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Germany - Located in the eastern section of Berlin, Suicide Circus is immersed in the intense techno culture that characterizes much of the city's nightlife. Like this creative cauldron of a city, the popular techno club is in a constant mode of reinvention. Most recently, this process took the form of an upgraded lighting rig anchored by a formidable array of Intimidator moving fixtures from Chauvet DJ.

Serving the Berlin techno community for the best part of two decades, Suicide Circus is located in city's so called Partymeile. Having developed from its semi legal and spontaneous beginnings in the aftermath of the Cold War, the club has grown into an internationally recognized bastion of the Berlin techno scene.

Striving to keep its intensity level up at full blast, Suicide Circus turned to JustMusic to revamp its lighting system. The company did exactly that in spectacu

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USA - It took almost six years of convincing, but the legendary Kris Kristofferson finally relented to a special show honouring his legacy of songwriting gravitas to country music. What followed was an evening as rich and epic as his prolific career.

The Life & Songs of Kris Kristofferson took place on 16 March at Bridgestone Arena, where the all-star line-up included Emmylou Harris, Rosanne Cash, Reba McEntire, Willie Nelson, Jennifer Nettles, Eric Church, Dierks Bentley, Alison Krauss, Lady Antebellum, Lee Ann Womack, Buddy Miller, Jamey Johnson, Shooter Jennings, Darius Rucker and Hank Williams, Jr.

Lighting designer Paul Hoffman trusted Bandit Lites to provide the lighting package for the event, which included MAC Vipers, Bandit 5x5s, GLP X4-10 Strips, Eurolight strips, Robe Patt 2013, & MAC 2000 wash fixtures, all controlled by a Grand MA 2 Full and Grand MA 2 Lite co

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USA - Kid Cudi, known for his distinctive atmospheric and emotionally-gripping live performances has just finished the first leg of a new US tour supporting his Speeding Bullet to Heaven album, complete with a moody and evocative lighting design by Brett Lorins with Robe moving lights right at its heart.

Brett has worked with the artist for five years and coordinates both lighting and video aspects of his live performances. He's been a big advocate of Robe for the past six or seven years and includes Robe products on his riders as often as possible.

For this one, the rig included 10 MMX Spots, 12 LEDWash 300s and two LEDWash 600s with the MMX Spots being the main workhorses. This core touring package was complemented by some house lights at each venue.

Six MMX Spots were rigged on six 8ft upright sections of truss onstage, three positioned stage left and three s

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Germany - Martin by Harman has announced the RUSH MH 7 Hybrid, an all-in-one beam, spot and wash moving head fixture. Available immediately, the RUSH MH 7 Hybrid offers flexibility with advanced, dynamic effects in a compact form factor that doesn't compromise on Martin's high standard of quality.

The RUSH MH 7 Hybrid features include crisp optics with three zoom modes: 2.2°-15° in beam mode, 2.5°-24° in spot mode and 15°-45° in wash mode. High output is achieved from the Philips Platinum 11R 250W 7800 K lamp with eight rotating/ indexing and 12 static gobos. There are 10 selectable colours and effects via an eight-facet circular and four-facet linear prism.

"Whether elevating the energy on a dance floor, punctuating an inspiring message in a house of worship, or evoking emotions in a theatrical performance, this is an extremely versatile fixture,"

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Germany - At this year's Prolight+Sound, MA Lighting dedicates a whole booth to its dot2 lighting control solution and features new software release version 1.2, driving the success story of MA newest product range.

Multiple hands-on dot2 console stations will be available for users to familiarise themselves with the new software. MA's product specialist will be available to answer questions or guide you through the latest feature set. Software version 1.2 adds lots of detail with respect to the overall workflow and makes the user experience even more intuitive. Customizable layout views, mutli-patch for fixtures including dot2 3D, assignable DMX ports, Auto-Backup functionality, Effect Markers, Effect improvements and lots of other enhancements are now included. Come along and see the latest additions for yourself.

Intuitive operation is the core of the dot2 philosophy an

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Germany - Wireless DMX drew major interest at Light + Building 2016, in Frankfurt showcasing the range of products featuring the new G5 software with Triple-Band technology and advanced Adaptive Frequency Hopping, along with their current OEM series including the fast-selling COB chip, a 6mm by 6mm RDM compliant DMX chip.

Wireless Solution were present for all six days, networking with existing and new customers from both the architectural and entertainment industries, discussing applications from street lighting and high bay installation, through to the entertainment business.

Additionally, Wireless Solution partnered with University of South Wales, to offer James Walton -student of BSc Lighting Design Technology in the UK - an opportunity to work at the show. James performed as an ambassador for the brand during the week as well as networking with other industry leaders

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USA - Acclaimed film director Nick Redman once said of composer Alfred Newman: "He was a true musical force, and one that cannot in any sense be replaced." It was only fitting then that the University of Southern California named its acoustical gem of a recital hall after this film scoring icon, who won nine Academy Awards and was nominated 45 times, behind only Walt Disney and John Williams.

However, while the Alfred Newman Recital Hall on the USC campus has been earning international recognition for the purity of its acoustics, the 280-seat facility's incandescent lighting system has been aging. That is, until 4Wall Entertainment recently replaced it with an all-LED system that featured house lighting from Chauvet Professional's Ovation H-105WW LED Fixtures.

"The university wanted to retrofit this hall with an LED solution to save energy and save on the lamp changes," sa

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UK - Aurora Lighting Hire supported Sport Relief with an extensive lighting package for the live broadcast from the Copper Box Arena at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

Working with lighting director Gurdip Mahal, gaffer James Tinsley and team kitted out the arena with a range of automated fixtures that allowed the LD the maximum flexibility to easily switch between introductions that highlighting the important nature of the show and the diverse array of sketches and live performances staged throughout the evening.

A host of Martin Viper AirFX fixtures were combined with GLP XL X4s to provide deep colour within the cavernous sports arena, dissected by Clay Paky Sharpy and Mythos heads added for their superior spotting abilities. Aurora also provided a number of powerful Nova Flowers for their intense beam capablity, perfect for creating dramatic 'searchlight' effects acro

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UAE - Terry Miranda and Dubai based Lighthouse Productions designed and supplied another elegant set and lighting design for the 2016 Al Burda Islamic Art Awards staged at the Abu Dhabi National Theatre in the UAE.

Nearly 100 Robe fixtures graced the rig, including 16 x Robin 300 Beams, 12 x ColorWash 575 ATs, 12 x MMX Spots, 24 x PARFect 100s, 12 x Pointes and 16 x CycFX 8s. Lighthouse, known throughout the region for its fresh and inventive designs, has invested in Robe since 2004 and currently owns a large inventory of products.

The annual Al Burda Awards is open to artists of calligraphy, poetry and music from across the Middle East and internationally, whose works are judged by a panel of experts, and held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Abdulla Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and organised by the Federal Ministry of Culture and Knowledge

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UK - Whilst many of the athletes still revel in their achievements at the London Olympics and Paralympics 2012, off the track, one of the biggest successes of the time was Channel 4's The Last Leg - a spin-off show covering the day's sporting events. Now four years later and almost time for the next Olympics in Rio, the show is still going strong. Naturally, it has progressed over the years, moving from coverage of the Olympics to more topical events and things that have been happening over the past seven days.

And now, Adam Hill and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker are back for a seventh series and with a brand new lighting supplier - Richard Martin Lighting (RML). This series there is a fresh new set which meant it was the perfect time to create an entirely new look. RML has provided LD Chris Kempton with a rig including Sharpys, VL1000TS, Alpha Spot 700 HPE,

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USA - The best cheerleading squads in the country met recently in Dallas, Texas, for the National Cheerleading Association All-Star National Championship with well-practiced routines performed beneath a large dynamic rig that included lighting and video gear from Elation Professional. Held 19-21 February at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Centre, production company Gemini Light, Sound & Video of Dallas served as lighting and video vendor for the event, which was televised nationally on the CBS Sports Network.

The visual centrepiece of the setup was a large upstage LED screen made up of 448 Elation EPT6IP LED video panels. The 6.7mm pixel pitch LED screen, which served as a visual backdrop for the performance stage where cheerleader routines took place, measured 58.80 ft. wide x 33.60 ft. tall (28 panels wide x 16 panels tall, 2688 pixels x 1536 pixels). The LED wall was bi

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USA - The Knoxville Museum of Art held its primary annual fundraising event, L'Amour du Vin, 5 March. The elegant wine auction and dinner serves as the number one contribution for the museum, and has been hailed as the state's finest food and wine event.

"Bandit Lites has been involved with L'Amour du Vin since its inception 13 years ago," said Bandit's director of philanthropy Allison Burchett. "This year was unlike any other. The tragic, untimely death of Blackberry Farm's Sam Beall was evident in the hearts and minds of every guest. Rather than cancelling the event, just one week later, Sam's staff did exactly what he would have wanted: Celebrated his life, by celebrating food, wine, and art and how Sam inspired us all in his 39 years."

Bandit donated the lighting package for the opulent evening, bringing illumination to the night sky theme. GRNLite LED pars washed the

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Poland - The inauguration of Wroclaw's term as European Capital of Culture 2016 saw a truly spectacular live street performance and light show with over 400 Clay Paky fixtures directed by ECoC performance curator Chris Baldwin.

Announced as the winner in 2015 following eight years of preparation, Wroclaw has an ambitious programme of 400 projects and 1000 cultural events planned for the rest of the year.

Kicking off the proceedings was the opening ceremony Awakening. Baldwin's complex and cleverly crafted design saw four different parade routes, around 5km each, simultaneously occurring throughout the city before meeting in its heart.

These represented awakening the four different elements of Wroclaw's history - the Spirit of the Flood of 1997, the Spirit of Rebuilding following World War II, the Spirit of Many Faiths celebrating diversity and the Spirit of Inno

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Europe - Swedish rockers Ghost were honoured with an award in the Best Metal Performance category at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards, held 15 February at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles. Supporting the release of the latest album, Meliora, and enjoying the extra attention with a Grammy for the song from that album, Cirice, Ghost recently finished a European tour featuring Martin by Harman lighting fixtures that helped set the tone.

Freelance lighting designer Christian Wienberg Bonde worked with Ghost for several months in preparation for the tour. Ghost has a distinguished stage presence and the band was heavily involved in set design and production decisions throughout the tour, which saw the band play intimate clubs and festivals while traveling with a floor lighting setup.Ghost recently finished a European tour featuring Martin by Harman lighting fixtures tha

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UK - has undeniable character. It also has a house lighting rig replete with Rogue moving fixtures from Chauvet Professional.

Lighting designer Victor Zeiser of Squeek Lights (New York) felt like he was meeting an old friend when he encountered this rig during a stop at Electric Ballroom Camden Town's Electric Ballroom m on his UK tour with his client, the multi-Grammy winning They Might Be Giants. Zeiser often uses a variety of Rogues on his US gigs, but he didn't have the high-output fixtures in his rig for the UK tour.

"It was great coming here and having Rogues at my disposal," he said. "They're amazing fixtures and I get a lot out of their output, speed and features like split colours and layered prisms."

However, Zeiser wasn't bereft of lighting power on his UK tour. In place of his usual Rogues, his rig included 10 of their cousins, the Intimidator Spot 355Z IRC

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Australia - Cunard's spectacular Queen Victoria liner helped kick off International Women's Day activity around the globe by turning purple in Sydney.

Wearing a 60m long banner on her hull sporting this year's campaign message 'PledgeForParity', the Queen Victoria took on a purple hue as dusk fell in the city, reflecting the internationally recognised colour for women's rights, which celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievement of women.

The event was managed by Event Emporium with lighting designed by Ziggy Ziegler and operated by Ben Ronczka. Chameleon Touring Systems supplied 31 x Martin MAC Quantums, 16 x Clay Paky Mythos, and two MA Lighting grandMA2 light consoles.

The ship was lit from both sides as well as from the bow. Ziggy required a punchy light that could reach the distance from the Sydney Opera House across the water to the port sid

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Germany - PRG Proshop is hosting a mega sale of used equipment at the Prolight+Sound trade show in Frankfurt. The company is operating a pop-up warehouse close to the exhibition grounds for the five days Prolight+Sound is on.

The sale will run from 4-8 April and will be open from 11:00 to 19:00. PRG XL Video is offering a wide selection of high-quality lighting, audio, video, rigging, LED and broadcast technology for sale, including moving lights, LED panels, audio consoles, overhead lights, speaker systems, lighting control consoles, microphones, conventional lighting, video cameras, network technology, followspots, trusses and much more.

A detailed list of the equipment available for sale in Frankfurt can be accessed through the PRG XL Video website. Further information with regards to the exact location will be provided on the site. All products are fully tested prior t

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Germany - Syncrolite will be exhibiting at Prolight + Sound for the first time ever (Hall 3 space A78). At the show Syncrolyte will be highlighting the new SyncroMITE Beam fixture that was introduced at LDI last year. The SyncroMITE is now in full production and will be making its live show debut next week at WrestleMaina 33 and at the Grand Finale episode of American Idol.

Prolight + Sound will be the site of the introduction of Syncrolite's first new Strong product - the Blue Box Ballast (B3). Designed to be compatible with all past followspots the B3 is a road ready upgrade for thousands for Strong followspots around the world.

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Germany - ArKaos PRO and High End Systems have announced a new software collaboration which delivers simple, seamless, fast integration of video and lighting control. The two companies have worked in close cooperation to create a new Auto Patch feature which enables any Hog lighting console to take control of an Arkaos media server, quickly and easily, at the press of a single button.

The new Auto Patch feature allows any Hog lighting console to automatically detect and configure itself to any ArKaos media server and its MediaMaster software, so the lighting designer/programmer can patch the media server with just a simple button-press. This means lighting designers can skip the time-consuming configuration of DMX channels and universes, and focus instantly on the creative part of their job.

"High End Systems is the first console manufacturer to forge such an association w

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USA - The Ultra Music Festival keeps expanding in dazzling fashion. Now in its 18th year, the three-day multi-sensory experience of bright lights and fast beats continues to draw bigger and bigger crowds. A large share of the more than 165,000 people who jammed into Miami's Bayfront Park for the festival this year trekked over to the World Wide Stage to see EDM superstars perform under a high octane lighting rig created by Steve Lieberman of SJ Lighting.

Given the shoulder-to-shoulder density of the crowd, not every fan was lucky enough to get a direct centre stage sightline. Still everyone in the crowd got a clear and direct view of the action on stage (and on the lighting rig), thanks to an innovative design by Lieberman, which drew on sharp, clearly defined "fingers of light" from 36 Chauvet Professional Next NXT-1 moving LED fixtures.

"The large crowd at the World Wide

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USA - Establishing an identity with young worshippers is essential to the success of church youth conferences. While many conferences rely on colourful on site banners to accomplish this goal, Love Is Red has taken this concept a step further, putting its logo in pixel mapped lights, using the Nexus 4x4 from Chauvet Professional.

The largest Christian youth conference in the Midwest, Love is Red draws thousands of 17- to 29-year-olds from throughout the Great Lakes region for three days of worship, learning sessions, and music from noted Christian bands such as Elevation Worship, which recently reached No. 1 on the Billboard charts with Here As In Heaven. Contributing to the experience at the conference is an engaging lightshow that is anchored by an impressive centre stage logo display created with Nexus 4 x 4 LED panels from Chauvet Professional.

"We wanted a dyna

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USA - As many fans are getting their first look at one of country music's hottest performers, Cole Swindell is quickly winning over crowds nationwide on his first headlining tour. The production team needed to create an impactful tour design that would best accentuate the experience of the music. Wanting an expansive gear list that also included HD LED video, the production turned to Nashville-based Elite Multimedia who provided quality lighting and video solutions, along with a custom set cart design as well, all fitting in a single truck for travel.

"On this tour, it really all starts with the music and the artist behind it," began production manager James 'Mo' Butts. "As a passionate songwriter, Cole is also a high-energy performer so we wanted to incorporate quality HD video into the tour design to heighten the experience for this headlining tour. When looking for a tour p

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USA - The transition from academics into the working world can be daunting. That's why for the last 17 years, ETC has offered the LDI Student Sponsorship, which gives undergraduate seniors and graduate students an all-expenses paid trip to the LDI tradeshow. ETC selects five students from North America and at least one international student to participate in the programme.

This year's show will be held 21 to 23 October, in Las Vegas, where you could get a jumpstart on networking and job hunting, and stay up to date on the latest technology trends. By taking a few short minutes to fill out the application at www.etcconnect.com/LDISponsorship - due by Wednesday 1 June - you could get your key to a brighter future.

Are you nervous about graduating and no longer having a faculty advisor to help guide you? ETC's LDI Student Sponsorship gives you the chance to get that support.

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UK - West London based lighting and visuals rental company Colour Sound Experiment continued its three-year association with the Rudimental and lighting designer Jonny Gaskell, suppling lighting, associated rigging and crew for their most recent UK tour which included a sold out show at London's O2 Arena.

Colour Sound was brought in by Jonny when he became involved with the band. "Once again the service was fantastic as you expect. Everything was spot-on, and H (Colour Sound's MD Haydn Cruickshank) ensured that the kit was absolutely optimised for the available budget as well as supplying an amazing crew."

The award winning band are still riding high on the success of their second number one studio album My Generation and on this tour played a real mix of venues, mostly academy sized in the UK, followed by the O2, then larger venues in Europe.

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