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Singapore - Singapore's Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC) has announced the creation of a new permanent multimedia night-time spectacular, which will be installed over the sea. The new production, designed and produced by ECA2, is to be launched during the second quarter of 2007, and will be operated two or three times per night for a minimum period of three years.

The new attraction will be created by internationally acclaimed designer Yves Pepin, founder and president of ECA2, a company recognized the world over as one of the most experienced international teams for conception, creation and production of multimedia shows. Pepin, along with film directors Steven Spielberg and Zhang Yimou, and Ric Birch, the talented producer of the Sydney 2000 Ceremonies, have recently been appointed Artistic Advisers in the creative team for the Ceremonies of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games by

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Germany - After touring Germany for the past two years, the FIFA Globe has finally come home. The 17.8m tall structure designed by Multimedia Artist André Heller was built using 60 tons of zinc-coated steel (and can be seen on the BBC's World Cup Match of The Day, standing in the background behind Gary Lineker's shoulders).

Before arriving in Frankfurt, the FIFA Globe had been travelling across Germany promoting their hosting of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Looking like an oversized football by day, the sculpture is transformed into an illuminated globe by night, thanks to 40 Tryka Strip Module Optic IP67 1200mm and six Strip Module Optic IP67 600mm - all driven by Tryka Modulation Drivers and programmed by DMX. Lighting designer Antonius Quodt was responsible for specifying the equipment.

The interior of the imposing FIFA Globe - made connecting 256m of steel pipe t

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UK - West London-based Entec Sound and Light is supplying cult US thrash metallers Tool with full lighting and sound production and crew for their current European tour, supporting their newly launched '10,000 Days' album. Entec's ability to offer an integrated sound and lighting package helped them win the competitive bid for the tour - their first with the band - via tour manager Craig Duffy. The tour is being project managed for Entec by Noreen O'Riordan (lighting) and Dick Hayes (sound).

LD Breck Haggerty has worked with Tool since 1998 - initially as lighting crew chief before graduating to the design hot seat. His main lighting consideration for this tour was designing something floor-based and optimised for easy rigging and de-rigging. The concept is that this toured to festivals throughout the summer, enabling them to have as much of their show as possible with a minimum

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Belgium - Philips Lumileds Lighting Company announced today that it has established new luminance performance records for solid-state lighting technology at 1 Amp. Among the new benchmarks reported by Philips are:
For white devices, luminance of 38 meganits (Mcd/m2), approximately 50% more luminance than that of an automotive headlamp halogen bulb (~25 meganits) was achieved.
For InGaN blue devices, a radiance of 200mW/mm2sr was realised.
For InGaN green devices, luminance of 37 meganits (Mcd/m2) was achieved.

"These solid-state light sources - that fit on the head of a matchstick - demonstrate light output performance levels well beyond what is possible from today's state-of-the-art LEDs and are indicative of the evolutionary research and development work being done at Philips Lumileds. These achievements will significantly affect the performance and design of

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Czech Republic - Robe Show Lighting has introduced the feature-packed ColorSpot 2500E AT - its most powerful moving light fixture to date. Applications will include large venues, concerts and stadiums, outdoor shows, corporate and special events and anywhere a versatile big output lightsource is required, including for searchlight effects, say the company.

The fixture is robustly constructed and features a new handle design. It's designed to withstand both the rigours of the road and the challenges of different weather and operating conditions. The CS 2500E AT uses an MSR Gold 1200 SA/SE FastFit lamp with an 1400W electronic ballast, while its optical system consists of a high luminous efficiency parabolic glass reflector, focus lens and multi-step zoom lens with a 10-30° beam angle. All lenses are anti-reflection coated.

The CMY colour mixing system is ultra-smooth, say t

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USA / Europe - Color Kinetics reports that its product lines now comply with the RoHS environmental directive, in accordance with the 1 July, 2006 deadline. RoHS calls for the restriction of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment sold into the European market.

By successfully completing the measures required for compliance, Color Kinetics will also be prepared to meet similar regulations pending worldwide, including RoHS adoption by Australia, Canada, Korea and Taiwan.

"Color Kinetics is increasingly a global business, and since inception we have taken many steps to meet or exceed global standards - whether to gain UL and CE certification for safety, or to comply with IEC standards for product interoperability across international markets," said Bill Sims, President and CEO, Color Kinetics. "The investment made in achieving RoHS comp

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UK - The PLASA Show (Earls Court, London, 10-13 September 2006) is now welcoming nominations for the popular PLASA Awards for Innovation, which will once again form a major attraction at the event this year. At last year's show, no less than 68 nominated products covering various product areas within lighting, audio, staging and AV, were displayed on the Innovation Gallery, which is sponsored by Lighting&Sound International magazine and situated right at the entrance to Earls Court's ground floor.

Judged on the grounds of their 'Innovation' alone, the nominated products are closely assessed by a panel of expert industry practitioners, chaired by L&SI magazine's Technical Editor, James Eade. There are nine awards available in total - eight Awards for Innovation of equal standing, plus an Award for Environmental Impact, which

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UK - White Light is supplying the lighting equipment to the first West End revival of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's hit musical Evita, which opened at the Adelphi Theatre on 24 June.

Directed by Michael Grandage, designed by Christopher Oram and with choreography by Rob Ashford - the team behind the hit production of Guys and Dolls at the Piccadilly Theatre, Evita is being lit by two-time Olivier Award winner Paule Constable.

Constable's design includes a diverse range of lighting equipment, much of it available from White Light's extensive hire stock - but with one particular light created by White Light specifically for the production. The conventional rig includes ETC Source Fours and Source Four Pars, Strand Alto and Cadenza PCs, Alto Fresnels and Strand and Arri 5kW Fresnels, Par 64s and ADB Svoboda battens, plus 200 Rainbow Pro scrollers in a ra

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Qatar - In February of this year, Canadian rock star Bryan Adams brought his Room Service tour to Doha, the capital of Qatar. The concert had been organized as part of a charity campaign, named 'Reach Out to Asia', promoted by the daughter of the Emirate to raise money for the victims of the tsunami. The show at the stadium at Doha, Al Sadd, lasted over 90 minutes and the meeting on the stage between Adams and the young Iraqi star Bilal was particularly striking.

Qatar Vision took care of the supply and installation of all audio-visual equipment, in addition to constructing the stage, which took three full days. The lighting system was composed solely of Clay Paky equipment, with 150 moving head projectors (including numerous Alpha Spot HPE 575s - the effects projector which offers 20 gobos, an animation disk, a colour system with a luminosity unattainable by most 575W pr

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USA / UK - High End Systems (HES) of Austin, Texas and Wynne Willson Gottelier (WWG) UK have formed an agreement on the licensing of certain WWG digital lighting technologies patents.

Richard Belliveau, chief technology officer for HES, says: "WWG is a truly innovative source of inventive creativity in the lighting industry. The relationship between WWG and HES has been instrumental in the development of HES digital lighting products. We are pleased to form the licensing agreement with WWG."

Peter Wynne Willson of WWG says: "The hard and soft engineering of the HES digital products is exemplary. Richard Belliveau and his team have made a fabulous job of bringing our Catalyst project to market. WWG has learned much from HES en route to concluding this licensing agreement."

High End Systems is a worldwide automated lighting and control systems manufacturer

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Canada - The town of Castlegar in Western Canada is home to about 7200 people. Last month, the Element Club, Bar and Grill - a 600 capacity club and the third largest licensed establishment in British Columbia - opened in the town. Martin dealer Skaha Sound of Penticton, British Columbia supplied a Martin lighting package along with LED lighting and conventional luminaires for the cub. Lighting design was handled jointly by cousins Florio and Fred Vassilakakis, who enlisted other family help as well. Florio comments: "The actual physical design of the club was done by my father, Nick, with collaboration from me, my cousin Fred and my brother George. My uncle John also helped out. It's a family company - what can I say."

Element is located on a main floor overlooked by a lounge grill. Above the dance floor and mounted directly to the ceiling for a clean look are eight M

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UK - XL Video has invested in a wide range of new video and AV equipment to help meet its busy summer touring and business events schedule. This includes six brand new Barco B10 mobile LED trucks - each offering 10sq.m of high-resolution, rotating LED screen surface. It debuted at the Honda Hospitality area at the British Grand Prix, Silverstone, and they will be used at a host of festivals and outdoor events throughout the summer.

XL has also bought a fleet of the new High Definition Barco FLM 20 water-cooled 18,000 ANSI lumen projectors for assorted tours. XL's hectic touring and event summer schedule includes work with Foo Fighters, The Who, Roger Waters and Robbie Williams' Close Encounters tour.

Other projector purchases included new Panasonic XP12s, and a selection of lenses and lamps for XL's fleet of Digital Projection Lightning 35HD high-definition machines. Ad

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UK/Europe - Guitar hero Joe Satriani was illuminated by lighting equipment supplied by Bandit Lites on his recent sold-out tour.

It is LD Ernesto Corti's first tour with the legendary artist. The UK and European section is the second leg of a tour that kicked off in the US in April. It was also the first time that Corti has worked with Bandit, and he is extremely pleased with the results. The account was handled for Bandit by Lester Cobrin who has worked with Joe Satriani's production management team since 1997.

Corti received some brief directions from Satriani's manager Mick Brigden at the start of the tour, and then the rest of the lighting and aesthetics were left up to him. The most important element is, of course, Satriani and his guitar, so the design and operation are kept simple, straightforward and stark.

The set is hugely dynamic - incorporating plenty of power gu

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UK - The Society of Television Lighting Directors (STLD) is holding a Generic Lighting Shootout and Sponsors Exhibition at Pinewood Studios on Saturday 5 August 2006 from 11.00 - 17.30. The event will be held in TV One, one of a pair of TV studios at Pinewood which are the home to programmes such as The Weakest Link, Test the Nation and My Family.

The event will focus on comparing the latest profile spots, fresnels, softlights, cyc lights and followspots side-by-side in a TV studio environment. Come and see how well a 90° profile spot performs. How many cyc units are required to evenly cover a 15m cyclorama? Can LED units be used to replace the traditional cyc lights and groundrows?

The performance of the displayed products will be viewed on camera, and a panel of expert lighting directors will be on the lookout for the best products in a number of categories

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UK - Tecton luminaires from Zumtobel lighting are delivering a combination of style and functionality at landmark Sainsbury's store in London.

Situated beneath Sainsbury's business centre in Holborn, the Sainsbury's Local store required a lighting solution that would offer clean, direct illumination for a busy retail environment while maintaining unobtrusive impact. The answer was Tecton, a continuous row lighting system from Zumtobel Lighting.

Designed by Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners, Tecton is a flexible, cost effective lighting system which incorporates the needs of future technology, says the company. Well-balanced, uniform lighting vital to the supermarket retail experience is complemented by the addition of Proton, a flexible spotlight for directional light in highlight areas.

Tecton is an adaptable trunking system, meaning that data cables, power supplies and lighting

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UK - Forge Europa has developed a number of standard assemblies using high power LEDs (1W) known as aLED. These aLEDs consist of a high-power LED mounted onto a thermally optimised substrate complete with a connector or solder pads. This takes the headaches of thermal design away from the luminaire manufacturer and gives them an easy to use sub-assembly. When multiple units are combined into one fitting Forge Europa says it can also measure the junction temperature of the LEDs to verify that the design is working within its recommended parameters.

The standard aLED range consists of 1W hexagonal shaped lamp, 1W triple cluster lamp, 1W lighting strip in single colour and red, green, blue, and 1W double and triple LED lighting strips. These are ideal for backlighting and smaller lighting fixtures (e.g. MR16). As well as standard products customised solutions to meet specific appli

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UK - Thanks to good teamwork and preparation, lighting co-designers Andrew Bridge and Alistair Grant recently brought Broadway classic Show Boat to the Royal Albert Hall in just four days.

Staged over 15 days in June, Show Boat was the first musical ever to be performed at the Royal Albert Hall and the duo faced a very tight timescale as Grant reveals: "The challenge was to create a musical in four days from fit-up to public performance, compared to the usual four to six weeks for a West End production."

To compound matters co-designer Andrew Bridge's time was limited - he was involved with re-creating The Phantom of the Opera in Las Vegas. It was this constraint which helped shape the decision to make it a co-design with the pair sharing equal billing.

The solution was provided through teamwork, as they re-united with their Sinatra collaborato

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UK - Stage Electrics is providing full technical and site production, transport, logistics, marketing, ticketing and administrative infrastructure for the Summer Sounds Spectacularseries of events around the South West of England.

Incorporating ten 5000 capacity green-field sites, the 21 concerts over 10 weekends feature four different formats of entertainment - a Queen / Abba tribute night, the Blues Brothers party, a Rat Pack tribute and a Glenn Miller Band. The shows are tailored to attract families and holiday-makers across the region.

Tour production manager John Radford is working with a team of up to 28 people and three 45 trailers of equipment plus a selection of site vehicles, landrovers, people carriers and cars. Other key personnel include Jono Rose (technical project manager/lighting designer) Jon Rimmer (site manager), Chris Vass (sound design), Brian Clear

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UK - XL Video is supplying three dual output Catalyst digital media servers, a Catalyst DL1 moving head projector, a Barco SLM R12+ and six Sanyo PLC XP56i projectors for the much heralded Sam Buntrock revival of Sondheim's Sunday In The Park With George.

The show has just transferred to the Wyndham's Theatre in London's West End after a popular opening run at the Menier Chocolate Factory.

Visual designer Tim Bird's animated versions of (George) Suerat's pointilliste technique are a vital element of the show and bring a whole new 21st century dimension to the stage. They reflect the artist's ability to create huge compositions with tiny, detached brushstrokes of contrasting colours, too small to be distinguished when looking at the entire work, yet resulting in paintings pulsing with luminosity.

XL Video were initially recommended to Bird as a technical partner by a l

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UK - Vity Technology, a French manufacturer of corporate and home automation products based on LCD Media Bus touch panels and controllers, have extended their global marketing by appointing Fuzion plc to handle their products in the UK.

Fuzion sales director Paul Ward describes the IP-addressable range, which includes LCD professional panels, matrix switchers and scalers for the corporate boardroom and multimedia market, as a perfect addition to the company's product portfolio.

Ward says he is delighted to have acquired the exclusive UK rights to an integrated, solution driven system. "Our technical sales manager Jez Hunter initially wanted to enhance the control possibilities of our Symetrix SymNet system - but when he discovered Vity, we both saw we could take this a lot further."

Fuzion will be marketing the full Media Bus Control range but concentrating specifi

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USA - The Great American Country Network (GAC) again produced a 4 of July Television spectacular on the banks of the scenic Tennessee River in Nashville and enlisted the services of Bandit Lites to make the event the shining star of the year in Nashville. Butch Spyridon from the City of Nashville put together a world-class staff to produce the event. The staff included Dennis Freeman and Chuck Young as production managers and Mike Frogge as lighting designer. Console operators were John Lucksinger and Larry Bostser.

The Nashville Symphony Orchestra was accompanied by country music legend Ronnie Milsap, current country superstar Josh Turner, and one of the newest sensations on the scene Danielle Peck. The star filled evening was a huge success capped of by one of the largest fireworks displays in the US on the 4 July. This event is recognised as the third best 4 of July extravaga

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UK - ETC is organising a series of training courses for its Congo lighting control console in London at the end of July and throughout August. The basic course (running on 25 July, and 2, 16 and 23 August) covers Congo's major functions, including navigation and programming of the console. The advanced course (26 July, and 3, 17 and 24 August) features an overview of the soon-to-be-released version 4.2 software, including channel layouts, editing dynamic effects, new track editing, using multiple sequence lists and much more. Training is hands-on, with no more than two people per console.

The courses will be held at ETC's new demo room at the company's North Acton facility (which also gives attendees the chance to see ETC's amazing themed reception area) and cost £25 per person per day, including lunch.

For more information, telephone ETC on 020 8896 1000, or to book, us

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UK - Hawthorn has worked on Walk the Walk's London MoonWalk for the fifth year running. This year, as well as supplying the London Moonwalk held in Hyde Park, Hawthorn is supplying both The MoonWalk Edinburgh and The Sunwalk Bristol.

For the London Moonwalk, Hawthorn provided lighting, staging, rigging and power distribution for the whole site, plus a sound system for the interior of De Boer's pink 8,500.00sq.m marquee, which was large enough to host over 15,000 bra-clad walkers for a pre-marathon pasta party.

Hawthorn's rigging specialists installed Prolyte ground support truss which supported over thirty 6m long banners, as well as PSL's LED videowalls. "We are thrilled to be working on the Edinburgh and Bristol events and look forward to continuing our relationship with Walk the Walk over the coming years," said Hawthorn's MD, Martin Hawthorn.

"Moonwalk is

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Italy - Mixer Sound & Light, founded in 1986 and based in Romanengo, Cremona is one of Italy's leading sound and lighting equipment rental companies, and one which has invested heavily in Robe moving light technology. Mixer now owns over 600 Robe fixtures, making them one of the largest Robe stockists in Italy, with a wide selection of all types of fixtures, from the top-of-the range ColorSpot and ColorWash 1200 ATs to the handy sized 160 XTs.

The family-run company, owned by MD Walter Taietti, works all over Italy, extensively throughout Europe, and also worldwide - on a huge variety of productions, concerts, festivals and tours, including on some of the country's top TV shows. Mixer now employs over 30 regular freelancers, project managers and crew at any one time, and can supply everything needed to get a show on the road, from the design and conceptualisation to the equipmen

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