Fast forward to 2013 and the Kings has successfully moved with the times, upgrading and modernising its facilities without losing any of its original charm and theatrical heritage, not always an easy balancing act as technical manager, Nick Benjamin explains. "The time had come to replace our house followspots - the inclusion of new moving light fixtures on our rig meant our old models were simply not bright enough to do th
Guetta's lighting is designed by Jonathan 'Leggy' Armstrong - well known for his imaginative and stylish shows which have graced several leading dance acts including Basement Jaxx. The touring team works with entirely locally sourced productions wherever they play, and lighting on the road for this leg of the ongoing world tour was overseen and operated by two lighting directors - Alex 'Junior' Cerio of Smash Productions and Sam MacLaren of LightLab - both also LDs in their own right.
Between them and the video visuals produced by Ben Brett's Pilot video control system, operated by Nick Briggs, Guetta gets a dynamic world class show wherever he plays.
This is also a very exciting and refreshing way to work, fusing structured el
"We always enjoy exhibiting at the PLASA Focus shows because of the amount of quality time we get to spend with visitors," states Elation sales director Eric Loader. "Getting detailed feedback on our products and really taking the time to show what our products can do is often hard at the larger trade shows. The intimate format of PLASA Focus and the high-quality free educational seminars bring in customers who want to learn about new technology
Having been plunged into paper lanterns for Wonderland in Maidstone, and featured in a giant immersive display at Sanctuary in Glasgow, they are now being put to equally innovative use by two installation specialists, Andy Pound, operations director of Technical Arts Ltd, as part of Luminar Leisure's Oceana nightclub conversions into Pryzm, and by Sound Power director David Ridout as a standard fit in the large Australian outback themed Walkabout Inns.
These LED domes, with an outer diameter of just 80mm, can be used in any orientation, with a maximum number of 35 domes in a single chain. They can also be custom designed to fit any housing, and are controlled via three-channel DMX.
An example of their adaptability was shown by Pound in Pr
Exclusive UK and ROI distributors, Ambersphere Solutions were on hand to provide support and service at one of the B-EYE's latest outings - the recordings of the Jonathan Ross Show for production company, Hot Sauce and at the Graham Norton Show for So Television. All the fixtures for these recordings were supplied by Aurora Lighting Hire who have a well-established reputation in television lighting and know exactly what works best on camera.
Lee House from Ambersphere's technical sales was enthused by the B-EYE's reception.
"We just concluded the Dirt Road Diaries Tour with Luke; his new tour will run from January 2014 to the end of October", says Tom Wilson, vice president of event productions at Elite Multimedia Productions.
Lighting designer Justin Kitchenman of Fade Up Design Group points out that Bryan "wants all of his productions to be big, ambitious and with lots of bells and whistles. When someone walks into this show they're walking into a party."
Bryan is at the centre of the action figuratively and literally. "We designed a 42-foot wide circle stage th
In each of these cities, prime historical monuments were projected on to and lit using Robe moving lights and LED fixtures.
These included Agra Fort in Agra; India Gate and the Red Fort in Delhi; Hyderabad Public School in Hyderabad; the Teeli Wali Mosque in Lucknow; the Sojati Gate in Jodhpur and the Junagarh Fort in Bikaner, together with the key commercial landmark Air India Building in Mumbai.
All installations were designed by Rasesh Parekh from Mumbai based lighting company (MIET) Maya Intelligent Entertainment Technologies in conjunction with its sister company IES (Integrated Ente
New to the show will be Core Lighting's latest product - the lightweight ColourPoint RGBW uplighter designed for quick setup and sleek presentation. CORE Lighting specialises in battery-powered, wirelessly controlled LED lighting fixtures designed for instant illumination anywhere including events, parties and productions indoor and out. Also on display from CORE Lighting will be the Point30 - available in RGBW, tunable white, and 4200K colours - and the high output, low energy Flood30, IP65 rated with a rugged casing perfect for temporary or permanent outdoor installations
After only one month, the B-EYE had already won prizes at PLASA and LDI, the two biggest world awards in our industry on both sides of the Atlantic. Comments on forums, Facebook and YouTube were rife, creating expectations for a debut fit for a true star.
And its stage debut shortly followed. In January 2014, B-EYEs were installed on the ligh
The 2014 total of 952 exhibiting companies represents an increase of more than 6% on last year's figure, and over 200 of those companies are completely new to ISE, giving visitors a wealth of new business opportunities in every technology sector served by the event. The show will occupy more than 36,000 net square metres for the first time, while pre-registration also reached record levels.
Yet Mike Blackman, the event's managing director, believes the real story of ISE 2014 lies behind these impressive numbers. "This week we'
Lighting, video and audio service provider is Professional Event Solutions (PES), a full service rental house based in Bünde, the same German town that the Ehrlich Brothers call home. "Our close relationship means we are more than just a dry hire company for the Ehrlich Brothers," says PES managing partner Carsten Müller.
"We've worked with them in the past as technical partners and are involved in many other aspects of the show as well. A magic show of this caliber requires an abundance of supporti
Meacham, who has a long list of outstanding international club lighting designs to his credit, did not disappoint. This much is obvious as soon as one sets foot inside the 5,000 sq. ft. Boutiq Ultra Lounge. Stunning light displays from floor to vaulted ceiling greet visitors; and then there's a world-class selection of h
Incorporating the latest available technologies with an industrial multi-core processor, solid-state drives and custom-designed high-brightness touch screens, the M6 is capable of delivering up to 64 DMX universes directly from the console's network ports without using costly external processors.
With advanced features like a LiveBlender T-Bar, FastDial rotary encoders, Paired Playback buttons and BriteTouch display, the M6 is Martin's most advanced console design ever. It offers a total of 44 playbacks, including dual Main Go sections, 10 mot
Virgin Trains has invested in AVA's LED lighting technology to help reduce energy consumption and maintenance costs for many of its train sites across the UK. The large-scale refurbishment project, which begins in February, will cover over 13 train stations and car parks nationwide. These include Coventry, Lancaster, Carlisle, Wigan and Penrith, with more locations expected to follow during the year.
Lighting accounts for a significant amount of energy usage across Virgin's properties and AVA LED technology was specifically chosen to offer a cost-effective route in achieving a 90 per cent reduction in power consumption, when compared to out-dated lighting technologies.
The AVA LED products, which will be ins
The location of the building was the main reason for a media façade solution, as it sits in Copenhagen at Rådhuspladsen, where outdoor advertising has been an integral part of the area for more than 100 years.
Transform architect Lars Bendrup said, "This LED media façade was the next logical step. It's an entirely new way of communicating through the language of light. Confederation of Danish Industry is showing a new face - one that reflects dynamism and change."
The media façade incorporates 4,000m of Martin Professional's VC-Strip in a customized outdoo
Lighting designer Nathan Wan used over 150 Robe moving lights as an essential part of his rig, which also featured Sunstrips, PARs and other generics. He has lit the Live Action Arena show for the past five years, and is a big advocate of Robe moving lights. Once again he was back in the lighting driving seat for the Live Action Arena's technical production suppliers, Network Productions.
With up to six shows a day, 5000 motorsport fans at a time could enjoy all the thrills and spills of fast cars right there in the Live Action Arena, including high-octane stunt craziness from Terry Grant, wheel-to-wheel racing an
Since then, the search for excellence and the challenges presented by the building itself, together with the quest to be as sustainable as possible, led them to renew the original lighting equipment and install Robe LEDWash 1200s, MMX Spots and the new Pointe multi-purpose fixtures.
Mr. Jorge Miers, TV and multimedia director at the Iglesia CFA, says, "I conducted some research keeping in mind the requirements of this first purchasing stage of new equipment. Together with Pastor Abreu and the administration board and thanks to technical consultation with Guillermo Traverso - Robe lighting's Regional Sales Manager for La
The recent run of Shakespeare's Richard II, with David Tennant and directed by RSC's artistic director, Gregory Doran, kicked off at the RSC's main Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, before moving to London's Barbican last December.
Tim, who serves as associate artist for the RSC as well as the Chichester Festival Theatre, specified seven Color Force 72 RGBA colour-mixing fixtures to light metal chain 'legs' rigged across the stage to a height of 8m. The battens were placed directly above the chains i
As one of the world's great luxury automakers, the atmosphere surrounding presentations of the various car models must be perfect, avoiding both shape and colour distortion. Therefore, especially high demands are put on the lighting environment. An extremely even daylight illumination is required - a uniform level of light that must be guaranteed no matter the ambient conditions, time of day or time of year.
"The Martin LED fixtur
The A.leda B-EYE K20 is a high performance wash light, a breathtaking beam light, and a creator of completely new spectacular visual effects. Its unparalleled versatility makes it an extremely interesting creative tool for all lighting designers, says the company.
The B-EYE K10 version with rotating front lens makes its world debut at ProLight+Sound. By popular demand, Clay Paky has decided to add this important feature, which was previously only available on the K20 version. The K10 and K20 luminaires therefore provide identical features: same optics, same colour engine, same visual and 'beam' effects. Only the light output changes, since
QolorFlex LED Tape is LED lighting tape aimed at the professional lighting market, including live theatre, television, film and video, and live events. LED tape is a revolutionary product, allowing lighting users to put light in places that were impossible in the past and to create lighting fixtures and lighting effects in new and inexpensive ways. QolorFLEX LED tape is manufactured to City Theatrical's exact specifications and is available in a variety of types such as single colour, RGB, RGBA, and RGBNW.
City Theatrical can also manufacture custom LED configurations on our in house surface mount line to suit clients' exact specifications.
City Theatrical's D Series LED Dimmers are found on shows around the world. When quality of dimming is important to the
Iorfida and Hubbard gave the advertising group the excitement they were looking for and more with some help from 16 Legend 230 SR Beams and 56 PVP S7 high definition video panels from Chauvet Professional.
"The organizers of the Hatch Awards wanted to create something special on stage to reflect the importance of this event," said Iorfida. "They were seeking a Grammy-style look in terms of the excitement and energy that was generated on stage. We relied on the Legend 230 SR Beams and PVP S7 panels to create this loo
The Arts centre caters for a wide variety of shows and events and therefore the desk needed to give the technical team the flexibility to handle both the demands for touring shows as well as one night events.
The venue's staff have a good understanding of Zero 88 control desks so it naturally came down to either a Solution XL or a Orb XF as their upgrade options.
After much discussion about the benefits of both desks, the greater capability of the Zero 88 Orb XF was the overriding factor and the Arts Centre asked Illuminate Design to provide them with the desk and a pair of touch screen monitors.
Keith
Perkins, whose 25 year career in the video industry includes 12 years with Sony, latterly as its European commercial manager, has worked with the world's largest corporations and sporting events in all areas of screen sales and service. He specialises in screen purchase consultancy, installation, project management, product modification, technical investigation, maintenance and repair
Since his Sony days, through Display Knowledge, Perkins sold in excess of US$15m of screen equipment, largely into the rental market on behalf of Toshiba, and was instrumental in setting up their US LED sales operation, also running their European installation and repair function.
At displayLED he will initially focus on b
