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14 March 2016

"We were delighted to get behind this very important award which is all about something that Black Light passionately believes in - the mutually beneficial link between arts and the corporate world," says Black Light's head of company development, Phil Haldane.

The Small Business Award was given for an effective arts sponsorship by a business with under 50 employees. Alongside the winners the following companies were commended: A1 Comics, Children's Classic Concerts, The Wee Curry Shop and Glasgow Film Theatre.

To make sure that the evening went without a hitch, Black Light also provided practi

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The STLD (The Society of Television Lighting and Design) provides a forum that stimulates the free exchange of ideas in all aspects of the television profession, offering members a range of benefits including regular Society gatherings and visits to manufacturers, suppliers and production facility centres.

Staged at AC-ET's High Wycombe HQ, the open day was presented by AC-ET's Northern lighting sales manager, Kevin Fitz-Simons and TV & film sales executive, Gordon Smith in conjunction with STLD's sponsor liaison, Bernie Davis.

Greeted with a warm welcome, the STLD guests enjoyed refreshments before receiving a full tour of AC-ET's facilities - including the popular in-house Cable Express custom cable assembly and

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"This is not our first experience with Martin," states lighting and sound engineer at Moon, Pavel Turutin. "For 12 years, MAC 250 and MAC 300 fixtures worked successfully in our club before we bought the new LED fixtures. All the lights performed very well. That's why the first name that came to mind when thinking about renewal of the equipment was Martin Professional."

Twelve years have passed since the original Martin installation. Now the HID sources have been replaced by LED solutions which, besides performing their main role as

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An array of Sharpys, Alpha Beam 700s and Alpha Spot HPE 700 spots -known for their ability to create parallel light beams, visible even in the brightest scenes - were utlised for the festival, which took place in the Bahrain city of Manama.

Large crowds of citizens and tourists descended on the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre (BIECC) to attend the fourth edition of the Bahrain Summer Festival, which coincided with the innovative programme of the Ministry of Culture commemorating Manama as the Capital of Arab Culture 2012.

Held under the theme Manama, City of Joy, the festival offered a wide variety of local and international shows and activities

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To make sure the show was unlike any the band had produced before, lighting designer Brock Hogan had the opportunity to create their largest rig to date and he filled it with VL3500 Wash FX, VLX Wash, VLX3 Wash, and VL3000 Spot Luminaires. Lighting and LED equipment was provided by LMG Touring.

"This is was my fifth tour with Train and I was brought in a little later than usual in the production process, so we were very short in time," began Hogan. "They gave me complete freedom to design what I wanted and to set the tone for the content of video for the overall look for the show. With my automa

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Jibson was first introduced to the Jands Vista platform earlier in the year when he was supplied a Vista L5 on the Australian leg of Incubus tour. Although initially cautious, he was immediately impressed by Jands' flagship console with its powerful Vista v2 software, and after using it chose to make the swap to the platform at the first opportunity.

Initially using a Vista T2 for Incubus spring run, then a Vista L5 for the high profile Honda Civic Tour, Jibson explains that as a designer he likes his consoles "to be as intuitive and easy as possible to operate&quo

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Johannesburg-based Dream Sets provided the technical direction and lighting equipment, which included a large contingent of Selecon SPX Zoomspot luminaires. Lighting designer Mauritz Jacobs specified the luminaires because of the accuracy with which they control light distribution, the well-defined beam and because there is never any unwanted light spill.

"In the last three months I have done several fashion events - SA Fashion Week at the Rosebank Hotel, Elle New Talent and AFI Fashion Week. I never cease to be amazed by how direct, accurate and practical the Philips Selecon SPX 36 degree is," says Jacobs. "The Selecon SPX's ability to get a soft, even wash over the required area without spilling in unwanted places is jus

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The annual event, which has just completed its tenth year, attracts tens of thousands of visitors and consistently beats its own box office record year on year. NL Productions - the events arm of leading installer Northern Light - provided the full technical installation of temporary sound and lighting equipment in the forest to meet the event design created by Simon Wilkinson (lighting) and R J McConnell (sound).

Further design work for the event was provided by Dundee-based visual artists Dalziel + Scullion, who provided illuminated wire and Spandex sculptures for the 'Pollen' area of the event, as well as neon sculptures within the 'Dialect of Leaves' area.

Phil O'Halloran, hea

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Lighting designer Mike Swinford used 16 Sharpys in the Brothers of the Sun rig; he integrated 55 in the rig for the CMA Music Festival, which was videotaped over four nights to create a music special to air this summer on ABC.

"I first saw the Sharpys online when they were being introduced to the U.S.," recalls Swinford. "We had some of the first batches; I used them on TV, and then they went on tour. I really like how small and fast they are. Of course, their main attribute is the tight beam that cuts through any other light in the design. I think of them as the new ACL."

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DeLaMar occupies both the site of the former Nieuw De La Mar Theatre and an adjacent building, and posed one of the greatest challenges in theatre construction history.

Sandwiched between the busy Marnixstraat on one side and a canal on the other, room for maneouvre in construction and fit-out was at a premium, as building and technical teams worked around each around the clock to meet an extremely tight schedule.

The two buildings were knocked together down to basement level, leaving only parts of the historic façade, while interior was completely rebuilt to accommodat

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The first was a one off concert for 8000 fan club members at the Seoul Stadium in Jamsil. The second, two days later, was a set at the City Hall in Seoul Plaza, enjoyed by 80,000 people who enjoyed a lively show including Psy's block-busting international number one, Gangnam Style.

Equipment was supplied by rental company LiteFactory.

The Gangnam Style video that instantly achieved cult status has amassed over 500m views on You Tube alone, over two million of which were in the first two months of release. So ..... the lighting was vital in creating the right vibe onstage for both of the shows. It needed to be potent and imaginative to match ev

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Madjid, Gibson head and general manager, knew a worldwide technology brand would be required to meet the venue's high standards and turned to Martin Professional moving heads, LED video, control and smoke products for the prestigious nightclub and live music venue.

Madjid wanted style to define the downtown Frankfurt venue while honouring the building's original charm and existing architecture, and the result has been a great

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14 March 2016

KKL Lucerne, the world-renowned cultural centre designed by Jean Nouvel, has taken delivery of 28 RJ 710SX2 2500W profiles and 16 RJ 714SX2 2500W profiles, all of which were supplied with 100% closing irises by LSB's Swiss German agent, Electric Claudio Merlo.

KKL Lucerne's international reputation as a top cultural and convention venue is grounded in the quality of its high profile programme of events, so it is especially important that its technical standards are of the same high calibre. The concert hall is acclaimed for its superb acoustics so the silent cooling fans of Robert Juliat's 700 series profiles proved a major benefit.

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London-based lighting designer Theo Cox, who has designed lighting for concerts by performers such as Bon Jovi, Kylie, The Killers and The Rolling Stones, has specified VL3000 Spot and VL3500 Wash luminaires, with the addition of VL2500 Wash luminaires for key lighting and kickers, and VL2500 Spot luminaires for back lighting.

"I chose Vari-Lite fixtures because they are reliable, bright and offer the level of functionality and familiarity I require," explains Cox. "The VL3000 Spots were the main workhorse luminaires and I specified them for their wide zoom and brightness. The VL3500 Wash luminaires provide a great chunky beamage, rather than just wishy-washy wash and the tight column beams had no problem

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The show is scheduled to tour internationally for the next five years and has just premiered in the UK presenting an intricate collage of magic, music, fantasy, acrobatics and action directed by Guy Caron. The audience follow the colourful and highly entertaining adventures of Manny the mammoth, Sid the sloth and Diego the sabre toothed tiger as they try and rescue their kidnapped friends, passing through a series of chilly environments.

Co-director Michael Curry also built the fabulous animatronic characters and designed the costumes, and the Executive Producer is Hans Staal from

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Gearhouse Splitbeam provided the lighting gear with an MA control system, consisting of one grandMA2 light, one MA onPC command wing, one grandMA2 fader wing, one MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) and three MA VPU plus (Video Processing Unit).

For the sixth year, Joshua Cutts from Visual Frontier was the lighting designer. He was assisted by Marcel Wijnberger from Gearhouse who stepped in as the MA system technician, and Travis Yeatman, who assisted with the lighting design and co-ordinated the crew. Michael Gill was the set designer and Southern Lighting was responsible for the TV lighting aspect o

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A statement from the band expressed "deep sadness and concern for those injured and our heartfelt condolences to the family of the fan who died". The concert went ahead, with the band only learning of the death afterwards.

Theatre News - St George's Theatre in Great Yarmouth has reopened after an £8m refurbishment, having been beset by months of construction delays and the relocation of several shows. The 300-seat venue, located within a 16th-century chapel, launched its preview season last week after Great Yarmouth Borough Council handed over the lease of the premises to the St George's Arts

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Project manager for Elektrik, Benjamin Reinhoff, explains, "The Concert Hall's staff had been looking at changing their lighting for some time now but hadn't found anything quite right. They wanted something with the right light quality and a smooth dimming curve.

"Through consulting firm ÅF Lighting Norway, we showed them a range of different options. Initially, the technicians saw a white LED fixture but weren't happy with the result - the theatre's seating fabric is a special shade of blue, and it didn't '

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14 March 2016

The new Chroma-Q Studio Force Phosphor range - available exclusively from AC-ET in the UK - has been developed specifically for use in film, TV and broadcast studio environments. Utilising innovative LED technologies, the units provide an equivalent soft edge output to a fluorescent fixture - up to 7,000 lumens. There's a choice of standard daylight (5,600K) white and variable (3,200 - 5,600K) white colour temperature versions, with the variable version offering fine-tuning of the green and magenta tints and frequency for camera.

The Studio Force range also includes a choice of daylight and variable white conventional LED models available in comp

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Visitors to the stand will get an in-person view of the new Altman Spectra Cyc 200, the buzz-worthy LED cyclorama fixture launched earlier this year. The Spectra Cyc 200 uses a patented LED lens to blend colours, which reduces pixilation from direct view. The Spectra Cyc and all Altman lighting products are now available in UK exclusively through White Light, with Altman becoming the newest member of the White Light family.

Also new on the White Light stand this year is the Coemar LEDko P profile fixture, the latest in the LEDko range, and CORE Lighting's

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Burke - who has designed lighting for many of the world's biggest stars including Seal, Miley Cyrus, The Cranberries - has created an energetic and dramatic design using a battery of VL3500 Wash FX and VL3000 Spot luminaires supplied by US Vari-Lite dealer Upstaging.

"The lighting workhorses for this show are definitely the wash lights," says Burke. "I've been using the VL3500 Wash fixtures for a while now and I really like them. They're extremely flexible fixtures and do something that no other lights on the market can do."

Aside from Lopez's band and dancers, the huge stage measuring 62' wide x 48' deep is filled with a backdrop of powerful LED video screens.

"The VL3500 Wash fixtures are the perfect w

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The spectacular sequenced light show will be visible for around three miles from the new build scheme and accompanied by an audio soundtrack to create visual entertainment from 5pm each night until 20 December.

The patterns and colours will be generated from the base of two tower cranes and projected upwards vertically as far as 39 metres. A seasonal goodwill message will be projected onto the gable end of the existing Kent building.

The initiative was dreamed up by BAM Construction who are re-developing the massive £35m Great Horton Road campus for the College, together with West Yorkshire based Entertainment Technical Specialists; Stage Management Company.

The light show will be created through state of the art computerised lighting contr

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The Trust's offices are now benefitting from the improved light and significant energy savings generated by 500 standard and 80 emergency light fittings supplied by Dartford-based 8point3 LED.

The company, which manufactures its fittings at its own factory in Belvedere, Kent, won the contract after supplying the Trust with a competitive and aesthetically pleasing LED package.

Paul Jenkins, capital programme manager at the Trust, said, "We welcomed tenders from a number of LED companies but 8point3's proved to be the best. We're really pleased with how the lights look, like normal four-tube fluorescent units, as opposed to the solid white blocks offered by other firms.

"The vast ma

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The company specialises in television and live productions of all types, and one of the keys to their success has been keeping the rental stock fully updated in order to offer the most flexible and cost effective designs and packages to clients.

Owner and founder Kagiso Tiro Daystar Moima (KG) says, "Robe products offer a distinctive look to any lighting scheme which is especially appropriate for TV shows. Using Robe has enabled us to create amazing lighting and lots of drama, whether it's illuminating elaborate sets or scenic elements or making a concert stage look funky and exciting."

Blackmotion's new Robin 600E Spot and Beams and LEDWash 600s were delivered by Robe's South African distributor, DWR.

The company's