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The building shows an expressive synergy among external form, construction techniques, ecologic materials and purpose, that's providing a suitable venue for discussion of sustainability issues from multiple standpoints - social, economic, energetic, ecologic.

The Umwelt Arena features a specially shaped array of photovoltaic panels, covering its hood as an envelope.

The multi-faceted shape of the arena displays a crystal-like appearance.

The environmental impact has been kept as low as possible during the construction of the building; also the Arena runs CO2 neutral, thanks to the photovoltaic panels and to its 'thermo-active' structure, including two large water storage tanks accumulating heat and cold under the foundation.

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Nyholm created a dynamic, clubby, retro feeling lighting and video set, which relied heavily on the use of old footage and promo videos from the 1980s. He programmed both the lighting and the video through his Avolites' Tiger Touch 6.1, which now features enhancements and updates that have advanced the console's capability considerably.

This update is very much to Nyholm's liking who says he is extremely impressed by a number of the new features. "The best thing for me is the cue stacking. You can display your cue list and each individual cue's parameters on the screens, but better still y

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This world class concert venue acoustically designed for fine music and spoken word, has an elegant beauty, intimate layout and professional technical services creating a perfect combination for annual general meetings, conferences, meetings and special events.

The time had come to replace their lighting console with a more technically advanced model especially as the venue recently acquired some moving lights.

After a thorough research of the market, technical manager Cally Bartley found herself drawn to the ETC range of lighting control consoles.

"I was interested in the Eos and Ion consoles but I was told there was a new console coming out that sits between them and would be ideal,

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Hogan has worked for Train for the last three years, and was turned on to the features and functionality of Robe products - specifically the LEDWash 600 - by LMG Touring, a national provider of video, audio and lighting equipment.

LMG Touring added Robe products to their inventory last year, and supplied lighting, video and LED for the recent Train tour.

Hogan first used LMG's initial batch of LEDWash 600 on last year's Good Charlotte tour and followed up by integrating them into his latest design for Train.

Hogan's aesthetic starting point for lighting the tour was to create a 'big rock show' look for the band, with plenty of colour, movement and spectacle - bold and effective!

From the outset, he also had the LEDWash's individual ring control in

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Simon James (production manager), Enos Ramoroko (technical manager) and Patrick Mbatha (senior lighting technician) from Joburg Theatre, formerly known as the Civic, were looking for a moving light that was up-to-date with technology and something that would carry them over for the next few years.

"After watching the demo by DWR Distribution's Dave Whitehouse, Duncan Riley and Gareth Chambers, we had no doubt as to which spots we wanted," commented Enos Ramoroko. "Because the MMX has the dual graphics/animation wheel, you can easily create effects that would normally take very long to program in a matter of few strokes. We also have the Robe 700E Wash lights tha

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The company is also actively recruiting for a number of key positions to support its current growth level, which has been driven in part by recently signed distribution agreements with leading rigging manufacturer Prolyte Group and visual performance technology developer, ArKaos.

These new distribution appointments highlight the company's commitment to further developing its business to keep pace with the ever changing demands of its customers.

The Chroma-Q, LedGo and Jands brands distributed exclusively in North America by A.C. Lighting Inc. have also delivered strong product lineups in 2012, leading to impressive sales growth, says the company.

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The new fixtures were installed at Greenhithe Community Centre in Alexander Road, Greenhithe, last weekend, replacing all of the old, traditional lighting fixtures.

"LED lighting uses up to 80 per cent less energy than traditional lighting systems, meaning users see significantly reduced electricity bills," said Ashley Bateup, managing director of 8point3, which has its head office at Suscon in Dartford. "And, of course, the dramatic reduction in energy used means the hall will be significantly lowering the amount of CO2 it is responsible for, reducing its carbon footprint."

The system installed at the centre was designed and manufactured at 8point3's sheet metal factory in Belvedere. The lights slotted dire

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20,000 music fans enjoyed a fabulous international line up including The Killers, Sigur Rós, Plan B, Kate Nash, Franz Ferdinand, Orbital and many more, together with some of the best local and national talent.

Lighting for four stages including the Main was supplied by locally based rental company TSE Corp.

Tilman Schumacher, production lighting designer for the Main Stage, specified the Robe fixtures, although the rig here was based heavily on Steven Douglas's festival design for The Killers who played a storming Friday night headline slot.

The MMXs and 38 of the ColorWash 700E ATs were hung on the overhead trusses with the other six Colo

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Netherlands based LedGo BV has been providing the theatre and television production industry with a variety of LED video screens and innovative solutions for a number of years. Recent applications include a range of popular TV talent shows, news broadcast studios and large-scale political events.

LedGo's EQ HR range features an asymmetric design suitable for seamless horizontal and vertical applications with no visible wires or frames. The flagship product is the EQ HR Blackface Line, LedGo's ideal solution for creating high contrast and visual depth.

The LedGo EQ Stripline range is a solution for medium-resolutio

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Even before it got underway, the autosymphonic was destined to be an event worthy of superlatives. More than 200 vehicles, from which multiple-award-winning composer, Marios Joannou Elia, chose 80 representing all eras, were tested. The noises they made served as the basis for an eight-movement symphony for a large orchestra, automobiles, an adult chorus, and a children's choir.

A group of 120 youths, who received a full-year's free instruction in drumming in order to allow them to elicit sounds from the automobiles on hand at the event, were chosen from those participating in numerous castings held in collaboration with the Baden-Württemberg Popular

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The rock band's tour began last fall and extends into 2013. In support of their tenth studio album, I'm With You, the tour is playing dates across North America this summer with shows in stadiums and arenas.

Lighting designer Scott Holthaus of Happy Machine specified 96 Sharpys in a full octagon grid for the band's indoor shows, 78 for the stadium shows plus a compliment of Alpha Beam 1500s for the outdoor performances. The lights were supplied by Premiere Global Productions.

Holthaus says he uses the Sharpys "to fill the arenas with chopsticks of light - it's a really cool effect. I don't use smoke in the stadiums and the trick for working outdoors is to get any beams from the lights. With the Sharpys I can also cover the audience at great di

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Vancouver-based Canton Productions has extensive experience in this market and once again called upon Jason McKinnon from Electric Aura Projects (EAP) to design the lighting for the tour.

McKinnon describes the event, "Being a charity event, I need to squeeze every penny out of the budget with so many factors to consider. The show is in theatres with very limited setup time and there is no possibility of travelling with equipment due to distances between show and the turnaround times. This means I need to maximize each theatre's existing inventory and use local rentals for the tour lig

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The event was held at London's biggest and best premiere location, Leicester Square, where the cast appeared for their final film farewell last Wednesday evening.

PRG lighting designer Neil Harvey and senior account manager Jay Call supplied (heart) productions with a comprehensive rigging and lighting package that spanned most of Leicester Square.

The design incorporated a mix of generic fixtures to illuminate the red carpet, with the support of GS beams, Color blast's, Big lights and Alpha Beam 700's that were used to create a vivid backdrop to the event.

For the rigging, Jay supplied and installed a self-climbing ground support ba

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"The idea was to create a three-dimensional star-cloth around the musicians, rather than have the light source come from outside their world," describes Willie Williams, show designer. "I always like to insert fixtures in and around the performers. The tungsten was important to complement the lo-fi feel of the projection. In the past I've used everything from truck brake lights to bedside lamps, so it was nice to have these

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Cutts - who has worked on some of the country's biggest events including Idols SA and the South African Music Awards - rig comprised Vari-Lite VL3000 Spots, Vari-Lite VL3500 Spots, Vari-Lite VLXs, and Philips Selecon SPX Profiles for the Huisgenoot-Skouspel Festival, which saw a collaboration of 60 artists performing 80 songs in a three-hour period.

"The Philips Vari-lites worked well and were very bright," commented Cutts, who has lit the annual concert for the last six years. "The crisp beams that provided the punch and the zoom on a Vari-Lite always impress me. You get a sized gobo without

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Lady Antebellum debuted their third studio album, also called We Own the Night, in September 2011. It debuted atop The Billboard 200 making it the band's second No. 1 release. It went on to top the magazine's Top Country Albums and Canadian Albums charts.

For the tour, creative director and designer Baz Halpin along with Chris Nyfield of Silent House delivered the band's concept of a fan-centric experience by creating a stage which placed a portion of the audience inside the center of the stage area so Lady Antebellum could "immerse th

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This year, the show saw The Good Charlotte, Grinspoon and Ricki-Lee perform live whilst also including the AFL Players Revue, where players dress up and dance to themes.

Lighting designer for the event was Rohan Thornton who had no qualms about using a full range of LSC Lighting's Clarity for control of such a prestigious and totally live television event. His control package comprised of a LX600 console, two LX300 consoles, a LSC Clarity for Mac, a LSC VX20 Wing and two Nexus 5 Nodes for control merging.

"I have been a very ha

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The Award was collected by Painting With Light's principal light designer Luc Peumans and Luc Dullers, deputy Mayor of the City of Genk in Medellin, Colombia.

The competition, hosted by Philips and the Urban Community International Association (LUCI) and now is its tenth year, attracted world class entries from around the globe.

The Awards recognise the efforts of cities and communities to transform and develop their environments with the creative application of lighting and visual elements. Awards are given to the cities that best integrate an appreciation of contemporary urban living needs with notions of the 'city', 'people' and 'light'.

C-MINE was a massive undertakin

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While the LTM office will still deal with a number of its UK customer portfolio such as stage engineering companies and professional rigging companies, top tier professional distribution companies like White Light, with its established distribution network, will ensure that the products get to end users helping LTM to keep up with the increasing demand that they have been experiencing of late, says the company.

Dan Holme, director of the LTM Entertainment Division comments, "The LTM Entertainment Division has enjoyed continued growth this year with the Lo

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Since its formation in 1975 Britannia Row Productions has always been at the forefront of live audio. In the ensuing decades, touring credits include artists as varied as The Pink Floyd, The Cure, Neil Young, Frank Sinatra, Florence and the Machine, Paul Simon, Duran Duran, Kasabian and the Foo Fighters. The company has also provided audio for events such as Live8, the Golden and Diamond Jubilees, as well as TV events such as BRIT

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UEP already stocks its own 40 mm and 18 mm LED screen products which are used extensively on a whole variety of shows, which include live events, brand experiences, corporate presentations and conferences, awards shows, concerts and live music.

UEP's Steve Butcher says, "We wanted something that offered a higher resolution but that also complimented our existing ranges, and above all something that was versatile, lightweight, quick to assemble and generally user-friendly."

The initial purchase is of 60 tiles / 30sq.m of the bespoke screen that has been specially developed for UEP.

Devon based drapes, soft goods and LED specialist S+H Technical Support has also purchased a quantity of the same 12 mm screen

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Recently, they decided to illuminate one of these international programmes, Dreams of Egypt, with PR Lighting fixtures, having first started using the Chinese company's effects - supplied by Russian distributors, Asia Trade Music - in Autumn 2011.

The company's Rostislav Serishev explained that the circus owns all its own equipment - including PR Lighting discharge and LED heads. "They have been using 12 of the XL 700E and XLED590s on this show, and are so delighted with the effects that they will now be buying a further four of each," he confirmed.

The XL 700E has proved popular with customers around the world, using a 700W short arc discharge lamp, and optimising its full feature set thanks to an advanced optical pa

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Last time round crew chief Joe Sherno and his six man team performed miracles to have all the lighting set up in under two days. This time they had an extra couple of days on site and also spent several days prepping gear at ELPs main distribution warehouse in Alconburry before load-in. Shemo worked closely with ELP project manager Barry Denison on the technical drawings and specifying a vast amount of ELP truss for the job.

"There were 850 lighting fixtures on this year's Wembley show. That's about 50 more than last time round." calculates Denison. "The main difference on this produc

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Peumans' creative lighting and visual design practice Painting With Light is based in Genk, Belgium. The show has just premiered in London and embarks on a five year international tour, produced by Netherlands based Stage Entertainment Touring Productions.

Peumans was commissioned to create the lighting design having worked on previous Stage Entertainment projects including Holiday on Ice. He worked closely with others on the visual team including set designer David Shields and video and motion graphics creator, Jean Luc Gason.

Last year, during a lighting upgrade for Holiday on Ice's 'Speed' show, he specified Robe's LEDWash 600s for the