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Ringing in 2016 for VIP and invited guests, event producers wanted to take the night to Wonderland (photo: Jeffrey Yukelson)
USA - The ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas features a technologically advanced convention and event operation that each year hosts an extravagant New Year's Eve celebration. /I> winding down the proverbial rabbit hole so they reached out to PRG and Vickie Claiborne, lighting and digital media product specialist, for the lighting design. During the planning stages, she was asked to accentuate the interaction between the audience and the performers, so she chose the small yet powerfully creative Showline SL 300 BEAM FX LED luminaire from Philips Entertainment for the task.

"I've worked with ARIA on lighting designs for a wide variety of special events since its opening in 2009," began Claiborne. "I've always done ARIA's New Year's EvRinging in 2016 for VIP and invited guests, event producers wanted to take the night to Wonderland "Wanting to create an environment of interaction, everyone at the production meetings really brought their best ideas to the table," continued Claiborne. "After we decided on a 'spider-leg' truss design for the event, I turned my attention to the lighting fixtures to complete the Wonderland transformation. Needing small, profile-type fixtures due to the trim height in the room and the two elevated stage levels, I also wanted to use LED lamps for their color, size and power consumption advantages. When I saw the Showline SL BEAM 300 FX in action at LDI, I was immediately intrigued due to its output and the built-in patterns that made it perfect for what I was envisioning."

After the champagne was uncorked and it was time for party-goers to return from Wonderland, Claiborne looked back on her latest New Year's Eve lighting design with both a sense of accomplishment and pride. Looking back on the performance of the SL BEAM 300 FX, several design characteristics really stand out to her and leave her optimistic about future use of the Philips Entertainment LED luminaire.

"Having the internal effects is definitely an attribute that sets the Showline SL BEAM 300 FX apart from others on the market," concluded Claiborne. "It can do a nice wash as well as an interesting kaleidoscopic beam effect which isn't limited to the face of the fixture; it is unique because it allows the beam effects to project on the surface where the fixture is aimed. It's a very retro-type fixture and as a designer I really like that."

(Jim Evans)

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