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The autumn training schedule kicked off last month with White Light's popular Level 1 and Level 2 Moving Light courses, Level 1 offering an introduction to the equipment with first-level troubleshooting, with Level 2 offering a more detailed analysis of troubleshooting and repair. These courses will also be run on 19 and 20 March 2008.

For those looking to programme lighting, White Light will offer courses covering the ever-popular Whole Hog 2, the Whole Hog 3, MA Lighting's grandMA, Zero88's LeapFrog and Strand's 500-series console ranges. The Hog 2 courses will be held on 23 October 23 and 5 Febr

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ULA is an industry leading import and wholesale company for specialist lighting products in the retail, professional and architectural markets. In addition, the company offers support services for design, installation, programming, commissioning and ongoing programmed maintenance.

"ULA Group was a perfect distribution partner for W-DMX," says Niclas Arvidsson, international sales manager for Wireless Solution. "They are the undisputed market leader in Australia and New Zealand and we're very excited about the opportunities this provides."

Cuono Biviano, MD of ULA, states: "The ULA Group is very excited to be joining forces with the market leaders - Wireless Solution. ULA are proud to continue bringing tomorrow's tech

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It was the first time that lighting designer Robert Coia had used Robe's new ColorWash and ColorSpot 700E AT fixtures on a major show, and also the first event in Australia to utilise Robe's powerful new ColorSpot 2500E AT units.

Staged in The Palladium at Melbourne's Crown Casino complex, the 2007 Brownlow Medal dinner was attended by 1500 sporting celebrities and VIPs. It was broadcast live on the country's Channel Seven TV station, topping the evening's ratings with an audience of over 1.5 million people.

Coia worked closely with scenic designer/art director Mal Nichols to develop the room's aesthetics and look for the

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The move into the architectural market is a natural expansion for the company, which has focused heavily on advanced LED technology in recent times, said Eric Loader, director of sales for Elation Professional. The emergence of LED lighting and RGB colour-mixing have changed the nature of architectural lighting, making it a more dynamic concept, according to Loader. Elation's product development expertise in this area fits in well with this growing trend.

"Our new Elation Ar

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Lisle was brought on board as an instructor at Belmont after doing the 2006 Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business Showcase Series, a student production put on by Belmont University students.

Bandit business development officer, Brent Barrett commented on Chris' involvement: "When we were looking for someone to design the 06/07 Concert Series, Chris very graciously gave of his time to do so without hesitation. Chris Lisle has the talent, knowledge, attitude and approachability to serve as a very positive role model in our industry as well as an instructor at Belm

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Built in 1878 by the famous German architect Gottfried Semper, the building excels in its magnificent architecture. Destroyed in 1945, Semperoper was rebuilt in its original form complete with four balconies and a lavish interior abundantly adorned with paintings and stuccowork. Reopened in 1985, the Opera seats nearly 1300.

Theater-Architekturlicht (TAL) Chemnitz supplied the Martin lighting systems with installation by Semperoper technicians in cooperation with TAL. Jan Seeger, lighting crew chief at Semperoper, and Mathias Meyer, manager of TAL Chemnitz, first saw the TW1 at the Pro Light and Sound exhibition in Frankfurt and agreed on the luminaire's potential to open

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PID supplied 1500 25mm square VersaPixels, a VersaDRIVE C1 driver and a, Pharos LPC1 architectural lighting controller for the project, which was co-ordinated for them by Sam Douglas.

PID also designed and manufactured custom steel mounting brackets for the VersaPixels which are installed in the room's ceiling panels, and created 17 special clips of digital content, working to a brief from Indigo's Paul Nulty and gym staff.

The content includes athletic-themed figures running, skipping and rowing, a heart trace graphic equalizer effect etc., plus a selection of more ambient, 'mood' style clips like clouds and flocks of fly

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"By improving the launch process as well as the product training and educational aspects, we will strengthen our position in the marketplace," said Brian Friborg, president at Martin US. "With so many new products on the horizon, we have a definite need to introduce them properly and educate not only our staff, but our customers. I have full confidence that Michael, with his strong product knowledge and te

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Says Crawford: "I am aware that we have one of the first Eos consoles available. The product team are really excited about the development of the desk and listen carefully to their end users. For example, there was one time when we had an issue with the software - not a fault, but we needed it to operate differently. We contacted ETC and received a software update within 24 hours. We felt they completely supported during the Eos's tour around the world. That is unprecedented in my book - they truly stepped up to the plate."

Alvin Ailey was among the first to use an Eos lighting control desk from ETC, which recently won a PLASA Award for Innovation, completing a

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Bobby Harrell, lighting contro

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Companies taking part were Robe Show Lighting, Martin Professional, ETC and Clay Paky. Clay Paky's area manager, Emilio Cornelli commented: "This is a great opportunity for us to get our products in front of the users themselves and Hawthorns are always great hosts."

The next Hawthorn@ Home will be held on Friday 26 October. 'Pyro and Effects' is an opportunity to see a pyrotechnic demonstration by Le Maitre, as well as lighting effects from other companies such as Rosco/DHA and Martin Professional.

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The Canadian dates saw Warped 2007 partner with Union Label Group, a Montreal-based punk record label, who sponsored their own Union Label stage in order to showcase Canadian punk and ska bands. Union Label turned to Sennheiser Canada, long-time distributors of InnovaSON consoles in Canada, for technical support and advice in setting up the stage. Sennheiser Canada's Vaino Gennaro, after discussions with well-known Montreal sound engineer Kevin Holland and repr

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Philips Solid-State Lighting Solutions will provide a total of $19,500 in LED lighting equipment to the teams representing the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Maryland, who will compete to design, build and operate the most livable, energy-efficient, completely solar-powered house. The 2007 Solar Decathlon takes place 12-20 at the National Mall in Washi

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With the assistance of Entec Sound and Light, a package was put together that included a grandMA full-size for programming, a grandMA light for playback, an MA NSP to distribute the DMX and act in conjunction with an in-house PC as backup system, and finally a second PC as media server running grandMA video.

In line with the method favoured by theatrical productions today, the rehea

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The impressively fitted-out building, boasts increased capacity for all sectors of its business units, with the factory and warehouse now two and a half times larger; dedicated Product Research & Development room with enough scope to double capacity; sales room for Australian and International support staff; well equipped Training Room and adjoining Museum to showcase a selection of products manufactured over the past 26 years.

A key element of the design brief was for the lighting, power, air-conditioning and heating all to be controlled via localised push button panels and LSC's EKO dimming system. Houston, LSC's remote monitoring software, will then report the status of any 'zone' or preset state programmed in the EKO dimmers.

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Before joining CTI, Kleissler spent eight years designing audio/video control systems for retail environments at Creative Realities Inc. Prior to that, he worked for BASH Theatrical lighting for 13 years, starting out as a bench technician and working his way up to department head in electronics. At the same time heco-founded Logical Lighting Interface where he co-developed the wireless dimming system that became the de-facto standard for Broadway use. In 2003, Paul and CTI's Head of Engineering Larry Dunn were co-inventors of City Theatrical's WDS Wireless Data System.

CTI's Larry Dunn said: "We are very excited to have Paul join us as City Theatrical's senior engineer. Paul brings a combination of creativity, expertise and solid experience in entertainment technology that a

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Several associations, such as VPLT, ESTA, PLASA, Secartys and JASST confirmed their support for the show.

The list of exhibitors is growing steadily, say the organisers. At the same time, a programme of meetings and seminars on extremely topical subjects in the audio and lighting sector is being compiled: safety and regulations for stage structures and rigging, technological evolution of light sources (lamps and LEDs), electrical safety regulations for public entertainment premises, and the evoluti

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"Fred's visionary leadership has propelled ETC into the top rank of the world's leading manufacturers of stage lighting equipment. ETC has been constantly innovative in technology with such products as the Source Four spotlight, the Sensor dimmer and the EOS and Obsession control systems. From the outset of ETC in 1975, Fred knew that the stage lighting industry was a people-oriented one and he has constantly attracted the brightest talent in the world to his rapidly growing international business," commented Richard Pilbrow, Chairman Emeritus of The Wally Russell Fund.

"Fred is by far the youngest winner of the Wally Russell Lifetime Achievement Award," commented Tom Folso

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"The lamps' superior quality, the strength of the GE brand name and the level of insight they have into optics have us excited about the possibilities," says Chauvet CEO Albert Chauvet. "Working closely with the engineering team at GE to develop new products and to optimise the systems and performance of our optical elements will allow our discharge fixtures to offer even greater value."

"Chauvet fixtures and GE lamps are a perfect complement to one another an

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Lighting director Al Crawford explains: "PRG Europe supplied equipment for our last UK tour, two years ago, and as soon as they heard we were returning, they thought about how things could be improved and told us about it - before they even got the job. PRG Europe still maintains that individual attention to detail and client needs that is so important to a company like Alvin Ailey.

And once we'd returned to them, I really felt they understood our needs. I have nothing but praise for project manager Loz Wilcox and the rest of the team."

Wilcox says, "We needed to be creative with some of the solutions we offered the compa

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Spencer comes to Martin from Louis Poulsen Lighting, Inc. and brings with her a solid background in public relations and marketing. Her experience encompasses collaborating with architects, lighting designers and other specifiers to achieve marketing goals.

In this new role, Spencer will be responsible for all areas of marketing communications including public relations, advertising, SWAG, literature, etc. She will also explore promotional and advertising opportunities that suit Martin's product, brand, budget, and business development strategies. She is based at Martin's US headquarters in Sunrise, Florida.

Nicole assumed her new role on 27 August, filling the shoes of Michael Nevitt, who has returned to his role as Martin Professional, Inc's

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After eight years working as a sound engineer, Blue decided to cross the threshold from audio to lighting: "I was keen to expand my horizons and to experience all aspects of the production industry rather than just stick to one area or department," he says.

He also admits that he actually undertook plenty of lighting operation whilst working as a house sound engineer in clubs and venues and discovered that he "really enjoys it".

Blue joins lighting designer Dave Parry who also recently joined the Avolites technical sales te

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Featuring a 30° beam angle, the LED Bar's total 244 LED lamps will cover a wide surface area with dazzling colour. Yet, performers, entertainers and speakers will remain cool under its bright lights, thanks to the low heat emission of LEDs, which do not product ultraviolet or infrared rays.

Each of the LED Bar's lamps is rated for 50,000 hours of use, making mid-show bulb replacements a thing of the past. And the low power consumption of LEDs will help save energy costs and allow more units to be run on a single circui

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The winning designer will receive £3,000 and follow in the illustrious footsteps of Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen who created a stunning road section for the 2007 display. Laurence was the first external designer to be asked to contribute to the six miles of lights and he's agreed to chair the panel of judges in this hunt for fresh talent for 2008.

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen said: "I was touched, flattered and a little overawed by the concept of designing something quite so iconic! The Blackpool Illuminations are such an important expression of Blackpool's reputation as Britain's Vegas. By creating an Illuminations 'X Factor' I am confident that we will unearth some i