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14 March 2016

Absolute Radio had signed a high profile deal with smart to promote the new smart fortwo campaign. This saw Absolute Radio run a promotion on the Geoff Lloyd Hometime show which culminated in the station staging the silent gig and one lucky listener winning a smart car.

Wanting a funky central London location with a special vibe, the venue - a charismatic stripped-out Victorian warehouse space peeled back to its raw RSJs and original brickwork - was chosen. There was one major logistical challenge - they needed to stage the show without violating the noise restrictions for

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Event Lighting Services are a supplier of lighting, audio and special effects equipment based in the Isle of Man. ELS were commissioned in late April to provide the audio and lighting for a private wedding party that was held in a marquee at the medieval site. The client requested the ancient ruins be illuminated, creating a stunning back-drop for their evening event.

Rushen Abbey dates back to 1134 and sits by the Silverdale Burn in what is now Ballasalla. Acquired by the Manx Government in 1998, it is the most substantial and important medieval religious site in the Isle of Man.

ELS faced a host of challenges whilst specifying equipme

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14 March 2016

The new WildSun 500 has a factory installed W-DMX receiver. It's the first compact 4:1 zoom LED wash moving-head luminaire which provides a 10,000 lumen beam, advanced 4 in 1 RGBW full colour mixing and efficient 11° narrow beam. WildSun 500 is designed for TV studios, concerts, convention halls, theme parks and any other entertainment applications.

In addition, Ayrton also makes two static waterproof LED projectors factory fitted with W-DMX receivers, the Icecolor500 and Icecolor 1000.

These new products from Ayrton were launched at the 2011 Prolight + Sound Exhibition in Germany last month.

Florent Francois, chief product engineer for Ayrton commented, "We

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German lighting designer Jerry Appelt specified masses of lighting to deliver different looks for the 43 competing countries, three interval acts and opening act for the Final broadcast. Over 2,100 moving lights were incorporated into the design, with the majority hung overhead, spanning the entire space of Düsseldorf Arena.

Twenty-four Falcon Flower 3000Ws made a massive impact at floor level with four placed on each side of the stage at its widest position and another 12 lined along the back LED stage wall. Four more were placed on the catwalks in front of the stage.Sixteen Falcon Flower 7000Ws were placed in the ceiling, with eight hung on a moving truss directly behind the stage. Lighting control was delivered via grandMA2 full-size consoles, t

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14 March 2016

Dedicated to the Brazilian music genre known as Axé, with its roots in Salvador de Bahia, the event featured popular Brazilian artists such as Ivete Sangalo, Cláudia Leite, Chiclete Com Banana and Asa De Águia.

The 12-strong technical team from production company Estação da Luz ensured that the promoters - DM Promoções e Eventos - had a first class sound and lighting infrastructure (as they have for the past 10 years) - with SGM lighting providing the bulk of moving heads.

Marcelo Claudio Cesar's company has been building up an inventory of SGM fixtures, supplied by local distributors Hot Machine, over a number of years, and today runs 112 Giotto Spot 400, 24 Idea Beam 300 and 12 Ribalta LED colour

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14 March 2016

The event, more than double the capacity of previous Big Weekends, will feature six stages of music. The majority of the tickets for BBC Radio 1's Hackney Weekend 2012 are being allocated to people living in Hackney and the surrounding boroughs. The announcement was made during a special simulcast broadcast by BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 1Xtra from the Olympic Park.

Radio 1 and 1Xtra's controller Andy Parfitt said: "This is the most ambitious event in the station's 44-year history. We aim to enhance the overall London 2012 s

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14 March 2016

It's just a year since members of PLASA and ESTA voted to merge the two Associations, and in the intervening 12 months, PLASA has reinvented key elements of its operations introducing a new membership structure, a new Governance system and election process, granting the vote to Organizational and Individual members, and launching a complete new PLASA logo and identity.

Whilst the day will reflect on the achievements of the last year, it will also invite members to feedback on what they'd like to see PLASA doing for their specific business sectors, additional services they feel should be offered and the role they'd like to see PLASA taking in the wider industry.

The formalities however, are a relatively small part of the

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14 March 2016

Lighting director Bernie Davis commented: "As soon as it was announced that the marriage ceremony was taking place in Westminster Abbey I knew that ELP were the right crew for the job. Over the last eight years or so I've used ELP as the lighting supplier on so many high profile broadcasts from the Abbey that by now ELP riggers and electricians know every square inch of the building. They are trusted by the facilities staff at the Abbey and virtually on first name terms with the Vergers...so when thinking about risk management, who else was I going to use?"

With so much cutting-edge digital technology on display from the words broadcast media - hi

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14 March 2016

"MK Light & Sound have impressed us by their dedication to supporting their customers and partners and we believe they will do very well in representing CRMX wireless lighting controls in Slovenia," says Anders Ardstål VPO of LumenRadio.

MK Light & Sound have already started a demonstration tour of CRMX products in Slovenia and the customer response so far has been" extremely positive".

"CRMX is the given choice for us in offering our customers reliable wireless lighting controls," comments Dean Karov at MK Light Sound . "The customers want something that always works, and CRMX is the only brand that can deliver on that promise as we see it. We are naturally excited to have started marketing CRMX products in Slovenia and alre

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Commenting on the new series, PR Lighting chief R&D engineer, Steve Tulk, stated: "The PR-5000 Spot, Beam, and later the Wash [which is yet to be released] comprise the beginning of PR Lighting's third generation series of moving heads.

"We analysed the strengths and weaknesses of our mature product lines and designed the PR-5000 series with those in mind. Among the list of achievements in this new series are: a carefully chosen set of functions, very high light output, amazing zoom range, faster and quieter movement, improved cooling system and improved reliability. We feel this series fits the bill perfectly for lighting designers needing higher power units."

Other features of the PR 5000 Beam include a 6° beam angle,

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14 March 2016

The new MultiWall Gll - HP5 light batten is designed for indoor or outdoor use with an IP20 / 65 rating. It incorporates 62 x 1W - R,G,B,A & W LEDs to provide the widest range of colours. Fitted with XLR and PowerCon connectors , a conversion kit is supplied to replace these with PG9 fittings for outdoor use.

The 62W - 3150lm MultiWall GII - HP5 provides 3 - 7 Ch. DMX control using RGBAW or advanced HSL colour mixing, plus 19 preset colours, 23 crossfades and Sound to Light.

The large, user friendly LCD display also allows control of White Balance, Dimmer Curve and Modulation Frequency. The DISSIMAX cooling system provides for the first time, extended life-t

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14 March 2016

Currently in its fourth year, the Knight of Illumination Awards was established to recognise the talents of lighting designers working across the creative arts in the UK. Past winners include Bernie Davis, Baz Halpin, Cate Carter, Dave Davey, Al Gurdon, Andi Watson and Paule Constable.

The Awards are the only programme dedicated exclusively to the stage lighting designer's craft in the UK, and, in all likelihood, the only competition in the world where winners receive an authentic medieval battle sword - crafted in Toledo, Spain.

Neil Austin, who received his 'knighthood' for work on the London-staged musical, Parade, said: "The Knight of Illumination Awards are the gold standard. They are the only awards to honour lighting de

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Introduction to DMX & RDM (Wednesday 29 June) - This training day covers all the basics of the DMX and RDM protocols. Aimed at people who are new to the technology, it will start from the beginning of DMX, explain how it works, how it can be used and will highlight good working practices. The second half of the day will cover the new protocol RDM and show how this will benefit the industry.

Colour-Tramp (Thursday 7 July) - Artistic Licence Colour-Tramp control system is specifically designed to enable you to programme and control two and three dimensional lighting arrays.

DALI (Wednesday 5 October) - DALI training was the first of the Artistic Licence Engineering Training Days and has been so popular that extra dates have been added and an expl

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14 March 2016

The Galaxia Softlight is a flat panel style softlight fixture that generates white light using an LED light source; the fixture has a colour temperature that is variable from 2700K to 6500K with a high colour rendering index of 90-95. The Galaxia is just 40mm thick (94mm including rigging yoke), and is available in two versions - the standard 60x60cmversion and a 'half panel' 60x30cm version. In both cases softlight output is emitted from the fixture's entire front face; beam control accessories such as barn doors are available if required.

The Galaxia can be controlled via DMX512 or using a compact hand-held controller which can be used to set up colour temperature and output lev

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For the first time, Light Emitting Diodes can be used in 'real' lighting applications, providing "vast improvements in reliability, long-life and low maintenance". The Wing LED is available in two modules. The first is a Warm White (50,000hrs, 69lm/watt), dimmable via local touch switch (cycle up/down) control or via Dali control, which delivers a high quality white light.

The second is a RGB/Tuneable White (35,000hrs, 29lm/watt) controlled via DMX (RDM address) - 'tune' the colour temperature and intensity to meet the requirements of your space or dynamically mat

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Chauvet says the low profile and low heat emission of COLORado Batten 144 TOUR make it a versatile unit which can be placed in tight spaces. It also has an integrated shield which can be implemented when the fixture is placed in a direct line of sight to prevent unnecessary glare. Plus, the fixture's feet double as hanging brackets which can slide to the left or right for increased mounting flexibility. COLORado Batten 144 TOUR can easily be used for foot lights, t

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"Understanding the desires of the festival organizers to have the best in energy-efficient and sustainable lighting, we approached the organization with a great lighting package that would allow them to meet all their requirements," said Hans Alders, HA-Rental.

As the organizers agreed to the offer from HA-

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The LEDView510 is a flexible routing switcher and interface for connecting LED screens to almost any HD and SD video source; it takes the feature set of that product and adds a number of key enhancements, most notably a multiple-unit mode with auto-zoom functionality. This allows several LEDView510s to be connected together, each powering its own LED screen. A wall of up to four screens high by four screens wide can be created, with a maximum screen resolution of 7680 x 4800. "With low latency and genlo

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The musical, written by Tim Rice and ABBA's Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Anderson, tells the story of two Cold War chess masters whose battle for the title of world chess champion is outdone by an even greater contest for the heart of the female protagonist, Florence Vassey.

The modern staging brings together an impressive cast of West End actors and musicians, as well as the creative talents of lighting designer Ben Cracknell and video designer Jack James. UK theatrical supplier Stage Electrics was responsible for providing all the production's lighting and video equipment.

The innovative lighting design by Ben Cracknell features a significant number of Clay Paky Alpha Profile 1500s, supplied by Stage Electrics. "M

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Show Atelier also took the opportunity to announce the winners of their online Get Your Own Vista competition, which Jands Europe sponsored with the donation of the first and second prizes - a Jands Vista M1 console with an 128 channel dongle and a Jands USB-DMX interface with 128 channel dongle respectively.

The two open day workshops took place in different venues, the first at Moscow's Fomenko Theatre and the second at the Theatre & Arts College # 60.

Each day started with an in-depth presentation by Jands Europe's Neil Vann on the Vista v2 software and its many possibilities, with an overview of the power and simplicity that this dynamic control system offers.

Areas covered included tracking b

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The club's operators engaged the services of the Beirut-based sound specialists Hi Fi Service. The team led by managing director Oussama Mansour Abou Faraj has the experience of a large number of high-calibre installations upon which to draw, but the Whisky Mist represented a particularly high hurdle, primarily due to the elaborate interior architecture of the club with its numerous pillars.

Abou Faraj opted for a Dynacord-based systrem. &quo

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Total control for all lighting and video came from MA Lighting. Four grandMA2 full-size consoles, each with a full backup, as well as five grandMA2 faderwings ran all lighting and video, triggered via timecode. Eleven MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) devices handled all traffic in one session on the MA-Net2.

"It's not even practical to do a show like this without timecode and grandMA2 is the best," said Appelt, "Absolutely every millisecond is cued and then rehearsed again and

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The event brought together the well established working partnership of prolific UK lighting designer Adrian Barnes and Matt Clutterham of specialist lighting and event service provider MattLX. All under the careful control of the Hippodrome's technical manager and former MattLX project manager, Barry Hope.

The Theatre was turned on its head with the audience seated on the stage immersed in the performance technology, whilst the spectacular evening's entertainment performed over and around them. Hosted by the glittering