Lighting

Details

14 March 2016

Preview seminars on LED technology, Urban Lighting and Lighting Controls will all feature, with live video streams and webinars from industry associations, including The Lighting Association and Lighting Industry Federation, as well as lighting experts Jason Bruges, Leni Schwendinger and Mark Sutton Vale - with live question and answer sessions.

The ARC Show's event director Tony Crinion commented, "The ARC Show preview event is a fantastic way to bring global communities of people together where they can learn, network and see the latest advances in lighting. 1 December will see

Details

14 March 2016

In order to produce a visually exciting show, but minimize power consumption, heat and impact on the environment, Foster chose to use a substantial number of Chroma Q Chroma Strip Mark II's as well as GLP Impressions for the bulk of the dramatic effects effect.

(Jim Evans)

Details

14 March 2016

The workshop is designed to allow participants to get hands-on with the kit in order to gain insight into how to design and operate a pixel mapped rig. Designed to be an inspirational look at convergence, technical issues will also be covered.

"The convergence of lighting and video is a much used phrase in the entertainment lighting industry and on the 11 and 12 of November we'll be demonstrating what it's all about," says Martin UK sales director Mike Walker.

"We will address the lights with

Details

14 March 2016

A company statement declares, "Innovation and creativity are at the heart of Coemar's DNA. The company is always one step ahead in the search for products that open up new possibilities for the professionals of entertainment lighting systems.

"A sharp focus on the concepts of creativity and innovation is the strategy that Coemar intends to use for facing the future. This will be based, of course, on a solid production capacity and a distribution network covering all five continents. A tested organisational structure that allows the company to meet the market's needs in a quick, concrete manner, always offering new ideas to constantly improve its products and services."

(Jim Evans)

Details

14 March 2016

ACE, which has provided equipment and expertise for all the events and ceremonies surrounding the World Expo, invited prominent lighting designers from China's TV and events markets. Attendees at the ACE open house were treated to backstage access at the Expo and presented with Clay Paky's latest line of luminaires.

The aim was to familiarise the designers with Clay Paky's Alpha 700 and 1500 series and emphasise the high level of support offered to the Chinese market place.

Clay Paky has already established itself as a firm favourite in the region. At the opening ceremony that launched the Expo in April, Clay Paky was the only non-Chinese brand of lighting represented, with well over 350 Alpha 1500s put to specta

Details

14 March 2016

The lighting design and sophisticated lighting, sound and video control for this award winning pavilion were engineered by LSC's Denis Lyapunov and Alexey Pereverzev based on a concept from leading Russian set and scenic designer Boris Krasnov, who created the general design of the Russian Federation Pavilion.

Over the course of the Expo which ran May to October, the Russian Pavilion was one of the most popular out of over 200 exhibits, seeing a total of 7.5m visitors pass through the double storey environment.

The 122 moving lights were a combination of Robe's ColorSpot and ColorWash 700E ATs - dotted all around the space illumin

Details

14 March 2016

Martina and husband John McBride, along with tour manager Mark Hively, production manager Meesha Kosciolek and stage manager Pat O'Neil worked with Bandit VP Michael Golden to continue what has become a long stream of over the top visual treats. They again brought in designer Abbey Rosen Holmes - renown for her work with artists such as Roger Waters, Peter Gabriel, Cher, Janet Jackson, Disney, The Cure and many others.

Holmes and Abbey and Martina collaborated with Tom McPhillips and the staff at Atomic Design to deliver a set including ramps, risers, revolving platforms, elevators and Martina's 'moon' which flew her to front of house to sing a few tunes.

Trace Adkins worked with the same system as Martina nightly, yet it was rec

Details

14 March 2016

Nicholls had started working with grandMA consoles whilst studying, primarily via extra-curricular freelancing work for UK rental companies including Hawthorn Theatrical, which gives him the chance to use the grandMA 'series 1' full-size, light and ultra-light.

There are numerous reasons that Nicholls chose the console. "It has the same software and DMX outputs as the grandMA full-size, and is built on the really quick and easy to use architecture of the 'series 1' which has been made even more versatile and flexible. The way you can completely customise the layout and make it yo

Details

14 March 2016

"This project has been going on over the past 18 months and we have another three or four schools to do over the next year," says Black Light's installations project manager, Paul McGreal. "We secured the contract because we are cost-competitive and also because we are a trusted supplier to schools up and down the country."

The project involved Black Light working with a number of building service contractors, including NG Bailey and Spie Matthew Hall, as well as with South Lanarkshire Council. Black Light was asked to design and install theatre systems in assembly halls and games halls and to deliver a training package for teachers and janitorial staff.

All the systems Black Light installed were desi

Details

14 March 2016

Stuba's design involves VL 3000 Spots, VL 3500 Washes, VL 2500 Spots, MAC 2000 Washes, Atomic Strobes, Color Blasts and Grand MA consoles. Bandit Jeff Archibeque travels the world keeping continuity to Stuba's crew, wherever the show may be.

(Jim Evans)

Details

14 March 2016

The Dane says he had no intention of re-entering the lighting industry once his 10-year non-compete contract had expired; however, after meeting Arturo Vicari, managing director of the RCF Group (of which SGM is a part), the deal was struck. "I could see they would be great guys to work with - but I only agreed to join SGM on the understanding that I could get my old team back," said Johansen.

Details

14 March 2016

The three clubs - Queens, Crazy Horse and Top 5 Disco - all owned by Helen Yap, have all recently had their lighting upgraded to keep pace with the latest technology. This has been specified by technical manager Dave Rock who has been involved with various venues in Orchard Towers for the last 25 years.

In Crazy Horse, Yap specifically wanted the dancefloor illuminated, so Rock looked at the options and received some demos, including from Louis Teo of Lighting & Sound Distribution, the local Robe and Anolis distributor. He wanted a quality, energy efficient lightsource that would produce rich deep colours, and chose An

Details

14 March 2016

The Horse of the Year Show is Europe's largest annual celebration of equine events. It has been an annual event since 1949 and in 2002 it moved to the NEC Arena, Birmingham.

Nadia Raibin of The Production Team engaged lighting designer Ben Fox and Bandit to supply this event. The assorted kit chosen by Fox included hundreds of 1K flood fixtures, four light units, MAC 2000 Profiles, MAC 2000 Washes, VL 3000 Spots, Source 4 lekos, Pixel PAR's, Avolites dimming and Whole Hog 2 consoles. The primary console operator was Mark Strange, while crew chief Peter Parchment along with staff Steve "Ruslig, Mez Storrod, Benet Parchment and Vic St

Details

14 March 2016

Project Templates are a selection of pre-configured, pre-programmed projects that are bundled with the Stardraw Control 2010 authoring tool. Each template represents a typical system type, e.g. boardroom, classroom, automated home, and contains the devices, their functions and a sophisticated user interface that is completely pre-programmed and fully-functional. At the same time, each Project Template is fully customizable, meaning that a system integrator can produce a complete control system front- (and back-) end, specific to a particular project, in minutes.

Critical to this is the addition of the next new feature, Driver Substitution, which enables you quite simply to drag a new driver from Stardraw

Details

14 March 2016

LOBO president Mr. Bopp comments: "The decisive criteria for applying the new 'sparks' laser technology was its incredible efficiency and eco-friendliness which can indeed match the ecological aspects of the presented product. Thanks to our innovative optical system, we do achieve an extreme brightness at a maximum power consumption of not more than 600 Watts. This corresponds to roughly 1 % of the power consumption of large-frame lasers just two years ago. So, in fact we turned lasers from electricity hogs to one of the most eco-friendly solutions in the enterta

Details

14 March 2016

The lighting for the project was designed by noted concert and event lighting designer Durham Marenghi, whose other work ranges from the opening of London St Pancras Station to the London 2012 Handover at the Beijing Olympics, through his architectural design firm Lumitect. White Light was selected to realise his design by Nürburgring and their project manager Philip Hartley of PHA for its ability to bring an experienced theatrical eye to the project while attending to the practicalities of installing and programming the lighting, dimming, infrastructure and control systems.

"The

Details

14 March 2016

CEO Ronan Willson said: "I've known Dave for 25 years as a friend and competitor. He has held senior executive positions within the foremost concert touring lighting companies and as such is a key figure in the industry. I have asked Dave to join ELP to assist in the further development of the company enabling me to concentrate on the new Millennium Studios project I am undertaking. His extensive knowledge and experience will be a great benefit to ELP as we expand and move the company forward".

Keighley added "I am very excited to be joining ELP at this time. I have admired ELP from a distance for many years and I have been friends with Ronan since the very early years of the live event lighting industry. I am ve

Details

14 March 2016

The M-PC Pro, which replaces the original Maxxyz PC, includes all the features of the Maxxyz PC plus all new features from the new M1 console. In addition, M-PC Pro has been upgraded from 32 to 64 DMX universes over standard Artnet or by using the Martin USB DUO DMX, making it some of the most powerful PC-based lighting software ever made.

For budget-oriented applications, the M-PC Basic offers the same feature set as the M-PC Pro but can generate a maximum of eight DMX universes.

Both M-PC Pro and M-PC Basic come with the MSD5 (Martin ShowDesigner) MC Edition 3D Visualizer and one Martin USB DUO DMX.

In the same round of new releases, Martin also announces the addition of an M-PC 8 universes license to the Martin Ether2DMX8 Ar

Details

14 March 2016

Declan Randall from Congo Blue worked closely with Montecasino's David Butcher to come up with an appropriate lighting design. Montecasino is a popular Tuscan/Italian styled entertainment and casino destination in Johannesburg. Pillars with wooden beams and greenery form part of the décor in the pit area, creating a vineyard feel, and Randall opted to illuminate the pillars with an LED solution.

The brief was to create a lighting scheme to enhance the area around Pit 1 and attract people's attention as they walked past, without simultaneously distracting the players.

Using the existing pillars as the foca

Details

14 March 2016

With headquarters in Buckinghamshire and locations in France, Italy and the United States, Martin-Baker hasestablished extensive modern facilities and specialist engineering capabilities to ensure the highest standards of product quality and safety.

Continuing this investment in its facilities, Martin-Baker decided it was time to replace their existing product photography room with a modern studio lighting system.

The company approached A.C. Special Projects to supply and install an IFF Advanced Rigging studio lighting ceiling track system to enable easy manoeuvre and setting of suspended lights above the studio floor when taking 360°

Details

14 March 2016

The Sharpy, just one of several new products launched in the US, impressed both judges and visitors with its parallel, zero-degree beam of light. The breakthrough concept produces a massive, stadium-sized beam from a miniature package weighing just 16kg.

Francesco Romagnoli, US manager for Clay Paky said, "I can't recall a better show in all the years we've exhibited here. There was huge excitement surrounding all our products - Sharpy and Shotlight Wash were the real stars of the floor. We welcomed several senior names onto our stand and they were visibly excited by both the Sharpy and the Shotlight."

Details

14 March 2016

While the renovation restored the historic theatre's façade and interior to their original splendour, the stage has also received attention. Brazilian ETC dealer Telem replaced the outdated lighting system - comprised of products from many different manufacturers - with a complete ETC system including ETC Selador LED fixtures.

Theatro Municipal's 2,361 seat auditorium houses the Rio de Janeiro Symphony Orchestra, the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra and a local ballet troupe, and plays host to a litany of plays, dance performances, concerts and private events every year. Running the lighting for these shows is an ETC Eos lighting control system, with an ETC Ion backing it up. Both Theatro Municipal's in house staff and touring light

Details

14 March 2016

The MAC 101 features a tight and bright beam, rapid movement and calibrated colours that allows for "revolutionary set, stage and decorative lighting designs".

Adrian Searle, head of technical and hire at Stage Electrics commented: "The MAC 101 is a great product which we had to have. We have started with an initial investment of 24 units and plan to expand to meet demands for this superb little product."

(Jim Evans)

Details

14 March 2016

Over the last nine years Tanner has been instrumental in developing both the temporary Courtyard and the permanent Royal Shakespeare Theatre for the RSC, where his work culminates when the company opens its new facility in January.

Joshua Dachs, FDA's principal, says: "I've known Flip for over 10 years and I've always been impressed by his incredible range of experience in the theatre. He also has the unique experience of sitting on the Client side of the table during intricate building projects at various scales. Further, the fact that he has a k