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Cyprus - Premium Soundcraft MH-series analogue desks have been installed in Cyprus's leading rock venue. Avlea, in the island capital of Nicosia, has doubled in size since being taken over by owners George Ioannou, Charalambous Xenos and John Ioannou five years ago, and now attracts some of the best artists from Greece.

Most of the investment in the 933-capacity venue has taken place this summer, with an extended stage and acoustic insulation to the floors and walls (provided by Pan Acoustics from Limassol), to prevent sound leakage.

The venue, which can also be configured cabaret style, with table seating for 400, approached A.L.A Equipment Co for a sound system that would satisfy the wide demands of quality rock and traditional music from Cyprus and the Greece mainland, and lead them into the digital era.

Said George Ioannou: "We already had a relationship with Andrea

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South Africa - ETC, through dealer Prosound, has supplied equipment for the South African production of Rent, which opened at the Alexander Theatre in Johannesburg in July - a theatre that had been dark for a decade - and has now gone on tour across the country. Included in the rig are some 75 ETC Source Four luminaires, split between 10, 19, 26 and 36 degree angles, controlled by an ETC Congo desk and SmartPack dimming.

"Although the show has come from Broadway," explains lighting designer Alistair Kilbee, "we wanted a design which was defined by Broadway but not copying it. Source Fours are the standard luminaire for theatrical work, and they let me achieve the look I want in this case, a stark, minimalist feel. They're the best profiles on the market, and you know what you're getting when you use one."

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USA - At LDI 2007 (16-18 November, Orlando, Florida) the TMB "Village" has expanded to house new additions to the TMB distribution family and many new product offerings. Global manufacturers will be on-site, as will TMB's entire global sales staff.

Alpha One of Germany will be showing their complete range of Falcon fixtures, including the new Falcon 6,000 Xenon unveiled recently at the PLASA Show.

FinnLight will introduce the Space Bag Accessory for the Toplight. This device ceates a "Space" type pattern overhead light. The Toplight and Space Bag Accessory are designed by Emmy Award-winning Director of Photography, Bruce Finn.

GDS' Blues System has been widely adopted as a solution for architectural lighting problems of all kinds. Blues' low-voltage, solid-state LED fittings are compact, low profile, durable and IP rated. They offer many mounting options,

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Malaysia - Once a year Adidas hold their strategy meeting - the Adidas RSOM. This year the meeting took place in Kuala Lumpur's convention centre. Around 700 dealers and distributors attended the event which was spiced up with a sophisticated show. Fares Aljunied created the lighting design using a grandMA light and a grandMA video media server.

Aljunied, who was also the programmer and operator for the show, reported: "To make the show interesting, I used the grandMA video media server to control 46 units of Barco Mipix-20. The grandMA light controlled all the lighting fixtures as well as the media server. Last year I used a grandMA for the first time and since then it has been my choice of console. The flexibility, reliability and robustness are the best I've ever seen."

(Jim Evans)

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USA - High End Systems' new Showgun automated luminaire is adding its aura to a new American TV show, Phenomenon. The NBC-TV reality series features mind games and illusions, a bit of magic and mystery as contestants compete for most compelling mental feat. LD John Morgan of Design Partners Inc. in Los Angeles specified eight Showgun units from VER.

Mike Zinman worked on content with LD John Morgan. Says Zinman, "This was the first time that I've seen the Showguns in action and we were all impressed by not only the output, but by the flexibility of the fixture to perform as a wash light and a spotlight. The gobos projected were amazing and I've never seen anything like it before for such a high output/large format fixture." Matt Firestone programmed the entire show.

Pete Radice is the automated lighting programmer. Says Radice: "They [the Showguns] read v

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UK - HSL supplied full lighting production and crew to the recent War Child concerts at Manchester Apollo and Brixton Academy, hosted and curated by Keane, who were joined by special guests.

The lighting rig was designed by Keane's LD Rob Sinclair, with whom HSL have worked on many past projects, and the event was co-ordinated for HSL by Mike Oates.

Keane wanted a completely different looking lightshow from their touring one, and the rig had to be diverse enough to deal with a variety of artists including The Pet Shop Boys, Lily Allen, The Magic Numbers, The Guillemots and more. It also had to be expediently budgeted as the whole idea was to raise money and awareness for War Child - which is dedicated to helping children living in war torn countries.

This gig marked the launch of War Child's Iraq Appeal, a new initiative to raise £1.5 million to give immediate help to

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Sweden - Hotel Aveny in Umeå, one of ten Profil Hotels across Sweden and Denmark, is situated in the heart of the city and offers 87 rooms, a restaurant, bar, and gym to customers from all corners of the globe. In 2006, the hotel was completely renovated and acquired its new look from Arkitektbyrån AB of Gothenburg. Inspiration for colour choices came from the Beatles of the 60s and Sgt. Pepper's. A complementary lighting design was then created by Marcus Persson of Kreativ Teknik AB using Martin Professional fluorescent colour changing Cyclo luminaires and LED lighting.

Entry to the hotel is through an archway of glass lit by IP65 rated LEDs that bathe the portal in slow colour changes throughout the evening, making for an eye-catching exterior for passersby and an impressionable entrance for customers.

Inside, the lobby bar offers drinks in another ever-changing environmen

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USA - Wybron has promoted Dusty Hudgins to sales manager. In this position, Hudgins will be responsible for the day-to-day management of Wybron's sales force and will also assist Wybron dealers and customers with their questions and issues.

Hudgins has been involved with lighting design projects since 1978. He joined Wybron in 2005 as a regional manager, covering the Southeast and Western United States.

"Dusty has demonstrated his leadership over the past two years in the organisation," said Larry Turner, CEO of Wybron. "His experience and intimate knowledge of Wybron's customer base have been instrumental in the rapid growth of Wybron during the past two years. Wybron is positioned to grow its top line more than 15% in 2007 from 2006, and Dusty has helped us achieve that growth."

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UK - Le Maitre's Events Department has announced the appointment of a new team member.Emerson Wellens has been appointed as Special FX Technician, following the departure of head pyrotechnician, Mark Thomas.

Wellens will assist with technical queries from clients, as well as designing and firing shows, generating risk assessments and method statements, advising clients on the effects to be used for their projects, undergoing site visits and preparing proposals for shows.

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USA - ETC has introduced ETC Knowledge Base, an online search engine giving end- users access to a variety of information, from basic product set- up instructions to Release Notes, FAQs and more. When customers have questions about a particular ETC product, they now have the option of researching the topic on their own, whenever and wherever. It's like having an ETC Tech Service phone operator in every personal computer, suggests the company.

Another function of the Knowledge Base gives users the ability to email ETC articles to others - within the article itself. When they come across information they think is helpful, they can send it to other people.

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UK - Lighting designer Hadyn Thomas is using Robe ColorSpot and ColorWash 575E AT moving lights and a Robe DigitalSpot 5000 DT on Bowling For Soup's current UK and European tour.

The Texas based comedy-influenced punk-pop band are enjoying the success of their Get Happy 2 tour and latest When I Diesingle, along with their largest production tour to date. Thomas has worked with them since 2003, and was left to come up with a lighting plot that would match the fast-paced energy and action happening onstage.

He wanted to get a wide dispersion of lightsources all over the stage area at different levels, so the rear truss consists of five box trusses bolted together, measuring a total of 12m long by 2.5m deep, with the top edge raked forward.

Six Robe ColorSpot 575E ATs are rigged onto this, with another four mounted on top of four vertical truss sections stood on t

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Poland - Hey, one of Poland's leading rock bands, recently played a concert in Warsaw's Roma Theatre, arranged by MTV as part of its Unplugged series. This was the second edition of the popular MTV series in Poland. Lighting designer and operator Pawel 'Spider' Pajak reported: "We've used a combination of LEDs and generics to create a nice and warm atmosphere in the auditorium. The most important thing was to find the best way to combine the look of the band and their live performances on the stage with the specific atmosphere of MTV Unplugged and the TV recording requirements.

"We had only two days for installation and rehearsals with the band," Pajak continued: "It was therefore very helpful to use two consoles, a grandMA full-size and a grandMA light, at the same time for the programming. It saved us a lot of time. During the show the consoles were

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Denmark - The Mania SCX800 is the latest in Martin's Mania series of powerful, compact and feature packed scanners. Driven by 150 watts of discharge power, the SCX800 is a one-of-a-kind rollerscan effect with all new gobo designs, four "fat" beam projection and a continuously rotating mirror drum for all-night dance floor mayhem, says the company.

This scanner effect houses "the highest quality optical system for maximum light output and true high-definition image quality". It combines with a long life 150W discharge lamp (6000 hours, included) to kick out a powerful array of graphics and colour.

Included are eight interchangeable, indexable rotating gobos in a multitude of colours for a barrage of effects.

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UK - Lighting equipment and crew for Donny Osmond's recent UK arena tour was supplied by Bandit Lites UK who, along with Bandit Lites Inc in the US, have enjoyed a long relationship with the artist. Bandit UK's chief executive, Lester Cobrin comments: "Donny Osmond is one of the most legendary pop artists and a consummate entertainer. He also takes a keen interest in the technical aspects of his show, so production values are always high on the agenda".

This was lighting director Jimmy Hatten's second major tour with Osmond, and the first in the UK. The set, designed by Michael Cotton, featured four large truss-framed video screens giving a shrinking perspective look to the stage. The lighting design on which this tour is based was created by Mike Frogge - Osmond's long-term LD - for a DVD shoot in Wales earlier this year. Hatten and Frogge have collaborated on many sh

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USA - D-Tools has announced the winners of the 2007 Design Awards. This annual contest recognizes excellence in System Integration projects utilising D-Tools System integrator software in four categories; Best Overall Project, Best Residential, Best Commercial, and Most Unique (Residential or Commercial).

Winners were selected by the D-Tools development and marketing teams. The winning entries were judged on a number of criteria, including originality, most thorough use of D-Tools' software functionality, overall visual quality of designs, plans, and schematics; and which projects best communicate the system designer's vision.

Best Overall System was awarded to Daniel Tumata of T & T Communications. He created the best overall design, most extensive use of SI software, most detailed and extensive schematics, extensive plan views and overall very impressive work.

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UK - The Footbridge at Princes Dock in Liverpool is both an interesting and attractive structure, and is strategically placed in the heart of an area of the city undergoing significant commercial development. That development includes the new Leeds to Liverpool Canal link, which will pass underneath the bridge, and a recently opened cruise liner facility. As such, when the development work at Princes Dock is complete, the Princes Dock Footbridge will become a gateway to Liverpool for visitors arriving on transatlantic cruise liners.

Following discussions with the site owners, Princes Dock Development Company, lighting designer Graham Festenstein received a commission to develop a lighting scheme for the 'wishbone' structure. The bridge's new dynamic and interactive lighting, installed by W T Jenkins, is an eye-catching addition to the Liverpool dockside.

Festenstein has been i

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USA - Wybron is launching the Net-IT PS600 at LDI 2007. The Net-IT PS600 is a 600W 24V power supply for Wybron products and other popular lighting accessories. The Net-IT PS600 receives DMX via DMX over Ethernet protocols and also acts as an Infotrace Gateway, providing all the benefits of RDM to the devices powered from it, says the company.

The Net-IT PS600 has two standard DMX outputs, making it a network node as well. It also features an LCD Display of user settings, the IP address and the protocol used. Wybron will demonstrate the Net-IT PS600 at LDI 2007 using Artnet.

"One advantage of the Net-IT PS600 solution is that it supports common DMX over Ethernet protocols," said Miles Dudgeon, marketing director at Wybron. "We have designed it to support ACN when fully implemented and are actively working to support other DMX over Ethernet protocols."

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USA - Lighting designer Ken Billington is to present the keynote session at the third annual Stage Lighting Super Saturday seminars. Billington says: "I am always happy to speak at any stage lighting educational seminar. I think that the Stage Lighting Super Saturday seminar is one of the best."

A dozen theater lighting professionals will speak. About 20 manufacturers will be on hand and have technical personnel and equipment to demonstrate.

Sonny Sonnenfeld says: "The programme is designed to educate beginners and new professionals who seek additional training. It will be 10 hours of hard work, fun, and a great learning experience."

The tentative program includes inspiration, stage lighting 101, fixtures, colour, consoles, moving lights, trouble shooting, paperwork, and other subjects. The seminar will take place at LaGuardia High School for the Fine and

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Italy - After more than a year of anticipation the new Fiat 500 was introduced to the public. The international press conference and the car's official presentation to the retailers took place at PalaIsozaki in Turin. The main technical feature of the presentation was the quantity of projectors employed to cover 1,400sq.m of screens. MA Lighting and Brother, Brother & Sons products helped to make the event run smoothly.

Various models of Barco projectors were used, depending on the different requirements: six FLM 18HD for the front screen, two FLM 20+ for the ceiling screen and nine SLM 12s. Six of these projectors were mounted on the Brother, Brother & Sons v-Base yokes for the floor screen. The precision of the v-Base allowed precise and repeatable pixel-to-pixel overlapping for the double full HD projection from a height of 25m. All v-Base yokes were controlled via DMX from a

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Australia - White Light is continuing its association with the hit musical Billy Elliot as it travels its way around the world, helping it to snow down under by supplying the new Sydney production of the show with White Light Snow Machines.

Based on the movie of the same name, and directed by the film's director, Stephen Daldry with his regular theatre collaborators, designer Ian MacNeil and lighting designer Rick Fisher, Billy Elliot opened at London's Victoria Palace Theatre in early 2005 and continues to play to sold-out houses there. The London production uses a lighting rig supplied by White Light. In addition, White Light worked with the show's design team to create a new falling snow effect that was quiet and reliable enough to be used downstage of the proscenium line.

The result was the White Light Snow Machine. This uses the same paper snow as other esta

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Denmark - Martin Professional A/S's positive 2007 growth continued in the year's third quarter. Martin increased revenue by 14.3% from $48.4 million in the third quarter of 2006 to $55.4 million in the third quarter of 2007. For the period 1 January to 30 September, 2007 Martin increased revenue by 24.3% to $168.6 million compared with $135.6 million for the same period last year.

The substantial increase in revenue is broadly based across all of Martin's market segments. While the entertainment industry as a whole has experienced general strong demand, Martin has increased its market share through investments in technology and new products. Sales of Martin's LED products for example continue to show dramatic growth and now account for 15% of monthly revenue. Launched only earlier this year, Martin's LED product line is forecast to generate revenue just shy of $20 million in 200

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USA - This year's Trans-Siberian Orchestra tour is the biggest it's ever been. Two identical shows are touring the East and West Coast US, each carrying 13 truckloads of production. Included in the total equipment package are 30 High End Systems Showgun automated luminaires and four Wholehog 3 consoles for both tours, supplied by Q1 of Canada.

Production/lighting designer Bryan Hartley is also touring for his eighth year as the LD on the East Coast leg. Lighting director Dan Cassar, now in his fifth year, handles the West Coast run. Both tours started 1 November.

Hartley likes to design in new products with each new production. He believes this is the year for Showgun to shine: "I love them, they're awesome. It's a good quality moving light but three times as big," Hartley says. "There's nothing else like it out there."

The rig features 10 moving pods, wi

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USA - Bandit Lites reports that Bandit clients, Carrie Underwood, Sugarland, Kenny Chesney and Rascal Flatts all received awards at the 41st annual Country Music Association Awards. The event was broadcast live from the Sommet Center in Nashville, TN on 7 November.

Former American Idol winner, Carrie Underwood, continues to take the country music scene by storm. Underwood took home 'Female Vocalist of the Year' for the second consecutive year. She also received the 'Single of the Year' award for Before He Cheats.

Kenny Chesney was awarded his third 'Entertainer of the Year.' Chesney performed the current single, Don't Blink from his most recent album, Just Who I Am: Poets and Pirates.

Rounding up the Bandit clients earning awards this year was Rascal Flatts. They won their fifth consecutive 'Vocal Group of the Year' award. The 2006 top-selling art

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UK - David Atkinson Lighting Design (DALD) recently completed the lighting design for a major new exhibition - The Golden Age of Couture at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London.

The launch of Christian Dior's New Look in 1947 marked the beginning of a momentous decade in fashion history, one that Dior himself called the 'golden age'. Celebrating the end of war and the birth of a new era, it set a standard for dressmaking and high fashion that has rarely been surpassed. The V&A's exhibition explores this remarkable decade in fashion history.

The exhibition designers Land Design Studio's brief to DALD was for the lighting to create a theatrical event, as well as adhering to the strict conservation constraints.

The first gallery takes a practical aspect, focusing on the skills, processes and craftsmanship of haute couture, along with the creative inspiration behind some

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