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Australia - In Frankston, just south of Melbourne, it has become a tradition to light the 100-year-old Norfolk Pine tree in a ceremony with a spectacular firework display choreographed to a theatrical sound and light show. 45,000 people attended this 16th annual community event which offers a broad spectrum of family activities.

This season at the annual Christmas Festival of Lights, the 25m tall Christmas tree was decorated with SGM's LB-100 LED balls, delivered to Frankston City Council by SGM's local distributor, Entertainment Technology Australia (ETA).

Event manager Kylie Wood worked closely with lighting consultant Rohan Thornton from Firelight Lighting Design and the team from ETA to ensure the installation was finalised in just three days. Besides the obvious beautiful result, Ms Wood is delighted by a hidden, but very positive side-benefit in utilising LB-100 LED ball

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China - The Yinji 'O' Show complex in the new district of Kaifeng, situated in China's Henan province, has recently been equipped with cutting edge production technology, including lighting effects from PR Lighting.

The Chinese manufacturer won the tender based on the ability of its PR-5000 series to meet the criteria for waterproof fixtures, with an advanced feature-set and the ability to work under high temperatures.

Catering for live concerts, lighting and laser shows, projection onto water screens, fountain shows and fireworks, the venue has been designed to be both by dynamic and flexible.

Owned by the Yinji Development Company the venue measures 46m high and 36m wide, and the Yinji 'O' Show's large central ring structure, located opposite the main stands, is reported to be the largest of its kind in the world.

The 22m-wide covered area can hold up to 11,000 spectator

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UK - White Light, the Association of Lighting Designers, and the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama are teaming up once again to present the New Technology Showcase, an opportunity to see and interact with the latest lighting technology in a theatre environment.

Held at RCSSD's Embassy Theatre on 24 January, the event promises to get to the heart of new fixtures and the features that designers and technicians want to see, without the pressure of a sales pitch. To complete the day, the highly anticipated annual ALD Pub Quiz will immediately follow the showcase.

Coordinated by White Light hire business development manager Craig Bennett, the afternoon event will showcase new products from leading lighting manufacturers. Featured products include the Altman LED Phoenix profile and Spectra Cyc 100, Chromlech Elidy S Panel, Clay Paky B-Eye, JB Lighting Sparx7 wash, Martin Prof

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Serbia - TV producers Grand Production has invested in Robe's new Pointe moving lights, 24 of which were supplied by Robe's Serbian distributors Studio Berar Projekt following a specification by Grand Production chief lighting designer Goran Kravic.

These are the first Robe Pointes in Serbian TV, and the new fixtures went straight to work at the Studio Avala Film in Filmski Grad, Kosutnjak, Belgrade for Grand Show which is broadcast live on Pink RTV's Friday night prime-time, featuring a selection of popular folk bands interspersed with live guest interviews.

The show is a massive hit throughout the Balkan regions.

The Pointes will also be utilised on other shows produced by Grand Production for RTV Pink including Grand Parada, Narod Pita and Zvezde Granda, all of which are also music based.

Kravic has been using Robe products for around the las

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UK - For the 2013 - 2014 holiday season, production management company Culture Creative teamed up with lighting specialist White Light to help re-imagine part of London's Kew Gardens for a special night-time trail. The Illuminated Trail took visitors on a mile-long adventure, with lighting and production elements uncovering hidden spaces and revealing new looks for the Garden's mainstay structures. Overseeing the project was Culture Creative director Zoë Bottrell who worked with lighting designer Phil Supple of Light Refreshment to bring Kew to life.

White Light supplied lighting, cable, rigging equipment, and production support for the Illuminated Trail, Culture Creative's biggest nature-based project to date. The project continues a long relationship between the two companies, with White Light supplying several Culture Creative projects over the past eight years including ill

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Prog Rock Returns - 2014 sees the 40th anniversary of the release of Rick Wakeman's landmark concept album, Journey To The Centre Of The Earth based on the novel by Jules Verne. Wakeman and The New World Symphony Orchestra, accompanied by The English Chamber Choir and the English Rock Ensemble, will celebrate this anniversary with "a dramatic, live presentation of this epochal, classical-rock crossover work" - the Journey To The Centre Of The Earth 2014 tour. "This is the start of a new Journey," says Wakeman, "the original score for the album had been lost for so many years, making any new performances impossible. but after it turned up without warning , we managed to restore it and add previously missing music that was not included in the original performances. It has taken another half decade to develop it into this tour, but I can't wait

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UK - Flightcase and loudspeaker component manufacturer and steel fabricator Penn Elcom has converted all the lighting fixtures in its St. Leonards-On-Sea, East Sussex, UK factory and offices to energy efficient, low carbon LED lightsources which have been supplied by CLD Distribution, also based in East Sussex.

The switch from metal halide to LED technology at the plant is saving Penn Elcom a whopping 70% in ongoing electricity running costs!

Based on a 253 day working year with the production lines running 24 hours a day. Penn - which distributes its products worldwide - was using around 272025 Kilowatt Hours (KWH) of electricity before the new installation, a figure that's now dramatically reduced to 68,006 KWH, representing a saving of over £18,000 year ... and nearly 100 tonnes of carbon.

Lamp specialist CLD Distribution offers a comprehensive and innovative range

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USA - LightParts Inc. (www.lightparts.com), the first dedicated parts and repair source for entertainment lighting, is celebrating the ten year anniversary of the company's incorporation. LightParts was founded in January 2004 by Don Pugh and Robert Mokry as the worldwide support centre for High End Systems' legacy products such as Intellabeam and Emulator, but due to customer requests quickly expanded into circuit board repairs and parts sales for High End, Martin, Flying Pig, Jands, Vari-Lite, Element Labs, Strong, Coemar, Wybron, Elation and Clay Paky products.

LightParts now stocks over $1,000,000 of parts for immediate shipment, and employs ten full-time staff at their 6700sq.ft headquarters located in Austin, Texas, USA.

"Many of the world's largest and smallest lighting rental companies now depend on LightParts for the best parts prices and fastest PCB repairs avai

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USA - While others around the world may have been watching a ball drop at midnight, those at the Phillips Arena in Atlanta were bathed in beams of light as Widespread Panic performed to thousands. Bandit Lites provided the lighting for both Widespread Panic's annual Toys for Tots concert and the New Year's Eve concert a day later.

Lighting designer Paul Hoffman created the design using the band's fall touring rig with "embellishments". Two long curved trusses stretched out over the audience to give the lighting more reach as well as accommodate the special effects like pyro and confetti.

Equipment included Vari*Lite 3000 Spots, Clay Paky Sharpys, GLP X4S's, Martin MAC 101s, Bandit 5x5s, Bandit GRN Pars, GrandMA2 Consoles, a 60" mirror-ball, and 2-lights. Additional video equipment included a video screen of Mirage Panels and Maxedia video servers.

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USA - Apollo Design Technology has announced the appointment of Charlotte Heaston as marketing director. In this role, Heaston will be responsible for the development and execution of the business's marketing and communication strategies. This position will report directly to the president of the company, Joel Nichols.

Prior to joining Apollo Design Technology, Heaston worked for Lincoln Financial Group for 25 years in various marketing and communication roles including brand, product and sales development.

"We are thrilled to have Charlotte on board at Apollo. She comes to us with a very strong marketing background and has an innate ability to manage projects and deliver results with a can-do attitude. I am confident she will enjoy working in our unique industry." Nichols said.

"I am excited to work with an incredibly talented and energetic team at Apollo Des

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Canada - CAST BlackTrax reports that Paul Braile has joined their team as a BlackTrax expert effective 1 January 2014.

On the heels of multiple awards and mega productions including Eurovision and Trinity Fellowship Church, CAST BlackTrax is receiving a growing number of questions from creative designers and production executives about production pros/cons, and cost savings. Answering them requires the specialized knowledge from a been-there-done-that industry pro. Paul Braile comes with more than 20 years of industry experience and has worked on productions from Glee and the Super Bowl to Broadway and the CBS Thanksgiving Day Parade. He is also arguably the nation's top subject matter expert on automated follow spot tracking systems, says the company.

Braile says, "Today the industry is turning to new technology for reducing production costs and better return in terms of

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USA - As an open space to accommodate community events and recreational activities, Tom Hanafan River's Edge Park sits on the Missouri River, creating a border between Council Bluffs, Iowa and Omaha, Nebraska. Artist Dan Corson recently designed a massive light show for the park, complete with complex characters and simple, intuitive interactive games that spans across the park's five acres. Martin Professional light fixtures were installed by Bandit Lites to illuminate the artist's vision.

Inspired by European baroque knot gardens, the ever-changing light environment showcases choreographed sequences and patterns every half hour. Additionally the piece interacts with visitors via thermal cameras and analytics program to track and "play" a series of simple, intuitive and fun games. The motions of park visitors can control the lighting and allow participants to be track

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Australia - Video display experts, Technical Direction Company (TDC) supplied all video technology elements for the 27th ARIA Awards held at The Star, Sydney, Australia on 1 December 2013.

The ARIA Awards are the official awards of the Australian Record Industry Association attended by an audience of over 4,000. The event was broadcast live on Channel 9's GO! with performances from many Australian artists including Birds of Tokyo, Bliss n Eso and Tame Impala as well as special guest appearances from Alicia Keys and Lorde.

The ceremony was produced by Michael Long and Vicki Gerrans. Set design was by Kim Buddee. Stunning screen graphics were produced and operated by Rod Morris.

TDC supplied custom automated rolling screens with ultra-bright 26K HD projectors, that not only provided a uniform, succinct and clean look according to the set design but also acted as a mask

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USA - The eNode Series from Elation Professional is a new line of professional Art-Net to DMX routers consisting of the eNode 8 Pro and eNode 4. With the growth of pixel mapping and with multiple DMX universes a standard practice in lighting systems today, Elation answers the need for a powerful yet affordable Art-Net to DMX node solution, says the company.

The eNode 8 Pro is an eight-universe Ethernet to DMX interface for use with Art-Net compatible DMX control systems. It is ideal for large pixel mapped DMX systems and is compatible with most popular pixel mapping software controllers. This 19" rack-mount unit features two Neutrik Etherccon connectors for input and thru, eight 5-pin Neutrik data connectors and PowerCON connection.

The eNode 4 is a compact four-universe Ethernet to DMX interface ideal for hanging in truss or remote areas of installations. For use with Ar

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USA - All eyes in the dynamic world of gospel music were focused on the Metro Nashville Municipal Auditorium recently for the 29th annual Stellar Awards. The oldest award in this vibrant musical genre, the Stellar ceremony was viewed by millions of gospel music devotees on the national Up television network.

Lighting the two-hour Stellar Award broadcast presented a special challenge for LD Mark Carver (Mark Carver Designs, Nashville) and programmer Susan Rose. "Our overall vision for the design was to define the space on stage, while meeting the technical demands for broadcast quality in a live awards show," said Carver. "The Chauvet Legends were instrumental in helping us achieve this goal."

Carver and Rose's lighting rig included 24 Legend 230SR Beam fixtures from Chauvet Professional. They used 16 of the moving heads on eight truss towers positioned acro

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USA - The countdown to midnight in New York's Times Square is always something special and this year even more so for Elation Professional as lighting designer Paul Miller turned to Platinum Beam 5R moving heads and ELAR 108 LED Par lights supplied by Christie Lites to light musical performances for the time-honoured Times Square celebration.

The celebration began in the early evening and featured star-studded performances on two stages by the likes of Miley Cyrus, Blondie, Melissa Etheridge and other crowd favourites. An estimated one million people gathered in mid-town Manhattan for the event, which culminated in the famous ball drop, with millions more watching on television and via live streaming throughout the world.

Powerful lighting effects and New Year's Eve go hand in hand with bursts of colour and light streaking through the air a natural part of the experience. Ente

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UK - Avolites Media Ai Media Servers have been used to power the stunning visuals that punctuated British born superstar Jessie J's latest heart pumping European tour Alive.

Designed by show designer Vince Foster, with visual content created by Paul Caslin, the widescreen style set comprised three portrait-hung LED Screens upstage, while the curvaceous set was visually sculpted using 600 horizontally positioned BARCO MiStrips.

The content featured a mix of pre-recorded content and live camera feeds mixed by vision director Steven Price, all powered by Avolites Media's industry-leading Ai infinity 8 Server with eight Full HD outputs.

Video specialists Creative Technology supplied the Avolites Media intelligent video mapping technology along with the LED screens, MiStrips and the technical team to run it.

"What made the Ai Media server particularly helpful for th

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Europe - High End Systems, a Barco company, and AED Distribution have agreed on a partnership for the European Master Distributorship of High End Systems products.

After the successful introduction of the HOG4 platform in 2012-2013, High End Systems decided to further professionalize the sales of High End products in Europe through the concept of Master Distribution. AED Distribution, who has been Master Distributor for High End Systems in the BeNeLux, France and the UK in 2013, was appointed as European Master Distributor.

The European partnership includes all EU countries, incl. Russia, Turkey and Ukraine but with the exception of the Scandinavian Countries, Portugal, Italy, and Greece. AED Distribution already appointed AC Entertainment (UK), Interlight (NL), Lagoona (FR), Eclalux (FR), T&C (FR), Preworks (Austria), SIM (Russia) and Elit (Turkey) as Sub-Distributors.

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USA - The distinctive ensemble Mannheim Steamroller was marking the 29th anniversary of its Christmas concert tours with a multimedia display featuring a light show and big-screen images and videos synchronised with their music. Lighting designer Richard Jackson included a grandMA2 light console for control.

Mannheim Steamroller debuted their first Christmas album in 1984 combining the group's signature mix of baroque instruments and rock 'n roll beats to give a fresh twist to holiday classics. This time two tours of six-member ensembles were playing 80 dates on a Christmas tour.

"Mannheim Steamroller is the longest-running, best-selling Christmas show of all time," declared Jackson, who has been the tour's lighting designer for the last five years. "I design the show with the production manager and lighting director for the other tour. I go out with one of the

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Israel - Ronen Najar, one of Israel's leading lighting designers, specified Robe moving lights as the backbone of his design for the 2013 Festigal event in Israel.

Festigal is an elaborate and high profile song and dance show for children staged for five weeks each year during Hanukkah in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa and Beersheva featuring many well-known Israeli singing and dance stars.

It's the biggest children's show in the country and In Tel Aviv it was staged in a 6500 capacity arena at the Exhibition Centre playing between two and four times a day - all sold out - keeping its young and demanding audiences enraptured.

This latest show was staged in-the-round with an X-shaped set designed by Nitzan Rafael and built by Irgunit, which was the starting point for Najar's lighting design. The lighting needed to be flexible, colourful and fluid to deal with the li

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UK - In September 2013 a team of music lovers opened the doors to Control, an impressive, large-scale new night club based in Leeds. Since opening, the club has welcomed a wide range of artists through its doors including: Solomun, 2manyDJs, Tensnake, Groove Armada, Pete Tong, Greg Wilson, James Zabiela, Pendulum, Professor Green and countless others.

As well as being designed in sleek, modern colours, the club boasts an impressive Funktion One sound system along with large-scale lights and lasers, CO2 cannons, gigantic party poppers and exciting extra sensory stimulation in the form of the venue's unique Geodome - a 'cage' of thousands of LEDS that fills the venue's second room.

Club owner, Jim comments: "The Geodome idea was born about five years ago after a trip to the Eden Project in Cornwall. The sheer scale of the building structure was incredible and I simply had t

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UK - Lighting, sound and vision specialists Illuminate Design has moved to new purpose-built premises in Colchester, paving the way for an expansion of the company's services and product portfolio.

The move comes on the back of a highly successful year in which the company has seen continued growth, particularly in the theatre, corporate and leisure sectors.

In addition to extended office space, the new premises provide improved warehousing facilities which will allow the company to achieve faster turnaround times, whilst a new technical suite will be used for product demonstrations and technical training. Customers will also be able to visit the company's new trade counter which provides fast access to its extensive inventory of audio, AV, lighting and staging products, together with a growing stock of consumables, including lamps, tapes, colour filters, and effects.

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Spain - The UK's Projection Advertising has been commissioned by design agency Marmalade London to create projections for the launch of 'Make Happy', the AW2014 collection from bags and luggage manufacturer Kipling. The launch event, which took place in the stunning Casa Llotja de Mar in Barcelona, included two highly vivid pieces of projection work by Projection Advertising.

The centrepiece of the launch was a 3D set that spelled 'HAPPY', and this was the canvas upon which Projection Advertising beamed the animation. While guests took their seats, the projection traced different coloured light around the 3D set and gradually filled each letter with solid colour. With everyone seated, the 'wow' animation began: a one-minute show with audio, introducing animal print patterns, each revealed strip by strip to the rhythm of C2C's track Happy until each letter was completely covered.

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UK - Jonathan 'Leggy' Armstrong, LD for world-famous electronic dance music act Basement Jaxx, has been exploiting the capabilities of a range of Clay Paky fixtures to create 'out-of-this-world' lighting on their latest UK tour.

To translate Basement Jaxx's signature psychedelic music style into a dynamic series of beat sharp, multi-layered lighting states Armstrong harnessed the multi-faceted effect engines of the Clay Paky Alpha Spot QWO 800s, Sharpy Wash 330, Alpha Wash 1500s alongside the classic Clay Paky Sharpy.

"We've been touring with the Sharpy for the past year," says Armstrong of his choice of fixtures, supplied by hire company Neg Earth. "We've kept them on for the production tour for the obvious reason - there is no other fixture quite like them.

"As for our decision to go with the rest of the Clay Paky package, this time round we needed fix

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