"We are excited to be the exclusive distributor of Canto products in the United States, and to provide our customers and the industry with a solution for the challenging throw gap common in mid-sized theatres and auditoriums," said Paul Rabinovitz, Strong Entertainment Lighting vice-president. "With the addition of Canto, we complete our full line of followspot products and continue our commit
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The ship has six restaurants, 14 bars and clubs, a library, theatre, disco and casino. The first floating planetarium, 'Illuminations', provides a unique opportunity for passengers to view full colour, full motion educational and entertainment pro
Stardraw CEO David Snipp explains why the company felt it important to launch a product for this market sector: "Stardraw A/V is undoubtedly the most popular off-the-shelf product we do, however, at $2,500 US, it represents a significant investment which may be beyond the reach of the smaller contractor. What we have done with Stardraw A/V Lite is to produce an entry-level package that allows you to create your designs to exactly the same standard as the full version. The drawing engine and the symbols in the Lite package are the same as those in the full package but the ancillary functionality is tailored for the smalle
The loudspeaker management system consists of four BSS Audio 9088 Soundwebs (processing the JBL AE series Left/Centre/Right cluster). Soundweb also handles the speaker delay taps and EQ processing in an auditorium which seats 1,300 people. In an all-Harman Pro line up, Crown CTs series amplifiers power the system, and the FOH mixer is a Soundcraft MH4.
Ace was also responsible for providing the theatre lighting, with the conventional lighting controlled by ADB. The generics include profiles and fresnels while Clay Paky provide the moving lights,
Since early 2003 Stagecraft has been involved in the massive refurbishment project at The Chapel. Project manager Martin Palmer commented: "Lighting can be used in so many different ways in clubs like The Chapel and the system we installed had to be extremely versatile. With so much new lighting technology out on the market we spent a great deal of time researching all the options available."
Linked directly to the Zero 88 Frog Box, the touch screens can be used to recall and edit lighting sequences stored in the Frog Box's memory. Through a re
Tim Shaw of Tower Productions said: "The company aim to offer the slightly less usual items like; single phase Prostar motors (run 11 from one 13a socket) and rated keder clamps for tent rigging, white minuettes and birdies, 240v exterior birdies, exterior par cans etc."
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"Every season I try to make the lighting better and keep the looks different and dynamic," notes Healy. "By using the EX1, we obviously added impact because we're able to play around with the digital images and integrate them with lighting. The digital content library on the EX1 is pretty extensive so we've been able to use terrific images to light and set the back
The tower's new signage, which replaces the previous 'piper' design, is a three hundred and sixty degree structure featuring constantly changing illuminated colours drawn from the company's 'connected world' identity. Ben Verwaayen, BT's chief executive, said: "The BT Tower is a communications icon and a prominent landmark on the capital's skyline. It is also one of the most visible representations of the BT brand. When we launched the new identity last year we said that we would roll it out over time, so I am pleased that the time has come for the new colours to shine out from the BT Tower."
BT launched its new 'connected world' visual identity in 2003 to more accurately reflect the w
In addition to Cascades recently being specified for the Royal Academy of Music's annual musical double bill, leading Manchester producing theatre company, the Royal Exchange Theatre, has used Cascades for two plays at the heart of a season which celebrates the work of British dramatist Robert Holman. The two plays, Rafts & Dreams and Across Oka, show ordinary people undertaking extraordinary and epic journeys in the world so both required a challenging array of lighting states to create the changing atmospheres throughout the plays.
Richard Owen, head of lighting at the theatre, chose the Cascades for the two plays in order to overcome a specific lightin
The existing West coast office and warehouse continues under the direction of Ron Ramirez, VP of Robe America and director of Western U.S. operations. Both East and West coast offices will carry comprehensive product stocks and run full service and support departments.
Robe Show Lighting's MD Josef Valchar stated: "The changes enable Robe America to offer the very best and most efficient sales and after sales service for the Robe brand across the US. Having bases on both East and West coasts is vital to consolidating our resources and operation, and in supporting our growing client base in all areas of the entertainme
Resolution X's MD Tim Hall selected a maXim MP 48 fader console with 24 Intelligent fixture control, two maXim LP's 72 fader desks with 36 Intelligent fixture control and two maXim XLP's - 96 fader with 48 Intelligent fixture control.
The new consoles will go into immediate action on Resolution X's busy schedule of fashion, exhibition, event and general production work. Hall chose the LSC brand following plenty of experience with the equipment in the past, he commented: "It was an easy choice, specially once I saw the power of the moving light controller, I knew this was th
The Advanced Cut-Off System automatically shuts off the pumping system when the fluid tank reaches a minimum level. This feature warns the user when it's time to refill and helps to maintain the life of the machines by preventing clogging and damage to the units.
American DJ's FS-DMX-T remote control/timer, which comes standard on the Fog Storm 1700HD but is available as a separate option on the Fog Storm 1200HD, can be used to connect either unit directly to a DMX-512 lighting controlle
Other shows presented unique challenges of their own. For Heroes at the Honorable Artillery Company in East London, the Colourhouse team supplied 1200kVA of generated power, twenty-four hours a day, six days a week to 4500m2 of marquee covered event space spread across six acres. Luke Bennett of Luke Bennett Production Management was full of praise for the Colourhouse's team led by lighting designer Da
Robbie Bruce, director of software development, says: "Brad will be a great complement to our new team. He has a wealth of knowle
Using Strand's ShowNet nodes and WiFi wireless Ethernet they were able to connect the lighting console with all of the equipment on the bridge wirelessly across the Harbour. Strand's powerful and flexible TCP/IP Network create
Scott Davies, general manager of the American DJ Group of companies said: "The Dynamic Light Pak is an incredibly fun way to liven up DJ shows, band gigs and house parties, it provides virtually everything you need to add brilliant visual effects to your act."
One of the units included in the Dynamic Light Pak is the Trilogy, a popular American DJ lighting product that projects moving triangle shapes onto a wide area of the floor or ceiling. A sou
Lighting designer Jim Benya presented the award at a special ceremony. He commented, "The New Product Showcase Committee has chosen to recognize one product which exemplifies the dedication, commitment to excellence, use of colour, and outrageous sense of fun representative of the late award-winning lighting designer, Mr. Craig A. Roeder."
Versa Tile is a glowing LED light tile controlled by video. The tiles, placed together in arrays of any size or shape, create different moods and effects. The system is extremely versatile and is suitable for use on applications ranging from architectural installati
Werner is working with interior designer Theo Kalomirakisto create a deluxe screening room in the five story townhouse. The screening room is an eight-seat movie theatre designed by TK Theaters of New York City. It uses simpl
Wood, an industry veteran, has led technology development and has been responsible for the technology strategy, R&D, standards and IP in many different companies. His career spans more than 25 years with firms varying in size from 10 to 25,000 employees and for the past 20 of those years he has been at the senior or executive management level. During his career he has worked for both start-up and established companies and has been a member of executive teams responsible for acquisitions a
Swelite W-DMX is based on the technology and thinking of GSM, with the same security of transmission including Frequency Hopping (FHSS) and Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) once developed by the US Army for safe and encrypted communication during wartime. With 999 different FHSS patterns and TDMA it's more or less impossible to get interference from other equipment on the 2,4 GHz band. To make it even safer the company has included encryption on the signal from sender to receiver so that each receiver only listens to its master sender and ignores all other signals.
The system is used for both point to poi
Cameron Mackintosh's acclaimed production of Les Misérables played at London's Palace Theatre from 1985 until 27 March this year, however it has now moved along Shaftesbury Avenue to make way for The Woman in White, the new musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Though outwardly appearing as a straight transfer, the new production features an entirely new version of John Napier's acclaimed set designed to fit within the Queen's smaller stage. Given the chance to re-think and update his Tony-award winning design for the show, lighting designer David Hersey has taken the opportunity to incorporate some of the latest li
Dexter has been writing steadily in American industry magazines since early 2000. "I wrote an article early on called 'Is there Life After Rock'n'Roll Touring?'" says Dexter. "After touring, going out into the real world with rock'n'roll attitude was a huge shock. I need freakin' therapy now and I've discovered that I'm not the only one."
McNeny and Dexter met on Ozzy Osbourne's 'Diary of a Madman' Tour in 1981-82. McNeny was the tour manager, as he had been for the BeeGees and Eric Clapton, and Dexter was Ozzy's l
Foster has been a keen fan of Pixellines since the fixtures were first launched, and initially used them for Massive Attack's 2003 tour. He also used them recently for an MTV special at Hammersmith Apollo, starring N-E-R-D featuring Justin Timberlake, and has specified them for the upcoming Phil Collins tour.
The Sugababes tour is being operated by Stephen Abbiss, The Pixellines are used simply, sparingly and often subtly for effects in specific songs. For 'Caught In A Moment' they create blue liquid effects, mimicking the video content for that number. They also throw an elec
