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One of the biggest changes is the introduction of the next phase of MaxNet. This custom designed network protocol allows full workstation synchronization and can be programmed and played back from any M-Series console or M-PC client on the network. MaxNet is a plug and play system with zero setup. It does not require special training or experience in IT networking and is very user friendly. Programming and even patching can happen without interrupting the network, allowing multiple playback consoles to operate while someone is editing the show.

The M-Series ca

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Coming direct from London, where it was seen live on stage by nearly a million people, Shrek The Musical UK and Ireland Tour opened in July at the Grand Theatre in Leeds and is currently on tour until September 2015. Stage Electrics has supplied lighting equipment for the tour, which has to achieve West End results with a more compact, tour-friendly rig.

Richard Bullimore is overall production manager; lighting design is by Hugh Vanstone and Matt Daw, with lighting programmer Chris Hirst. Fraser Hall is senior production electrician, with Stage Electrics' Chris Sims as hire co-ordinator for the projec

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"I love grandMAs. It is such an intuitive desk; it is insanely powerful without overwhelming the operator, its user-centric interface is hands-down the best that's out there."

Since 2010, Rouse's talents have been seen on shows such as Diversity and Katherine Jenkins tours, television productions such as Let's Dance for Comic Relief, and further theatre productions including Richard III at the Old Vic and the 25th Anniversary of Phantom of the Opera. "I've been really lucky to have had such a divers

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Suitable for use with Elation Flex Pixel Tape and LED pixel-controllable DMX fixtures, a single EZ Kling interface will drive up to 600 Flex Pixel Tape RGB pixels using Kling-Net control protocol or 170 DMX pixels via Art-Net/DMX control.

Basically, it can take any RGB / DMX fixture and let users control it via Kling-Net or Art-Net us

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NAN was founded in 1995 with the mission to provide professional solutions for the entertainment industry. The company is a leader in the Portuguese market, offering full AVL solutions for the professional entertainment industry. With effect from August 2014, the agreement is aimed at reinforcing the presence of LDR in the country by offering local stock availability and direct support through the NAN's wide sales network.

"NAN and LDR share the same passion and attention to customer needs; moreover, we are grateful that NAN will continue to cooperate with all the companies that have contributed to the success of LDR products in Portugal," says Besio.

"We came to this agree

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"The client absolutely fell in love with the B-EYE K20 from the second they saw it," says Elektrik Solutions' project manager Peter Nilssen. "Altogether they decided to purchase 20 fixtures. As is the case with every client, the Drammens theatre team were very impressed by the B-EYE's notable amount of macros that make it easier to work with than similar products on the market. They were also excited by the possibility of pixel-mapping the fixture's LEDs."

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In charge of the main open air floor design, Thomas Gerdon has been involved with Nature One since 2002 "We really work closely to the music, tight to the beat." He says. "We don't run timecode - everything is operated live and we can just freestyle and follow the music." Gerdon already had 64 X4 heads incorporated into the stage design, but says, "I really wanted the X4 XL to complete the design."

The X4 series lights were mounted on the open air stage floor for effect ligh

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HSL project manager Mike Oates comments, "You can rely on Massive Attack shows being provocative, different and innovative ... and this was no exception. It's almost like a piece of installation art - a production and a team with whom we are always happy to collaborate."

Lighting was designed by Tim Oliver who has worked with Massive Attack for several years, the last three as lighting designer. His starting point for lighting was the visuals set up with is vital to any Massive Attack live performance, which for this tour comprised a set of upstage rotating horizontal screens, a

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Prior to working with Chevelle, Richter toured with Mudvayne, Rascal Flatts, and Seether when an opportunity arose to be the lighting director for what Richter thought would be a 'short little run' - an up-and-coming country singer named Miranda Lambert. That short little run turned into a three year gig.

Then at the start of the year Chevelle's tour manager/FOH, Chris Morrison, called up Richter and offered the opportunity to work with Chevelle. Richter found the deal was too good to pass up saying, "I'm a big believer in the fact that change can be good now and then."

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Based in Brooklyn, New York, it was Lechterman's second summer tour with O.A.R. who were promoting their new album, The Rockville LP.

He discussed various concepts for lighting the show with the band beforehand, and all decided that the performance should be reinforced with a clean, modern lighting aesthetic, resulting in the creative starting point for his lighting design.

From there, he decided on a back 'wall of light' rigged to ladder trusses which also introduced a structural element and shaped the stage.

The 12 Pointes were positioned on these upstage ladders and alternated with wash

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Msonic is specialized in the distribution and representation of the top brands and the best manufacturers of entertainment technology. The company strives to have both partners and users 100% satisfied both with the products and service.

Mikko Palomäki, managing director of Msonic says, "We are very happy about this new partnership with Wireless Solution. The company has a proven product and an excellent reputation. W-DMX is not only a well established brand, it is of the highest quality and reliability, which is exactly what our company represents."

Msonic sales director Petteri Partinen adds, "W-DMX is a perfect complement to the product range that we offer. We specifically look to offer the best products from the best manufac

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Pasquale 'Paky' Quadri was a highly successful entrepreneur, although very reserved. He preferred not to appear very much but every lighting professional, all over the world, knows that he was the creative soul of Clay Paky, the Italian company that exports 97% of its production and is present, with its sophisticated luminaires, on the stages of the most important events and shows in the world.

Just some of the most recent projects that are worth remembering include the London Olympic Games, the Winter Olympics in Sochi, the Academy Awards, shows by Bruno Mars and Madonna during the finals of the Superbowl, the tours of many artists such as Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga, the Rolling Stones and, in Italy, Vasco Rossi, Ligabue, Laura Pausini and G

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The Avolites team will be on stands M10 and M20 at London's ExCel for PLASA, which runs from 5-8 October 2014. First up, they will be offering hands-on demos of the new Quartz console.

"Quartz is the newest addition to the Titan Mobile family, complete with on-board processing and a bright, vibrant 12.1" screen," says Avolites sales manager, Stephen Baird Smith. "Super compact, measuring only 42.5cm wide, the Quartz is positioned as the ideal companion for lighting projects ranging from touring and festivals to clubs and one-offs. It is Avolites' smallest fully-featured console.

"Featuring the same high quality faders and hardware you've

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Lighting designer, Pasi "Pasu" Koivistoinen, has worked with the artiste for four years. Latest project is her new album Terra, with the live tour that started in November 2013 and reached a staggering 33 summer festival gigs this year.

In early 2013, Pasu first approached local distributor Noretron Communication Ltd and its CEO Timo Kunnas to test some of SGM's fixtures in order to assess his possibilities regarding special strobe effects. These tests influenced rental company Uudenmaan Kiertuetekniikka Ltd to invest in

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The concept and location of this event, being open air and using the façade as a backdrop for multimedia content, limited the use of truss. Any type of roof above the stage would cause the truss/construction pieces to obstruct the view of video projections onto the façade. Therefore, the lighting designer relied on the technical crew's ability to protect the equipment located close to the stage.

Owner of main lighting supplier Setlight, Przemyslaw Wrem

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Screened by El Nahar TV Egypt, and recorded in their studio in front of a live audience, the set features 48 of PR Lighting's XR 200 Beam fixtures, 36 of the XLED 1037 and 24 of the XL 300 Beam.

Lebanese lighting designer, Fouad Hadad, chose the PR Lighting fixtures because of their quality, and the relationship he had with HiLights, who are also the company's Egyptian distributor.

Emulating the set and stage concept seen in other countries, he deployed the XR 200's (housing the 189W Philips MSD Platinum 5R) in equal quantities between the overhead truss, which it shared with the XLED

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Working for creative and technical production specialists LarMac LIVE and renewing their long term working relationship with Cream - the brand synonymous with Liverpool cool since its launch as a club concept in the heady rave days 1992 - this was the third high profile Liverpool-centric event for Adlib in as many months. It followed hot on the heels of The Giants Spectacular and the seven-week International Festival of Business.

Creamfields 2014 saw a glittering array of the biggest, best and most popular DJs in the world joining the lineup. Adlib were working in Arenas 04 (hosted by Pete Tong / London Warehouse Events), 05 (Revealed / Super You & Me) and the VIP (Hospitality Audio System).

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Commencing on the evening of 21 August, around 70 key customers from all over the country (along with a media representative) attended the event, which combined a series of product sessions within a convivial social ambience.

The evening was divided into four segments. The welcome and introduction was immediately followed by an opportunity to try out the company's new products; this led into a live lightshow, and finally a buffet.

Supported by local customer The Light House (Pvt) Ltd., PR Night Sri Lanka 2014 was staged at the Hilton Colombo. PR Lighting's Lawrence Mao, introduced the company's new season products, giving visitors hands-on experience before putting the automated fixtures thr

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Rental company Ton in Ton Veranstaltungstechnik of Erkelenz was full service stage, sound, lighting and video provider for the event which included stage design and technical implementation. Ton in Ton's Frank Zander produced an exhilarating and complementary lighting design after preliminary discussions with the client in which it was decided to let the old monastery buildings provide the distinctive backdrop for the event.

"I developed a stage which was very open," Frank commented, &q

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Multiverse also uses infrared technology; an infrared camera follows the movements of the dancers and an interactive computerised system responds to the data collected. This enables sound, video, and lighting to respond live to the actions of the dancer.

"So wherever a performer moves, you can drop out the background information so the projecte

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For the second year, Fineline worked closely with Andy Cotton of TAO Productions, who production managed the events and co-ordinated all technical aspects. The Sessions ran over five weeks and featured a star-studded line up including Skrillex, Dizzee Rascal, Katy B, Ellie Goulding, Elbow, The Pixies and others.

Fineline's Rob Sangwell explains that they designed a highly flexible and practical 'house' lighting rig, designed so all the touring bands could come in 'underneath' with their respective touring packages. Lighting for each gig - although based around the fixtures available in the h

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Available for demonstration in the integrated system control area of the stand will be the ETC Unison Paradigm control system. Paradigm provides presenters, technicians and camera operators with the tools to control lighting in all studio situations. It has been used in an increasing number of remote studios, including at BBC News' Westminster studios, where the presenter or reporter can operate the small studio's lighting from a touch-panel on the desk, out of sight of the camera.

Also on display will be the latest Source Four LED Series 2 developments, which are especially suited for broadcast use. Visitors to ETC's stand will get the first glimpse of the new fixtures.

ETC's seven colour LED mixing syste

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Production and lighting designer on the show is Chris Lisle, who created the tour's signature diamond-shaped look together with Scott Scovill, owner of video content and equipment services provider Moo TV (www.mootv.com), who also serves as tour vendor for the EVLED panels.

"Scott and I had both used the EVLED 20 panels on several other tours and worked together with the band to come up with the overall look for this show," Chris states. "With the uniqueness of the design, we needed a product that could mount easily into custom frames and need little maintenance. The EVLED panels are very dependable and look great."

The EVLED panels, a medium resolut

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Nick Price, Optoma's territory manager, said,"We are delighted Ian and Daniel have joined the team at Optoma to grow our LED lighting business.

"LED lighting was a logical progression for Optoma, which has been producing award-winning LED projectors for numerous years. We have been established in the UK for almost two decades and have a strong infrastructure. I am confident Ian and Daniel will bring enthusiasm and a fresh approach to the lighting industry to make a positive impact on the business."

After graduating from Loughborough with an economics degree, Daniel started his career as a graduate trainee for an electrical wholesaler. He remained in the industry, specialising in lighting, most recently with JCC.

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