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The Netherlands - The Dutch town of Kerkrade has become something of a magnet for Dutch, Belgian and German ravers of late. The draw is the recently opened 5,000 capacity Vizion club - a massive, multi-layered venue, situated near the German and Belgian borders, which features no less than 15 bars, several restaurants, a VIP lounge and a studio for the local radio station.

Pierre Vijgen, who owns Vizion, has invested more than €10 million in the venue, which sits tucked beneath the stands of Kerkrade’s Parkstad Limburg stadium. And get this for luxury - visitors arriving by car can choose from one of 1,500 parking spaces, with entry to the club costing only 10 euros.

Despite the scale of the venue, its split-level layout ensures that even when the building is not entirely full, its feel remains intimate and busy. Numerous internal galleries, like stork’s nests, of

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UK - Power Gems is currently previewing the latest product in its Xenon Ballast range, the XE200/2, suitable for leading brands of Xenon 2kW followspots. Electronic ballasts offer extended lamp life over magnetic ballasts and they are much, much lighter.

The CE-approved ballast is 35cm x 17cm wide x 24cm high and weighs 8kgs. Its supply Voltage range is 185– 265V a.c and its supply frequency is 47-63Hz. It has a power factor of 0.65 and lamp current up to 85A, with a lamp voltage range of 19.2-28.8Vdc.

(Ruth Rossington)

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USA - ETC’s Source Four PAR and PARNel luminaires have have enjoyed great success in the entertainment and architectural fields: now, say ETC, that level of performance has been combined with the same stellar lamp and ballast life of ETC’s Source Four HID ellipsoidal range. The complete range of Source Four HIDs is now able to provide retail store, exhibition centres, museums and other architectural projects with the same precision and beam quality as seen on stages around the world.

The long life of the Source Four HID PAR and PARNel lamps ensures they run for 12,000 hours - in comparison with the incandescent lamp of approximately 300 hours and the tungsten halogen lamp life of 2,000 hours. This means low maintenance - ideal for locations that can’t be reached often or easily. Source Four HID gives the level of performance of a 2,000 hour 575W Source Four lum

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USA - Mondiale, the publisher of Total Production magazine, have announced a licensing agreement with new American publishing company, Austin Burbank Media Productions LLC. The agreement will see the launch of a new magazine - Total Production US - in March 2003 serving the lighting, audio and staging industries in the USA. The magazine will reflect the values of its European sister but be dedicated to US events and news.

Austin Burbank founder and editor is Bruce Jordahl, formerly the editor of the US-based Pro Lights & Staging News (PLSN) magazine. He commented: "Total Production has long had a great reputation over here for its editorial values and commitment to the industry. A US version will give us the time and space to fulfill those same aims specifically for the American market. By bringing the title over, the industry already knows the style and quality of magazine

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Switzerland - When Gerard Shallier's French production company NAT rigged the Renault stand at this month's Geneva Motor Show, not only were they showing the latest cars from Renault, but also the latest automated lighting fixtures from Coemar - the Flex range.

NAT, who utilize Coemar automated lighting exclusively in their rental fleet, had worked closely with the Italian manufacturers during the development of the new Flex range and saw the Renault stand - with its long throw distances and high output required - as an ideal opportunity to debut the range.

NAT installed 80 iWash Flex luminaires, interspersed with 18 Coemar 2.4K SuperCycs and 19 Coemar 2.5k PC theatrical projectors, to create a stunning presentation for the new Megane, Scenic and F1 showcase cars. All the lighting cues on the Wholehog II desk were programmed by Remy Roland, working for DoP Frederick Dorieux, w

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USA - The ‘Tim McGraw & The Dancehall Doctors One Band Show’ tour kicked off this spring with more than 120 High End Systems automated luminaires in the rig and a couple of Wholehog II consoles in control, as prescribed by lighting designer John Broderick. Premier Global Production Company of Nashville supplied all the lighting gear and built the rolling stage for the tour, which runs from 20 March to 31 May in the US.

HES fixtures on the tour include 50 Studio Beam, 38 X.Spot and 33 Studio Color 575 automated luminaires. Show control is conducted via two Wholehog II consoles, programmed by Troy Eckerman. Lighting director is Jerome Thompson, spot caller is Phil Ealy, crew chief is Rich Vinyard, electrician is Jamie Grossenkemper and lighting technicians are Eric Perry, Steve Schwind and George Kiem.

(Lee Baldock)

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Denmark - Martin Professional has appointed Stig Holst as its new international sales director, entertainment. Holst, 40, joins Martin Professional from a position as international sales manager at V. Guldmann, a Danish company specializing in automated lifting equipment for the nursing and hospital sectors, which operates a worldwide network of subsidiaries and distributors.

Holst’s area of responsibility at Martin will be international sales and sales support for the company’s extensive entertainment division. He takes over the international sales responsibility from Kristian Kolding who retains his position as Martin’s President and CEO. The position will take effect as of 1 April. Holst will be located at the Martin head office in Aarhus, Denmark.

At the same time, Martin has announced two further appointments in Aarhus: Thomas Fibaek Jensen has been name

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UK - Having completed another successful year, UK-based sound and lighting wholesaler Batmink Ltd has expanded its warehouse with an additional purpose-built storage facility covering some 6,000sq.ft. The additional facility is now in full operation ensuring a fast turnaround of customer orders and additional stockholding. Commenting on the expansion, managing director David Churches said: "We seem to be bucking the downward trend, with 2002 being our most successful year. I believe this is due to our customers appreciating our honest and competitive outlook to the trade distribution business. The first three months of 2003 are some 15% higher than the same period last year and I am looking forward to a very successful 2003."

(Lee Baldock)

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Germany - That doyen of German lighting designers, Max Keller, approved the use of five Wynne Willson Gottelier (WWG) Fantômes as the main component front-of-house system for Munich’s historic Kammerspiele theatre, which re-opened recently for public performances after seven years of darkness.

Fantôme is WWG’s fully automated version of Robert Juliat’s revered d’Artagnan 2.5kW HMI zoom profile spotlight. Fantôme provides pan and tilt via WWG’s patented orbital, double mirror head, now manufactured by High End Systems, remote automation of zoom, focus, and iris plus WWG’s new flexible, full-framing system. Automated mechanical fader and gel-scroller, both by Licht Technik, were also incorporated at the specific request of Keller.

The challenge for Keller was that the Kammerspiele has a listed decorative ceiling in the theatre and it was fo

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UK - KAVE Theatre Services, a specialist in theatre and theatrical education services based in West Sussex, is extending its services to the Midlands and North of the country, by opening a new office in Wirksworth, Derbyshire, on 23 April 2003. This new Midlands division will be based at Wirksworth Station, which itself is seeing rejuvenation, as plans to re-open the Wirksworth to Duffield line are well underway.

Established for over 30 years, KAVE is now a major supplier of theatrical services to theatres, concert halls, schools, colleges and conference venues. Demand for its specialist expertise and services has geographically widened and the opening of KAVE Theatre Services Midlands represents the company’s desire to offer a regionally responsive service. David Abbott, managing director of KAVE Theatre Services, told us: "The opening of our Midlands division is an

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USA - A weekend of hands-on technical training sessions will be held in New York City on Saturday and Sunday 28-29 June, immediately following the ninth annual Broadway Lighting Master Classes. The courses are organized by ESTA's Training and Seminars commitee, part of the association's ongoing technical training effort. All proceeds from these events will go to ESTA.

On Saturday 28 June, beginner-level hands-on training on the Wholehog III console will be held at High End Systems' New York facility. Limited to just eight students, this intensive day-long session is taught by Vickie Claiborne, training specialist for High End Systems. The cost of the class is $190 with a small breakfast, box lunch, and soda break included.

On both days, WYSIWYG intensive training will be taught in the Fordham University Theatre by Ben Sanford, WYSIWYG product manager for ETC. This two-day cour

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USA - Vari-Lite and Entertainment Technology have relocated into one central facility in Dallas, Texas. Genlyte Controls has completed the relocation of the three brands which comprise the Genlyte Thomas Group's controls division. Entertainment Technology, Lightolier Controls and Vari-Lite all began working from a new single location on 1 April. The move to he new facility, which has more than 70,000sq.ft of manufacturing and office space, consolidates all operations of the three companies in one facility.

"Each of the three brands will continue to operate and function as individual companies," said Genlyte Controls general manager Steve Carson. "But having each of the companies in a single location, and under the same roof will allow us to operate more efficiently and take greater advantage of the synergies and resources that the companies share."

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Germany - A number of new products have been introduced by Germany’s GLP: these include the Junior Scan, a stylish scanner unit designed for use in restaurant and entertainment centres, at trade fairs and in shop and architectural lighting. With these installation applications particularly in mind, GLP has opted for a lightweight plastic chassis. The Junior Scan offers a wide range of mirror movement (230° pan and 110° tilt). Other features include 15 dichroic colours (plus white), two multi-colour effects, a rainbow effect, 19 gobos (two exchangeable gobos) and a high-speed shutter.

The unit also features an integrated 4.5mW laser diode. This mini laser beam, which extends the range of available effects, is positioned using the deflecting mirror. The Junior Scan comes in two versions: the Junior Scan 1, with a 24V/250W halogen lamp, and the Junior Scan 2, with a 150W d

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UK - Even while the facilities design branch of Nautilus Entertainment Design steams toward the 2003 launches of Cunard’s ‘Queen Mary 2’, Costa Cruise Line’s ‘Fortune’ and ‘Mediterranea’ and Carnival Cruise Line’s ‘Glory’, Jim Tetlow and the production lighting design arm of NED entered 2003 with a full slate of corporate theatre and special event projects.

January saw the team working on the Porsche exhibit and Cayenne SUV introduction at the Los Angeles Auto Show, on behalf of Jack Morton Productions. Intel had a huge arena show for several thousand of its sales and marketing personnel, produced by John Halloran Associates, while Kaleidoscope Productions oversaw the Glaxo Smith Kline business meeting in Phoenix; both relying on NED for lighting design services. In the spirit of the auto show season, NED designed

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USA - BSR E1.25-200x, Recommended Basic Conditions for Measuring the Photometric Output of Stage and Studio Luminaries by Measuring Illumination Levels Produced on a Planar Surface, is new standards-drafting project intended to help manufacturers collect the data required to be reported in ANSI E1.9 - 2001, Reporting Photometric Performance Data for Luminaires Used in Entertainment Lighting. The adoption of that standard has been slowed by the lack of rules for the basic test conditions for any of the commonly used photometry systems that involve shining the light from a luminaire at a flat screen or wall.

Flat-wall photometry, either using a digital camera photometry system or a simple hand-held meter to measure the illumination levels, is the most common type used by stage and studio luminaire manufacturers, but no standards exist to provide guidance for these me

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UK - Forge Europa has recently expanded the company’s range of LED components to include a comprehensive series of Precision High Performance LED lamps. The new range has been specifically designed to meet the demands of the expanding outdoor display market with a number of different size and wavelength options. Package styles currently available are 3mm and 5mm round, with viewing angles from 15° - 35° and a number of elliptical devices.

The company has also recently introduced an extensive range of square LEDs in domed and flat lens options having 115° viewing angle in two dimensions, making these devices ideally suited to switch top and fascia illumination.

(Ruth Rossington)

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Italy - From 13 January to 16 March 2003 the exhibition ‘Renoir and the light of Impressionism’ was opened in the new exhibition rooms of the Musei del Canal Grande of Trieste at the Palazzo Gopcevic. The exhibition, organized by Maïthé Valles-Bled and Vincenzo Sanfo, was conceived and created by New York Masters Exhibitions of Rome and Nuova Tavolozza Eventi of Palermo. The exhibition embraces 30 paintings and another 30 various works institutions and private collections in France, United States, Italy, England and Switzerland.

Allestimenti & Co, jointly with the Altair company, used a Clay Paky V.I.P. 1200 to project the name of the renowned artist on the façade of Palazzo Gopcevic, using a 150mm lens and dichroic gobo - the latter essential for providing the precision required with such a large format projection. The exhibition's logo - showing Renoir’s s

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USA - Horizon Control Inc, in conjunction with Entertainment Technology, has announced the release of the much-anticipated ‘furniture’ for the popular Horizon Lighting Control System - the Marquee console. Horizon, the professional Windows-based lighting control system, was released in 1996, and to date has had very limited hardware to accompany it. Most of the work was carried out via the user's PC using a keyboard and a mouse. Horizon found that this user interface, while popular with many users (architectural installations and churches especially), was not well-liked by ‘traditional’ theatre people.

(Lee Baldock)

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UK - After 32 years at the helm, Iain Price-Smith, MD of Multiform Lighting, has announced the company’s merger with Light Engineering of Walthamstow, London. As a founding member of PLASA, Multiform was one of the companies that pioneered the development of lighting effects controllers for clubs and rock bands from its early beginnings in the industry in 1970. Light Engineering have distributed the Multiform range for many years.

Under the partnership, the existing product range will be manufactured at new premises in Basildon, with sales handled by the Light Engineering sales team. Iain Price-Smith has moved his consultancy and design organization to Hailsham and will continue to operate as Multiform Technology, providing technical support to Light Engineering. New Multiform Lighting products are under development, and are planned for release at PLASA 2003.

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Germany - ProLight&Sound 2003: Amptown Cases showed two new hardware products, along with some new designs. After six months of trials, their new carbon-reinforced wheel plate replaces the conventional wooden boards, and all five fixing bolts are secured inside the case. The company's new edge extrusion, manufactured from aircraft quality aluminium, has been redesigned so the rivet head is now recessed safely into the extrusion. Also new is the custom corner with a total of nine rivets per corner, six of which are secured into the aluminium extrusion for extra strength.

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UK - Jem’s new rugged ZR 24/7 is a high precision, continuously operating DMX haze generator capable of delivering an optically translucent canvas of light-enhancing haze for long periods. The first in a new range of professional hazers from Jem, the ZR 24/7 uses the latest in digital PCB technology.

A high-velocity radial blower and innovative ECO-Mass vaporizing system, combine with a VGA airflow system, allowing users to adjust the angle of the haze output to produce very small, highly refractive airborne particles - the ideal canvas of haze for today’s intelligent lighting systems. For increased flexibility, the amount of haze dispensed can be adjusted via on-board 3- and 5-pin fan speed and haze output control.

A 3-digit LED user interface and state-of-the-art digital electronics gives users easy access to DMX set-up, haze density and output control. A variab

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USA - Martin Professional Inc has announced the details of its LightJockey Contest - a lighting design competition in which entrants are asked to design a creative 3-minute light show, coded to music, using the Windows-based Martin LightJockey controller software.

The designs must be based on one of three digital format songs available from the Martin US website. The most creative design will win $5000 dollars’ worth of Martin gear and a trip to Denmark to tour the new Martin factory. The runner-up will also receive a trip to Denmark. Other prizes will also be available.

The deadline for entries is September 30, 2003, and the winning entries will be announced at the 2003 LDI show in Orlando.

(Ruth Rossington)

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UK - Leading lights and newcomers to the entertainment industry turned up to see what the future holds for lighting at the launch of Scene Change on March 25. The new company, sister to DHA Lighting, is taking DHA’s 30 years of experience in gobo creation and large-format projection for the performing arts forward into the video age. It offers a huge range of video effects, from abstract animations to bespoke footage. It also provides royalty-free video clips from its own libraries and those of Artbeats, Digital Juice, The Digital Vision Motion Clip Library and others.

The Open Day at the MacOwan Theatre, Earls Court, was staged in conjunction with High End Systems, whose Catalyst system has proved ideal for replaying Scene Change’s video footage, and Flying Pig Systems, who provided control of the lighting and projection through the new Wholehog III. It took place o

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Germany - ProLight&Sound 2003: The 500-hour life of Osram's new 64620 150W halogen reflector lamp (out-performing conventional lamps of similar type by a factor of 10) brings considerable benefits. Its luminous flux is only 6% lower than the 64634 HLX version, which has a life of only 50 hours.

Osram also announced the average life of the HSD 150/70 metal halide lamp operated with electronic control gear (ECG) is now 3000 hours - a 50% improvement. The HSD 150/70 is up to three times brighter than comparable lamps of the same power consumption in spotlights with optical paths, say Osram, and has a colour temperature of 7000K.

Finally, Osram re-launched the single-ended HTI 705 W/SE short-arc lamp, now with a colour temperature of 5500K. With a rated output of 700W and an initial luminous flux of 59,000 lumens, the lamp is particularly suitable for use in effect lighting for th

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