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The Year of the Forest initiative is supported by prominent German celebrities, and the launch featured a media conference the day after the installation went live. The lit work became a local and international talking point, as well as a popular attraction enjoyed by press, public and passers by.

The temporary installation - which was in place on the steps of the Konzerthaus in Berlin's Gendarmenmarkt square - featured 26 tree sculptures measuring up to six metres in height, each carefully crafted by Pommerehn usi

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In addition to issues surrounding the build and stability of the structure itself, the question of why the event was not stopped and the audience evacuated far sooner will surely form a major part of the investigation.

It is reported that organisers had urged audience members to seek shelter just minutes before the sudden winds hit the stage structure - far too late, as it turned out, for an effective evacuation. With news reports claiming that forecasters at the National Weather Service had predicted the strong winds of 60-70mph up to t

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Vontobel has been with GDS since February 2009 and has been instrumental in setting-up GDS's USA office and sales network. He feels that he is "unable to give all that is required to the position at this time and has decided to move on".

"I have decided that now is the right time for me to spend more time with my young family and I am planning to find my next opportunity closer to home," he says. "I felt it would be best for the company to find someone who can devote more time to developing the USA operations and moving the company forward. Global Design Solutions is a great company with innovative products, I wish Matt and Richard every success for the future, they are a fantastic bunch guys with great products and v

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Supplied and installed by Philips Entertainment's Finnish Distributor Hedcom, the key challenge in this modern concert hall was to ensure that all lighting fixtures operated silently and efficiently with minimum heat output so as not to interfere with the listening experience of the audience.

Pekka Rytilahti, product manager for Hedcom reports: "We installed over 150 Philips Entertainment luminaires into the 1700-seat main auditorium and five additional, smaller spaces. The specification included Philips Selecon SPX, Arena, Rama and Pacific fixtures alongside a number of Vari-Lite VL1100AS.

Rytilahti worked closely with the client project manager Antti Rehtijärvi from ISS Proko, theatre consultant Tapio Ilomäki from Akukon Co

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The EC-10 is a high performance, true 10 mm pixel pitch LED display panel that teams with Martin's EC-20 to form a fully compatible EC family of LED displays that can be mixed and matched for ultimate design creativity.

Featuring the same award-winning, lightweight and cable-free design for rapid deployment, the EC-10 is 100% compatible with the EC-20 in terms of colour, setup, curving, and control and processing, even accessories, allowing for seamless, mixed resolutio

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All are in keeping with the company's ongoing "Think of the Future - Consider Nature" commitment to producing genuinely more sustainable technology.

The mega-bright ROBIN 1200 LEDWash utilises the same multichip LEDs as the Award-winning ROBIN 600 LEDWash and smaller ROBIN 300 LEDWash, in an intensely bright package featuring 61 x LEDs in total, in four concentric rings. It has all advantages of fabulously smooth mixing, the true whites and the homogenised light engines of the LEDWash 300 and 600, along with light weight, full functionality and low power consumption.

The ROBIN DLX Spot is the world's first LED based spot moving head wi

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The three sold out performances were staged at the 500 capacity New Century Hall in central Manchester. Eclipse told the story of the duo's work and life together, featuring a collection of songs - a fusion of pop, blues and Malian music - spanning their career which started over 25 years ago when they met at the Mali Institute for the Young Blind.

Amadou and Mariam specifically wanted the audience to experience the show in total darkness, so they could appreciate the psychological and sensory shifts involved in perception and experience that take

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"Neo-Neon lighting can be seen enhancing the visual lives of millions of people around the world for the past 33 years," says the company. "Neo-Neon UK PLC is a subsidiary of Neo-Neon Holdings Ltd, and was the first to market with a complete range of SSL White LED based General and Commercial and Consumer Retail DIY products. For many years Neo-Neon has been at the forefront of LED Technology to cover all market sectors from Architectural to General task Lighting and extensively caters for the Entertainment lighting market also, with thousands of products to cater for all requ

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Since the CRMX line of products was launched back in 2009 LumenRadio has supported a wide variety of Ethernet protocols including industry standard protocols like Streaming ACN (ANSI E1.31), manufacturer proprietary protocols such as ETCNet 2 & 3 and ShowNet, and protocols available in the public domain like Art-Net 1, 2, & 3.

"By being the first company to officially announce Art-Net 3 support we continue to be one of the most network and user friendly, as well as proactive, companies in the industry," says LumenRadio's CTO Niclas Norlén.

Michael Karlsson, senior R&D Engineer at LumenRadio, adds, "The engineering team

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Products premiering at PLASA include the Cygnus Incite 375W Profile, the latest addition to the Cygnus range of LED fixtures by Wybron - exclusively distributed in the UK by TMB. Incite offers unprecedented lumens-per-Watt efficiency, with a CRI up to 92 (5x the brightness of competing fixtures). The quiet, advanced thermal management system ensures optimal output and consistent colour for many years. Proprietary in-lens colour-mixing technology provides smooth, virtually rainbow-free shadows. Advanced electronics provide step-free dimming over the longest fades, and Incite is fully RDM capable. The Cygnus family also includes the super-bright LED Wash and Studio Series.

Exclusively distributed worldwide, new products in the ProPlex DDD - Data Distr

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"In return, Rosco will send you one of the most interesting pieces of swag we've ever created. It's a coffee mug, artfully coloured in a Roscolux colour, complete with the SED curve. (You'll receive one of the 10 different Roscolu

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Ghost associate LD, Tim Lutkin, got his first glimpse of the SMART:e whilst chatting to one of the product's designers recently and offered to give them their first real test.

"They're a fantastic bit of kit," says Lutkin. "I just can't get over how small and light they are, the battery life is great, the colour mix is brilliant, especially all the pastel shades you can get by adding the white in. But the best bit for me is their look, they are just so smart, they don't look like a marquee up-lighter and for me that is the deal clincher."

The SMART:e is the fir

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While the concert has raised the doubts of Randy and Jermaine Jackson, it has the full support of the star's mother and other siblings. British acts Leona Lewis, Craig David and JLS have also been lined up to perform at the gig. Several of Jackson's brothers will also perform, along with 3T, which consists of Tito Jackson's three sons. "We're delighted that such exciting and globally recognised acts have joined the line-up to pay tribute to a music legend," said Chris Hunt, president of concert promoter Glob

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Borrowing a phrase found in Chinese literature referring to material reality, Ten Thousand Things offers sales and support for a wide range of lighting products.

"We offer our own growing range of consumable items - lamps, power and data cables, gaffer tape, gels, connecters - basically all the everyday lighting industry essentials," says Alderamin Group co-owner, Simon Fraser."Our Ten Thousand Things branded range is complemented by three internationally respected franchises. We are the distributor for City Theatrical and Green Hippo in Hong Kong and Macau, and we also sell Artistic Licenc

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The time-saving offered by such a device is in great demand, as demonstrated by the popularity of the company's sister product, Two-Play - a dedicated Art-Net controller capable of recording up to two universes.

Now, Multi-Play takes the concept to a much bigger and broader arena. The disk-based product allows the user to record up to 12 universes from any lighting console running Art-Net. For flexibility, playback is supported through multiple protocols, including Art-Net, ShowNet, KiNet and ACN Lite (E1.31).

"The ability to record from an Art-Net device but then playback to pretty much anything is a unique feature," enthuses Artistic Licence Engineering MD, Simon Hobday."We anticipate that Multi-

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For every order placed on the stand this year, an entry will be placed into the competition to win a two week stay in a five-bed luxury villa in Kissimmee, Florida in 2012.

Just 10 minutes drive from the Gates of the Walt Disney resort in Orlando, Florida, the home sleeps up to 10 people and has a very large pool. Just off the highway 192, you will be in the heart of all the major attractions within a few minutes drive. The home benefits from four bathrooms, full air conditioning and a games room. Dates for the stay are subject to availability (Summer dates are still available) and the prize does not include flights or car hire. The value for entry is subject to a minimum spend of £250.00, but multiple entries

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Of particular interest is the Visage LED Multipar RGBAW - a new PAR unit that delivers a truly impressive light output from 18 x 8w LEDs. 12 x RGBW and 6 x RGBA 4 in 1 LEDs produce full spectrum colour mixing and control is achieved through DMX, auto programs, sound to light or master slave functions. The black multipar housing is more robust than conventional PARcan bodies and completes this tough, powerful unit.

Another brand making its PLASA debut is Lumaform. Offering a range of LED illuminated furniture in a variety of styles; Lumaform is at the cutting edge of this exc

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Each of the four chassis contains 44 of the LZ4 RGB Cool White Emitter LED's and thanks to its new light engine it can deliver 21,000 lumens - providing more than three and a half times that of SGM's original Palco 5 LED, which was designed for the same purpose.

The CC-4 offers CTC and white balance control. Power consumption is just 4 x 400W and the lamp life is rated at 50,000 hours.

Housed in a black slim aluminium chassis lenses are interchangeable (via the Narrow, Medium and Wide lens kit) and the fixture boasts eight or 17 DMX channels. Set up is via an OLED graphic five-button display.

Other features include: Simple menu structure; upgradeable software (via DMX); IP65 rated; standard Neutrik powerCON connectors and standard

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The new variants incorporate cold and/or warm LEDs instead of RGB for a better white light quality and greater output. Ideal for highlighting skin tones, textiles, or set pieces, the MAC 101 white light variants are already finding use in touring applications as a front light, main light, blinder or beam effect. They look great on camera in TV studios and are ideal white light fixtures for car shows, showrooms, fashion shows, corporate events or any exhibition environment.

MAC 101 CT™: Incorporating both cold and warm white LEDs, the MAC 101 CT allows for easy changes in color temperature from crisp cold looks to warm shades, and features simple intensity control. Each MAC

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GDS will exhibit its "most exciting product range to date" at PLASA 2011. A recent teaser-ad campaign for the new LiteWare G3 has caused quite a stir within the industry.

PLASA will see GDS showcase all seven of its i brands: LiteWare the original Wireless battery uplighter incorporating LiteWare G3, HO and UL, the SMConsole, CueSystem TCPIP programmable ethernet based cue light systems, MOBAL tester the original and award winning automated Socapex tester, the BluesSystem utilising BlueBeam and Dome and MainsSystem.

In addition to this GDS will show its new ARCSystem a retro-fit, fully dimmable LED auditorium house light system that replaces incandescent fittings for any size of venue using a control system that can integrate with any type and siz

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Gio is designed to fill the mid range position in the Eos family, sitting between the Eos and Ion. It will offer the power of full Eos functionality, in a tidy footprint. Features include integrated, articulating multi touch displays, helpful backlit buttons and unique tactile response direct selects and encoders.

The look of the desk itself is elegantly polished and minimalist. ETC is set to release further in depth information in early September, as part of the international product reveal. Initial response from ETC's CUE end user conference attendees - who were the first to have a sneak preview in July - confirms that it will be a popular draw at the PLASA stand.

ETC is also showing for the first time at PLASA its new ultra bright, high colour, energy efficient Selador Desir

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"Back in the Seventies, ACL effects became very popular at rock concerts. They produced powerful, tight beacon-like beams that resembled the lights of an aircraft on a landing strip," said Eric Loader, director of sales for Elation Professional. "But the Platinum Beam 5R certainly isn't your father's ACL light. Already seen and used on TV shows, concerts, stadiums and festivals, this small but powerful moving head can be used in a

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Production substantially ramped up the number of GLP LED fixtures, so that this year the main Orange stage boasted no fewer than 174 impression 90 units and 48 impression XL, presenting the house and incoming LD's with a vast colour palette from which to set up their cues.

There was a major demand on the inventory of Danish based rental company, Comtech, who also supplied the lighting systems for other stages. This included new generation GLP products such as the impression Spot One - with 24 designed into the rig on the Odeon stage alongside 56 impression 90's, while a further 36 impression 90s lit up the Pavilion st