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Europe - Mistral TC, is a new 14,000 lumen white LED spot fixture from Ayrton, and just one of the new developments in Ayrton’s Automated Luminaires range.
Launched at Prolight+Sound 2018, Mistral-TC is the latest in Ayrton’s range of fixtures, named both in honour of North African desert winds and some of the hottest performance cars on the planet, which “signifies a new era in the company’s development as it focuses on a sensational new range of LED spot and wash light fixtures”.
Sharing a form factor with its compact sibling, Merak, Mistral-TC is a versatile, feature-rich, white LED source spot in a small package and a weight of less than 19 kg. Designed for applications requiring perfect colour reproduction, Mistral-TC features an entirely new white LED mo

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UK - Part of this year’s Barbican OpenFest saw a major new Culture Mile light and sound installation take place in the Beech Street tunnel, opposite Barbican Underground. Culture Mile presented Tunnel Visions: Array which transformed the tunnel into an audio-visual performance space combining cutting-edge projection and sound technology with the Barbican’s distinctive brutalist architecture.
Created by Tony Award-winning artists 59 Productions led by director Richard Slaney, co-produced with the Barbican, and with music by composer/conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen, Tony and Olivier Award-winning sound designer Gareth Fry was commissioned to create a multi-channel spatial sound design for the immersive multimedia art project, using TiMax SoundHub-S64 spatial audio matrix and playback engine.
TiMax directed the audio playback of 30 channels of audio stems and effe

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UK - It is 35 years since Dreamgirls first hit Broadway. It was a sensational success then and the latest production at London’s Savoy Theatre is equally so.
Sound designer, Richard Brooker, wanted an analogue sound to the audio, in keeping with the show’s 1960s/70s setting, but also wanted to benefit from today’s digital technology. He specified a DiGiCo SD7T to handle Front of House mix duties, which has the warmth of sound he was looking for with all the advantages of the digital domain and the theatre-specific functions of DiGiCo’s ‘T’ software.
“No other manufacturer has put the time and effort into understanding the strange idiosyncrasies of the theatre world,” says Richard. “The SD7T has functions that are imperative when you’re working on musicals and that’s because the guys at DiGiCo talk to us, the people that use them, and make t
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USA - Allen & Heath dLive Digital Mixing Systems were in use on multiple Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival stages in support of a diverse line-up of musical acts and production needs.
Launched in 1999, Coachella has grown into a premier music and arts festival, grossing over $114m and drawing over 250,000 attendees annually. Coachella 2018 saw a large number of dLive artists on the line-up, including BØRNS, Hayley Kiyoko, Nile Rodgers & Chic, Nothing But Thieves, PVRIS and The Neighbourhood.
Praised for its intuitive workflow and tiny footprint, the dLive C1500 Control Surface was a popular choice across Coachella festival stages. The C1500 is the first rack-mountable surface for the dLive system. Packed in a diminutive frame are 12 faders over 6 layers, built-in audio I/O, an audio networking port and a 12" capacitive touchscreen. All dLive Control Su

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UK - In keeping with its commitment to providing clients with impactful, seamlessly executed experiences, On Event Production Co. has kept pace with the latest technology. This practice recently led it to add 20 Chauvet Professional Maverick MK1 Spot fixtures to its lighting inventory.
The Maverick addition came at the end of a long and extensive research process that began when On Event Production Co. first encountered the MK1 Spot at last year’s Prolight + Sound. Impressed by what they saw at the Frankfurt show, the On Event Production Co. team surveyed industry members about the product and did a cost analysis before putting it to a shoot-out test with competing fixtures.
“We shot out the Mavericks against some of their competitors at our showroom, and they were certainly the best value for the money when you looked at features, optics and brightness,” commen

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Europe - British Electronic Dance Music (EDM) pioneers, Orbital, reunited last year to the delight of music fans world-wide after five years apart following separate projects. Brothers Phil and Paul Hartnoll are currently touring their reunion show across Europe.
Lit and stage designed by the band's long-term lighting designer Jonny Gaskell, the show features an array of lighting effects from the Claypaky A.leda B-EYE K20 and Claypaky Stormy CC.
Known and loved for their moments of on-the-spot improvisation during live shows, Orbital can be a challenging act to light for even a seasoned designer. However, Gaskell has worked with the brothers for over 25 years and is confident in optimising the lighting for their performance style, as well as realising their creative input.
"We know each other well and are able to bounce ideas off one another to really develop the

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UK - After being well received upon its recent European launch at Prolight+Sound 2018, the Chroma-Q Studio Force II, a high-intensity tuneable white wash light will make its UK show debut at PLASA Focus Leeds today.
Using a homogenised LED source capable of delivering variable colour temperature, plus/minus green shift control and the ability to produce deep saturated colours when needed, the Studio Force II is specifically designed for TV broadcast and film applications but also performs particularly well in other situations demanding high quality tuneable white light such as touring key lights, exhibitions, corporate events and theatre lighting. The Studio Force II uses the same ColorSure technologies found in other innovative Chroma-Q fixtures to deliver consistent colour across fixtures.
The Chroma-Q stand will also display award-winning products such as the Color

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UK - Fresh from Prolight+Sound in Frankfurt, Avolites is ready for the UK debut of its range of next-level control products and integrative system developments at the PLASA Focus expo in Leeds this week.
Visitors can catch up with the British brand on stand N-D01 where the team will be demonstrating the new Avolites Q3 media server, the latest updates in the Titan and Ai software and Synergy, the brand's pioneering light and video integration system.
"At Prolight we were inundated with people asking us for more information about Synergy and we are looking forward to the same high-level interest at PLASA Focus," says Stephen Baird-Smith, sales manager at Avolites. "With Synergy, users will be able to control light and video from a single user interface (UI) across one networked Avolites system."
Among the system's integrative features is Light Map, an update that

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Europe - Newly-launched in March 2018, Sixty82, the manufacturer of trussing and staging systems, has announced the appointment of its first distributors and distribution partners.
With immediate effect, A.C. Entertainment Technologies and Axente have been named as the new, exclusive distributors for the UK and France respectively, while pan-pro GmbH of Germany and Set2Stage of Portugal have been appointed distribution partners in their own countries.
“We chose A.C. Entertainment Technologies and Axente as the first in our international network as they represent the strongest importing distributors in their territories, with an historical strength in the trussing and staging marketplace,” says Sixty82 CEO Fokko Smeding, “Similarly, pan-pro and Set2Stage are both well-established companies with well-respected teams and ideally placed for distribution partnership.

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UAE - With the Programme Making and Special Events (PMSE) industry on a steady growth curve, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) of the UAE is encouraging events and equipment rental companies to obtain the radio frequency (RF) spectrum authorisations necessary for the operation of wireless transmission equipment.
Though often overlooked by these organizations, proper spectrum authorization is essential to ensuring smooth operation of broadcast systems, safeguarding equipment investments and adhering to federal laws.
Explaining the authority’s drive to create awareness Khalid Al Awadhi, manager broadcasting and space services at the TRA’s Spectrum Management Affairs Department said, “It is the TRA’s responsibility to ensure the best and most efficient use of radio spectrum. The Federal Law mandating all RF transmission to be authorized has existed

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UK - The #SaveStageLighting campaign, launched by the UK’s Association of Lighting Designers (ALD) and rapidly gaining traction with associated groups across Europe aims to win full exemption for all professional light sources, from the devastating effect of the EU’s proposed Eco-design Working Plan 2016-2019.
The proposed EU Regulations will come into effect on 1 September, 2020 but could be passed as soon as the autumn of 2018. If passed unchecked, they will impose a minimum efficiency of 85 lumens per watt and a maximum standby power of 0.5W on all light sources (lamps or self-contained fixtures) to be sold in the EU.
The reality of that situation will be pan-European festival and concert goers watching their favourite bands lit by nothing more than a domestic light bulb or the grey, flat monochrome of street lighting!
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USA - Veteran lighting designer Kelly Easterling of Quantum Creative Studios recently deployed Martin by Harman MAC Encore Performance fixtures to create an intricate lighting design for The Secret Silk a Broadway-style musical which debuted on the Princess Cruises ship Royal Princess in February.
The Secret Silk was brought to life by a talented team of industry veterans, including Director John Tartaglia, executive producer Stephen Schwartz (creator of Wicked, Pippin and Godspell) and supervising producer Jayson Raitt from Quantum Creative Studios. The stunning set design was created by three-time Tony Award nominee Anna Louizos, with lighting design by Easterling, video and projection design by Aaron Rhyne, costumes by Tony Award-winner Clint Ramos, and animal puppets created by the Jim dHenson Creature Shop.
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USA - Paul Vincent, president of Vincent Lighting Systems, has accepted an invitation to join the Behind the Scenes Foundation board of directors. Paul, who founded VLS in 1978, brings a wealth of industry experience to the Board. He is a past president of ESTA and the recipient of its highest honour, the Eva Swan Award.
Paul has been an ardent supporter of Behind the Scenes since its inception: VLS employees have participated in a company sponsored Behind the Scenes Workplace Giving Campaign for the last 12 years, Paul has generously leant staff member, Kim Craigie, to work the BTS booth at trade shows for many years, and he has frequently donated prizes for BTS raffles and auctions.
Paul comments, "I appreciate the vision of the Behind the Scenes Foundation, and the important support provided to people in our industry who are in need of a helping hand. I accepted th

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Germany - MDG launched its new Me1g glycol-based fog generator at Prolight + Sound 2018. Me1g is the first full-scale glycol-based fog generator to be produced by the company and has been created to deliver fast-dissipating fog effects on demand.
“For a company that is renowned for having the longest hang-time for its haze effects, we find it rather amusing that we are now producing a complete alternative with a fast-dissipating fog generator,” says CEO Martin Michaud.
Part of MDG’s Me Series, Me1g is a glycol-based version of the highly successful Me1 fog generator. Sharing its size and form factor with its oil-based sibling, Me1g has a single nozzle and 0-100% DMX/RDM control for powerful output, but with the benefit of using any of MDG’s glycol-based fluids.
The new Me1g has been developed in response to demand from clients who wanted a fog that would

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UK - The stand of A.C. Entertainment Technologies Ltd (AC-ET) will provide the UK show debuts of leading innovations across its product sales divisions, at PLASA Focus Leeds.
Chroma-Q''s new Studio Force II is a powerful homogenised LED source for applications requiring high quality variable white light - complementing the multi-award-winning Color Force II RGBA LED cyclorama, wash & effects light. Also featured is the Inspire XT colour-mixing house light and Space Force variable white LED soft light.
ProLights' new Panorama IP WBX LED moving light delivers a massive output and pixel ring "eye candy" effects in an IP65-rated fixture ideal for temporary outdoor events. The brand's other show debuts include the JetSpot4 powerful, fully-featured LED Spot in a compact design, and the RA3000 high precision LED Profile. Other models will be featured.
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USA - Launched in February 2018, Brilliant! is the latest addition to the popular Neon Museum Las Vegas, featuring an augmented-reality A/V system designed, installed, and programmed by Earth Water Sky of Las Vegas.
Combining art, history, and technology, the innovative Brilliant! neon experience, featuring 40 historic neon signs from the museum’s collection, is highlighted by Earth Water Sky’s 360-degree laser video projection system, a 24-channel 3D audio system with multitrack 3D audio soundtrack, and outdoor lighting system with automated show control. DMX signal distribution for the entire production is handled by ProPlex Opto-Splitters and Data Cables.
“ProPlex was selected as a critical component to handle all of the DMX signal distribution needs for this complex installation,” says John Humphries of Earth Water Sky. “We are avid proponents of P

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USA - Silverdale Baptist Church in Chattanooga, Tennessee, recently acquired an Allen & Heath dLive Digital Mixing System for its church campus in Ooltewah. A second dLive, in the church’s Creekside campus, will be installed at FOH soon. And, the church is in the planning stages for a third dLive to be installed in its main Bonny Oaks campus.
Matt Johnson, Silverdale’s technical director and Mark Randolph, the church’s media minister, considered several digital mixers but chose the dLive after an on-site demo at Bonny Oaks. “The more we listened to it and played with it, the more we loved it,” says Johnson. He adds, “All Silverdale campuses have a band on the stage and the Bonny Oaks campus typically has a 30-40 person choir. But, our congregation is diverse. So we meet in the middle between traditional and contemporary styles. The dLive fit our worship needs

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Denmark - Theis Wermuth of lighting design company Create This has been handling the live visuals for Scarlet Pleasure since 2015. The Danish musical trio’s popularity is on the rise with the band recently playing its largest concerts to date, a pair of one-off shows that Wermuth lit using an automated lighting rig that included striking effects from rows of Elation Professional ACL 360 Bar moving battens.
Scarlet Pleasure has topped the Danish charts recently with a string of hits that cover soft ballads to more energetic dance songs and the band has toured with success the last two years, selling out clubs and smaller live music venues across Denmark. The two recent shows – one at the Forum Black Box in Copenhagen and the other at the Scandinavian Congress Centre in Aarhus – marked a milestone for the band. “Both shows took place in larger venues and both were sol

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USA - The good times never slow down for fans of The White Panda, the masked DJ duo described by Entertainment Weekly as a “veritable party machine”. The infectious energy of their performance comes not only from their pulsating sound, which puts a sassy EDM twist on throwback classics, but also from their immersive stage shows, a mixture of theatrics, eye candy and pure intensity.
On their recent tour of the northeast US, The White Panda added an extra futuristic flourish to their performance with an expansive lighting and video design by Antic Studios that featured Chauvet Professional Rogue fixtures. Strategically positioned around the set’s rows of video panels, the moving lights added a sense of continuity and dynamic movement to the stage.
“We used the Rogues to connect the video panels visually by filling in the space between them with a lot of m

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Europe - The Lightconverse and High End Systems Lighting Challenge 2018 has recently finished. Say the organisers, “Once again we would like to thank all participants for taking part in this annual event. It has been a great pleasure to see the results of unlimited imaginations.”
As always, the prizewinners were named at the Prolight+Sound 2018 trade show, held in Frankfurt.
The winning designs and their authors receiving Lighting Challenge 2018 prizes follow below. All winning videos can be seen at http://lightconverse.com/forum3en/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=3297
First place goes to Amir Cohen who will receive a High End HedgeHog 4X console and Lightconverse Trace including Lightconverse Tools 2018.
Runner-up is Mykola Basyuk who takes home Lightconverse Trace including Lightconverse Tools 2018.
Thirs is Anton Skakun who is rewarded with Lightconv

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Europe - Despite only being launched in February, Yamaha’s Rivage PM7 digital mixing system is already enjoying tremendous sales success throughout Europe. AED Rent - operating in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, France and the UK - is one of the latest major rental houses to invest.
Established in 1985 as a Belgian lighting and sound dry hire company, AED Rent is now part of the larger AED Group and annually supplies production equipment to 60,000 shows and events.
After many years of success with Yamaha PM, CL and QL series consoles, AED Rent has now invested in Yamaha’s new flagship Rivage digital mixing system, with the addition of the PM7 to its inventory.
“AED Rent and Yamaha have had a strong relationship for a long time. We already have more than 20 Yamaha consoles in our rental inventory, which are used by customers all over the world,” says Pi
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