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Up to 35,000 techno enthusiasts enjoyed great vibes and an international DJ and artist line up in five main rooms, plus a Chill Zone and two special arenas sponsored by Red Bull and Coca Cola respectively ... all highlighting different genres and sub-divisions of techno.

Event production lighting designer Thomas Boets once again chose Robe as one of the main moving light brands for 2013 with approximately 250 fixtures on site. Boets designed five out of the six main areas - including the Chill Out Zone. He is a big advocate of Robe and uses various different Robe products on most of his projects.

His overall production design which also included video and LED

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Junior Eurovision - Malta has won this year's Junior Eurovision Song contest held in Kiev, Ukraine. Eleven-year-old Gaia Cauchi scored 130 points with her ballad, The Start, which she also helped compose and write. She beat 11 other countries to win the trophy, with Ukraine and Belarus finishing second and third. It is the first time Malta has won the contest, after retur

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14 March 2016

ETC Masters is a series of training sessions developed for all distributors and dealers which gets together three times a year to share their experiences and learn from ETC staff. ETC's regional manager for northern Europe Tim Stokholm explains, "We work hard to ensure our customers get the best possible support from ETC. The most effective way of doing that is with an effective and knowledgeable dealer and distributor network.

"As ETC products become more powerful, they grow increasingly complex; by inviting so many of our colleagues together at once, not only can they learn from us, but they can also discuss solutions to some of their biggest challenges.

"It also gives our

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14 March 2016

Mook combines local music with international flavours for a premium clubbing experience, hosting world-renowned DJ's and bands on a monthly basis. Therefore, it needed a lighting system as versatile as Martin to accommodate its broad music selection.

To bring an extraordinary party experience to the nightclub, Martin designed the system to be highly adaptable, yet consistent and reliable in each function. Its lineup of lighting fixtures, combined with hazers and fog machines, outfitted the Mook club with all the desired visual effects.

For the instal

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Dunn brings to Elation a wealth of knowledge and broad industry experience, says the company. His roots in the industry stretch back 12 years, beginning at a small production house in Irvine, California, before moving to the manufacturer side eight years ago where he has amassed an abundance of key relationships.

Eric Loader, director of sales at Elation Professional, commented on the hiring. "Elation products have been increasingly specified in the rental / production market the past few years and in an effort to support and build on that, we created this new position at Elation. With the market knowledge John already has, and having known him for years when we worked together previously, I am confident his positive qua

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14 March 2016

Festival organisers Artichoke are delighted with the spectacular success of the festival, which has transformed the UK City of Culture 2013 into a giant outdoor art gallery.

An estimated 179,000 visitors have attended the festival over the four nights. Queues on Saturday night stretched all the way down past Queens Quay and Airvag's Symphonie Conique as thousands waited to cross the Peace Bridge to Ebrington, where Ocubo's children's fantasy tale Twice Upon a Time was projected onto the clock tower.

The biggest draw on the Waterside was Fire Garden by Compagnie Carabosse. Originally planned to run for just

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Venues benefitting from the inclusion of Chauvet DJ bright and powerful LED ranges include Cambridge Ballare, Cambridge Kuda, Bristol Pryzm, Preston Evoque, Ashford Liquid, Leicester Liquid and Lava and Ignite in Oxford.

The lighting system in Cambridge's Ballare gained a full overhaul comprised of six Chauvet DJ Intimidator Beam LED 350 fixtures, six Chauvet DJ Intimidator Spot LED 350 lights, as well as 16 COLORrail IRC fixtures.

Technical Arts' director Andy Pound commented, "We've opted for the Chauvet DJ products to give us the perfect look for the Luminar venues at the right price. There wer

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Both manufacturers have an excellent reputation as professional, reliable and flexible companies and their shared interests in this market have immediately materialised in a distribution agreement with a significant initial purchase order from Theatrelight.

"Theatrelight, founded in 1972, supplies a flourishing export market in many countries worldwide, and is an ideal partner to LDR, complementing with its own range of dimmer and control products LDR's vast choice of luminaries and accessories," says LDR. "The partnership with Theatrelight NZ will create a unique synergy, whose excellent results are already visible."

LDR p

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"This app was developed by ETC software engineer, Chris Mizerak as a cool tool that ETC thought some might find interesting," says ETC. "When another employee in ETC's London office (Luke Delwiche) suggested that we give the profits to Behind the Scenes and its UK counterpart Light Relief, Fred readily agreed. Since then the sales of the app have exceeded expectations and both charities have benefited greatly."

ETC CEO Fred Foster says: "It's wonderful to see how successful this program has been. Simply by purchasin

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Lighting designer Leonardo Oliveira and director of photography Rogério Fernandez, both of Showdesign, were in charge of creating and supervising lighting to achieve great results for both live audience and the cameras that registered on all 17 songs for the soon-to-be-released DVD.

In total, 59 x Pointes, 60 x LEDWash 600s and 24 x LEDBeam 100s, all from Robe's Robin series, set the mood for this Brazilian 'sertanejo' music show.

Showdesign worked for several weeks to create all the custom structures needed for the DVD record, including building the set and scenic elements and choosin

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The Group services a very wide range of event types from a 50 pax conference in a hotel boardroom to a globally-broadcast closing ceremony in a stadium and the Group stocks an equally diverse range of brands to meet client preferences and service the various applications using the most suitable product.

Although there are already more than 50 HD projection systems in operation around the Group, these two machines are the latest arrivals within their particular fields of application. Gearhouse is well known for providing its clients with the very latest technology and this acquisition takes the organizat

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Recently shortlisted as Interior Luminaire of the year at the Lighting Design Awards, one of the many benefits is its Wall Wash Reflector which allows the ArtLED to be used for a multitude of different lighting tasks and applications. It is manufactured from aluminium diecast and extrusions with an epoxy polyester powder-coated finish.

The advent of a Glare Guard Baffle for both narrow and medium reflectors eliminates the large quantity of glare traditionally associated with LED fittings. In addition, a forward throw heat sink, designed by Light Proje

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"There was no specific brief for the event," said Andries Liebenberg, lighting manager at Show Group. Inspired by a Kings of Leon Concert, Liebenberg used square shapes to create striking effects.

Liebenberg had a total of 66 Longman LED Bars and Parcans which were positioned on stage steps and ladder structures to create a clean and striking look. The show also used punchy Robin 300 Spot Classic for large, linear side beams. An Avolites Titan Mobile was in control. "I enjoy the Titan Mobile with a 23" Touch Screen," said Liebenberg. "It's nice and quick for busking bands." The show operator was Levan Van Der Merwe.

It was not the first

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Local rental house and production company NA Stage & Light supplied 20 VL3015LT Spot luminaires, 16 VL3000 Washes, and 24 VL3500 Wash fixtures for the massive 25th Latvian Song and Dance Festival, which drew an audience of more than 40,000. The event celebrates Latvian music, dance, art, and culture and took place in the capital Riga's Song Festival at the Open Air Stage - Mezaparks.

"Our job was to light up the open air stage, which had more than 20,000 singers and dancers taking part - a huge space," says NA Stage & Light's Ritvars Sakals. "16 VL3015LT Spots were rigged

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The Russian production company's key market is to develop and deliver integrated creative and technical solutions for events of all sizes. For Elkruff this meant it was looking for robust, fast, compact feature rich fixtures that would offer its diverse client base the most value for its investment.

"Elkruff chose to buy Clay Paky equipment because the company's mission is to stock the latest, most up to date technology," explains Slawa Gartung, Clay Paky sales manager for the region. "In particular the company wanted fast moving fixtures that would offer a wide spectrum of effects, not generally available together in other products. This made the Alpha Spot QWO 800

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Christ Fellowship Worship Centre was established in 1984 and stages around four regular weekend services plus additional events.

Leahy first saw Robe's new Pointes at PLASA Focus in Orlando, shortly after the product - Robe's fastest selling to date - was launched at Prolight+Sound 2013 in Frankfurt. He knew immediately that it was the right light for their venue.

Following that, he discussed the matter with Nathan Carroll, director of live production who oversees all Christ Fellowship's technical aspects and arranged for the entire technical team from the Palm Beach Gardens CF campus to have a demo of Pointes at Infocomm

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"It is with great pleasure and excitement we announce our partnership with LumenRadio", comments Cuono Biviano, managing director of ULA Group. "The CRMX product line is without any doubt the most reliable and advanced wireless DMX/RDM technology in its class, making it a perfect fit into the ULA Group stable of products. Their wireless products range from touring to architectural projects and beyond making most demands a reality. I look forward to working with the highly skilled team at LumenRadio and providing these solutions to our loyal clients and beyond."

Peter Kirkup, VP of Entertainment from LumenRadio says, "ULAs commitment to their product portfolio and to their customers is outstanding! UL

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For those unfamiliar with Parasol, envision a typical live production application where moving lights are used. They are almost always bolted or fastened to a fixed truss and do not move from their rigged point. The Parasol system is an alternate means of moving the source point of a number of automated lighting fixtures along a pre-defined path.

Parasol's patented technology now allows moving lights, lasers, or even cameras to be fixed to moveable carriages that glide the lights along a predefined guide way or track. They are self-propelled, motorized carriages that are controlled by wirel

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Renowned as one of the industry's stalwarts, lighting designer Anthony (Turbo) Hall has been part of the Blinding Light team since 2011 and played a key role in the company'

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This rewrite is the fruit of the creative minds of Rasta Thomas and Adrienne Canterna, the duo behind the international Rock the Ballet show. The lighting was designed by Patrick Woodroffe and Roland Greil from Woodroffe Basset Design, who chose, among other equipment, sixteen Sharpy Washes made by Clay Paky, and a grandMA2 light and Network Processing Unit (NPU) made by MA Lighting.

"Clay Paky Sharpy Washes are unrivalled thanks to their compact size. T

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Aquariums are filled with the ethereal, wavy effect of light shining through or reflecting off of the various pools and tanks of water in their exhibits. Copenhagen's new Blue Planet Aquarium wanted to incorporate those effects into its 'swirling water' inspired design to bring the visitors "into the world of the fish and the life they live under the sea". Lighting designer Jesper Garde Kongshaug knew that, in order to immerse the visitors in an underwater expe

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The evening was a one off to introduce his new album Swing Both Ways, which was released a week later.

Nick Edwards, managing director of Aurora said, "Lighting director Oli Richards approached Aurora early on with an interesting concept. Oli had the vision of creating a staggered celling sculpture out of Martin Mac Aura's. The Auras were required to be rigged on individual scaff drops to make 'sleek' 'smart' vertical drops."

He continued, "Aurora worked closely with rigging experts Actus Industries to develop these bespoke custom pipes. Richards rig also featured Martin MAC Vipers, and Clay Paky Sharpies. Aurora were also able to provide some new retro tungsten lights

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A crowd of nearly 2,000 journalists, VIPs, and group representatives experienced at first hand an extremely complex staging that had been specially developed for the evening's show and individually highlighted every one of the group's ten makes.

(Jim Evans)

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If you would like to learn more about this application of wireless DMX products please register for this event by simply logging on to City Theatrical's website.

(Jim Evans)