Top of the list of significant purchase have been more than 80 Clay Paky Sharpys. "They are the first Clay Paky purchases Chris Rigby, founding owner of Aurora has made for a considerable time," says the company. "He still on occasion goes out with his trusty Goldenscans which can often be seen on 'Later....with Jools Holland'!"
"As a new venture we needed to make sure our stock lev
Wireless Solution will be showing its new innovations and products including the W-DMX G4S software and the BlackBox MK2.
The W-DMX G4S platform is a step change in the popular G4 software, packing improvements across the board. From smarter Adaptive Frequency Hopping to greater resiliency, W-DMX G4S keeps even the most demanding show running. G4S also brings new RDM functionality as standard in the entire transceiver line (F-models), with full, tested compatibility with the W-DMX BlueBox RDM controller and all other leading brands. Use RDM to monitor your lighting rig, set-up DMX addresses and personalities, and much more. With custom RDM commands, you
Submissions were accepted through mid-September and the entries were judged by White Light staff. On30 September, as part of White Light's Amateur Theatre & Schools Open Day, the winner was revealed to a crowd of more than 120 visitors. Richmond upon Thames College won the coveted prize with their creative video submission and will now receive six Coemar LEDko LED fixtures to re
The RevEAL Profile Junior is a compact 10,000 lumen LED profile spot that initially offers three models-3,200K, 5,600K, and tunable (2,800-6,000K) white light-all in a new compact design that is compatible with existing industry-standard lens tubes matched with high output performance. The Profile Junior, along with the original Prism RevEAL Profile, are designed for use in many applications including long throw front of house lighting positions. The RevEAL Profile Junior is an exceptionally powerful instrument in a compact form factor.
Also being introduced is the new long throw lens accessory
"Sharpys are quite new to the market so the units we have were all purchased brand new for this tour," says Pete Franks of Theatrical Media Services, who serves as system crew chief on the road. "Everybody really likes the unique look of the Sharpys. They are evenly distributed and mounted vertically on the video screen surrounds upstage of the band - part of the scenic elements instead of hung on a conventional horizontal truss. They replaced all of the ACL-type lights we used in the past."
Franks says the complem
In addition to Sub-Focus the Ai Media Server, which is the result of collaboration between Avolites Media and Immersive, has been used extensively by Immersive to deliver stunning and dynamic shows for artists such as: Eric Prydz, Knife Party, Zane Lowe, Swedish House Mafia and Pendulum.
"We were looking to create an interactive audio visual experience in which audio and video were so intrinsically linked that they resulted in a powerful, all encompassing, synesthetic encounter for the spectator," explains Giani Fabricio, designer at Immersive. "The Ai Media server is the perfect partner.
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The plaza, located at the end of the Kungsports Avenue, is lined by three large civic buildings; the Gothenburg City Theatre, the City Art Museum, and the Gothenburg Concert Hall. The area was renovated last year with particular emphasis on improved and coordinated illumination as a part of a citywide plan to enhance the visual environment in major public spaces.
LumenRadio's wireless CRMX technology was deployed to extend the reach of DMX and RDM distribution to all parts of the comprehensive lighting system on and around the plaza without any disruptive and costly construction work.
The roof of the City Art Museum does duty as the central transmitter site a
The landscape of lighting is evolving towards a greener future, but the introduction of more eco-friendly sources such as LED is just part of the story. Only by using and controlling fixtures in a more intelligent manner can we harness the full potential of the smart approach to lighting.
Artistic Licence Engineering's sunDial range provides the technology to make this happen, says the company. "Our 'source agnosticism' ensures that sunDial dimmers provide the best performance, whatever the load. Naturally we have built in DM
To energize the crowd, the club scene requires powerful light from compact moving-heads that rotate fast and create an uplifting ambiance. With a miniature arc size of only 0.9, the new Philips MSD Platinum 2R lamp system is by far the most compact reflector lamp system available yet. Moreover, the lamp features a high precision reflector and innovative burner filling, resulting in a bright and efficient light beam. The light output of a 132W MSD Platinum 2R lamp is comparable with a MSD lamp of 300W, allowing to realize more than 50% energy savings.
Moreover, says the company,these benefits can be enjoyed
Plexus Remote is a smart App to gain full control over Madrix Plexus, a DMX512 interface and Art-Net node with unparalleled live or stand-alone possibilities thanks to the Madrix software bundled with it.
Madrix 2.14a is another free update for the unique software suite. The new version contains many improvements for Madrix and Madrix Plexus alike. The highlights are CITP v1.1 and the Madr8ixTime Code Sender.
BlackTrax V1 has been the big buzz this year, first winning a prestigious Game Changer Award at NAB 2012, and then nabbing the only Gold Innovation Award at PLASA 2012. CAST has prepared "a groundbreaking demonstration of this revolutionary technology just for LDI".
Using BlackTrax as the foundation, the Experience Design Company Moodbox from Switzerland and CAST Software's own Jim Hutchison have created a mixed media Rig giving intuitive control over every aspect of a cutting edge show.
Using the Coolux Widget Designer Software, a tool to network different data input streams, the position data is sent to a Coolux media server which generates particles in real-time; Imagine a scene from the movie Tron - wherever a person with a BTBeacon moves, a colored trail of partic
Reports of a possible tour to mark The Stones's 50th anniversary had been circulating for a number of years. Making the announcement in a video on YouTube, the band said, "You must have guessed this was coming."
"Surely you didn't think we weren't going to do this? Soon we will be back on stage playing for you in two cities that know how to rock and roll." Mick Jagger suggested there could be some special guests at the shows, saying there would be "maybe a few friends joining us".
The Rolling Stones' last world tour, A Bigger Bang, played to 4.5m people in 32 countries over two years before it finished
The 25 new Congo tutorials cover a range of topics from an introduction to the latest operating system, v6.3, to basic operation of the desks. They can be found at http://tinyurl.com/8hnvpqj
Sarah Clausen, Congo product manager, says, "These new tutorials, which were filmed in our video studio in Middleton, allow us to capture the screens and the movements of an operator's hands on the console. This makes it very clear what's being done by the operator, where the console keys are, and what's happening on the screens all at once. The new format greatly improves the viewer's understanding of what's being explained in the video."
The ETC Video Library was set up three years ago, and offers helpful instructional videos on
The overall project, which has lasted for much of 2012, saw Black Light working with some of the biggest names in the construction business - Graham Construction, Morgan Sindall and Balfour Beatty - to install stage lighting, sound, audio visual and recording studio equipment in five of the region's high schools and four of its primaries.
This large-scale, multi-location project demonstrates Black Light's expertise in the education sector and its ability to offer a high quality, specification-compliant proposal at the right price.
"Black Light did an extremely professional installation," said Derek Johnston, head of music and drama at Coltness High School, which was the first of the nine schools Black Light worked at. "The entire syste
ETC is recognized around the world as the leader in entertainment lighting and control products. City Theatrical specializes in unique lighting accessories and has developed and marketed hundreds of accessories related to ETC products over the last 20 years, and the two companies have enjoyed a close working relationship during that time.
ETC's customers will find SHoW DMX Neo wireless DMX systems useful in a wide range of lighting applications such as schools, civic auditoriums, houses of worship, cruise ships, museums, exterior architectural applications, and a
Zepp concert halls are a group of dynamic, busy venues which are spread across all areas of Japan and play host to many international tours and Japanese musicians. They offer a broad programme of music and tours, designed to appeal to all ages, with upcoming dates including Paul Weller, The Offspring, Slayer and Brahman.
The Zepp venues are also popular locations for corporate events and conventions.
The 2700-seat Zepp DiverCity in Tokyo is the largest of the Zepp venues and the largest live house in Tokyo while the slightly smaller Zepp Namba in Osaka caters
"Over the past couple of years, we have seen a substantial increase in the number of ISE exhibitors offering display solutions that are above full HD resolution," comments Mike Blackman, managing director, Integrated Systems Events. "The potential of these technologies is enormous, but these are complex systems and many industry professionals are enduring a steep learning-curve while implementing them.
"By hosting the MegaPixel Summit at ISE 2013, we hope to create a forum in which the cha
Based in Cambridgeshire, ELP offer a vast hire stock of the latest lighting technologies and provide a premium single source service for production managers, lighting designers and TV lighting directors.
The Chroma-Q fixtures - 18 Studio Force V 12, 3000 - 6100°K CCT variable white and 30 of the Studio Force D 12, 6100°K CCT daylight white - were purchased by ELP's rental manager, John Singer.
This was ELP's first Chroma-Q purchase and John comments that when they saw the products demonstrated, they were "Immediately impressed" by the fixtures' brightness, clean white colour rendition, compact size and build quality.
Chroma-Q were initially brought to the attention
Matt Moreland of Wave Productions was lighting designer and director for the project, which reflected the diversity of Houghton's musical style. "The look of the show was sometimes very rock 'n roll, sometimes dramatic and moody, sometimes very high energy. It really ran the gamut as did the music from Latin to rap to a more traditional gospel sound."
Moreland chose 10 Stage Zoom 1200 moving heads and six Alpha Spot
In late August, d'light completed technical production of a student festival on the University of Agder campus in Kristiansand. The event, a celebration to mark the beginning of the school year, featured live entertainment with lighting design by Ronnie Tungland who incorporated the newly purchased MAC 350 Entours and 101 LED wash lights along with Martin MAC III Profiles.
Using an 8 x 10 ground support, the MAC 350 Entours were mounted on the back wall on four arm trusses. d'light chose to stock the LED profile because their 8000 lumens of brightness allow them to punch through without looking weak compared to bigger fixtures like MAC I
Showcasing the most innovative, creative original and funky elements on offer in multiple sectors from handbags to marmalade vodka, the first three day BOB event took place at The Farmiloe Building on London's Clerkenwell Road. The former warehouse is a fine example of Victorian architecture, completed in 1868 by Browne & Robinson.
Entec's equally fine crew was project managed by Adam Stevenson.
Entec was asked on-board by production manager Charlie Canavan, with whom they have worked on several previous live music projects. The turnaround was exceptionally tight - even by production industry standards - so Entec
The equally flamboyant lighting design for the event - in its 11th glorious year - by Peter Vervloesem - featured all Robe moving lights, which together with other lighting fixtures and equipment and trussing - were supplied by Total-E (Total Event Support) from Paal-Beringen.
Vervloesem also designed the set. His starting point for the show was to create a fabulous, sizzling, mega-kitsch environment full of colour, movement and lusciousness to help emulate the parting spirit of the era and produce a great atmosphere.
No celebration of the seventies would be complete without that classic component of stage déco
PR supplied lighting, audio and staging for the high profile press event staged in the Ballroom of the Northumberland Hotel, just off Trafalgar Square. It was attended by the three surviving members of the band and the world's media.
PR's Ian Coull designed the set and lighting scheme after taking a brief from the client.
It featured an eye-catching three tiered stage with seven metre high backdrop covered in the album / DVD cover artwork, featuring a large Zeppelin airship hovering above a London cityscape pastiche in a bright orange and red sky.
Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and Paul Jones sat below this a
Integral to the whole ENTER. phenomena - four rooms fusing the principals of music, sake, technology and experience all curated by Hawtin - was a visual and lighting design by Matthias 'Lumpy' Vollrath from biglooks.net, who has worked with the artist (aka Plastikman) since 2008 in cooperation with Rebeca Sanchez from LEDsControl.
Lumpy included four Robe MMX Spots in the lighting rig which were used specifically to throw patterns and effects onto two prominent dance podiums flanking the stage in the main area. They were the main focus on the side of the stage and a substitute for any video projection.
This r
