminars will provide lighting dealers and users with hands-on experience and information on the latest product offerings, including intelligent lighting, lighting controllers and software, professional fog machines, LED lighting and more.

"Lighting technology is moving forward at a very fast pace," said Loader. "We want to ensure that our dealers have thorough knowledge of how to use and sell the newest high-tech products from Elation. As part of our strong commitment to supporting dealers, we are offering them the convenience of being able to attend product training se

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Brazil - Tiësto (for three consecutive years voted the World's Best DJ by DJ Magazine) had his recent show at the 7,000 capacity Marina Santa Aldeia venue in Sao Paolo lit with Robe moving lights. It was part of a Brasilian tour by the Dutch born artist. Absolute Lighting supplied the equipment to the show, for a design by Welder Rogers, which was programmed and operated by Absolute's Paulinho.

Absolute is one of Brazil's leading rental companies, based in Sao Paulo, and supplying lighting, crew and expertise to a whole range of different lighting genres including concerts and touring shows, live venues, television productions and architectural projects. With one of the largest moving light inventories in the area, they were asked to provide both the moving and generic light specification for the Tiësto show.

The layout was a massive dancefloor with a stage at one end. Roger

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UK - The PAI Group has designed and installed an eye-catching lighting scheme in the Roof top lounge at the Stradey Park Hotel in Llanelli. The hotel is privately run by Gryphon Leisure. Its new rooftop conservatory lounge gives the grand old Edwardian building a contrasting and contemporary twist.

Gryphon initially approached PAI to provide an audio solution for the new space. However, as soon as Paul Adams set eyes on the plans, he immediately saw the potential for lighting. He suggested this to the client, who was also convinced, and gave Adams the green light to create a scheme.

"The place was just crying out to be lit, " explains Adams, "It was a simple idea to basically edge light the glass panels of the roof, but one that I knew would have massive impact." Adams conceived the lighting design with Geoff Jones from i-Vision, utilising a total of twenty

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UK - Zero 88 reports further success with its lighting consoles and dimmers within large educational establishments. Melton Mowbray-based Hawthorn Theatrical has successfully equipped two of the new City Academy Programme projects with a range of Zero 88 products - and is about to undertake a third.

The City Academy Scheme is a relatively new Government backed programme, which provides inner city areas with new "flagship" schools. These completely new purpose built facilities allow students to expand and develop within a varied educational programme whilst offering the very latest high quality equipment.

So far Lambeth and Northampton Academies have been equipped with Chilli Dimmers and varied lighting consoles. Northampton Academy which opened on January 9th 2006, has been equipped with 96 channels of Chilli dimming along with an Illusion 500 console, whilst at the

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Spain - Located in Barcelona's Passeig de Gràcia, Casa Bonaventura Ferrer, known as El Palauet and work of Catalan architect Pere Falqués, is an early 20th century treasure and an example of modernist architecture. Equipped with an infrastructure and technological base that allows it to host a variety of events, a customisable Martin lighting system lets El Palauet dress for any occasion.

El Palauet houses six separate entertainment spaces spread across two floors, in addition to a large discothèque, El Tinell, on the ground floor. Clients can choose from any of the spaces, from a large room for dancing to a unique space for holding company meetings.

Martin Architectural's Spanish representative, ECLER, working jointly with installer EIM (Estudios y Montajes Eléctricos, S.L.), executed a dynamic lighting installation that brings to life both the magnificent fa

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uk - BEGA, uniquely available from Zumtobel Staff, has enhanced its range with a family of LED in-ground luminaires known as 8800, 8801, 8802 and 8804. Offering technical capability and durability, this family of in-ground luminaires provide an elegant solution to high visibility 'way marking' lighting in the UK.

Circular and convex in shape, each luminaire has a diameter of 220mm and extends just 55mm above the ground at its apex. The luminaire is finished in graphite die cast aluminium and stainless steel, with a toughened optical lens.

The BEGA 8800 luminaire has a single 60º lens, while the 8801 offers a single 180º lens. In the 8802, two 60º lenses are located either side of the luminaire, whereas the 8804 has a four 60º lens arranged equally around the circumference. All of the luminaires in the range use LED lamps and direct concentrated light horizontally to the la

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The Netherlands - The Black Eyed Peas are touring Europe this winter with a vibrant lighting design by legendary LD Marc Brickman, stage design by production manager Anthony Randall - and full production lighting from Flashlight of Holland including a CyberHoist/InMotion 3D motion control system.

The band has seen its latest album, Monkey Business, ride high in the charts in the second half of 2005 and tickets for the new London shows in December were hot property.

The shows feature a versatile lighting rig complete with advanced motion control, designed to focus attention directly on the dynamic Peas themselves. The central upstage area is occupied by two vertical circles, a large one in front while the rear circle occasionally frames a backdrop of a smiling monkey, taken from the album cover.

Each truss carries an array of Vari*Lite luminaires - the tour carries a total of

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UK - ArKaos VJ DMX is the DMX- and MIDI-compatible software now available from Stage Electrics, which the company says enables the user to "set up outstanding video shows in a matter of seconds". A few simple video loops from your hard drive, can be mixed and manipulated using more than 100 real-time effects, say the company.

ArKaos VJ DMX lets you control every aspect of your live visual show from within your console: assign visuals to be displayed, trigger effects, use camera inputs, drive effect parameters - all live and directly from the sliders and buttons. You can now seamlessly integrate a professional video control system into your existing lightshow architecture either direct via ArtNet or using a DMX USB Interface, say Stage Electrics.

On top of its 60+ original effects, ArKaos VJ DMX supports additional FreeFrame effects (an open cross-platform real-time

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UK - Zumtobel Staff has enhanced its PANOS range of downlights with the introduction of PANOS PSP+, a pure silver plated reflector. The technology used by PANOS PSP+ increases light output ratio by up to 21%, thus reducing overall quantities of downlighters required but also extending the maintenance cycle.

Designed by Sottsass Associati, PANOS is a complete range of professional, modular downlights. PANOS PSP+ is a highly polished reflector for the H (high) and L (low) models, H being a high general downlight, and L being designed for shallow recessed depth. Having ideal glare control, H is suited to all types of applications including office environments. L is ideal for specification in retail applications, corridors, reception areas and restaurants.

Zumtobel Staff's innovative coating technique produces the PSP+ reflector with an extremely durable, robust reflector surface.

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UK - White Light, the exclusive UK distributor for the range of DMX test and networking tools from ELC, has recently put ELC's Sidekick onto active service on two high profile tours of hit musicals Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Tonight's The Night.

Sidekick is a universal faderboard designed to add real faders and easy-access buttons to the increasing range of PC-based lighting controllers. Sidekick offers ten faders, thirty-seven buttons, one rotary encoder and an LCD display. All of the faders and buttons are configurable, and can be set to output DMX commands, MIDI commands, serial data or other protocols. Sidekick has a DMX output, MIDI in and out connectors, USB ports and an RS232 port, allowing communication with a wide range of lighting control systems.

For the Chitty tour, lit by Mark Henderson and programmed by Stuart Porter, Sidekicks are being use

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UK - The Hammersmith Palais maintains its status as London's flagship live venue as The Shockwaves NME Awards return for the fourth consecutive year.

2006 sees the ceremonies technical production growing further in ambition, combining complex requirements from TV and bands to live audience. The TV show, produced by Remedy, is recorded live, and after the show has been recorded, the team have just an hour and a half to turn raw footage into a fully-realised TV programme, ready to air.

Nine cameras inside the Palais feed directly into three generator powered broadcast trucks, provided by Fleetwood Mobiles. A stunning homage to 60's science fiction and B-Movies, constructed by GTMS Event Solutions, will transform The Palais' main stage, themed as 'attack of the monsters of rock' and featuring Ian Brown, the recipient of this year's 'God-like Genius' Award'.

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