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Using the same technology and light source as the Profile, the Aledin 330 Wash offers a choice of two colour temperatures (3500K or 5800K) making it suitable for theatre, studio and event applications as well as architectural and exhibition work.

With a variable beam ranging from 20° - 98°, its powerful beam is "extremely versatile with angles ranging from spot to flood settings".

Its 200mm Fresnel lens guarantees maximum light output whilst the long LED life (lumen maintenance of greater than 70% after 50,000 hours*) ensures durability and keeps maintenance time to a minimum, says the company.

The Aledin 330 Wash has a flicker-fre

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Showtec will operate under its own brand-name, as a full member company of the PRG group, with Wilfried Schiefer and Ralf Richrath continuing in their present leadership roles.

Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Cologne, Germany and subsidiaries in Berlin and Munich, Showtec is a leading supplier of state-of-the-art lighting, audio, plus a broad range of LED equipment to a wide range of market segments including trade fairs and expositions, public and corporate events, concert tours and television productions.

"Showtec has an excellent reputation in the industry for maintaining the highest standards of quality for its

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The following week, the Mobile Light Lab will visit Theatrical Services in Wichita, Kansas (18) before making its way to Kansas City, Missouri to co-host an event with XS Lighting on 19 April. Wednesday 20 April, the Lab will be in Omaha, Nebraska with Theatrical Media Services.

The Mobile Light Lab will then travel to Wybron's home state for a 20 April event at PRG in Aurora, Colorado.

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The MMX Spot is the first in a new generation of 1200 Series fixtures offering a neater, smaller, lighter and brighter more energy efficient package. Using the Phillips MSR Platinum 35 lamp combined with a sophisticated optical system, the MMX Spot is a true equivalent of any 1200W spotlight moving head on the market today, says the company. In some features, the MMX is as bright as a 1500W spotlight and simultaneously energy saving - consuming about 30% less power than the current 1200W products.

The slim Robin 600 LEDWash is Robe's fastest selling fixture in the last 10 years. It features 37 10 Watt RGBW multichip LEDs each

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14 March 2016

The 16 initial LEDWash 600 fixtures were specified by the venue's head of lighting Simon King, following an in-depth demo from DWR's Duncan Riley.

King remarks, "Apart from all the practical advantages, in creative terms, the new fixtures open up numerous possibilities. The brightness and the (15 - 60 degree) zoom are amazing."

The South African State Theatre works all year round as a busy producing and receiving house staging a wide range of shows, from comedy and live music to drama, opera and dance productions. The LEDWashes are in the main auditorium lighting rig.

A recent major production on which they were used was Opera Africa's Carmen, directed by James Ma

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During the event, the Black Coffee crew were given the day off and Brandon stepped in as the followspot operator ("for old times' sake"), while Llewellyn did the lighting design and operation of The Legends Concert, part of the festival held on the 27th March. "We picked the nice work and we had such a good time," said Llewellyn.

The Legends Concert featured artists like The Flames, Johnny Clegg, Jazzanova (Germany) and a list of other performers who kept the audience entertained from noon till after 8 at nigh

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High End Systems previewed the intellaspot automated luminaire at last year's show, and will further demonstrate the now-established fixture in full force. Debuting at the expo is the 'indigo highlighter' feature. Exclusive to the intellaspot, the indigo highlighter provides designers with additional LED output from the fixture and increases the layering abilities of the large exiting aperture fixture. This feature utilises four one-watt indigo LEDs mounted discretely to the front of the fixture.

Also on show will be the new Technospot - a full featured, har

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The company will be hosting a free seminar entitled Interference Free Wireless Lighting Controls to increase understanding of wireless technology and how it works, with a special focus on the G4 technology. This is a chance to see the advantages of the associated cost savings and energy efficiency and how to make use of a plug and play system. The seminar will be held on Wednesday, 19 April from 1.00pm - 1.45pm in the Wellington Room. To sign up, visit www.plasafocus.com/leeds/education/wednesday/.

Unlike any cable, the new G4 is able to repair corrupted data and vouches for maximum security by running on dual band and creating a backup duplicate of the signal. This new standard is transparent and works with seve

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WELL, or Wireless Event LED Luminaire, is designed specifically to be a self-contained uplight for any event. Inside each WELL wash light are 12 3W tri-colour LEDS, similar to the 14 found in the COLORado 1-TRI Tour, giving it "great colour mixing without any multi-coloured shadows". It is powered by a 12-volt battery offering at least 12 hours of life to the fixture. For control, standard DMX ports are available, as well as a pre-installed Wireless Solution WDMX receiver.

Q-Beam 260-LED provides a tight, six-degree, super-bright beam. Complete with an eight-position colour wheel, a seven-position interchangea

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14 March 2016

AED Rent are investing more than 1 million Euros to increase their existing inventory, with the majority of the money being used to increase the number of Impression RZ 120 Zoom fixtures by 300 pieces, and to make an initial investment in 100 pieces of the new Impression Spot One - GLP's new high powered RGB LED spot fixture. With this new investment, the total inventory of GLP moving lights at AED Rent will be in the region of 2,000 fixtures.

Glenn Roggeman, CEO of AED Rent commented: "The demand that we have seen for the GLP Impression range, and particularly the RZ 120 has been incredible and so investing in more was a simple decision for us. We have

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Richard Larkum has been the band's lighting designer for the last three years (well known for his award winning work with the Kaiser Chiefs), and he and production manager Phil Winward chose HSL as the lighting supplier, based on both their previous experiences with the Blackburn based company. Winward is also a director of Electric Fly Productions, for whom HSL is a regular supplier, and Larkum has worked with them on several occasions.

HSL's project manager was Mike Oates, who comments, "It's been really rewarding to work with both Richard and Phil on such an important and successful tour. The design was refreshingly straightforward and provided a great environment for one of UK's best and most enduring live music acts."

Larkum's starting point for the lighting

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The Radio Transmission Equipment Type Approval Certificate is issued by the State Radio Regulatory Commission of P. R. China after extensive testing at a dedicated government laboratory to verify that the equipment complies with all applicable standards and regulations. The process, overseen by the China Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, is expensive, rigorous, and typically takes more than a year for this type of equipment.

"The CRMX products have been met with great interest and expectations in the Chinese market. Many of our customers are happy to see the finalization of the certification process as proof of the safety level of the CRMX products. With the SRRC certification i

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In particular, AC-ET will focus on Lycian's flexible M2 modular followspot systems. This is comprised of modules that can be assembled into different configurations and tailored to an exact specification, or changed and modified according to varying needs or environments, providing a perfect solution for all types of rental, staging and installed applications.

The M2 uses condenser optics and has a smooth, flat beam. Features includes an integrated frost filter, variable focal optics, Lycian flip lens, automatic, self cancelling colour boom, dichroic rings, independent horizontal and vertical side shutters and a fine focus control.

Both AC-ET and its North American sister company, A.C. Lighting Inc., have had a longstanding relationship with Lycian Stage Lig

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14 March 2016

To publicise the launch of Marie Curie Cancer Care's 2011 Great Daffodil Appeal, Black Light's events team lit the columns of the National Monument on Calton Hill and Queen Victoria's statue on the Royal Scottish Academy at the foot of the Mound. The assignment used Robe CitySkape 48's and highlighted Black Light's expertise at this kind of work, gained on projects such as Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebrations.

The Marie Curie illuminations generated a lot of publicity for its appeal, including a photograph in The Scotsman newspaper captioned 'Golden fun: Monument lit up for charity launch'.

"Black Light have been extremely supportive in lending us their time and expertise to help light up

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Mikki Kunttu worked as lighting designer, programmer and operator for the shows with the assistance of his grandMA2 light. Kunttu commented, "I have my own grandMA2 console that I have not really used for rock concerts so far, as I've felt more comfortable with using series one console for these type of shows. Doing Michael Monroe on a grandMA2 has turned my head around completely.

"I think it's especially the positioning of executors and executor buttons, this simply a

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14 March 2016

Final year undergraduates (ie, in the final year of their first degree) and postgraduates (those studying a master's or a PhD) studying lighting design, theatre technology or a related field are eligible to apply.

ETC has made it even easier to apply this year, putting the application online at www.etcconnect.com/LDI-2011. The form can be completed electronically, or printed and posted to ETC. The deadline to apply is 6 May.

The sponsorship is a great way to gain experience, see the inner workings of the lighting industry and do some networking. ETC covers the airfare, hotel accommodations, meals, conference passes, and will give you some exclusive swag.

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Jands recently demonstrated the Vista v2 (code named 'Byron') at the 2010 PLASA and LDI trade shows, generating a huge amount of interest in the new capabilities the software brings to the revolutionary Vista console.

The Vista v2 will receive its official launch

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14 March 2016

With the new DVI Patch feature users can simply add rotation, flipping, and spacing to any DVI-based LED installation independently of the hardware controller. This is a substantial improvement over the current situation, says the company. Whereas DMX512 can be configured quite freely, DVI hardware controllers by themselves allowed only very static ways to position the DVI fixtures. In short, projects using the DVI signal can now be handled with the same ease that DMX fixtures offer.

MADRIX offers various possibilities of remote control. Two of which just have been widely improved for the user - DMX-IN and Art-Net Remote. Both are especially interestin

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Among the most anticipated features in this latest release of the ESTA Award-Winning (2009 & 2010) software are its highly accurate pixel-mapping capabilities for precise and realistic visualization of LED walls and other LED objects.

In addition to its long list of unique and powerful features, Release 51 also offers new solutions for common video projection problems with the 3D Mapping Engine and new 3D modes for use with 3D Glasses" to really blow your client away".

On the hardware side, the new Lightconverse Server-1536 and Server-Studio offer a formidable way to visualis

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14 March 2016

Visitors to the stand (S-D13) can discover more about recent product releases including Multichrome-Flex, Flexed-Up and Two-Play XT, as well as Rail-DMX-DSI, LMX6, DMX-Buffer and the latest release, Rail-Pipe HC.

Artistic Licence Engineering Training Days, initiated and sponsored by Wayne Howell, are also being promoted. These have been developed with the intention of sharing the company's extensive knowledge of current control protocols with the industry at large. The courses cover topics such as DALI, Art-Net and Colour-Tramp, and aim to give an understanding of how each one works, how to get the best results and matt

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14 March 2016

Tasked to provide architectural lighting consultancy for the store Light Bureau director Paul Nulty explains the philosophy behind the lighting solution, "We really wanted to maintain focus on merchandise, creating contrast between the vertical surfaces, display tables and circulation zone. The skill has been to control the light in the way we have. With so many mirrors it would

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14 March 2016

The set was for a concert by Russian rock stars Vyacheslav Butusov and Jupiter in front of 7,000 people at the Minsk Sports Palace - and no fewer than 136 fixtures from the Chinese manufacturer were on duty. These were made up of 48 each of PR Lighting's XL 1500 Spot and Wash Lights and 20 each of the XL 700 Spot and Wash.

The 1500W short-arc discharge fixture is PR Lighting's most powerful head. Its power output and versatility are enhanced by the high quality, super efficient optical system making them among the brightest projectors in the market.

Blackout Studio have a long-standing relationship with the artist's management, and

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14 March 2016

Based on the film A Private Function by Alan Bennett and Malcolm Mowbray, Betty Blue Eyes is written by Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman with music by George Stiles and lyrics by Anthony Drewe. Starring Sarah Lancashire, Reece Shearsmith and an animatronic pig called Betty, the show is being directed by Richard Eyre, choreographed by Stephen Mear, designed by Tim Hatley and the lighting is by this year's Olivier- and Tony-award winning lighting designer Neil Austin.

To light the show, Austin is using a wide selection of equipment from White Light's extensive and diverse rental stock, including a core moving light rig of ETC Revolutions, Vari-Lite VL3500 Spots and VL2500 Washes and DHA Digital Light Curtains, plus a conventional rig incl

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They were selected by show lighting director Manfred Voss (voss | mediaDesign) as floor effects for the ZDF show, Wetten, Dass, a game and entertainment TV series, which broadcasts six times a year from different theatres in Germany.

The LD, who has enjoyed a long relationship with both the show and the public-service German television channel, used them to highlight the recent performances of German stars, Bruno Mars and Udo Jürgens, enabling the Saturday night prime time viewing audience (plus 2,000 in the auditorium) to see the bright floor-mounted effects, which were integrated in the stage sets of both acts.

"We have a standard lighting set, which is customised for the respective needs of each show - and for