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At BMW Welt visitors not only experience the finest BMW automobiles first hand, they can also receive delivery of their newly purchased vehicle - a staged event worthy of music and lighting. BMW Welt also serves as an event forum and conference centre.

Since 2005, the various construction phases of BMW Welt were supervised by eventa AG in co-operation with NAT AG (Dachau) and K+B E Tech GmbH (Cham). The technical specifications of lighting designers AG Licht (Bonn), the electrical planning company Pro Elektroplan (Ottobrunn), as well as the formative specifications of Coop Himmeb(l)au (Vienna) and investor BMW AG (Munic

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XL's project managers were again Chris Saunders and Paul Wood. Saunders co-ordinated the cameras and control side, while Paul Wood managed the screen elements and specials. Both worked closely with the event's technical production manager Mick Kluczynski and his team from MJK Productions, lighting designer Al Gurdon, set designer Nicoline Refsing from Stufish and The Brits TV production.

The central screen measured 8.4m high and 6m wide, and the Punk Stage screen on stage left was 18m wide by 4.6m high, both screens were made from Lighthouse R16 16mm resolution LED panels.

XL also supplied two flown 20ft by 11ft r

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The tour of mid-sized venues such as The Sage, Gateshead, The Lowry Centre, Salford and The Colston Hall in Bristol, saw the star "dipping his toes" back into live performing, so the emphasis was very much on a lightshow which complimented the music rather than an "all guns blazing" spectacular.

"The brief from Boy George was, 'There is no brief'," says LXCo's Mark Wheatley. "We used in-house lights at most venues, supplemented by a small number of mo

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The installation - carried out by JVG Sound, Lighting & Visual - is part of a lighting upgrade being undertaken at the popular nightclub. The fixtures were all supplied to JVG by Robe's Australian distributor ULA, whose HQ is nearby on the Gold Coast.

The Cocktails & Dreams dancefloor has been completely revamped lighting wise, and now features 17 Robe ColorSpot 250E ATs, two ColorWash 250E ATs and six ColorSpot 170 ATs.

The venue was challenged for ceiling height, particularly over the raised dancefloor area explains JVG's general manager Jade Golar, so he was looking for compact and neatly sized fixtures that would not take up much space or intrude. In terms of aesthetics, he also wanted to o

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The Alpha Spot HPE 300 is compact and with 16,000 lumens at just 5m's it is an exceptionally bright fixture. This light also has 15°-40° zoom, morphing effects, rotating prism and 0-100% dimmer.

The brother to the HPE Spot 300 is the Alpha Wash 300, this light also has an impressive 20,500 lumens and with equally impressive features of full CMY with 8+1 colour wheel and 2 levels of frost to provide diffusion of colour. This fixture also has a 0-100% dimmer on a dedicated channel and stop/strobe effect.

(Jim Evans)

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The 'Split Body' twin trunks feature a new design by 5 Star, complete with integral cradles which secure the lighting fixture when packed head down in the case, keeping them completely steady during transit. Hawthorns' 17 'Super Tour' trunks were finished in their corporate navy blue laminate together with HTH screen printed identification.

Hawthorns supplied full lighting production including 140 CP Alpha Spots and their new trunks for the recent Liverpool, the Musical event, marking the official opening of the city's new venue, the Echo Arena Liverpool.

(Jim Evans)

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Robe MD Josef Valchar states: "We are exceptionally lucky to have someone of Gerald's calibre and enthusiasm onboard. He has the same ethics, drive and commitment as us, and we are all looking forward to working with him immensely."

Heise will become a link between Robe's clients, end users and distributors and the Robe R 'n' D and sales and marketing teams. He will be responsible for monitoring market trends and feedback, analysing customer's needs and cross-referencing and comparing markets and products - essentially a two-way conduit between clients and the company.

(Jim Evans)

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Over 400 clients, suppliers and staff joined the company to celebrate in Hawthorns' recently acquired third warehouse, which had been transformed into a nightclub party venue for the evening. Following the acquisition of this new unit, Hawthorns' Leicester head office now exceeds 100,000sq.ft, with further mezzanines planned for the spring.

MD Martin Hawthorn commented: "I wanted to take the opportunity to thank our customers and 110 full-time staff for helping to keep the business going over the years by making it our best party yet. It was also a fantastic opportunity for staff from all three of the Hawthorn offices to meet up and put a face to a name. I'm not sure where the last 21 years have gone, but I'm already lo

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Ame Strong, Rosco's colour filter product manager says, "I am impressed at how easy it is to apply for a grant by simply downloading an Application from the website and also how quickly the grant applications are reviewed. It is wonderful that our industry is helping colleagues with doctor bills, health insurance payments, saving homes, and putting food on the table, as well as helping widows when they are suddenly alone. And I'm proud that Rosco's commitment is a gift that will continue far int

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Such is the demand for the R16 that the new panels were immediately put to work on the national annual celebration in Singapore, the Chingay Parade, which took place in February. JM Rental was appointed as the official LED Screen Partner for the iconic event, supplying a turnkey solution from technical support through media production. The key elements were the two 12.24m (W) x 9.12m (H) screens where the 30 Chingay Parade sponsors broadcast their bran

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The MR16 3W can fit into most standard MR16 12V fixtures with a GU5.3 base, like those commonly found in buildings, hotels, restaurants, retail stores and displays.

"There are an enormous number of MR16 12V fixtures out there - in everything from elevators to cruise ships. Retrofitting them with our new MR16 3W LED lamp can save building owners and commercial establishments a ton of money on their energy costs," said Eric Loader, director of sales for Acclaim Lighting.

"LED technology has advanced to the point where it's now a viable replaceme

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PAR 30 LED bulbs are available in a 40° light-emitting viewing angle, running on 80V to 260V AC current. Other voltages like 12Volt AC or DC are optionally available for qualifying customers. The LEDtronics PAR 30-style lamp replaces a 50W to 75W PAR 30 incandescent bulb but has a maximum power draw of only 15.8W.

(Jim Evans)

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This year's theme was Wild at Heart. Bandit CEO, Michael T. Strickland and wife, Nicole Strickland co-chaired the event, which included silent and live auctions, and dancing to live music.

Lighting designer Steve Hoover chose to use Martin MAC 2000 Washes, Profiles and Performances, MAC 600s, MAC 300s, Vari*Lite 3500 Washes, Vari*Lite 3000 Spots,Coemar LED PARs, Color Kinetics 4 ft. iColor Accents and Bliss lights to light the event. Lighting was controlled by a Whole Hog II.

(Jim Evans)

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The eight-channel inductive 458 Dimmer, complete with LCD display and intuitive cursor control, comes in a compact, pre-wired, wall-mountable unit for maximum convenience and versatility. It is suitable for architectural and residential use, as well as a variety of commercial applications, says the company.

Compatible with Helvar's existing Imagine and Digidim routers, multiple 458 dimmers can be networked through both DALI and SDIM ports. The 458 can accommodate a range of user interfaces, including push button, rotary, sensors and touch panel controllers.

This Digidim Router, the new central element in Helvar's Digidim system links up single DALI networks to form a scalable lighting control system for all types of commercia

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Nottingham-based design and installation company OneBigStar has rejuvenated the venue for its owners Great Northern Inns.

Although OneBigStar has subsequently provided AV and lighting systems to other venues in the Great Northern Inns portfolio, the Southbank Bar was their first collaboration. An extensive refurbishment at the end of last year has produced an impressive video network of 12 HD plasma screens plus two large drop-down projection screens.

The screens are complemented by 12 Electro-Voice ZX1 full-range loudspeakers. "On a match day, this venue is absolutely packed with people," explains Simon Taylor of OneBi

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Fitted with a 575W daylight discharge lamp, it outperforms the light output of competitive 2500 W fixtures, says the company. All the operational benefits of the halogen WARP are preserved, namely the patented ring control system.

Also on display at Frankfurt will be the recently released MENTOR/XT control desk, now featuring a sophisticated motion control module; plus the new Mikado from the upcoming Domino range. The EURODIM Twin Tech, which combines Thyristor and Sinewave technologies in a cabinet that can contain up to 128 channels, will also be on debut.

(Jim Evans)

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Promoted by MCD, Ireland's National Music Awards have been held annually since 2001, and is held at the 7000-capacity RDS Simmonscourt pavilion in Dublin. The show was televised by RTÉ in a special programme directed by Niamh White.

CAVS have many years experience handling similar large-scale events for the Awards' production company, Diffusion Events, and have rigged many shows at the venue. For this event their crew included Brian Moran (head technician) and Malcolm MacDonald, on main stage, while in the media centres and VIP rooms were Neil Whelan, Austin Agnew, Jeff Doolin and Eoin Devitt.

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The Alpha Beam 300 produces a "superconcentrated parallel light beam" and is billed as the ideal moving light beam for "live" professional use, especially "long throw", to penetrate the background brightness of the stage washes or LED systems with Aircraft Landing light effects that have never been seen before.

The Alpha Spot HPE 300 features a wide Zoom, CMY, 8+1 Colour wheel, 15 Gobos (eight fixed and seven rotatin), Morphing Effect, Rotating Prism, Frost, 0-100% Dimmer on dedicated channel, iris and stop/strobe.

With the same optical, lighting engineering and constructional qualities as the Alpha Spot HPE

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Presented by DHL, the event took place at the Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theatre in December and was telecast to over 33 million homes throughout the United States and Latin America.

Because this award show was a high profile production, the team at Paradigm Production Services relied on the most dependable lighting products most certain to create a visual presentation that would be as dynamic to the studio audience as it was on screen.

"The Stagebar 54s were very effective," said Jorge Valdez of Paradigm Production Services. "They were a pleasure to work with." The Stagebars were located upstage and betw

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Unveiled as the lead technical paper at the LS-11 lighting industry conference in Shanghai in May 2007, the Continuum 2.4 bulb is "a revolutionary high quality, high-energy efficiency lighting system which uses microwave technology", the company says.

"Since we launched the Continuum 2.4 system in May 2007, we have been overwhelmed by the response we have had from the lighting industry. The Continuum 2.4 addresses a global need for high light quality and enhanced energy efficiency, with an almost limitless range of applications," said Tim Reynolds, CEO of Ceravision. "With a number of OEM customers evaluating our design and more keen to do so, we realised that we needed a world-class manufacturin

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The TrusSleeve is made out of Trevira CS, an inherently flame retardant (FR) yarn. The fabric is seamless and can be perforated to attach lights and hide cables.

When a TrusSleeve is lit up from the inside, the light is equally distributed, due to the ribbed fabric structure. TrusSleeves are available in black or white to create different atmospheres. Thanks to the fabric's elasticity one sleeve can fit various truss sizes.

The ShowTex Group is provide rental, sales and installation of showbiz textiles and draperies on a top international level and aims at offering a complete fabric product range with the highest flame-retardanc

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Blinding Light invested in a new Litec trussing system for the ice rink project, which was supplied by AC Lighting. With it they built a 32 x 32m box truss on a 7m high, eight-legged ground support system to surround the 30 x 30m ice rink. The rink is installed at the O2 for four months, taking advantage of the huge popularity of ice skating during the winter months.

Blinding Light's Patrick Stacey designed the rig for the ice. It had to be dynamic and flexible, and account for the fact that the rink is effectively operating in a daylight zone of the O2 for the majority of

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During his time there, he worked on such projects as the Festival Theatre in Adelaide, Seymore Centre in Sydney, and the Victorian Arts Center. He also opened Strand first branch office, in South Yarra, Victoria. In 1979, he founded Entertech, a theatre consultancy, working on many buildings, including theatres, casinos, and performing arts centres.

Among his projects were The Araluen Center in Alice Springs, and regional theatres in Renmark, Port Pirie, Mount Gambier, and Whyalla. He was also passionately interested in theatre restoration; the T

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Three unbound rotating bars (motorized in the two-cell version) allow symmetric and/or asymmetric light output, with linear adjustment of incidence angle. It is equipped with 96 (48 in the compact, single-cell version CycLite Led SC), high-output LEDs 1,2W each.

(Jim Evans)