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The venues are part of a two-and-a-half-year, $700 million construction project resulting in the new facility, adding 180,000sq.m to the existing Resort to which it is connected via a moving walkway. It includes four restaurants, 825 hotel rooms, 53 table games and 1400 slot machines.

The Robe fixtures are an integral part of a lighting design by Tom Roach, Foxwoods Resort Casino's lighting manager, and the choice of moving lights was the direct result of a shoot-out between Robe and another leading brand. David Middleton of Stage Lighting Representatives represented Robe on the project, and worked closely with lighting suppliers and installers Barbizon Lighting Company to provide the units for

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Meanwhile, ETC's latest lighting control desk, Element, created a buzz, with associate regional manager for UK and Ireland Jeremy Roberts kept busy both days of the event giving demonstrations. The desk, which is based on Eos software, is a replacement for ETC's Express line of desks and is aimed at smaller theatrical venues and schools that depend on single desk operators or volunteer staff.

ETC's market manager for Europe, Erik Larsen, says, "We were delighted with the attendanc

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"The Middle Eastern market has been expanding exponentially in the past few years," explains Goboland managing director, Ivo Dielen. "The volume of business this has created for us has necessitated the opening of a branch 'on the ground', so to speak, so we can bring a more customer-facing service to our new clients here in the Middle East.

"The projection of gobo images onto the exterior of buildings is a powerful advertising tool which has become a tour de force here. The number of projects and advertising ventures which incorporate gobo projection has seen t

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Lighting was designed and programmed by Tim Routledge of grandPA - the UK's first programming house for the grandMA control platform. He also specified grandMA video which supplies digital scenery and backdrops throughout the show, bringing to life a story recalling the creation of the planet, evolution and humanity's journey to the limits of technology and beyond.

Chief LX Graham Shearing is touring with the show and overseeing technicals. He first used a grandMA console on the previous 2007/08 season show, Beauty and the Be

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This award is presented to an outstanding firm in East Tennessee that has clearly shown leadership, innovation and quality. Past winners include Scripps Networks and Pilot Travel Centers.

Chairman Michael T. Strickland said, "All of us at Bandit Lites are humbled by such an honour and promise to continue to earn the accolade. We are truly blessed to have the great opportunities we have and will continue to be a business that everyone can have pride in."

(Jim Evans)

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"We are extremely pleased that the Impression has been awarded the cETLus seal of approval, which is granted only to products that pass the strictest safety and quality inspections," commented Eric Loader, director of sales for Elation Professional.

"This is excellent news for our customers, too. The Impression has distinguished itself as a one-of-a-kind lighting product that takes LED colour washes into the next generation, and now that it has received this official accreditation, more designers will be able to specify it in

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This year's latest development is the introduction of Point Source Productions' Equipment Service Department which has been created in response to the growing demand for the maintenance of customers' own equipment. Services on offer range from individual item repair to full scale, regularly scheduled, maintenance contracts, including Portable Appliance Testing, and is focused on schools, event companies, long term installations and companies which need to take the pressure off heavy workloads.

Also on show on the Point Source Productions stand will be an innovative new method by which to mount

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Pinna selected 12 impression and eight impression XL fixtures - together with standard video and lighting equipment - all supplied by Milan based MMS.

"I really love the impression's rich colours, the colour mixing and the beam quality," he said. "I believe this to be the only professional moving head LED at present ... and they look beautiful on TV." He added, "We had two impression XL at front-of-house shooting a blue front light at a 45 meters distance - but we had to dim them to 50% for the cameras."

The impressions were used as wash lights, as well as for show and peripheral effects.

(Jim Evans)

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Building on the international success of the show, Martin Mall and Tarm showlaser invested 18 months into the planning and development of an extended, evening-long, show programme, LichtGestalten.

The project premiered at the Apollo-Varieté Theater, Düsseldorf in March and has proved to be another hugely successful collaboration. Under the direction of Martin Mall, top talent from across the circus arts world have been brought together with new and original content featuring Tarm's colour graphic laser system.

(Jim Evans)

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At American Airlines Center, Syncrolite used only five XL10 Xenon Skylights to light the entire West facade of the building (470ft wide x 120ft tall) and only 6 SXB-7/3 units to light the North facade (380ft wide x 120ft tall). 12 more XL10 units were put on the roof of the building to produce beams in the sky.

The XL10s produce around 450,000 lumens each, while the SXB-7/3s produce around 350,000 lumens. The products provide an alternative to far more complex and maintenance-heavy automated fixtures as well as providing savings in time and money over greater numbers of smaller fixtureswhen it comes

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"And it certainly has been the most exciting project I've ever worked on in terms of lighting", said Swart. "The lighting was a key element and once I'd investigated the architectural lighting options available, it was obvious that the Martin gear could offer all the components the client was hoping for."

Gerrie approached Martin's South African representative, Electrosonic, with a CAD drawing of the concept and a request for equipment that would add colour and light to the contemporary design. Electrosonic immediately arranged a demonstration.

"Electrosonic

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Lighting designer Naldo Bueno from Oficina de Luz designed a parade route sculpted with the Alpha Beam 1500 fixtures, creating a skyline effect. Lighting equipment was supplied by MR Light the exclusive distributor of Clay Paky products in Brazil.

Renan Mendez, commercial director for MR Light commented: "Every year for Carnival, we have problems with the power of the common moving lights, because in the Apoteose, where the parade takes place, there are more than 1200 lux of illumination in order to guarantee good video TV reception. Alpha Beam 1500 surprised us all with its ligh

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Bandit VP Michael Golden works with XFC production manager Kenn Bradley to deliver the event production. Lighting designer John Lucksinger brings the violent vision to life with an octagonal truss grid to mimic the cage below.

PARs, MAC 600's, Atomic Strobes and other equipment all driven by a Hog 2 console provide the gritty crunch the event demands and Bandit delivers.

(Jim Evans)

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Two luminaires manufactured by D-LED, the D-Spot and Nano, were specified for the project. Each uses Luxeon K2 LEDs driven at 700 mA to achieve the light output and lumen maintenance required for the application. D-LEDs experience with SSL solutions coupled with engineering expertise and support from Future Lighting Solutions enabled to project to come to fruition and for the museum to create a special experienc

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The company says: "The Lee Swatchball is a unique three-dimensional way of viewing and comparing all the colours in the Lee range. It has proved to be a very popular tool with lighting designers and following numerous requests for a stand-alone version, it is now available as a free download. This means that you can now enjoy and use all the functionality of the Swatchball without having to be on-line."

(Lee Baldock)

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For the 2009 Golden Globes, an Eos lighting desk, along with a 2x20 ETC Universal Fader Wing controlled all of the conventional and practical lights. Board programmer Gil Samuelian built the entire cue and submaster contents in Blind and was then able to modify the lighting smoothly during rehearsals before the show. Once it came time to stage the whole show, everything went efficiently with Eos. Samuelian especially appreciated the 'About' function: "It's one of my favourite tools. I can quickly see exactly what is influencing the current output and it gives me detailed information on a selected target. It takes out the guesswork."

An Eos control desk also controlled 700 channels of conventional dimming and hazers, as well as house, archite

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A DMX splitter, being in the centre of any RDM network, must be RDM enabled. The MDR offers the possibility of adding an RDM module now or purchasing it as an upgrade at a later stage.

Likewise, wireless DMX512 modules can be fitted to the MDR splitters and both popular brands, W-DMX from Wireless Solutions and City Theatrical's SHoW-DMX are catered for. The wireless DMX512 module can work as the sole DMX512 input source for the splitter or as a back-up source to the cable input. In this scenario, if there is a failure of the cable DMX512 input, the MDR splitter has an

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VSI worked directly with the electrical contractors Whitehead Building Services who undertook the installation, working for main contractor Carillion. WBS's project director was Steve Jones and VSI's project managers were Keith Fish and Tony Morruzzi. Keith Fish designed the systems after receiving an outline brief of the requirements from project consultants, Hoare Lea.

Three new areas have been created in the project - the Performance Hall, the Assembly Hall and the Drama Studio, each of which needed well thought-out stage lighting, AV and sound systems to accommodate a wide range of uses, events and performances.

VSI has consider

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George Thorogood is out with Ron Norvell at the helm as LD, tour manager Adam Conde and production manager Jeff Pitt. They are carrying VL2500s, Studio Beams, DL2's, a Hog 3, Colorado 3's, Pixel Micros, Color Blocks and Lycian spots.

Peter Barnes is designing Capital FM's Summertime Ball and uses MAC 2000 wash and spots, Hog 3 console, Gladiator 3K spots and Stadium Hazers as part of his kit. Steve Levitt from Production North is producing the event and Bandit is the supplier.

Simon Tutchener has two separate upcoming projects with Bandit. B.B. King and John Mayall have teamed up for a dynamic outing with a system comprising of MAC 2000 washes and spots, grandMA consoles and Lycian 1290

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The equipment list for the show an astounding 2,000sq.m of scenic LED and a long list of lighting fixtures, including 72 PRG Bad Boy luminaries, first seen at PLASA 2008 in London last autumn. Since the fixture hit the shelves at the beginning of this year, it has been seen on major tours from Oasis to Britney Spears and on television from the Grammy Awards to The Celebrity Apprentice, but in the words of Eurovision production manager Ola Melzig: "We got 72 - eat our dust!"

Two Virtuoso consoles controlled all of the stag

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Lighting designer Duilio Passariello approached this project in 2006 with a brief from the city mayor to transform the site from a dark, uninviting space to one that left visitors with a positive and lasting impression. He turned to Istanbul Telesine and Philips Turkey, who supplied the project with an array of equipment including 165 Martin Exterior 600 outdoor wash lights, 120 Martin Inground uplights, 120 Seasplash LED fixtures for underwater lighting and over 430 ColorBlast LED fixtures accenting the trees surrounding the park.

The fixtures were spread over 12 universes with distances up to 2.2k fro

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The Diva range features either Cree or Luxeon LEDs with a spot or a wash lens, and all DMX control is manufactured in the UK. All fittings are available as RGB colour change, single colour or intelligent white, the company says.

The FOS Diva range provided the complete LED lighting requirement within the recent refurbishment of Leeds' Alea Casino, owned by London Clubs international. Supplied by LiteTask, the design specification and installation was carried out by Cannock Electrical. Cannock's Lee Garbutt commented: "The Diva range was recommended by

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The 25-degree-beam PAR30A LED bulb runs on a voltage range of 85V to 260V AC current, and thus can be used anywhere in the world, says the company. Other voltages like 12V AC or DC are optionally available for qualifying customers. The LEDtronics PAR30A-style lamp is a direct screw-in replacement for 50W to 75W PAR30 incandescent or halogen bulbs, but typically has a maximum power draw of only 8.5W.

Designed for customers requiring the highest levels of brightness and efficacy, the new white-body PAR30A bulb has

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The eye-catching set was designed by James McNamara and contained gold and silver surfaces and texturing. Hoey took this as his creative starting point and designed an equally attractive lighting show based on asymmetry to match the set. He utilised Robe ColorWash and ColorSpot 700E ATs and ColorWash 2500E ATs. These formed the core of the rig. "They worked really hard providing lots of wow factors and a wide variety of looks," says Hoey.

The Robes were h