"We did a number of on-site tests for things which aren't in the technical specs," explains Boulanger, "such as the noise of a movement or change of gobo, or the reset time of the unit." As an opera house, noise is a vital issue and, he says, he has even had occasions when the conductor has asked for the
Frida Lyngstad said: "On behalf of Agnetha, Bjorn, Benny and I, we are delighted to be part of Abbaworld and to have the opportunity to share our amazing experiences with our fans." As part of the interactive experience, visitors will also be able to appear in music videos, on album covers and take part in a sing-a-long. The exhibition is expected to go on a world tour but no other d
Designed for creating vibrant video screens, curtains and backdrops, the panels put on an awesome visual display at the main entrance to the LDI show and thanks to their modular design Elation was able to easily integrate them with their lighting technology to create a cohesive visual display combination of lighting and video.
"As a company, we've committed ourselves to staying in the forefront of LED lighting & video technology," said Eric Loader, national sales director of Elation Professional and Acclaim Lighting. "Winning the LDI Award, which is based on voting by a
Initially focusing on the Cuelux software lighting controller, LMP Product Manager Olli Winkler says, "We are glad to have Cuelux in our product portfolio. Cuelux is a well fitting complement in the field of professional lighting control systems."
LMP Lichttechnik was founded in 1980 and has grown to be one of the most successful distributors for the entertainment business in Germany. LMP adds Visual Productions to its portfolio of professional products, for which they have exclusive distribution on the German market, including Robe and Litecraft.
With staff training and stock already in place at LMP, Visual Productions feels that this partnership is well situated to support the German market sales of their products.
MAXRemote discovers remote lighting devices automatically and allows for manipulation of fixtures, presets, channels and more when users connect to a Maxxyz.
Multi-touch belts in the parameter view allow for manipulation of DMX values with precision. A pan/tilt control even allows for control of a moving light's pan and tilt via the iPhone or iPod touch's built-in accelerometer.
Users can control colour values in both CMY and RGB modes with support for Lee, Rosco and GAM filters. Users can also trigger cuelists with Go, Pause and Release commands. An offline mode allows anyone to experience MAXRemote without the need
Geographical information for Lee dealers across the United States can be accessed from the user's current location or zip code, with users able to call or email those dealers with one touch. Dealers from other parts of the globe, including Canada, will follow.
The updated application is available for download immediately - as of 1 December. Users who have already purchased iSwatch will find that their libraries will update automatically through the Apple App Store.
* The week of 7-11 December kicks off the third leg of the Wybron Mobile Showroom, with stops in the Orlando and Miami areas. "This is a terrific opportunity to get some face ti
The 700 capacity new build theatre is right on the new waterfront development at the seaside city of Qingdao in China's eastern Shandong province, which hosted the 2008 Olympic sailing competitions.
The nightly Ocean Fantasy is a fast paced, humorous five-chapter performance created by Mr Wang XiaoLe, relating a series of stories from the sea and capturing some of the culture and history of the local area which is also famous for its beer. The show has already become a big hit with tourists and the locals.
Lighting is a key imaginative tool for the narrative, helping to create a diversity of environments and loca
The shows were presented and produced by Cream and Loudsound Events and HSL was working for technical co-ordinators, BPM, who also supplied pyro and lasers.
SHM Management's Amy Thomson's brief to BPM was to have the 'biggest and best' show possible. BPM worked closely with HSL to design a full show based on a four section lighting rig, action-packed with strobe pods, moving heads, specialist LED products and three large video wall sections.
HSL's Mike Docksey project managed for the Blackburn-based company, working closely with BPM's Adam Murray. Dave Lee was asked to produce an exciting and fresh visual design concept which incorporated both lighting and video elements that could be run, impro
With a menu of numerous pastel and saturated colours, PRG Distribution challenge you to tell the difference between incandescent, halide, plasma and the phenomenal output of the LED VLX.
Sessions are available on both dates at 10.30am, 12.30pm and 14.30pm. If you'd like to attend, please visit the web address below for more details, or email sales@prgdistribution.com to book your place.
The Royal Opera House are also offering a unique opportunity to the first ten guests to confirm their attendance to get a behind the scenes tour and look
The RSC Lightlock now gives designers the ability to dampen the natural tendency for moving lights to twist in reaction to the fixture's pan movement, allowing the light to hit the focus point without swinging back and forth. Live Design awarded the RSC Lightlock the Best Debuting Product Award in the Rigging and Staging category. The award, presented during Saturday evening's festivities on the show floor, recognizes the RSC Lightlock for "increasing the range of uses for moving head lighting fixtures, while reducing the amount of rigging equipment needed to place fixtures within facilities and productions".
For the team at Total Structures, the response from attendees reinforced what they already believed. "When people come back three or f
The demo took place on 20 November 2009, in two parts: the first entailed a "live" show, presented by Durham Marenghi using the rig put together for the Classical Spectacular, which took place the same week at the Royal Albert Hall. The Classical Spectacular is produced by Raymond Gubbay and has now nearly reached its twentieth year (the anniversary will be celebrated in 2010). It is a blend of classical music with a light show.
LD Durham Marenghi, has always been very attentive to technological progress, and often uses innovative technology for his own work with big names in the music business
The 2009 Rock Our World Awards were presented at ESTA's Annual Dinner on Thursday evening 19 November in Orlando, Florida, just prior to the opening of the LDI show. The awards recognize groundbreaking achievement by ESTA Members in new products, product applications, or projects. According to ESTA, the awards were created to acknowledge the genius of both the creator of technology and the designer or integrator who applies the technology in a real wo
April 2010 will be the second time that venue owners, consultants, show designers, producers and technicians working on the North's leading events, installations and venues have a dedicated event where they can meet and find the new technologies to use in future facilities and productions.
Over 100 manufacturers from all over the world will be on show and the free Education and Learning Programme that runs alongside the exhibition brings
Blackpool's Opera House, which seats 2,900 people, was used to host the show in the 1950s era of acts such as Morecambe and Wise, Arthur Askey and George Formby. The annual event was first staged in 1912 and the proceeds go towards the Variety Artistes' Benevolent Fund. The show's staging in Blackpool comes in the wake of BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing being staged at the resort's Tow
Speirs and Major have worked on other Armani flagship stores, notably Armani Store Ginza in Tokyo. "The Tokyo and New York stores are very much about the impression of the Armani brand through an architectural form," states SaMA director Keith Bradshaw. "On Fifth Avenue we developed the idea of wrapping the glass box in an LED screen, effectively extending the impact of the store out onto the street." The animated facade is double-sided and is visible from inside the store at the restaurant level.
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This new acquisition will meet the demands from the world's leading light designers, since this company is responsible for providing production support for the top artistes appearing in the country. This year alone acts of the calibre of A-HA, Simple Plan, Keane, Backstreet Boys, Simply Red, Elton John, Kiss, The B-52's, Jerry Lee Lewis and Oasis (among others) have visited Brazil, while important theatre plays such as The Phantom of the Opera and The Beauty and the Beast have also been illuminated by Aurolights using fixtures from PR Lighting.
The company was founded by CEO Auro Soderi, 25 years ago after 10 years working as lighting designer for some of the most famous rock bands in Brazil. His company today is the top rental operation
Hansjörg Schmidt, lighting design programme director at Rose Bruford, says, "We are very happy with the Ion, which was purchased for use by students on the BA (Hons) Lighting Design course at Rose Bruford College. Students use the desk in our specialist lighting labs to create small scale projects in a range of applications, from theatre lighting to product launch and concert lighting projects. The console is also used to serve college productions,
Based in Tokyo, the new branch aims to promote Robert Juliat profiles, Fresnels, PCs and followspots in this region, placing special emphasis on theatres and concert halls, television studios and lighting companies.
Robert Juliat Japan is supported by the Sogo Butai Co. Ltd group which has provided the Japanese entertainment industry with experienced staff and the latest equipment since 1972.
Sogo Butai Co. Ltd specialises in the rental of lighting and sound equipment to all areas of production, including lighting and sound design, and in planning concerts, events, theatrical and television programmes.
President of the newly formed Robert Juliat Japan, Mr Masaaki Segawa, says, "We noticed that the reputation of RJ products was very high when they were introduced into
"We are extremely pleased with this partnership," says Stephanie Walloner, sales and marketing manager for JB-Lighting, "Wireless Solution is the leading manufacturer of wireless DMX tools and the products are widely used in Europe and the USA. We consider ourselves as manufacturers of high quality products and we received nothing but positive comments from our clients on our decision to go with W-DMX."
JB-Lighting will be adding W-DMX to its JBLED product line. The moving-heads feature state-of-the art technology and high light output and are used in TV studios, theatres and live touring.
"This is a valuab
The first 10 fixtures (each combining 120 RGB LED's) were supplied to Lite Alternative by GLP dealers, AC Entertainment Technology. And with LD Matt Arthur inheriting the pre-existing American stage set (which included the original GLP Impressions on the technical rider) he took the opportunity to upgrade to the automated optical zoom function, with 10° - 26° light distribution angle, principally to accent the set design's unusual eyeball feature with minimum spillage of light.
Each show featured six Impression Zooms, suspended from the mid truss for maximum stage versatility, with a further two used selectively as ground effects.
Jon Greaves, hire director of the Lancashire-based rental company, said that GLP's Mark Ravenhill had been ins
The 15th International trade fair for lighting, light technology and intelligent building technology drew to a close with plenty of optimism and an outstanding atmosphere, say the organisers. 305 exhibitors and 20,224 industry visitors enjoyed "excellent contacts and promising discussions" and are looking to the future with great confidence.
As in 2008, the extensive supporting programme at proved a major attraction. Around 300 attended LED Forum Moscow, which was held in parallel.
The 16th Interlight Moscow will be held from 16-19 November 2010 at the Expocentre Fairgrounds in Moscow.
(Jim Evans)
DBN was working for Grande Exhibitions from Melbourne Australia and also for MOSI, and the project was designed and managed for them by Nigel Walker. The Da Vinci Exhibition occupies most of the top floor of The 1830 Warehouse, a Grade 1 Listed timber frame building, originally completed in 1830 as the Manchester terminus of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway.
Da Vinci - The Genius features four rooms, some sub-divided and a small theatre space that the DBN team created with rigging and drapes, plus a separate area devoted solely to the Mona Lisa.
The major challenge was in rigging all the equipment without actually attaching anything directly to the building's superstruc
Rick Wilson comments, "It gave us an opportunity to exhibit many of the new products now available and perhaps more importantly meet up with many of our American customers. The whole exercise proved an enormous success for Le Maitre presence in the US and we look forward to building on this."
(Jim Evans)
Rent-All is a versatile rental company headquartered in Bemmel, The Netherlands, with a second branch in Bottrop, Germany. Rent-All offers a wide range of lighting, sound, rigging and video equipment, and the purchase of the assets of Focus Show Equipment contributes to the further development of its rental range.
Focus Advanced Event Technology will continue their activities, with a slightly smaller staff, the company reports.
Focus Show Equipment provides technical and logistics services for numerous events including large theatre productions, conferences, fairs, product launches and corporate events. Focus will now be partnering Rent-All, and will be better able to meet the needs of it
