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The W-DMX Visionary Award is a special recognition of individuals in the professional lighting industry who were early adopters of W-DMX and had an immediate vision about how it could be applied to great advantage in their respective production environments.

The first award went to Nathan Barmer, moving lights operator for the popular show Le Reve at Wynn Las Vegas. The theatre is designed in-the-round and involves a massive amount of flying and motion control. Two full universes of DMX are used for a moving carousel at the top of the theatre, with an additional universe for other flying elements. "Initially, another brand of wireless DMX was being used, but there was a no

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This was specified by lighting designer Baz Halpin, is operated by Barry Branford and supplied through Bandit Lites UK for the UK and European sections of the tour.

The screen is constructed from a combination of Barco O-Lite frames - a solid section in the centre and asymmetrically populated frames radiating outwards, along with 304 ACL bulbs. It is 17m wide and 5m tall, weighs seven tonnes and was fabricated by Brilliant Stages. On the road, it is suspended by 24 half tonne Lodestar motors with Kinesys Elevation 1+ drive units.

12 motors are lifting the top half of the screen and 12 are attached to steel stingers passing through the centres of the bottom panels, picki

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Creator Franz Abraham said the show would have a "high level of artistry that would excite the audience". He added: "The show will have the speed of a musical, the depth of great theatre, the power of a rock concert and the visual opulence of a Hollywood blockbuster."

The thoroughbred horses will undergo 12 months of intensive training with a team of trainers and charioteers. A combination of light, sound, water, wind and pyrotechnic effects will also be used. Tickets for the new production will go on sale on 14

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Bushell comments: "After trying most consoles, I always go back to Diamond 4. I like to have everything laid out and palletted-up in front of me so it's all easy to grab. The layout of menus, shapes and playback editing is the best with Avolites."

Amongst many dates and different venues, Bushell and The Hoosiers were at London's Brixton Academy for a Halloween gig. The Knight of Illumination nominated lighting designer created an intimate and cheerful atmosphere. A total of 77 Movers and LED blinders were required for the show.

Bushell used the new iPix BB7's as back light on floor and on

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Woodchester Mansion is an enchanting, unfinished Gothic revival mansion house that was created by William Leigh, abandoned by its builders in 1870 and never completed. It is also one of the most haunted houses in the UK - allegedly.

The house provided an atmospheric site specific location for the show created by youth theatre group Dramarama, based on stories and folklore from the Mansion. It was a promenade performance taking place in 13 different locations on three levels around the rambling shell, including the chapel, the cellar and numerous galleries and unfinish

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Galli says: "My role at SGM is a great opportunity and an important challenge for me - a challenge I decided to accept with immense pleasure and which I hope to win thanks to the experience built up during my career to date."

(Lee Baldock)

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"Working with laser technology for the past three years has been amazing," states company founder and president Joel Nichols. "The image consistency lasers provide will catch the user's attention. The additional benefits to the environment and workplace safety that this technology provides make this change a win-win for everyone. With a transition to more eco-friendly packaging also in the works, we are extremely pleased to be deliverin

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The check amount for this year was $3,848, making a total of $9184 since the colour was introduced in 2006. Receiving the cheque on behalf of the Hemsley Lighting Programme was board member John McGraw. The presentation took place at LDI in Las Vegas on the Rosco stand and was presented by Stan Miller, chairman, Rosco Laboratories.

Hemsley Blue was created by Mark Stanley, resident lighting designer for the New York City Ballet and theatre professor at Boston University at the suggestion of Stan Miller, in memory of Gilbert Hemsley. Rosco has pledged to donate royalties from the sale of Hemsley Blue to support the Hemsley Lighting Programmes, a not-for-profit foundation offering internshi

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Working closely with Edinburgh-based Pufferfish, XL has also jointly developed six internally projected spheres - and steel cage housings - which are a major scenic feature of the show.

The show's inventive set and lighting was created by Paul Normandale, with video playback content specially commissioned and produced by Justine Catterall, technical support by Richard Turner and live video directed by Andy Bramley. Des Fallon is International account handler & project manager for XL.

Five 2m diameter globes are onstage, three attached to the two rear trusses (which are horizontal ladder beams shaped like waves), and the other two downstage left and right at the sides of stage, flown on two mo

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The Chinese company's territorial distributors have used eight Century Spot 2500s and eight Century Colour 2500's to provide a permanent installation for Akula business centre in Donetsk, while a four further Century Spot 2500s are providing a dramatic temporary wash at the dwelling house constructed by the local construction company DISC (Donbass Investment and Construction Company. The Class A building occupies a prime location in the downtown area alongside other similar buildings.

The pieces were recommended by Cortmi's project department (led by Viktor Markov) to meet the inventive design of LD Alexander Kirichok.

Cortmi's marketing manager, Stanislav Serbin, says that the PR Lighting f

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Accepting the award for the Paradigm system, ETC's architectural market manager Joe Bokelman said: "We are so pleased that Paradigm is being recognised as the complete system that it is. We have worked hard to prove that great lighting control means dispensing with the distinction between 'architectural' or 'entertainment' functionality.

"Paradigm is far more comprehensive and adaptable - going way beyond what former lighting control systems could do, and bringing that new power to any level of venue."

(Jim Evans)

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Lighthouse LED panels are appearing at more and more sports venues around the world. "The Macau and Bahrain Grand Prix, Rugby Sevens in Hong Kong, stadiums in US, Australia, Italy, Denmark, Holland, Austria and London just to name a few, as well as the famous Lord's Cricket ground in London have all been excellent examples of how Lighthouse LED screens are creating dramatic impact at major sporting events around the world," said Peter Chan, general manager of Lighthouse Technologies.

"We are also extremely proud to be the LED screen provider for the 2008 Tennis Masters. The R4-S screens we have installed at Qizhong Stadium reflect o

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The first two are fixtures specifically designed to light cycloramas. The two-tube fixtures are for the smaller studio, the four-tube units are for the taller cyc that tends to be in purpose built studio spaces. These fixtures have three types of control available DMX/Local, Phase Dimmed and Non Dim. The aysymetric reflectors negates the use of an intensifier and means the depth of the units can be reduced thus saving space.

The third unit is a four- tube, round focusable fluorescent spotlight. This unit creates a natrual catchlight in the eye and has the ability to be "spotted or flooded", says the company.

The last newcomers to the range are a three (RGB), four (RGBY) and eight(Twin RGBY) f

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The event, held in the Grand Ballroom of The Four Seasons Hotel in Hong Kong, acknowledges the achievements of the Asia-Pacific hedge fund industry; bringing together both international and Asian managers and investors to celebrate the best performing Asia-Pacific hedge funds.

TAO were contracted three weeks prior to the awards by Matt Stowe of London based design agency NewSubstance to provide production management and consultancy for the event.

TAO's Managing Director Andy Cotton started by liaising with the hotel's supplier, Simon Lam of Hong Kong based company Base Create, and hotel events manager Samantha Chow. The set was designed as all white with a central 12' x 9' rear projection

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"Originally, the client wanted simply to change the set of the daily news show from a studio-based set into a newsroom environment set," says Ali Wazani, managing director of Wazani & Associates, an architectural firm responsible for some of the region's top television studio designs.

"Most of today's TV stations, international events and productions base their design on a branding and identity brief. It is the exceptional image that we are all striving to achieve. EvenLED can easily brand large surfaces with dyna

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"Greg Krymer has an established track record of leading technical sales and business development efforts for both commercial and consumer products," said Adil Gandhi, vice-president and general manager. "His academic background in electrical systems enables him to provide customers assistance to solve complex lighting applications with state-of-the-art LED technology."

(Jim Evans)

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Turner's new show features her career of hits, backed by a "spectacular" production. The stage includes an array of 80 Clay Paky Alpha Beam 300 fixtures, as part of a massive LED wall grid upstage. The fixtures hide behind a motion-controlled video wall, which separates into sections, allowing the Alpha Beams to shine through. The fixtures are hung from custom brackets on the sides of a total of eight LED screens, with five fixtures hanging along each side, which become visible when the screens separate from each other.

Lighting designer is Barry Halpin, who lists Cher, Queen, Joe Cocker and Pink among his credits. "I c

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32 PixelLine 1044s featured in show designer Mamo Pozzoli's lighting rig, hung side by side in groups of two - creating a giant frame around the whole set. The show infused many art forms including dance, cinema, poetry and music - resulting in a stunning performance portraying the two aspects of the name of the tour - mechanical and dream.

Pozzoli explains: "I needed a powerful LED fixture that would help me transpose the lighting language of the two souls of the show concept. The 1044s have got that unmistakable industrial character and that brilliant personality - able to combine fast graphi

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Burridge has been a sales engineer with the company for six years. Initially focusing on the company's core ranges, he subsequently specialised in Roblon's fibre optic ranges and has become an authority on the use of fibre-optics, working closely with lighting designers to help plan and create schemes across the residential, commercial, retail and specification markets. In his new role, he will coordinate the activities of the sales engineers and help drive the business forward into emerging markets.

Commenting on his new role, he says: "I've always worked in the lighting industry and it is an area I still find fascinating. Lighting has immense power to enhance or destroy a project and I enjoy working with lighting designers helping them to realise their most creative and ar

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The record-breaking production is lit by 200 moving lights and includes more than 200 automation cues with surround sound. The LED video display is the centerpiece of the production - projecting true-to-life images and live video feedback of the production with frequent opening and closing to allow actors and stage props to enter and exit the stage.

Jon Driscoll, video and projection designer for Dirty Dancing says: "My reputation is built on my ability to put on a technically flawless show every night," said Driscoll.

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A&O opened a US rental location in Spring 2008. Falcon xenon lights have been used on several major productions this year including the Superbowl Halftime Show with Tom Petty, The 2008 Grammy Awards and Dancing With The Stars.

A&O has locations in America, Europe, Middle East and Asia, and is the largest full-service provider of xenon lighting products for entertainment and architectural applications.

(Jim Evans)

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Said Gerrit Schottert, who runs Lightco: "We bought them straight off the stand, checked and tested them at our facility in Utrecht and then shipped them straight to the theatre. We had already done a demo of both the XL1200 and XL700s, and the clients had conducted their own research on the internet."

For the Zuidplein there were several advantages in this approach. "Firstly, because these were demonstration models we could supply at a good price, and at the same time they had the confidence that the fixtures had already been burnt in. But mo

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Called upon by event producer C3 Presents to light the rally was stage lighting rental and production company Christie Lites, lighting contractor and lighting supplier for the event.

"The job was somewhat unusual to light because it was outdoors and at the same time had to be lit for TV in a manner typical of an indoor studio," commented Huntly Christie, CEO of Christie Lites Orlando. "As such, it was a real mixed bag of lighting. However, the most prominent fixture on the site was the Martin MAC 2000 Wash XB. They were instrumental in making sure that the world witnessed this historic event."

Lighting designer for the event was Bob Peterson who described the evening and his a

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The project was managed for XL by Steve Greetham following the screen surfaces being specified for the show, recorded at Granada Studios in Manchester, by Phil Mercer. It was supplied via main lighting contractors, HSL, and co-ordinated from their side by Mike Oates.

The screens formed an integral part of Simon Kimmell's set design, for which the brief was to recreate a 'classically cliched' LE talent show look, complete with opening upstage centre screen for entrances and exits, and lots of video-driven LED elements.

The central screen comprised 14 panels wide by six high of Barco i6XP LED which split apart vertically and