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"We bought these because we needed a small, fast, profile unit with a good stand-alone protocol that's robustly built and easy to maintain for the hire market," explains Blinding Light's Paddy Stacey.

The SmartMAC is designed for hotel, museum and exhibition work with its low power requirements and silent operation due to having no cooling fan. "The 150 Watt bulb is seriously bright and the gobo selection is extremely good for dance floor and mood lighting," continues Stacey, adding that the indexable gobo wheel is handy for applications like the projection of corporate logos and branding.

Blinding Light's first batch of SmartMACs are white, so they can be utilised for shows and events where aesthe

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Maria Alexandra Pereira Bastos, commercial director at Luzeiro says: "We wanted a modern, uncomplicated and economical lighting system, and we immediately thought of ETC. We are so happy with the Congo jr desk, it has surpassed all expectations. Moreover, the support we have had from the ETC team has been exceptional."

The theatre opened in 1921 and for decades was the cultural centre of São Miguel, staging film screenings, musical acts, theatrical shows and operatic performances. The theatre even transformed into the Circo Equestre for the Po

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"This was a new production of the show which joins productions currently appearing on Broadway, in Chicago and Las Vegas, and is now off to Melbourne and on tour around the US," says Binkley. "For the London show, I was pleased to be working with Loz and Alan at PRG Europe once again.

"In addition to some 400 Source Fours, we used L&E and Altman MR11 strip lights under the show deck to illuminate the set pieces and Altman PAR 40 strips specifically to give a period feel to the 1950s scenes. We also used Philips ColorBlast and ColorBlaze LED luminaires for wash lighting, and over 75 ColorBlast 6 luminair

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The open house days will provide the chance for visitors to receive a hands-on demonstration of the console, or spend more time familiarising themselves with it, as a step towards becoming one of the growing number of Vista people, says the company.

Taking place in relaxed environment, representatives from both the local Vista dealer as well as Jands product manager, Neil Vann, will be on hand to answer questions and provide demonstrations, including the latest addition to the range - the I3.

(Jim Evans)

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The Spring 2008 collection was modeled in early February in New York City. Lighting designer for the fashion show was Scott Chmielewski of Digital Media Designs who worked closely to implement the designs and concepts of the show's producer and production designer Matt Stoelt of Stoelt Productions.

"Rock & Republic is one of the most progressive fashion labels out there," Chmielewski states. "They are continually trying to push the technological envelope and aren't afraid to use the latest cutting edge equipment. Rock & Republic e

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The day after Triple Showtechniek received the XL8 it was deployed on its first gig for Dutch band the Three J's, with FOH engineer with Marc Pardon at the helm. "We are responsible for some of the major Dutch artists like the Three J's, Jan Smit and Nick and Simon, says Triple Showtechniek owner, Rene Tielen. "These artists are highly critical of their own performance and expect the highest levels from us, so that's why we only invest in industry leaders like Midas."

Chief technical officer Marco Hovius adds: "I am responsible for these shows running smoothly and the Midas XL

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Hardiman and his company, THC Design, began their long association with UB40 at the band's 21st Anniversary show in their hometown of Birmingham, and have since gone on to design the show elements for the band's last four successive international tours.

The central point of Hardiman's design was a series of moving trusses providing the rig lighting positions, which he also wanted to make a scenic feature of, so decided this could be an interesting application for a video truss border.

Hardiman chose the Chroma-Q Color Web 125 LED display system after being impressed by its modular and lightweight design, and the band approved after seeing the results of his rendered fly throughs showing the panels

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Also on show at SIB was ETC's SmartSoft, a new software application that runs on a PC and can be used to get to know the ETC SmartFade ML lighting control console, using its on-screen virtual console face panel.

ETC controls product manager Sarah Clausen says: "SmartFade ML show files can be employed with SmartSoft as an offline editor and the file can then be saved to computer's hard disk. And, by connecting the PC to a SmartFade ML desk using USB, users can access direct data editing tools as well as display the show."

There was also a sneak-preview of ETC's new Congo v5.0 - the new software version for ETC's Congo and Congo jr lighting control systems, which includes a new effects engine.

(Jim Evans)

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Reporting to Phil Sargent, Selecon's market manager for Asia & the Middle East, Tony will work out of Singapore to assist with the on-going development and support of Selecon's position as a leader in fixed luminaire technology for theatrical and entertainment lighting.

"Tony's appointment as a full-time Singapore-based member of our global team is part of our ongoing commitment to ensure the highest levels of service to our customers and is a direct result of our strong success in South East Asia. Together with Tony's appointment Selecon is also happy to announc

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LD Matt Arthur had been impressed by the Jands Vista's capabilities after seeing it used for last year's Keane arena tour, so decided to try it out for himself on the Mark Ronson tour. Production meetings led to the idea of re-creating a 60s style TV show set, so the band were placed on a series of risers in a V shape, ranging in height from 0.6m to 1.5m. To give the lighting a suitably retro feel, Matt's design incorporated some 5K Fresnels retro fitted with LED fixtures inside. The set also featured all red drapes, legs and swagged borders to give it an 'old school' fee

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Dolby designed the lighting scheme according to the remit; provision of new exterior luminaires which would be fixed onto seven new street lighting columns positioned in the same location as the old columns, and with no extra resources for cabling or additional installation. The exterior luminaires had to be high brightness LEDs, colour changing, provide directional light, and be waterproof and vandal proof. A total of 28 LED luminaires (four per lighting column) were installed and each LED cluster individually controlled by the sophisticated lighting control system.

The new LED luminaires were focused on the walkway to pro

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The visual show surrounding SMD's silhouettes consists of a 2m circular table laden with synths, keyboards, drum machines, laptops and a multitude of effect pedals. The duo dash around the table triggering the different effects and samples - and the show evolves into an eclectic mix of sound and light. Thompson continues: "The tour varies a lot depending on venue size, so we have a huge back catalogue of plan

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Codex Productions, with a rental inventory of over 200 moving heads, is Luxembourg's market leader in the presentation of high quality events. The lighting concept for the XF launch consisted of moving heads, all Martin, as well as a high impact LED wall. The equipment list included 20 MAC 600 NT washlights, 14 MAC 250 Washes, 12 MAC 250 Entours, four MAC 2000 Performances, four MAC 700 Profiles and Martin LC Series LED panels.

The Jaguar showroom's front window was filled with six columns of Martin LC Series LED panels, used to highlight Jaguar logos as well as a commercial video. Codex had previously used the LC panels only as a decor

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Its special notch-free 'Master Blend' jacket (a PUR jacket with the flexibility of PVC, the company says) is resistant to soiling and easy to clean and is also resistant to cold temperatures down to -40°C, warm temperatures up to +80°C). A thin paired wire insulation made of 'Special-TPE-Hytrel', plus the tight stranding of the 18 x 0.1mm copper litz wires guarantee outstanding audio transmission properties, say Sommer, while the use of oxygen-free or low-oxygen copper also ensures high bending cycles and consistent performance. The paired copper spiral shielding, in conjunction with the tightly-braided overall shielding made of tin-plated copper braiding, also help to prevent

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To best support its growing sales outside the US, Milad Khouli has been promoted to senior executive - international sales within Apollo's marketing group, while new recruit Rachel Arroyo has joined the inside sales team and will be the main contact and provide daily support to Apollo's international dealers.

"In our search for the best candidate to further Apollo's position in international markets, we decided we already had him," said Monty McWilliams, Apollo's VP of marketing. "Milad's industry experience, proven ability to develop strong relationships, loyalty to the Apollo philosophy, and willingness to travel and be more visible in these markets,

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Already pledging to donate their royalties for April 24 to Light Relief are the lighting designers of many shows, including a couple of overseas productions: Paule Constable, The City at Royal Court Theatre, Chris Davey, (no specific show); Rick Fisher, Billy Elliot UK and Australia; Rob Halliday, Equus UK tour and My Fair Lady US tour; Paul Pyant, Lord of the Rings; Malcolm Rippeth, Brief Encounter; Ian Scott, 39 Steps; Kevin Sleep, Woman in Black, James Whiteside for The Wedding Singer tour and Never Forget, donated in advance of its West End premiere in May; and Willie Williams, We Will Rock You, UK and French and Saunders Live Tour. Thanks to all these for their early commitment

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Colin Cuthbert, managing director of Northern Light, said: "Since early in 2007 Northern Light has invested over a quarter of a million pounds and hundreds of hours of staff time in improving our hire and events departments. The ethos behind this programme of continuous improvement stemmed from an upturn in business for our hire department and our successful expansion into technical event production."

Investment has been spread over various areas of the business, covering equipment, staffing, training and process management. Increased business has meant employing further experts for the team. Northern Light is delighted to welcome Al Dalgarno as hire operations manager, Galo Dominguez and Jon Pike as technicians, Marcin Buczek as

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According to Dosviente CEO Jose Maria Mendez, who has a long-standing relationship with Sonorde, the company had been considering the purchase of a digital console for a while, and were delighted when Dosviente took over distribution of InnovaSon. "It was perfect timing for all concerned," noted Mendez. "I knew that Sonorde were looking for something, and now I had the ideal product to show them!"

"Sonorde is a company that prides itself on the quality of both their equipment and service, and

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Arriving with little fanfare, the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 now applies to employers involved in the provision of live or recorded music in restaurants, bars, nightclubs etc, following a two-year period of grace, which expired on 6 April.

Employers are now responsible for protecting their employees' hearing. And that's not all on the legislation front - employers are now also faced with the Corporate Manslaughter Act, which also came into force on 6 April. Bosses are now responsible if their company's negligence results in death in the workplace. The message is this: review your business procedures now, to make

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Mark Ager, Stage Technologies' managing director, lead discussions on how automation is used in entertainment venues, including the practical advantages, cost implications and safety issues, as well as giving a technical overview of the equipment used. This information was then augmented with visits to the Hong Kong Cultural Centre and the Wynn and Venetian hotel complexes in Macau, where Stage Technologies has recently completed commissioning several large systems.

The course was designed for students cur

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Winners included The Arctic Monkeys, The Killers, Muse and, er, George W Bush for 'Villain of the Year'. (Unfortunately he was not able to collect his award personally). Organisers for the event turned to Remedy Productions and veteran LD Vince Foster to make it a show to remember. In the last year Vince has been working on Kylie, George Michael, Peter Gabriel, Duran Duran and Janet Jackson to name but a few.

Within the nanoseconds he had free between shows, Vince said of the NME gig: "We had to design a lighting show that could w

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The site includes project references, product information, technical specifications, photometric data and marketing material, as well as company and Martin Partner info, global support access and online service.

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Lighting designer for the series was Kasper Steen-Lange, who coloured the set using Martin's Stagebar 54 LED luminaire and rig of Martin Professional MAC moving heads that included MAC TW1 tungsten wash lights, MAC 700 Profiles and MAC 250 Washes as well as Atomic 3000 strobes. Other automateds and an LED video display were also used. Supply of the Martin gear was by rental company Litecom A/S of Copenhagen.

"We needed to find a small color changing fixture that would fit inside the set," stated Kasper Steen-Lange. "We were l

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Lighting Designer Will Twork said that the primary objective for this event was to light the stage and the podium. He used Martin MAC 600s to wash the stage. Twork also staggered six Martin MAC 500s with custom glass gobos to project the Lady Vols logo onto a 50ft filled white cyc. Lighting was controlled by a Whole Hog II.

(Jim Evans)