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South Africa - Robe CitySkape Xtreme LED fixtures were utilised to illuminate what's been officially declared by the Guinness Book of World Records as the biggest soccer ball of them all.

The 15mhigh ball currently resides at the Emperor's Palace Hotel, Casino Convention & Entertainment Resort, Johannesburg and is a promotion for Kia Motors intended to mark the culmination of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

To draw attention to the inflatable sculpture, Kia asked Hans Rooseboom of Event Pro Technical Services in Johannesburg to light the ball, for which he decided to try out the CitySkape Xtremes to meet their brief of making the installation "funky and spectacular to match the giant ball".

Four CitySkape Xtremes are placed around the ball on 4m vertical truss sections, two of them at 15m away across the other side of the car park access road, and two to the back,

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Germany - During the evening hours of 30 April, more than 23,000 ravers gathered in Westfalenhalle in Dortmund for Mayday 2010, the largest German indoor-event for electronic music. The event featured over 50 top national and international actswith four large dance floors.

Responsiblity for setting the scene for the event was assigned, for the first time, to EBS Lights of Limburg. Mario Kommorofski, project leader at EBS, shaped the front light as discontinued circular elements and the overhead light as a gigantic propeller, completed by circles and side lines. Light circles composed of large 'energy spools' floated up and down and back and forth above the crowd. The circles were the main lighting element and encompassed more than 300 fixtures.

"My first choice, of course, was to rely on Martin fixtures," Kommorofski commented. "First of all, because we carry a

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UK - At the 2010 ABTT Show in London in mid-June, the RevEAL CW LED Washlight from Prism Projection, distributed in the UK by White Light, continued its successful debut year, picking up the show's Hook Clamp award for Best New Lighting Product against some tough competition.

In awarding the prize, the judges noted the fixture's flat field, its efficiency, and its colour-correcting ability. This functionality sees each RevEAL CW fixture automatically monitor its light output and auto-correct for any changes as the fixture ages, ensuring that output is consistent from unit to unit and over time. The compact fixture offers colour mixing with a variable white colour temperature, offers an average of 46 Lumens per Watt output, does not generate waste colour filters or lamps, and without degrading ultraviolet or uncomfortable infrared wavelengths in the light is a great choice for di

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Poland - Lubuskie Province Day 2010, organized by Lubustkiego Marshal's Office and the Regional Centre for Cultural Animation in Zielona Gora, was held on 27 June 2010. The event featured a variety of activities aimed at building and strengthening the integrity of the region's identity. The highlight was a gala concert taking place in the Amphitheatre Zielona them. A. German.

ARAM was responsible for media for the concert and delivered an 85m ² LED Curtain LED Fourlight Grid, which combined with a huge LED screen Fourlight SMD10 an area of nearly 50m ², filled the amphitheatre stage.

ARAM Multimedia is a one of the largest Polish provider of audio-visual services for events, conferences, concerts, trade fair stands and TV shows.

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Europe - DMi D&M Installation (Europe) has announced it is now shipping its new Escient Zone DIN rail lighting system to appointed dealers and installers. The Zone DIN Rail lighting module series offers an automated lighting control system of unparalleled flexibility, cost competitiveness, and ease of installation, programming and control.

The centralised lighting control system fully integrates within Escient Zone, providing scalable lighting control within Zone. The DIN rail modules also work with almost any kind of lighting system, including direct control of DMX and DALI devices, or can operate as a standalone lighting system for almost any size of project. This flexibility of use and installation, along with the remarkable ease with which any system can be programmed and operated, is at the heart of the system design.

The range of Zone DIN Rail lighting modules enables th

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South Africa - DWR Distribution is bringing LumenRadio's CRMX Nova and CRMX Outdoor to the South African market. This wireless DMX, RDM and DALI technologyeliminates long cable runs and is able to provide full reliability in the the most challenging environments.

"There has been a strong growth of sales of CRMX products over the last quarter," says Per Hultén, CEO of LumenRadio. "Customer interest surged with the release of our CRMX Outdoor series which brought reliable wireless DMX, RDM and DALI control to the outdoor entertainment and architainment markets. We believe the entire CRMX product portfolio will see strong sales in the expanding South African market in the next year."

Anders Ardstål, vice president of LumenRadio, adds, "We are excited and proud to see our CRMX products distributed by DWR in South Africa. DWR was our first choic

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Qatar - Creative Communication Group was hired by QMDI Event Organizer to produce the light and sound for the third Senior Convocation of Qatar Education City. On 5 May a concert took place at Qatar Foundation Ceremonial Court featuring the Saudi Arabian singer Abdul Majid Abdullah.

The lighting system used on stage had some limitations due to the shape of venue and the stage, the only possibility was to use a truss of 12m height with no room to get any front lights. Thus, the CCG lighting crew used the Clay Paky Alpha Profile 1200 from the control area which was about 40m from the stage.

A large LED wall was used to send different contents and pictures and because of that, the quantity of light on stage had to be balanced with the Clay Paky Alpha Wash and Alpha HPE 1200.

"The light output of the Alpha 1200 is great, especially using the narrow beam; we could see clearl

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USA - When Scott Scovill of Moo TV was deciding which manufacturer's LED panels to use to create the video screen for Brad Paisley's 2010 Summer Tour, he turned to the country superstar himself to help make the final call. Scovill had narrowed the choice down to three LED panel models - two with a 20mm pixel pitch, and one with a higher-resolution 18mm - all of which he had been "putting through the paces" in the office of his Nashville video production company for weeks beforehand.

"It always helps if you have the artist in on the final decision," said Scovill. "So I brought Brad in, and as soon as he walked into the room he pointed at one of the screens and said, 'That's the 18.' I told him, 'No, that's the Elation 20mm.'" Paisley thus confirmed the decision that Scovill had arrived at after extensive testing - to go with the Elation Professional

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UK - Black Light reports that it is renewing its sponsorship of one of Scotland's leading village cricket clubs. The sponsorship deal for the Freuchie Cricket Club, which includes providing clothing for the club's teams and equipment for its social functions, is designed to help the club move forward with its community and youth work.

Freuchie Cricket Club, which celebrated its centenary in 2008, is one of the most active and successful village teams in Scotland and a real focal point in the life of the mid-Fife community in which it is based. It is a driving force in the development of youth cricket and a leading fund-raiser for this worthy cause.

"Freuchie Cricket Club's members are justifiably proud of their achievements, whether on the pitch, in the community or through its youth development programme, and we are proud to support them," says Gavin Stewart, Black

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South Africa - Gearhouse South Africa was contracted by ceremonies producers VWV Group to deliver all technical aspects of the Closing Ceremony of the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup - including rigging, power, sound, lighting and large format projection (which was contracted out to French-based ETC) - utilising the dynamics, skills and services of most companies in the Gearhouse Group.

The 30-minute show at Soccer City Stadium in Soweto happened just ahead of the Final match. It reflected the vibrancy, energy and colour that characterised one of the most successful World Cup tournaments ever. It featured a cast of 740 including 40 'elephant operators' plus 35 headline artists.

Mark Ransom was technical production manager. Technical director Mik Auckland and David Proctor, David Zolkwer and Adrian Bourke from Jack Morton Worldwide acted as consultants. A spectacular lightshow was d

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Russia - While leading politicians and authoritative experts gathered in St. Petersburg, Russia for the International Economic Forum to focus on the problems faced by emerging economies and to discuss laying the foundation for the future, Faithless, the British electronica band, entertained the masses.

The main rental company in the area, Euroshow, organised the event, which took place on 17 June. To create the dynamic effects desired, Euroshow chose to work with Martin Professional's MAC 401 Dual, MAC 301 Wash, and the power-packed MAC 700 Profile luminaires, as well as Martin LC Plus LED panels.

Alexander Blednykh, owner of Euroshow, states, "It was Martin equipment that performed the main role in the lighting decoration of the event. Martin is a good and reliable partner. Their technical solutions for lighting projects are innovative and their equipment is high quality

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Israel - The music of Brahms, Grieg, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Verdi featured in the Jerusalem Festival of Light 2010. The Concert of Light took place at the Sultan's Pool in the city.

The performance included the work of internationally renowned lighting designer Gert Hof and the music of The Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra IBA orchestrated by Gal Altrovich. With the old city walls of Jerusalem as a dramatic backdrop to the event, it also relied on the latest technology, with a grandMA system used for lighting control. Lighting director and programmer Ofer Brum ran the show on a grandMA full-size console with a grandMA light as a backup and two MA NSPs (Network Signal Processors).

Ofer Brum reports, "The show programming was done on a grandMA full-size with MSD (Martin ShowDesigner) 3D lighting visualisation software. I made the 3D model, including stage trus

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Vietnam - - Spotlight has teamed up with Zero 88 to present their latest entertainment lighting products at the PALME Show in Ho Chi Minh City from 22-24 July.

Zero 88 will be demonstrating the new ZerOS Remote for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad which brings total wireless control of the ZerOS lighting console over WiFi, including Leap Frog 48 & 96, Frog 2, ORB and the new ORB XF.

Also on show will be popular Leap Frog 48 and Jester lighting control consoles which provide intuitive control of generic and moving lights in a variety of formats suitable for theatrical, live performance and multipurpose venues.

Spotlight has chosen PALME Vietnam to launch a number of new products including its new range of pole operated theatrical fixtures for easy manual adjustment and the high performance halogen 1200W, 80V COM 12 LV , available in both Fresnel and PC versions.

(Jim Evans)

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USA - The biggest stars in country music gathered at the Bridgestone Arena in downtown Nashville on 9 June for Country Music Television's annual awards show. This year's show, which came on the heels of the May floods in Nashville that saw widespread damage and loss of life, gave a much needed boost to a devastated community.

Lighting design was by Tom Kenny, who has designed looks for some of the music industry's biggest names and events over the years. He commented, Nashville had just been through some terrible flooding and this show proved how strong a community the city is. The show celebrated the city's rich musical culture with great success and record-breaking ratings.

Compliments on the lighting design and the overall feel of the show (the stunning scenery was by Anne Brahic) have been many. The show was produced by Jesse Ignatovich and Chris Choun with direction by th

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USA - The Entertainment Technician Certification Program Council has announced that the Academy of Production Technology (APT) has been approved to become an ETCP Recognized Training Programme.

The Academy's three-day course covers the concept of electrical theory, power distribution and networking for stage and studio. Course instructor is APT Founder Richard Cadena, who is an ETCP Certified Entertainment Electrician and Recognised Trainer. Now that the course is recognised, ETCP Certified Technicians who attend will receive full ETCP Renewal Credits.

The course is designed for practising professionals as well as novices. This seminar is an excellent review for the practising entertainment electrician as well as a primer for the aspiring electrician, says Cadena. It has enough detail and information to challenge the experienced among us, but is presented in such a way as to c

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Russia - With Over 200,000 DMX Channels, the Kremlin State Palace is one the largest architectural LED installations worldwide. Formerly known as the Kremlin Palace of Congresses, it was built in 1961 and intended for use as a modern arena for Communist Party meetings, congresses, performances and concerts.

It contains over 800 rooms, and its central space remains one of Europe's biggest auditoriums with seating to accommodate 6000. Today the space is used primarily for concerts and ballet performances, is home to Kremlin Ballet Theatre, and acts as a second stage for the Bolshoi Theatre.

The main auditorium is encased by towering walls which, during the recent contemporary update led by architects from the studio OTASH, were plated with RGB LED panels creating two vast curvilinear LED screens (25mx60m).

Centrally controlled by an e:cue lighting control system, the new multi

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Malaysia - Every year at the end of May, Citrawarna Malaysia (The Colours of Malaysia) is held in Kuala Lumpur, commemorating the rich tradition of cultural diversity that defines the nation. This year on 22 May, LED display provider Lighthouse Technologies and regional rental partner Nova Superscreen brought Malaysia's culture heritage to life with three high performance LED displays installed at the main stage.

Comprising 36 R16 i/o 16mm LED panels in a 6x6 configuration, the main stage's centre screen measured 6.1m across and 4.57m high, while the two side screens, arranged in 6x5 panel configurations, measured 6.1m (w) x 3.81m (h). Together, the three screens displayed the rich colours of Malaysia's ethnic groups' traditional music and dance.

"Citrawarna Malaysia is one of Malaysia's most internationally recognised events, drawing guests and digni

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China - Wireless Solution Sweden recently exhibited at the PALM Beijing show, where they demonstrated the new W-DMX Generation 4 products to a wide range of local Chinese and international visitors.

Niclas Arvidsson, CEO of Wireless Solution comments, "PALM is a very important event on the Wireless Solution exhibition calendar, allowing us to reach out and meet our large Chinese customer base. In addition to the Wireless Solution booth, the W-DMX range of products was shown at the ACE booth and at Prosperity Lighting. We were extremely pleased with the amount of support."

Wireless Solution's OEM customers were also out in Beijing in full force. Among customers exhibiting products with integrated W-DMX capability were Golden Sea with their Terbly range of moving heads; Yagang with Tarpon, Citycyc and Eventlite; Fine Art with their Fine 3; PR Lighting with their new 15

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UK - Architainment Lighting reports its involvement with Funhouse Summer Carnival tour.

After working with production manager Richard Young and lighting designer Andi Watson on the lighting requirements for the two previous Radiohead tours, Architainment advised Young on lighting requirements for the video screen surrounds in Pink's first arena tour and provided him with the versatile LED string iColor Flex SLX product from Philips Color Kinetics.

When show designer Baz Halpin together with Young, was designing the set for Pink's Funhouse Summer Carnival tour and wanted to create an overhead stage mesh lighting canopy, they once again turned to Architainment to provide them with a quality solution.

This time Architainment suggested the new high brightness, tri-colour iColor Flex LMX, again produced by Philips Color Kinetics. Samples were presented to Halpin and

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UK - Lighting designer Martin Dudley used Robe's new Robin 300E Beams and ColorSpot 700E ATs to light Supergrass as they played a series of farewell gigs, splitting after a lively 17 year career.

Dudley's company, Martin's Lights supplied all the lighting equipment for the tour. He has worked with Supergrass on and off for the last eight years and has LD'd the band on a number of occasions over the last two years when their regular designer, Matt Arthur, has been busy elsewhere.

He used this as a high profile opportunity to put the Robin 300E Beams through their paces, with eight units on the show, which were all mounted on flight cases in a line at the back of stage - in ACL style - but utilised for a whole variety of different effects.

"They are unbelievably bright," says Dudley, commenting on the Beams. He also used six of his ColorSpot 700E ATs for the shows -

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USA - The Miami Heat welcomed their new trinity of superstars - LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh - with a glitzy bash that Fox Sports described as 'a spectacle typically reserved for rock concerts and award shows'. With 13,000 cheering fans packed into American Airlines Arena (10,000 more stood outside), the trio, dressed in white Heat uniforms, made their entrance on stage, then strode down a runway, as music and special effects lighting heralded their arrival.

Everlast Productions created the rock star-style visual atmosphere for the event, using DMX moving lights from Elation Professional. Twenty-four Design Spot 1400s, 24 Design Wash 1400s, and 12 Design Spot 575s were positioned on stage and at Front of House.

One reason why the Elation lights were chosen was because they could meet the variety of functions required at an event that was part concert, part pep rall

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UK - Marl has launched a Citizen LED equivalent to the popular MR16 halogen light, offering "over four times better efficiency".

Available in the UK from Marl, the 4.5W Citizen CL-L251 delivers 290 lumens of light output at a colour temperature of 3000K with good colour rendering 'Ra85', equivalent to a standard 20W MR16 halogen.

The range is available with colour temperatures up to 5000K, delivering up to 425 lumens from 4.5W. The CL-L251 has a luminous efficiency of up to 106 lumens per watt, compared to 16 lumens per watt for a halogen light. Since the drive voltage of the CL-L251 is 9-10V, the LED can be packaged as a drop-in replacement for the standard halogen light.

In addition to the direct cost savings, the Citizen CL-L251 from Marl provides significant indirect energy and maintenance cost reductions. The LED light emits much less waste heat than Halogen,

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USA - Taking place from 24-26 July 2010, the annual IAAM trade show is part of a wider conference event at the George R. Brown Convention Centre in Houston, Texas. It brings together a diverse range of service providers to public assembly facilities from around the globe.

Lighthouse will be showing its Rn4-B 4mm and Rn6-B 6mm high-resolution rental LED panels. Featuring black LEDs mounted in black-faced panels, both benefit from quiet fanless operation and Lighthouse's M4 colour uniformity technology and high contrast ratio, with straightforward configuration and maintenance.

The screens' high-resolution pixel pitch is designed for close-up viewing, making them suitable for digital signage, as well as other display situations where space is tight.

The Lighthouse booth will also feature the LCM interface processor and a range of Optiled's LED lighting products.

(Jim Evans)

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UK - Arcola Theatre launched seven of its new HyLight fuel cell powered lighting systems across the Latitude Festival site; providing lighting for everything from marquees, to forest performances to toilets, as well as powering laptops, phone chargers and ticket machines.

HyLight is the first fuel cell product to be developed specifically for the events industry and offers the high reliability demanded through an onboard 'brain' which monitors performance and seamlessly switches to battery back-up in case of fault or user error.

Running on hydrogen, with a run time of 50 hours between refills, the system produces zero emissions and is almost silent. Carbon emission reductions of up to 60% are likely in performance settings through use of the latest LED lighting. The system is also suitable for safety and security lighting where emission reductions of up to 90% are possible by

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