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Le Mark's PAL road case labels support them every step of the way, offering clear visual information, permanently secured to their road cases.

Instantly accessible details showing where cases are heading, its weight, touring dates and most importantly what equipment is inside is essential to any touring company. Scottish Opera's Fiona Gauld says, "The labels are great, absolutely spot on and do exactly what we require."

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With an audience of some 1000 international stars from the worlds of sport, entertainment and fashion, plus a global TV audience, these glittering awards demand a glittering setting and once again this was staged by production company Done and Dusted. Helping to build that set was Unusual Rigging, under the watchful eye of Robin Elias.

"There is very little flat floor in the Great Hall, so the stalls area was utilised for the stage, but this meant we had very few hanging points because the area is directly below the dome," says Elias. "However, we were able to utilise the existing house points to hang a 10m diameter truss above the stage for the lighting and the sound, and put in six or eight ground s

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Van der Helm, who has a long and distinguished pedigree in the specialist simulation and 3D visualisation sector, stated, "I am relishing the opportunity to get involved in this start-up phase in the field where I have focused my professional life."

Before joining Simulation Displays, Henry van der Helm worked in a similar sector for Pro Systems International for four and a half years, and prior to that was VP of sales for Panoram Technologies for eight years. He has also worked for AmPro, Unitek Displays and Greyhawk Europe.

Greg Jeffreys, MD of Paradigm commented, "Having been quietly making simulation displays and solutions for the likes of major simulation integrators such as Boeing, QinetiQ and General Dynamics UK o

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McLean has over 20 years experience in the industry and spent over a decade in Greece with Telmaco, Telvin and later EVC providing design and project services for many major installations in Greece and the Middle East and product support for a wide range of manufacturers including Flying Pig Systems, High End Systems and ADB, as well as design and programming for several live events and high profile TV productions.

"I've been a huge fan of Pharos Controls products since day one and have taken every opportunity to get their products into any suitable job that I've been involved in. I'm very happy to be to be joining a simply excell

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The stand highlight was the Paradigm Display Wall, a unified display product range based around Scalable Display Technologies' products for automatic alignment, blending, warping and colour calibration of projected images, while the eye-catching gesture-controlled Cube from GestureTek, provided an effective means of beckoning visitors into the environment.

Paradigm AV managing director, Greg Jeffreys, was delighted with the reaction from consultants and specifiers

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Master chef Jonathan Waxman assembled over 30 culinary greats from across the USA at the Industria Super Studio. The great and the good of Manhattan were treated to "stunning creations and a performance of The Nutcracker featuring Erica Pereira from the New York City Ballet.

It was the attractiveness of the fixtures with white covers, self-power, beautiful pastel shades and setup speed that rubber-stamped Luminescence's

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Since Gordon Ramsay conceives of a meal as a feast for all the senses, he attaches serious importance to the sound distribution systems installed in his restaurants. Responsibility for the system design and installation in the Bread Street Kitchen was entrusted to CGA Integration, specialists in sound, light and video integration.

"Russell Sage's restaurant design posed a real challenge," says CGA's Chris Gunton. "Very high ceilings and a monopoly of hard surfaces are treacherous - especially when the restaurant is full. The sound system we installed needed to focus on eliminating the reverberation characteristic of large open venues such as warehou

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Entertainment lighting specialist White Light has supplied Fusion battens to Immersive Ltd for recent projects including theDeadmau5 World Tour, the Dissonanze Festival in Rome, the Knife Party World Tour, and the Glade Festival in the UK, amongst others.

Fusion is one of Immersive Ltd's favourite video fixtures," comments Immersive's Mark Calvert. "We use Fusion with an Ai Media Server to map the video content to each LED fixture, and then we make surface specific content to suit the show."

White Light has also put Fusion to use on many projects of its own, including an event for Square Mile Magazine at the Royal Courts of Justice i

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The lighting is project managed by CSE's Steve Marley. The company has worked with the venue for three years and the lighting spec and site fit-up is overseen for CSE by Jon Rickets, who works closely with the Icebar By Icehotel London team, including general manager Matthieu Bourgogne.

The elaborate and intricate ice sculptures - created by designers from the original Icehotel in Sweden - are changed annually along with the lighting, which is an integral part of the whole vibe of the space.

During the second year lighting the ice, CSE added 21 Anolis ArcLine RGB 36 battens to up-light the main ice

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"PTB's full time staff members, alongside our team of skilled specialist electricians and engineers, bring a friendly, expert approach to the demands of entertainment installation projects. Whether it's a top West End theatre, a cruise ship or a multipurpose arts venue, PTB understands the client's needs and has the ability to respond productively and positively every time," says Ewins. "This philosophy has brought work to our doors from the moment we opened them for business."

Push the Button's mission is "to bring an intelligent and sympathetic approach to its clients' projects". The business covers the fields of electrical design, installation, project management and test & inspection.

Although PTB is effectively a st

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Lazar Josanov, marketing manager at Studio Berar, says, "B92 was looking to update and augment their lighting, dimming and control. We delivered 81 channels of SmartPack rack mount units, as they wanted compact, low cost, powerful dimming.

"We recommended a SmartFade and SmartFade ML control desk, because the studio had a limited budget with no need for the extra functionality which comes with Congo or Eos line desks. And they also took delivery of 12 ETC Source Four PARNel and six Source Four Zoom 15-30º beam angle luminaires to complement their existing rig. The equipment will be used across a va

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The roadshow, which is targeted at the entertainment as well as the commercial and architectural sectors, will showcase Martin's latest dynamic lighting and visual solutions.

AC-ET's High Wycombe session is open to all lighting professionals and interested parties. The format for the day includes product demonstrations, application and hands-on training, presentations and Q&A sessions by Martin's UK sales team, assisted by members of AC-ET's specialist lighting sales division in a relaxed environment.

Products featured include all the current ranges of Martin moving heads and LED lightsources, video sc

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The Greek composer had written a celebratory opus for the grand opening and the Paris-based production company, which specialises in large-scale spectacular events such as this, was tasked with constructing an optical fibre ring using seven of their Optocore and SANE converters to deliver the sound to an audience of 3,000 people.

The concert also brought together the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra (a multinational ensemble) and Moscow's Yurlov State Academic Choir, boosted by superstar soprano Angela Gheorghiu and tenorissimo, Roberto Alagna.

This required De Préférence, and their 14-strong crew, to construct an elaborate network loop via Optocore fibre and SANE Cat 5 Ethernet platforms, u

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John Saunders, sales director at Anolis comments, "As part of the continuing expansion programme of the Anolis brand we are delighted to bring MDG on board. We believe the strength of MDG's own brand combined with their reputation for quality, reliability and excellent service will be the perfect compliment for the Anolis range, which itself is known for all these attributes. MDG's extensive local knowledge of the Canadian market is exactly what Anolis needs in order to further expand our brand.

"During discussions with MDG it was clear there was an excellent understanding of Anolis products and how they will fit into the various market sectors. With many projects already targeted, I am sure this will be the beginning of successf

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The Barzan Gas Project's goal is to provide sufficient gas to the State of Qatar's domestic market to meet the country's growing need for cleaner natural gas well into the future, and the event was attended by His Highness the Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

TechnoPro, a Dubai based technical production company with a branch in Qatar, provided the PR Lighting equipment - along with a Meyer Sound PA system.

Suspended from the truss were six each of the Chinese manufacturer's XL1200 Spot and Wash lights and 12 each of the XL700 spot and wash. These were complemented by 12 of the powerful Beam 300, offering three beam angle option

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The event was staged at the Novotel London West in Hammersmith, and it was arguably the first major Awards event ever to be lit entirely with LED lightsources - and also exclusively with Robe lighting products.

This was the result of a collaboration between the Czech Republic based manufacturer and its UK operation, Mondiale Publishing, producers of the Awards, and leading UK lighting and visuals rental company HSL, who handled the rigging and installation of the lighting equipment .

The lighting rig featured - for the first time on any major show - Robe's new Robin DLX Spot. The 52 DLX Spots were joined by 102 Robin 300 LEDWashes, 32 Robin 600 LEDWashes - Robe's fastest ever selling product - and 19 Robi

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TheStereo VideoMic Pro builds on the features of the popular VideoMic Pro by using a matched pair of high sensitivity, half-inch cardioid condenser capsules in a coincident XY pair.

Designed for videographers, as well as recording music and atmospheric ambience, the Stereo VideoMic Pro has an ergonomic form factor perfectly suited to DSLR, consumer camcorders and large sensor video cameras. An integrated shock mounting system is also provided to offer isolation from vibration and mechanical noise.

The Stereo VideoMic Pro's solid construction and high-quality capsules are complemented by features such as power and equalisation controls, including a high pass filter at 75Hz, a robust multi-strand cab

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Ros Cranmer, general manager for the production said: "Having never even seen a live theatrical performance dubbed into another language, I was nervous about how it would work for our arena production of Batman Live. The final result, however, was fantastic, and it became clear that a foreign language voiceover actually translates incredibly well into that entertainment medium, making our show accessible to audiences all over the world."

Working closely with production company Water Lane Productions, sound designer Simon Baker and sound engineer for the show Simon Fox, out post sound developed a unique workflow process that enables the English cast to perform to a fully

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Chauvet's Professional MVP Series comprises three modular LED video panels. At a 12.5-mm pixel pitch and 13.4% transparency, the lightweight MVP 12 is suitable for high-resolution graphics and live-action video. MVP 18 features a pixel pitch of 18.75 mm and a 38% transparency, while MVP 37.5 is suitable for low-resolution graphics and long-range viewing due to its 37.5-mm pixel pitch and 60% transparency. The panels share the same mounting hardware and can easily connect to form an LED video wall of mixed resolutions.

The Legend 412 is an innovative, pixel mapping moving yoke wash

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The LLB tradeshow is an important date in the entertainment industry calendar with exhibitors ranging from film camera distributors to production companies and manufacturers, while attracting visitors from a wide variety of sectors covering permanent install specifiers, video directors and lighting operators.

Green Hippo's own Tom Etra, technical sales manager EMEA, attended the show and the company provided one of their demonstration pods for the stand, showcasing the capabilities of their Hippotizer HD, HippoPortamus and HippoCritter.

Norsk Sceneteknikk's Jan Robert Midtbø reports, "For this year's show our aim was to have a 'live show stand' showing the in