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UK - MilTec (UK) Ltd started the new year by exhibiting at ISE in Amsterdam. Items on display included lightweight multi-channel amplifiers, signal processing and mixing products from the MT Audio range.

The LEDHead LED lighting products included the LED Batten2, fitted with 18 x 8W quadcolour LEDs and LED tapes with tricolour and white LED options.

Directors David Faulkes and Graham Gosden were at the show looking to increase their overseas distributor network. "This was a very successful first show for us," said David Faulkes. "We have picked up a number of companies from different parts of the world looking to distribute our range of UK designed audio and lighting products. However, we still have work to do, finding distributors to complete the network."

Based in Kent, England, MilTec is responsible for the design and manufacture of LEDHead LED Lightin

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USA - Chauvet has announced that its "ultra-bright and versatile" wash luminaire COLORado 2 Zoom Tour is now shipping. The fixture employs 61 3W Cree LEDs (RGBW) for high output and colour mixing capabilities, from intense hues to subtle pastels. A 6-35° flexible zoom precisely sizes the beam, while built-in colour temperature presets from 3,200K to 10,000K provide predictable colour. This is a silent and flicker-free fixture suited for noise-sensitive environments and on camera, the company says.

(Lee Baldock)

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Jamaica - In the beginning the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival was targeted at jazz and blues enthusiasts and was held in November each year. Various factors, including heavy rains at that time of the year, encouraged the organisers to move the festival to the end of January.

Over the years the festival has become very successful, attracting crowds of over 30,000 and is now a three-day event. It encompasses a range of musical genres, including jazz, R&B, blues, Latin, Reggae, Soca, and various types of musical fusion.

For the 2012 edition lighting designer, lighting director and programmer John Dacosta voted for two grandMA2 light consoles to control more than 140 Martin Professional and Vari*Lite moving lights, two media servers and multiple LED-screens.

"It was simply the best solution for the job because of the seamless integration of lighting and video", said D

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Belgium - The popular Belgian children's television shows Piet Piraat and Mega Mindy were recently turned into hugely successful stage productions involving state-of-the-art 3D projection technology.

Studio 100, one of Belgium's most important TV production companies, had to face the challenge of trying to do justice to the excitement of the series' popular characters' adventures. In the case of the super heroine Mega Mindy and the charming Pirate Piet, the actors were able to interact with a combination of traditional set pieces and 3D projections live on stage.

coolux Pandoras Box's brand new Version 5 Broadcast Servers proved to be the ideal tool for the production, due to the available HD SDI outputs. The coolux Widget Designer was an essential component when it came to creating interaction between the audience and the animation on display. The combination of

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South Africa - Promoting the album Journey Through The Shadows, The Parlotones have been playing a series venues including The Lyric Theatre, Emperor's Palace and Barnyard Theatre (Cresta & Menlyn).

LD Travis Yeatman programmes on his Avolites Tiger Touch. "Everything is still fine," he said. "The new software is nice, the desk travels well and as a whole is good. I also don't have hardware hassles. I'm still having fun and the gigs fill up most of my months."

Something the fans may not know is that the band is training in the hope of climbing Kilimanjaro in March this year. They are joining celebrities, civil society and public sectors as well as the media from 54 African countries to highlight the Africa-UNiTE Speak out Climb up to end Violence against Women and Girls campaign.

(Jim Evans)

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Canada - CAST has announced the addition of over 25 of the latest fixtures from the most popular manufacturers in the lighting industry to the wysiwyg library, complementing the December release of wysiwyg R28.

Over the last 20 years, the CAST Library has grown to over 24,000 fixtures and accessories available in the industry and it continues to grow with the advent of every new product available. Before any object goes into the Library, each and every piece is tested, measured and certified in-house to ensure 100% reliability so that what happens with a light in the virtual world happens exactly the same on the stage. The brightness and colour of a particular light are exact and moving heads will move like they would when controlled by the actual motors and servos in a live situation.

The latest fixtures available to current wysiwyg Members include the High End Intellaspot XT

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USA - W-DMX by Wireless Solution Sweden AB will be showing the latest products in the W-DMX G4 range during PLASA Focus in Austin, Texas, February 22-23 on the A.C.T. Lighting booth 123. New products on display include the ProBox F-2500 G4, the BlackBox G4 MK2 and the BlueBox RDM Controller.

The ProBox F-2500 G4 is the flagship of the W-DMX range of products and is a transceiver solution with three functions in one. It is capable of transmitting or receiving two DMX universes with support of RDM and Ethernet protocols like Art-Net II/III and s/ACN. In addition, the unit is also a one DMX universe repeater with a built-in RDM controller that supports one universe with RDM over DMX or Ethernet. In addition, the ProBox F-2500 G4 also contains a built in RDM controller (BlueBox), all packed inside a 19" rack unit that supports both three-pin and five-pin XLR, Powercon and Ether

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USA - Lee Rose, of the Los Angeles-based lighting design firm Design Partners, has been handling the lighting for America's time-honoured Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve show more than 25 years. Over the course of that quarter century he has developed a reputation for incorporating some of the latest dynamic lighting gear into his designs.

For this year's 40th Anniversary show, he turned to Martin Professional's new and award-winning MAC Aura wash light to give New Year's Rockin' Evethat something special.

"I chose the Auras after seeing a demo of them at the Martin Professional offices in Los Angeles," he says. "Their small size and quick movement along with the zoom feature led me to specify them for this design."

The MAC Aura LED moving head wash light with zoom that uses two independent color systems to offer new visual possibilities

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USA - Alex's Lemonade Stand children's cancer charity created an evening for some of America's top celebrity chefs to utilise their culinary talents to the delight of a broad spectrum of 250 diners, totally lit with bright Core Point20 battery uplighter fixtures from NiceUplights.com. Luminescence's Nice Uplights division were contracted to fully illuminate the building using 48 of their Core Point 20uplighter fixtures set to a pastel lemon colour.

Master chef Jonathan Waxman assembled over 30 culinary greats from across the USA at the Industria Super Studio. The great and the good of Manhattan were treated to "stunning creations and a performance of The Nutcracker featuring Erica Pereira from the New York City Ballet.

It was the attractiveness of the fixtures with white covers, self-power, beautiful pastel shades and setup speed that rubber-stamped Luminescence's

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UK - TV chef Gordon Ramsay's latest venture is Bread Street Kitchen in London's East End. Drawing inspiration from its industrial surroundings, the 250-seat gourmet temple is aesthetically reminiscent of a warehouse.

Since Gordon Ramsay conceives of a meal as a feast for all the senses, he attaches serious importance to the sound distribution systems installed in his restaurants. Responsibility for the system design and installation in the Bread Street Kitchen was entrusted to CGA Integration, specialists in sound, light and video integration.

"Russell Sage's restaurant design posed a real challenge," says CGA's Chris Gunton. "Very high ceilings and a monopoly of hard surfaces are treacherous - especially when the restaurant is full. The sound system we installed needed to focus on eliminating the reverberation characteristic of large open venues such as warehou

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UK - The design team at London lighting rental company Colour Sound Experiment (CSE) have installed their new proprietary BT36 LED screen as well as a new Anolis lighting scheme for the latest ice sculpture installation at the Icebar By Icehotel London in Heddon Street, London W1.

The lighting is project managed by CSE's Steve Marley. The company has worked with the venue for three years and the lighting spec and site fit-up is overseen for CSE by Jon Rickets, who works closely with the Icebar By Icehotel London team, including general manager Matthieu Bourgogne.

The elaborate and intricate ice sculptures - created by designers from the original Icehotel in Sweden - are changed annually along with the lighting, which is an integral part of the whole vibe of the space.

During the second year lighting the ice, CSE added 21 Anolis ArcLine RGB 36 battens to up-light the main ice

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UK - Newly formed installation business, Push the Button Ltd (PTB), launched in January 2012, is the brainchild of Nick Ewins.

"PTB's full time staff members, alongside our team of skilled specialist electricians and engineers, bring a friendly, expert approach to the demands of entertainment installation projects. Whether it's a top West End theatre, a cruise ship or a multipurpose arts venue, PTB understands the client's needs and has the ability to respond productively and positively every time," says Ewins. "This philosophy has brought work to our doors from the moment we opened them for business."

Push the Button's mission is "to bring an intelligent and sympathetic approach to its clients' projects". The business covers the fields of electrical design, installation, project management and test & inspection.

Although PTB is effectively a st

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Serbia - Studio B92 television station has upgraded to ETC. Early last year, technicians from B92 visited ETC dealer Studio Berar's open day to take a look at what was available; they were offered a demonstration, then lent a range of equipment to try out at their studio.

Lazar Josanov, marketing manager at Studio Berar, says, "B92 was looking to update and augment their lighting, dimming and control. We delivered 81 channels of SmartPack rack mount units, as they wanted compact, low cost, powerful dimming.

"We recommended a SmartFade and SmartFade ML control desk, because the studio had a limited budget with no need for the extra functionality which comes with Congo or Eos line desks. And they also took delivery of 12 ETC Source Four PARNel and six Source Four Zoom 15-30º beam angle luminaires to complement their existing rig. The equipment will be used across a va

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UK - Following the success of its northern-based event last year, A.C. Entertainment Technologies's (AC-ET) Lighting division will host a session of the Martin Professional Engineered For The Eye UK roadshow on Thursday 23 February at its southern sales office in High Wycombe.

The roadshow, which is targeted at the entertainment as well as the commercial and architectural sectors, will showcase Martin's latest dynamic lighting and visual solutions.

AC-ET's High Wycombe session is open to all lighting professionals and interested parties. The format for the day includes product demonstrations, application and hands-on training, presentations and Q&A sessions by Martin's UK sales team, assisted by members of AC-ET's specialist lighting sales division in a relaxed environment.

Products featured include all the current ranges of Martin moving heads and LED lightsources, video sc

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Canada - MDG has been appointed Canadian distribution partner for the entire Anolis range of energy-saving architectural lighting products.

John Saunders, sales director at Anolis comments, "As part of the continuing expansion programme of the Anolis brand we are delighted to bring MDG on board. We believe the strength of MDG's own brand combined with their reputation for quality, reliability and excellent service will be the perfect compliment for the Anolis range, which itself is known for all these attributes. MDG's extensive local knowledge of the Canadian market is exactly what Anolis needs in order to further expand our brand.

"During discussions with MDG it was clear there was an excellent understanding of Anolis products and how they will fit into the various market sectors. With many projects already targeted, I am sure this will be the beginning of successf

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Qatar - Fixtures from across the PR Lighting discharge and LED range of moving heads were deployed by TechnoPro, their distributors in the Gulf regions, for the recent Barzan Gas Project Stone Laying Ceremony at the Doha Sheraton Hotel.

The Barzan Gas Project's goal is to provide sufficient gas to the State of Qatar's domestic market to meet the country's growing need for cleaner natural gas well into the future, and the event was attended by His Highness the Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

TechnoPro, a Dubai based technical production company with a branch in Qatar, provided the PR Lighting equipment - along with a Meyer Sound PA system.

Suspended from the truss were six each of the Chinese manufacturer's XL1200 Spot and Wash lights and 12 each of the XL700 spot and wash. These were complemented by 12 of the powerful Beam 300, offering three beam angle option

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UK - Nearly 300 Robe lighting LED fixtures were utilised in a ground-breaking lighting design by Andy Hurst for the 2012 Total Production International (TPi) Awards.

The event was staged at the Novotel London West in Hammersmith, and it was arguably the first major Awards event ever to be lit entirely with LED lightsources - and also exclusively with Robe lighting products.

This was the result of a collaboration between the Czech Republic based manufacturer and its UK operation, Mondiale Publishing, producers of the Awards, and leading UK lighting and visuals rental company HSL, who handled the rigging and installation of the lighting equipment .

The lighting rig featured - for the first time on any major show - Robe's new Robin DLX Spot. The 52 DLX Spots were joined by 102 Robin 300 LEDWashes, 32 Robin 600 LEDWashes - Robe's fastest ever selling product - and 19 Robi

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Germany - At ProLight+Sound next month, Chauvet will introduce new luminaires for the European market: MVP Series of modular video panels, Legend 412 pixel-mapping moving yokes, and PiX Series of pixel-mapping wash lights. All are LED-fitted fixtures with multiple applications for multiple settings.

Chauvet's Professional MVP Series comprises three modular LED video panels. At a 12.5-mm pixel pitch and 13.4% transparency, the lightweight MVP 12 is suitable for high-resolution graphics and live-action video. MVP 18 features a pixel pitch of 18.75 mm and a 38% transparency, while MVP 37.5 is suitable for low-resolution graphics and long-range viewing due to its 37.5-mm pixel pitch and 60% transparency. The panels share the same mounting hardware and can easily connect to form an LED video wall of mixed resolutions.

The Legend 412 is an innovative, pixel mapping moving yoke wash

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UK - Since its launch at PLASA in September 2011, GDS LiteWare Satellite has been embraced by the entertainment, events and television markets and has been used on numerous prime-time TV sets as both lighting for the cast and as a prominent feature in the set lighting.

Television appearances, in conjunction with Richard Martin Lighting include, The Blue Peter Halloween Special, The National Lottery Awards, An evening with Justin Bieber, The Jonathan Ross Show and The Top of the Pops Christmas Day Special.

Richard Martin Lighting recently committed to a substantial stock holding of LiteWare Satellite and has been instrumental in its TV success. The Blue Peter special saw Satellite used outside the studio as both key lights and fill-light and also as a decorative part of the lighting. The Wanted played live at The National Lottery Awards

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UK - As part of their 2012 sponsorship package, Coca Cola Enterprises (CCE) were given permission to stage an event for 3,000 of their employees at the newly constructed Velodrome, one of the first Olympic venues to be completed. Designed by FPP and produced by Rocket Science, the event was based on the theme of 'Creating the Extraordinary', and took place on 5 January 2012. Paul Hutton, managing director at Blitz, worked closely with the event team as technical consultant for the project.

Staged in the in-field area (inside the track), Blitz provided the video, audio and lighting equipment for the production. Fulfilling the video requirements, the presentations and entertainment were relayed to an audience of 3,000 via two 20m2 9mm LED screens, sourced from a digital video playback system, and a combination of fixed and radio HD cameras, all controlled by a Barco Encore switchi

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UK - Artistic Licence Integration will be exhibiting at ARC 2012 in London on Stand M34. The show, to be held at the Business Design Centre, runs from 29 February - 1 March.

Artistic Licence has been designing and manufacturing lighting and lighting control technology for nearly 25 years. However, with the growth of the architectural lighting market, its technical integration services have been in ever-increasing demand. As a result, in 2010, Artistic Licence Integration was created to focus on the projects side of the business.

At ARC 2012, ALI will be showcasing its expertise in a broad range of technical integration services, while also highlighting low carbon approaches to lighting and building management. These include the use of power and data harvesting techniques to ensure efficient building and lighting operation.

ALI's managing director and technical guru, Wayne Ho

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Japan - LumenRadio has been granted Japanese certification for its CRMX products in compliance with the latest version of the ARIB STD-T66 standard. The certification, similar to FCC in the USA and ETSI/CE in the EU, was issued by the Association of Radio Industries and Businesses (ARIB) and now allows commercial sale and use of the CRMX radio technology in Japan.

LumenRadio has also announced Mileruntech Ltd as the exclusive CRMX distributor for Japan. The company is one of the largest specialty distributors in Japan and has long and extensive experience with signal distribution, networking, automation and lighting controls, as well as design of complete projection and lighting systems.

"We have been searching for a reliable and full featured wireless DMX/RDM system for some time and found CRMX not only to meet, but also exceed, our expectations. Our customers demand sys

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World - The all-female musical ensemble Celtic Woman has been nothing short of a musical phenomenon since first forming in 2004. Album sales in the millions, popular television specials and sold out shows around the world attest to that. Their current tour sees the Irish musicians playing an ambitious schedule of dates across the US, Europe and Asia beneath a MAC rig that includes Martin Professional's new MAC Aura LED wash light.

Lighting designer is Tom Kenny who has worked with the group for several years. "They fit perfectly in with all my other clients as they're standard of show is brilliant and the music is very emotional," he says. "Ask any of their millions of fans - the show flows like a well-oiled machine."

Lighting supply for the tour is by Upstaging who have also supplied Martin MAC 700 Profile and MAC 700 Wash fixtures for the show.

"It

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UK - Emergency lighting is an obvious requirement during an evacuation situation, but what if the cabling from the power source to the point of use is damaged? A centralised system leaves critical emergency lighting at very real risk. Why leave huge lengths of site-wide cable vulnerable to theft, fire damage or a system circuit failure when 'point of use' power system installation can provide the guarantee you need in an emergency?

Power Systems International provides the Emergency Lighting Power System (ELPS). Protected with features to enable operation during an emergency, the ELPS will allow for safe and controlled building evacuation, by providing power to emergency lighting at the point where it is actually needed. With one, two or three feeds the system can stand in operational modes Active Online, Automatic Standby or Manual Standby - by means of authorised key switch use

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