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14 March 2016

Recorded in front of a live audience and presented by Peter Van de Veire, two teams comprising a piano-playing captain and two singers - some very well known - battled it out with their musical knowledge, improvisational skills and talent.

The overall stage design followed an international Sing That Song format with two pianos centre-stage and six screens upstage which displayed song titles - then performed by the teams.

It was the first time that Peumans has lit the show, directed by Ruben Braekvelt and Johan Verstuyft, well known as the country's most prolific music TV directo

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The Training course will be on Tuesday 28 and Wednesday 29 January at the LH2 Studios located in the heart of Park Royal, and just a few minutes from Park Royal Underground Station and the A40 and North Circular Road.

The course is open to a total of 12 Lighting Professionals and provides a hands-on chance to train on the latest HOG4 Family consoles. The training course is run by Frank Schotman, product specialist from AED Distribution. Frank has led many of these HOG4 courses both in the UK and across Mainland Europe.

AED Distribution started providing free HES product trainings in 2013, with almost 200 people attending these courses, 75 of those attending in the UK.

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MADesign combines an original conception of a sleek design together with new RGBW sources and 45 mm high performance optics, which allows an infinite palette of rich pastel or saturated colors. The upper part of the fixture has 5 individually adjustable spotlights and a backlight device is present on the rear of the fixture.

MADesign was displayed in Ayrton's stand during the recent LDI Show in Las Vegas and received great interest from a steady stream of visitors.

Yvan Péard, managing director at Ayrton comments, "We've had many comments about how great the MADesign fixture is, and we are very pleased to offer all MADesign fixtures with LumenRadio's OEM modules as standard. Our product range is constantly exp

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Hartley - who in addition to his lighting designs for some of the world's most prestigious companies and productions is Artistic Director of C venues at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe - utilised Selecon's PLprofile1s, PLfresnel1s, and PLcyc1s on both shows.

Set in a Welsh coal mine and focusing on miners trapped underground as Margaret Thatcher is elected, Land of Our Fathers is nominated for five Off West End Awards - Best Director, Best Production, Best Set, Best New Play - and Best Lighting.

"We wanted t

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"We are very excited to have this ground-breaking fixture out to the market," states Elation sales director Eric Loader. "While its advanced LED engine produces enough output to make it a viable replacement option for conventional discharge spot fixtures, the beam is also very crisp with an extremely flat field of light, which puts it in a league with the best spot fixtures on the market. Add in the savings in energy and on lamps and it's a hard package to beat."

A full spectrum of saturated colours combines with 13 gobos (six rotating, seven static) and variable colour temperat

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14 March 2016

The Moonflower effect has always been one of the most popular effects among DJs, nightclubs, bars, roller rinks and bowling centres because of its ease-of-use and colourful, moving beams of light that help create excitement for any type of party.

The new Monster Beam takes your lightshow to the next level with a higher capacity LED engine than any other ADJ Moonflower to date, says the company. In fact, this fixture boasts a massive 25-Watts of LED output, creating "monstrous" thick beams to be used with or without fog. The fixture's beam angle is an impressive 29-degrees, and easily covers a large area. If fog is not allowed, the Monster Beam's large, bright dot patterns may still be projected at a wall, ceiling or the

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Seven Clay Paky Alpha Profile 1500s projected elegant images of stars together with greetings in different languages over the entire square and on the façades of the important buildings that surround it. The lights were accompanied by background music consisting of refined works by artists, such as Jan Garbarek, Lisa Gerrard, Stephan Micus, Eleni Danielsson and Vangelis.

Under the watchful eyes of the statue of Leonardo da Vinci, a symbol of Italian creative genius, the square became a magical kaleidoscope that conjured up a warm atmosphere. It was highly appreciated by the citizens and numer

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14 March 2016

"We are very excited about officially being issued the FlexiFlex patent," says Brett Gardner, RGB Lights' founder. "We look forward to continue to find applications that marry our customers' desired customisation with the flexible capabilities that FlexiFlex provides across several marketplaces."

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For the first time and for the first season, X-Factor Israel took place at the primetime of the Israeli Channel 2 TV network. The first show of the season drew a record rating of 40% - the highest rating ever made for a music show.

The whole season was lit by lighting designer Dakar Azulay and lighting operator Yaron Shush, who relied on the Vector Reds and Vector Ultra Violet consoles.

The final show on January 14th was one of the biggest events in the Israeli TV. Therefore, a high standard of performances was expected in all aspects, especially in terms of the lighting. The two Vector Reds, one Vector Ultra Violet and one Vector PC Wing as

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Broadcast live on ITV1 and hosted by Dermot O'Leary, the glittering ceremony saw TV's biggest stars out in force for the 19th annual event. The evening saw Coronation Street steal the show, taking home the serial Drama Award and Geordie duo Ant and Dec triumphed picking up a handful of gongs, including the Entertainment Presenter Award for the 13th consecutive year.

Contracted by NTA producers Indigo Television, Blackout installed black wool serge drapes 82 metres wide with an 18 metre drop, to create the desired effect for the TV broadcast. The drapes were shaped around the large 19m by 9.5m screen, which was the focal point of the show, with additional drapes used to mask off the arena to create the environment for the spectacu

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"I am using a ton of Clay Paky fixtures on this show," says Wade, "probably the most ever. There are Sharpies, Alpha Profile 1500s, Alpha Wash 1500s and Sharpy Washes. I really, really like the Alpha Wash which I specified when I origi

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Trenell's lighting trusses carried a number of LED wash and profile fixtures, peppered at regular intervals with Showline SL NITRO 510s. Although he only used 14 in total he used them in a multiplicity of imaginative ways including full on audience blinders, single snare accents, and flash flares.

"Incredibly, the SL NITRO 510s make it looks like there are at least 100 strobes on stage - not just 14," explains Trenell. "I'm impressed, you get serious bang for your buck from th

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As the four members of JLS - JB Gill, Marvin Humes, Aston Merrygold and Ortisé Williams - are moving on to pursue solo careers and new projects five years after bursting onto the music scene as runners up on the 2008 X-Factor series. Since then they have had numerous number one hits, completed four major tours and sold over 10 million records worldwide.

Both HSL - where the account was project managed by Mike Oates - and Dave Lee have been involved right from the start of JLS's meteoric career, seeing the band grow and develop into a pop-tastic tour de force that has entertained audiences everywhere.

Mike Oates comments, &

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NL Productions has purchased 30 of Clay Paky's latest industry-leading luminaires, including A.LEDA WASH K10s, Sharpys, Sharpy Washes and Alpha Spot QWO 800s.

"There aren't many Sharpys in rental stocks this far north yet," points out NL Productions' hire manager John Pike. "We were keen to introduce the Sharpy into the Scottish events market and felt we were well placed to do this. Our top level clients are very aware that the Sharpy is delivering many of the looks of the moment and they are keen to use them on their own events."

In fact, since the Sharpys and Sharpy Washes have been added to N

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Organised by lighting professionals for lighting professionals, Showlight exists specifically to give people time to talk, to discuss ideas and to mix with some of the best known names in the lighting industry. It is only the support given by companies such as Clay Paky, by providing generous 'seed' money, that enables Showlight to take place.

Pio Nahum, marketing director of Clay Paky, said, "It is a big honour for us to bring Showlight to Italy. Our country has had a great influence in the development of performing arts and related technologies - you only have to think of how famous Italian theatre, opera and ballet are. For cent

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Seligman-Forest has lit all four series of MasterChef France for producers Shine France. The MasterChef franchise is the world's best loved TV gastronomic phenomena - and he has used more and more Robe lights over the years on this and all his other work. Robe is definitely his moving light of choice.

For the three months of shooting the MasterChef France 4 episodes in the special studio workshop, his lighting rig contained four Robin LEDWash 1200s, 39 x Robin LEDWash 600s, 20 x RobinLEDWash 300s and eight of the small super-quick-and-bright Robin LEDBeam 100s.

"It's absolutely essential to ha

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2014 is the third year that Fineline - originally established in 1988 - has been running under new, lively and energetic independent ownership, with a management team led by MD Rob Sangwell.

The company has built up a reputation as a leading lighting and visuals facility in the South West region - encapsulated in the new strap-line 'Professional-Creative-Trusted' - and works nationwide in the UK and worldwide internationally.

Sangwell explains, "Three years ago, a new era in Fineline's history was launched with the buy-out and implement

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The West London based moving light specialists had made a substantial investment in the product in time for the BBC's fundraiser Children In Need late last year, and when they demonstrated the attributes to Allen he was quick to earmark them for the children's programme Blue Peter, for which he is LD.

The second longest-running TV show in the UK (having first aired in 1958), the evergreen British children's programme, an essential part of Children In Need, was shot outside the new MediaCity studios, at Salford Quays in Manchester. Lee explained why he was so enthusiastic about using this low-profile light, which came supp

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Kobus van Rensburg, owner of home automation company Electronia, which carried out the installation, explains, "The new villa at the farm, where visitors come to observe wild animals, has some amazing features; one of them is a bronze leopard that runs across the water at the western side of the house."

Very high profile VIPs are regularly entertained at the game farm, so it was important to have the statue looking at its best.

"We tried various types of lights but couldn't get sufficient illumination on the statue," explains van Rensburg. "The problem was that when it was viewed from inside the villa at night, glare on the inside of the windows hid the outside water

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Dias' creative approach to lighting design was the most impressive point of interest to Martin. The recession continues to impact the lighting industry in Portugal, so the lack of proper equipment forces Dias and his crew of four friends to be creative when hired for a gig. During events, the team has to make on-the-fly

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"I am happy to welcome Ken to White Light," says Peter Threadgold, White Light sales director. "His experience on all sides of the industry makes him a great addition to our team. I look forward to working with him as White Light continues to grow."

In his new role, Ken will focus on delivering White Light's innovative products and quality customer service to both new and exi

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The series was recorded at Cardiff's Enfys Studios over the course of a week. Each programme contained musical artist from Wales, plus their guests in front of a live studio audience. Boom Pictures engaged their regular lighting director Steff Jones and his team on the production. Steffan was also asked to consult on the design of the LED and screen technology used to form the set.

Originally, the series was to be produced at ITV Wales's Studio 1 facilities but due to unforeseen last minute circumstances, Boom Pictures had to relocate the production to Enfys Studios.

"Originally we were set to be loading into ITV Wales, which is a much larger space than Enfys Studios," s

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The agreement came into force on 1 January 2014 when AED Distribution took on responsibility for the Netherlands, having represented Belgium and Luxembourg since 2011.

AED Distribution will cover all markets but are especially excited at the prospect of supporting the theatre market with Robert Juliat products.

"We are very happy to bring the full range of Robert Juliat products to the BeNeLux territories, and in particular to the theatre market", comments Hans Vanderheijden, MD of AED Distribution HQ. "From single lens luminaires and profiles to followspots, Robert Juliat's range covers every requirement from the smallest to the largest venues."

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"We're very excited about the PLASA Job Board because we know how critical it is for employers in the industry to attract first-rate talent with a minimum expenditure of time and resources," said Kacey Coffin, Director of Membership for PLASA worldwide. "And it's important for us to help enable smooth career transitions for our members and those seeking industry jobs."

Both members and non-members can use the new PLASA Job Board to reach qualified candidates with members receiving special pricing. Employers can post jobs online, search for qualified candidates based on speci