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The band are rapidly commanding respect and building a fan base with their original sounds, and are hotly-tipped for great things since their An Awesome Wave debut album won the 2012 Mercury Music Prize.

Siyan was asked on board by production manager Mark Ward from Proper Productions, with whom they have enjoyed a long and successful working relationship.

Siyan's director Nick Valdez commented, "It's been hugely exciting for us! The band is critically acclaimed, and it's great to be working with someone of Vince's calibre and see him develop a really stylish show."

The rig supplied by Siyan was entirely floor based - and as per Foster's design, completely asymmetrical - forming the core of th

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A sea of kinetic sculptures were hung throughout the entire arena roof, resembling interior design lamps which would raise, lower and change colour for the different performances. The sculptures were hung from custom winches designed by Tait Technologies with the majority hung over the audience and 14 placed directly over the main stage.

Two W-DMX BlackBox F-1 MKII units controlled 70 W-DMX Micro OEM Transceivers (with support of RDM), utilising three channels for an RGB LED located inside the fixtures and two channels for their speed and position. Although independently controllable, the sculptures as a whole were designed in unity, creating wave effects or lowering at the same time to give an intimate feel to the arena. Control came via gra

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NewArt headed by Francisco Pinheiro has been involved in the moving light market since 1995 and maintains a head office as well as a workshop space in San Paulo. The new cooperation got off to a flying start at this year Prolight+Sound Show in Frankfurt and the complete CRMX product range will now be available in the Brazilian market.

Francisco Pinheiro says, "We always go with the best products on the market and LumenRadio's product range will be a perfect complement to our current brand portfolio. The introduction of the CRMX product range underlines the importance of not only supplying great quality products, but also backing thi

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Marcos Olivio, lighting designer and photographic director, stated, "We used the grandMA2 system due to its reliability. The past years working with MA products have given us a lot of confidence. The whole system offers so many benefits and it is easy

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With immediate effect, Clay Paky is solely responsible for the distribution of the full range of Chromlech products across Italy, backed up by comprehensive technical and after-sales support.

"The distribution of Chromlech in Italy is a great opportunity for both companies," states Pio Nahum, Clay Paky CCO. "Chromlech products are of excellent quality, and are well suited to the image of our brand. The target markets are very similar, but we have the advantage of offering different and complementary products. In this way, we can suggest to our clients creative solutions, mutually reinforcing both company proposals."

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North American rental company Christie Lites had even less time when they got the call to help. And it was during a holiday weekend. But thanks to Christie Lites' business model, they were able to quickly prep equipment and do their part in pulling off the show.

Shelton's Healing in the Heartland: Relief Benefit Concert featured a coming together of performers and concert production vendors to help raise money for those affected by the recent storms. The telethon aired live 29 May on NBC from the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City.

Christie Lites provided the complete lighting and rigging package for the concert. Christie Lites Rental Rep Robert Roth said, "When we were asked to step up and help in this humanitar

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Richard Martin Lighting (RML) provides the lights for the show, designed by LD Martin Kempton. As part of an ongoing relationship, the show is supported (whilst in Glasgow) by Tony Kennedy and his team at TSL (Technique Systems Limited).

The rig includes MAC 700, MAC 500, VL1000TS, Stage Zooms, Alpha Beam 700s, Chroma Strips and Chroma Banks.

Perfection was an instant success after it first aired in January 2011 and has now become a day time favourite in many homes.

(Jim Evans)

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The company has a reputation for excellence, quality and delivering imaginative shows and events and this is their first purchase of Robe.

The units were delivered by Robe's Turkish distributor Atempo, and will be used to service Organizer's vibrant client base on a wide variety of productions in Turkey and internationally.

In keeping with the company's reputation for innovation and forward thinking, they wanted to invest in cutting-edge technologies that offered the most inventive and flexible possibilities both now and in the future ... "So we chose Robe," state directors Sermurat Kucukgul and Yildiray Yildiz.

The fixture list i

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New for lighting sees the introduction of the ilumo by Lumonic and the LED Source Four Mini by ETC. This compact, lightweight and innovative lighting fixture has been designed with the DNA from its bigger brothers in the Source Four family and with a 50-watt lamp it is brighter than other lighting units of its size. The Source Four Mini is the perfect solution for small scale installations and has the ability to blend into an architectural or artistic design of venues such as theatres

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Denton Corker Marshall's Melbourne Gateway (originally completed 1999) is described as the 'Mother of all architectural interventions' on the city's freeways.

A massive 70m yellow steel beam cantilevered at precarious angles traverses eight lanes of freeway and 39 elegant 30m high steel and concrete red sticks run north / south either side of the road over 420m, depicting the city's panache and freedom for design, style and ideas.

Transfield Services - the primary Maintenance Contractor for CityLink - approached Anolis' Australian partner, The ULA Group, with a

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North American customers will benefit from better customer service and improved payment options. Previously, Astera products were only available through select dealers, but now with the unveiling of their new US office, customers can order from the official Astera brand and have complete peace of mind in doing so. Customers will also benefit from the Astera after-sales service. Repairs and spare parts will be available through their online warranty system, the Astera Portal. Customers will be able to register their faulty product and communicate with their nearest service center to repair the issue.

Tom Meyer, general manager of Astera USA, commen

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Ilfracombe, Devon-based drapes, starcloth, LED and visual effects specialist S+H has invested in a large quantity of these new LED panels which are very light in weight at just 4.5 Kgs per panel and 9.5 Kgs per square metre, which is made up from two panels. They are also quick to deploy and exceptionally user-friendly.

This multi-purpose 12 mm pitch product has been specially developed for S+H and is manufactured in China to their spec.

Holmes first used the S+H screen last year, just after the first batch was delivered, for the Kim Wilde tour, and was so impressed he decided to use it again when Steve Hackett went out.

The current Steve Hackett tour design

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Originally conceived by lighting designer Adam Cobley, the tour lighting is taken care of by lighting programmer and re-lighter Leif Le Page, who says that fast, on the fly access to the lighting is crucial for this latest production - Bianco.

The show, inspired by José Saramago's novel The Elephant's Journey, is primarily a production staged in the air. Performers make use of all dimensions using everything from trapeze, ropes and tight wires to trampolines. Not only that the s

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Ardelean commented: "For big and complicated set-ups and productions I always request a grandMA2. The grandMA2 full-size is a brilliant console, powerful and extremely stable. My luck was that Five's, the lighting equipment supplier, owns one. After I saw the stage design and came up with an idea about what I'd use, I did the pre-patching and pre-programming on grandMA2 onPC in conjunction with the grandMA 3D visualiser.

"A visualiser is very helpful

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Converted from the building of the old Royal Institute of Arts & Science, the 700-plus capacity venue is the latest addition to the expanding MAMA Group. Lighting and rigging design company Utopium London permanently installed the Chauvet LED gear throughout the club's four rooms: a restaurant, club space, loft area and chill out room. TRUSST trussing makes up the ground support system on each of the two stages and for the front of house trusses.

"Our main priority was to use lighting technology which bought the re-developed venue into the 21st century. After predominantly using LED fixtures from Chauvet's range throughout the installation, we made a conscious decision t

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Entec made a major investment in the latest Clay Paky moving lights - buying 38 Alpha Spot QWO 800s and 20 Sharpy Washes - to ensure that Tutchener had exactly the creative tools he wanted for the tour, which plays 72 concerts in 65 cities and has already included a six night sold-out run at London's Royal Albert Hall.

It's the first time that Entec has worked with Knopfler, but Tutchener has designed his lighting since 2000. He and production manager Kevin Hopgood have both used Entec before on various projects and decided that they were the right company for delivering a classy lighting solutio

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The company is best known for transforming entertainment, church and architectural industries with its innovation of cutting-edge lighting products.

"For years, the stage lighting industry has been led by companies with three-letter names," said president and CEO Keny Whitright. "PRG, ETC, ELS, TMB, and BMI are just a few of these. For 35 years Wybron struggled through with the burden of a six-letter name," Whitright said laughing, "We finally realised we have too many letters in the company name. It was time to close the doors."

Whitright said that closing the Wybron manufacturing plant is bittersweet. "I will miss the business that I know and love. But, I am looking forward to scaling back and becoming an FTD man. Fishing,

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The new dimming system uses ADB's Eurodim Twin Tech modular system that allows each way to be freely switched between being a dimmer and a true non-dim under software control; the 10 racks, housing 894 3kW and 213 5kW DimSwitch modules, were installed over a five week period while performances continued un-interrupted on the Coliseum stage.

"We've been planning this project for a number of years," explains ENO's head of lighting, Kevin Sleep. "From the time our existing dimmers, installed less than 10 years ago, started flashing randomly during a show we knew they had to go, and that we had t

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Designed to enhance the theatre, television and stage experience, lighting professionals will want to check out the MAC Viper Wash's superior light quality and colour reproduction; the MAC Viper Wash DX and MAC Viper Performance, both with internal framing; and don't miss the MAC Viper Quadray, a unique, multi-beam effect that adds a whole new dimension to the lighting designer toolbox. The MAC Viper Profile and Viper AirFX will also be on hand.

Martin will also be showing the 1500 W MAC III Wash, a high-performance Fresnel luminaire with internal framing. Martin's VC Family of crea

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The event was presented but not attended by Daft Punk, whose aforementioned album is set to become one of the fastest-selling in history - although in Wee Waa it played to a crowd of 4,000.

Daft Punk's production house Daft Arts conceived and designed the space, which lived up to its description as a cross between Saturday Night Fever and Close Encounters Of The Third Kind. The eye-popping circular dance-floor, with a giant disco ball hanging overhead, was

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On the company stand, visitors were given the opportunity to try out Artistic's newest dimming products for eco-friendly lighting: the Phase Detect Dimmer and bladeRunner two.

Visitors were shown how the Phase Detect Dimmer provides an ingenious solution to the challenges associated with LED dimming. LEDs are incompatible with conventional mains dimmers and 'LED replacement bulbs' dim poorly, if at all - often presenting stepped dimming curves. However,

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Other leading brands on show include High End Systems, SGM, Philips Selecon, Soundcraft, Sennheiser, Traction Sound, Litec and many more.

The AC-ET stand is lit by various models from the Chroma-Q performance LED range, including the recently launched, award-winning Inspire LED House Light. Entered for this year's ABTT Product of the Year Award, the fixture's multi-purpose, homogenised output RGBW colour-changing capabilities provide designers with a tool to create environments that seamlessly transcend the physical barrier between the stage and audience. The feature set includes a ch

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The JTE PATT 2013 is a 750W tungsten softlight housed in a beautifully sleek spun aluminium body which maximises its curves to look as good on stage as the performers it illuminates. "We purpose-designed the PATT 2013 as 'eye-candy', intending it as neither key light nor beam light, but simply to look good both on stage and in camera," says Routledge. "It provides a big round circle of light within a beautiful circular yoke - it's a really elegant piece of design.

"The current fashion for retro-look lighting fixtures is ve

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The festival, which runs each August, has almost 300 venues which can vary as widely as upstairs at a pub or a conference room to an otherwise disused store room and a shipping container in a car park. In addition to independently run venues, there are also companies such as Pleasance, which hires 21 rooms that are normally part of Edinburgh University's student association.

This year, Pleasance has teamed up with dealer Black Light to install ETC lighting and control in every one of its spaces - including 26 ETC control desks. Pleasance's head of lighting Dom Knight explains, "Our venues range from the 50-seat Cellar and Hut to our flagship Pleasance Grand,