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14 March 2016

Lord Lloyd-Webber and the Real Useful Group granted the Musiktheaterstudio in Bad Leonfelden, run by the Anton Bruckner Private University, permission to put on a series of performances. For this assignment, the lighting designer, programmer and operator Ingo Kelp, used Clay Paky A.leda Wash K10s, Clay Paky Alpha Profile 700s and Clay Paky Alpha Profile 1500s, along with other lights

Ingo Kelp explained his choice of equipment, "Some brands, like Clay Paky, are a must in theatres, not only for their excellent performance, but also for their brightnes

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14 March 2016

This year the festival turned up the juice even more with a new Make Noise DJ stage that featured EDM stars like Erol Alkan and Grammy-winner Tom Findlay (Groove Armada), along with a dazzling array of 28 pixel-mapped Nexus 4x4 LED panels from Chauvet Professional.

When festival supplier London Speaker Hire approached John Rogers to design a lighting concept for the Make Noise stage, Rogers decided that the direction of the design should take on an obvious club persona. "Wi

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14 March 2016

Elevation Worship is a contemporary Christian worship band from Elevation Church in Charlotte. The band has four other albums to its credit; the last two were also recorded live. Special Event Services (SES) in Winston-Salem, North Carolina provided turnkey sound, lighting and video support services for the live show. Elevation Church lighting director/programmer Andy Bentley designed and specified the fixtures for Time Warner Cable Arena.

"We treated the recording session and 26-camera HD video shoot like any other arena show," says Michael Brammer, director of touring operations at SES. "We provided sup

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14 March 2016

With its next generation digital lighting technology and accessible price tag, the Emotion has attracted a lot of attention since launching earlier in the summer. Visitors to LDI will now have their chance to get a close look at this compact yet powerful moving head digital light.

Several new products will see their North American debut at LDI including the Platinum HFX, a new mid-sized addition to Elation's hybrid family of beam, spot and wash luminaires; the Satura Profile, a powerful new LED-based CMY colour mixing moving head with output that compares to 1,200W fixtures, framing system, zoom and mor

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14 March 2016

Elevation Worship is a contemporary Christian worship band from Elevation Church in Charlotte. The band has four other albums to its credit; the last two were also recorded live. Special Event Services (SES) in Winston-Salem, North Carolina provided turnkey sound, lighting and video support services for the live show. Elevation Church lighting director/programmer Andy Bentley designed and specified the fixtures for Time Warner Cable Arena.

"We treated the recording session and 26-camera HD video shoot like any other arena show," says Michael Brammer, director of touring operations at SES. "We provided sup

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14 March 2016

Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) is located in Yio Chu Kang next to Yio Chu Kang MRT Station, Singapore. More than 15,000 students attend, on a campus of 30 hectares.

The Polytechnic approached Singapore-based Total Solution - a leading distributor of premium professional Light, Sound and Rigging products in Asia - to upgrade its existing lighting consoles for the course. Total Solution's Executive Director Tevin Heng demoed the Quartz console to the institution.

"NYP felt they needed to upgrade to a higher scale and more user friendly lighting console, and had always heard about Avolites' popularity in our region and therefore invited us to demo the Quartz," says Heng. "They were immediately i

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14 March 2016

Presented by First National Bank and the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra, EPH Productions supplied the full technical for a private show (which had a full dress rehearsal) attended by senior citizens from nearby old age homes, and for a gala evening for invited FNB guests.

Working on this production for the fourth year, EPH Productions had their ducks in a row to supply the glittering event. Control was on a grandMA and the range of lighting fixtures included of 12 Clay Paky Sharpy, 12 Robe Pointes, 12 Robin 100 LEDBeam,

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14 March 2016

Working in conjunction with the ColorSource Relay, the ColorSource Transmitter connects to a wired DMX source - like a lighting desk - and transmits DMX and data signals wirelessly to any ColorSource Relay within a 100 metre range and supports up to 16 amps of power.

The problem solving ColorSource Relay makes it easy to get DMX and power into remote and hard-to-reach locations, without having to run cords everywhere.

And the ColorSource Relay is not just for LEDs. Combined with the Col

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14 March 2016

Following the massive success of her Platinum Tour, the singer-songwriter worked with longtime lighting designer Chris Lisle to create a show that highlighted what she does best: Bring great music to her fans. "We kept it pretty straight forward with three trusses - downstage, midstage, and upstage, along with some floor lights," said Lisle.

"There are mainly four types of lights: Robe BMFL used for their amazing optics, gobos, and intensity, Clay Paky B-Eyes for general colour wash and then some fun effects, Robe Robin 600 for front light and Robe Pointes us

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The theatre, that produces over 1000 works a year across eight dynamic performance spaces, is the national theatre for spoken drama and was founded in 1788 and has occupied the current, majestic art nouveau building designed by architect Fredrik Lilljekvist on the waterfront at Nybroplan since 1908.

The theatre has many claims to fame including legendary Swedish director Ingmar Bergman who was its creative and managing director 1963 - 66 and directed numerous ground-breaking productions there. The Big Hall has a capacity of 720 and the Small Stage of 340, with both constantly busy producing and receiving shows along with the other stages.

The Small Stage (Lilla scenen) has recently purchas

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14 March 2016

Audile has been a growing business since 1996 and now enjoys an extensive client list, ranging from dance music events, brand activations, touring and corporate shows as well as festivals. As a production house, they provide sound, lighting

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There are two mixer amplifiers (IZA 2120-HZ, IZA 2120-LZ) and two expansion amplifiers (ZA 2120-HZ, ZA 2120-LZ) each at 120 watts per channel. FreeSpace amplifiers can be quickly configured without the use of a PC, enabling each installation to be customised easily and intuitively. In addition, FreeSpace amplifiers offer a range of models and features to enhance any audio installation using Bose FreeSpace loudspeakers.

The IZA models include an integrated audio DSP providing Bose loudspeaker EQ, Bose Dynamic EQ, Opti-voice paging/ducking, audio mixing/routing, bass/treble adjustments, remote control options and an auto standby feature. The ZA models

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14 March 2016

Beyer and Hermann symbolically built a total of 25 bridges across the Main - taking the number of years since the reunification as his inspiration. Using 240 Mythos spotlights from Clay Paky, which were set up on 50 truss towers on both sides of the Main, they retold the history of the German people. "For me and for this event there was no alternative to using the Mythos spotlight, a mix of beam light and spotlight. The spotlights are not only extremely

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14 March 2016

Hexogon Solution Pte Ltd, formally known as Mozz Creation, dates back to 1997. The Singapore-based company has much experience within national and international events such as the digital projection for South East Asian Games Opening and Closing Ceremony, setting Guinness World Record for the greatest light output in a projected image.

For their architectural illumination at the recent Formula 1 race in Singapore, Hexogon acquired 220 SGM P-5 wash lights, each consisting of 44 high power 10W RGBW LEDs. These were deployed to enhance the iconic and historic buildings around the race track including the Super Trees at th

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14 March 2016

Broadcast on SABC 3 and produced by Rapid Blue, this international format, is produced in nearly 50 countries around the world and sets the ballroom floor alight every week with a sparkling display of dancing and lighting.

The series was lit by Gearhouse's Robert Grobler primarily using a selection of Robe moving and static LED lightsources - nearly 150 in total - all supplied, together with other lighting and rigging elements by Gearhouse South Africa. Strictly SA was recorded at SABC's Renaissance Centre in Auckland Park, Johannesburg.

Robert was keen to continue using mostly LED fixtures, a path he took when lighting the show the previous year. He was given a free rein to create appropriate lighting by the producers based on certain givens, like the

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14 March 2016

ETC's CEO, Fred Foster, said of the donation, "Once again we're amazed at the amount of money raised from the purchase of the iRFR and aRFR apps, and by the incredible work that Behind the Scenes has done with the funds. Great support is at the heart of ETC, and we've been able to see that same philosophy spread throughout our industry with this program. We're humbled to see how many people have stepped up and supported their colleagues by simply downloading an app."

Upon receivin

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For this special occasion, the main floor was furnished with imperial tables for the dinner. The room was lit with a delicate amber palette to show off the authentic Murano chandeliers, the paintings by Tiepolo, and the gilded stuccos. Guests could feel as though they were reliving the glorious past of the Serenissima Golden Age of Venice. The pied-à-terre was firstly lit in orange to welcome the guests. It was later turned into a luxurious dance area

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14 March 2016

Aram's CEO, Rafal Mrzyglocki comments, "We never stop looking for new and diffreent lighting effects which can change every show! Air6Pix was discovered by one of the best lighting designers in Poland, Adam Tyszka, on YouTube and we simple jumped in a plane to see them in preliminary presentation in Italy."

AIR6PIX is a new moving batten that add a new dimension in the field of effects and pixel mapping. The light source is six times 40W RGBW LEDs, combined with a 67mm optic system which delivers 4,5° powerful beams by keeping high colour consistency.

AIR6PIX performs continuous double rotation on both Pan and Tilt axes and pivot function to inclinate the 2 LED

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14 March 2016

As if the venue weren't spectacular enough, 28 Sunpanels were set up around the band to project visuals and to create a blinder effect. These custom-made visuals served as the background for the band and enhanced the musical experience by adapting to the changing beat and style. The large panels, which featured quick-action couplings, were quick and easy to assemble.

Lighting designer for the show was Marco Driessen of The Art of Light (NL). Production/Rental was handled by Modestus Management (NL), Ampco-Flashlight Rental - Utrecht (NL).

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14 March 2016

DALIS is an asymmetrical 300W LED cyclorama light, consisting of 48 LED sources arranged in a double row. Each LED works in conjunction with a mini asymmetric reflector, or 'spoon', to deliver a perfectly smooth spread of light across any surface. Eight colours of LED are used in DALIS' construction - red, green, blue, royal blue, amber, cyan, warm white (2200K) and cool white (6500K) - which mix to create a huge variety of pastel and saturated colours, with perfect balance. Silent, fanless operation makes DALIS ideal for both theatre and television use.

The panel of PLASA Award for Innovation judges said, "The colour rendering from this product is beautiful. The fixture is well designed and elegant with a very good uniform beam pat

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14 March 2016

The control desk itself was busy on the stand throughout the three day show, with Product Manager Anne Valentino giving hands-on demonstrations.

On the stand

Also popular on the ETC stand was the new ColorSource Spot fixture, and the new ColorSource Relay and Transmitter. ColorSource Spot follows the launch of the hugely popular ColorSource PAR, which marries RGB emitters with lime, completing gaps in

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14 March 2016

New for this year, the innovative zoned layout of PLASA Show 2015 was clearly a success, allowing show visitors to easily find the exhibitors they wanted to visit. In turn, this meant exhibitors enjoyed the attention of high quality visitors throughout the show.

"We were extremely busy all day. We changed the way our stand looks for this year and it's worked fantastically," said Koy Neminathan, Sales Director for Avolites and Avolites Media after the first day.

As in previous years, PLASA Show Platinum sponsor Robe occupied a large area and Robe CEO Josef Valchar pronounced himself very pleased.

"We had a really positive reaction to the stand, with people truly thril

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14 March 2016

With a r line up including Jesse J, the Vamps, Soul II Soul, Simple Minds, the Proclaimers and a host of other popular artists, Fineline worked closely with TAO Productions and event technical production manager Andy Cotton.

Fineline's Rob Sangwell commented, "It's always exciting to support and be part of a new event, and we did everything possible to meet headliner requirements and also ensure a great looking lightshow for the many other artists on the bill."

The stage was a 16m Supernova supplied by Serious from which Fineline's crew sub-hung their trussing.

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14 March 2016

Staged in the Ondaatje Theatre lecture hall at the Royal Geographical Society in Kensington, central London, this new concept enabled AGA enthusiasts to embrace and experience activities related to the brand of cast iron cooking ranges. The action included cooking demos, presentations, guest speakers, the history of AGA and numerous other activities.

CPL's project manager Lee Gruszeckyj worked closely with his counterpart from Eclipse, Dave Bowring and comments, "Being a totally new event, there were plenty of challenges and also a very high expectation of the production which had to be in line with AGA's premium brand image. The one day timeline was tight, but CPL