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14 December 2016

Entrusted with its high-profile lighting design, Citylight S.L., a leading Madrid-based rental, sales and installation company, boosted its lighting inventory with the purchase of four Robert Juliat Merlin followspots to ensure the country's hottest fashion moments were bathed in light of the highest quality.

Citylight positioned the four Merlin spots front-of-house in the vast Feria de Madrid venue to cover the models as they paraded on the catwalk. "With throw distances of 30m to 40m, it was very clear we required the high quality afforded by the Merlins," Citylight stated.

Designed originally to endure the rigours of touring, the fully-featured Merlin followspots, supplie

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The installation was produced by Filmwork Factory to celebrate the centenary of the death of Battisti. The original idea of highlighting the mausoleum with 12 powerful beams shooting up into the night sky to match the 12 columns of the monument was Mariano's himself, pitched to the Municipality of Trento. He commissioned photographer Pierluigi Cattani Faggion to document the work.

The mausoleum is located on the top of Doss Hill in Trento and was designed by architect Ettore Fagiuoli and inaugurated in 1935. Its 12 columns are 15m high and follow a circumference of 75 metres. It is visible from all over the city and surrounding countryside.

The BMFLs were placed around the pe

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To create the paw-fect atmosphere, Hawthorn used the event branding as inspiration to deliver a chic and stylish production design. With black and gold making up the key colours for the evening, 60 linear metres of custom black and gold drapes were incorporated into the main dining space, helping to develop the overall style of the event whilst also creating an intimate atmosphere for the 748 guests.

Wanting to create a completely different environment to previous years, Hawthorn used two truss circles with

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Sting took home a lifetime achievement award and his acceptance speech seemed to make reference to current affairs. Rock music is "perhaps America's greatest and most influential export," he said, before saying the genre has been "always open to all colours in the spirit of welcome and inclusion". He added, "A mixing of culture, of rhythm and passion is what

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14 December 2016

Filmed in front of an audience at Central Hall, Westminster, the SU2C live event included appearances by Boy George, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds and John Legend, for an evening of entertainment, all focused on raising awareness of the fight against cancer.

The LD, gaffer and crew made good use of an array of fixtures including almost 100 GLP X4 and SGM P-5 LED to add deep, vibrant colour washes throughout the grandiose interior of the Central Hall. Using a mix of the ultra-versatile Clay Paky Mythos, Vari-lite 1000TS and Martin MAC Viper Profile automated heads, the look was given a modern edge that contrasted perfectly against the majestic setting.

Shooting The Crystal Maze on location in London, the crew w

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Lighting designer on the tour is Nick van Balen, who was looking for a powerful multi-effect light to project a variety of looks and support the band's grandiose sound. "Dennis Bruynseels from Elation invited me to the Elation headquarters in Kerkrade (NL) to check out the ACL 360 Bar and I liked what I saw," he said. "I liked the effects you could get out of the 360 Bars and it was there that the idea was born to use them for this tour."

Delain came to prominence in the early 2000s as a prime example of symphonic metal with its hard-driving, Eurocore guitars and impassioned classical-style vocals, expertly done by Charlotte Wessels.

Nick uses 14 of

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Liz Hobbs Group both promoted and produced the tour for the former Westlife frontman, featuring big production values in more intimate venues. Their investment in 24 of ProLights' innovative new Stark1000s, supplied by A.C. Entertainment Technologies Ltd. (AC-ET), gave LD Pete Watts the tools to create a stunning looking show.

The Stark1000 is a workhorse fixture, delivering a premium performance at an exceptional price point. Harnessing 19 of Osram's new 40W RGBW LEDs, with a bespoke optical design, it provides a beautiful colour range with a smooth, even wash right through the massive 3-45° zoom range.

Rupert Doogan-Hobbs, production director at Liz Hobbs comments, "AC-ET gave us some really good advice on the ProLights Stark10

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Soshanguve Secondary School, situated about 25 kilometres north of Pretoria, and the Chief Albert Luthuli Primary School in Daveyton, Benoni are government schools established to change the face of schools located in townships. Each school consists of 33 classrooms and sporting facilities. They are exact copies of each other.

"We were called by a company called IES Electrical to assist with the project," explains Johnny Scholtz from DWR. "They wanted a simple lighting system, fixtures that could change colour, and a small control system."

DWR installed three lighting bars, a FOH overhead and a back truss, with all the necessary rigging gear, to each school hall. Each school was also supplied with four Phi

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Clearly, it was time for an upgrade, but like many schools across the country, Linden, which is located about 13 miles southwest of Manhattan, faced the challenge of upgrading to a new LED lighting system, while still staying within tight budget restrictions.

Enter Nelson Enterprises. A theatrical systems integration services company, Nelson had recently helped a nearby high school make a successful - and affordable - transition to an LED system. Consulting with the school's electr

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Having previously worked with Amy Winehouse, Florence and the Machine and Arcade Fire, Bushell has been Blake's lighting director for over six years - accompanying him on his rise from unknown music graduate to Best New Artist nominee at the 2014 US Grammys.

Although an electronic artist, Blake insists that he and his band play all their instruments and gadgets live on stage. Similarly, he stipulates that the lighting and visuals are manipulated live too - to

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The part rock concert and part pop show with breath-taking dance numbers followed the story of a girl (performed by So You Think You Can Dance season 12 winner, Gaby Diaz) as she struggles being in a loveless relationship. The most recent iteration of the story featured a few new additions as Travis Wall went deeper into the abusive boyfriend character, with the lighting giving the audience members immediat

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In 2008, Architects Benjamin and Beauchamp won a competition to design an extensive re-ordering of the interior of this large 'Hall' church. Their scheme involved the creation of some new spaces within a more flexible interior that would better suit the changing needs of a contemporary church. Any scheme in a historic, listed building requires painstaking attention to heritage and conservation details. In m

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Braemar is the youngest of the four Fred Olsen ships. Whist in keeping with the other ships in the fleet, Balmoral, Boudicca and Black Watch - its smaller size means that it can access ports that the larger vessels cannot, thereby enabling more interesting itineraries. Capable of accommodating up to 929 guests, Braemar has a stylish, intimate feel, with friendly staff, offering an exceptional level of personal service.

When it comes to on board entertainment, the Neptune Lounge on deck 5, at the front of the ship, is the place to be! With cabaret-style shows and performances from live singers, dancers and comedians, there is something to suit every gues

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As the third member of Royal Caribbean's Oasis-class, Harmony of the Seas is similar to her two sister ships Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas, however with design changes, extra amenities and entertainment technology upgrades.

Built by STX France in Saint-Nazaire, France, the 5,479-guest ship has something for everybody and like Royal Caribbean's Quantum-class ships, Harmony of the Seas is an environmentally friendly 'smartship' in which energy savings and energy efficiency take priority. It continues the high standard in energy-efficient entertainment lighting that Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas set in 2014 when it firs

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YODN Lighting, established over 10 years ago, provides light sources for the entertainment, commercial and industrial markets. A hive for research, development and manufacturing for all things lamps, YODN is known for its outstanding performance and reliability. They are also one of the leading brands to produce the R Series Beam Lamps providing high quality at a new affordable price point.

"With further buying power, The Prolight Concepts Group are again able to expand its vast product portfolio by bringing a range of YODN lamps to the market at an affordable price. Manufactured to the highest quality, these lamps are suitable for stage lighting, concerts, TV studios and night clubs, making them the perfect replacement lamp for rental co

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The stunning projection mapping performances, which run nightly until 2 January 2017, are planned and executed by Hexogon Solution using a total of 42 Christie Boxer 4K30 3DLP projectors. A slew of bright and vibrant visuals depicting Christmas adventures of the Santa Bear and Fang Tou Bear family project onto the fa

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Located 22 miles southeast of Phoenix, Gilbert holds what is widely regarded as the largest Constitution Week celebration in the US, complete with food, fireworks, theatres, live music, flyovers and educational programmes. A highlight of this year's event was a stirring performance by the 700-voice Millennial choir that was illuminated by a collection of Chauvet Professional fixtures supplied by Creative Backstage.

John Garberson, owner of Cr

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The musical spectrum included indie, electro and rock music, and included a mixture of internationally known musicians, bands and newcomers. This year, Chemical Brothers, Massive Attack, Sigur R

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He just finished the latest leg of a Pretty Lights US tour where 36 x Spikies and 14 x BMFL Spots graced his lighting rig and helped create a stylish and invigorating show for rising star DJ and music producer Pretty Lights with whom he has worked for the last seven years.

The Episodic Festival Tour comprised five two-day experiences staged over different weekends at interesting and cool locations around the US - including Telluride in the Rocky Mountains, and Red Rocks Amphitheatre, both in Colorado, as well as Chicago, Nashville and New Hampshire.

The rig didn't change but the idea was to embrace the

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The lighting designer on the show is Jon Clark, who also lit the West End production. Callum Humphries is the chief electrician, working alongside Sophie Wilkins as well as the touring production electrician Justin Cook. He comments, "As chief LX, it's my role to not only run the electrics department but also recreate Jon's design within each venue. This includes positioning and focusing individual

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The DW Pendant houses 36 long-life 3W LEDs (18 cool white + 18 warm white) for variable shade projections of white light. It features full colour temperature range control from warm white tungsten (2,900K) to cool white daylight (6,800K) for a wide choice of shades. Its uniform flat-field output and 41° beam angle make for a highly effective wash luminaire whether flooding a stage in uniform shades of white light or functionally washing a seating area, foyer or other space. Variable dimming curve modes and strobe effects enhance its dynamic capabilities.

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DMX-Buffer is an economical alternative to an opto-splitter when there is a need to run DMX over distances greater than the standard limit of 300m. It rebuffers the DMX signal and offers full support for RDM.

Housed in a protective metal case and powered from a standard 9V PSU with a DC jack , DMX-Buffer is simple to use. DMX-Buffer XLR uses a standard 5-pin male XLR connector that is terminated internally. The output connector is an 5-pin female XLR connector. DMX-Buffer is also offered with Ethercon connectors (DMX-Buffer RJ45) to enable use with Cat5 cable.

DMX-Clarify is offered in the same form factor. It offers similar functionality to DMX-Buffer, but operates permanently in 'data fix' mode

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With software release 5.8 the consoles now feature Module ISO, which enables users to prevent certain settings from being loaded from snapshots, respectively create partial snapshots that only affect certain channels or modules. The update also provides seamless RAVENNA AoIP integration for Neumann DMI-8 digital microphone interfaces.

"We are seeing a significant demand from customers to use our audio consoles in install, HOW and live sound environments. Therefore, we continue adding features tailored to these kind of applications", explains Hervé de Caro, live sound specialist at Lawo.

In addition to the new feature set, Lawo also announced a new interface card for its modular Nova73 processing and r