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Environmental Lights Announces the Launch of Dual-Mode Universal Dimming Drivers

Environmental Lights, a leader in LED lighting solutions, announces the launch of Dual-Mode Universal Dimming Drivers. Dual-Mode Universal (DMU) Dimming Drivers are highly versatile power supplies. These full-capacity drivers accept universal input dimming signals compatible with all major control systems. They also feature a toggle that allows users to easily switch between constant voltage reduction (CVR) and pulse width modulation (PWM) output modes.

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Robe iFORTE Brings Home a 2024 Parnelli Award

The Robe Lighting iFORTE® luminaire – currently its most powerful LED innovation – has won a coveted Parnelli Award for Indispensable Lighting Technology. The 2024 Parnelli Awards – presented by Timeless Communications Corp., publishers of PLSN and FOH magazines – were presented at a gala event staged during the 2024 NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) expo at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California. 

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Callum Beattie Rocks With ChamSys MagicQ MQ500M Stadium Console

Chart-topping Scottish singer-songwriter Callum Beattie was supported on his tour note-for-intense-note with some fiercely bold visuals was a power-packed light show by Steve Mccraken of Mac-Events, who programmed the show and ran it throughout the tour on his ChamSys MagicQ MQ500M Stadium Console. Working with a kit supplied by Limelight Event Services, Mccracken busked some manual flashes, strobes, and other looks, but most of his show was cue stacked.

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A New Level of Creativity at BlizzCon 2023 with GLP

600 GLP X5 atoms populate 150 ‘tree’ towers in expansive set fabrication

GLP pulled out all the stops for lighting designers Mat Stovall and Manny Treeson when video game developer Blizzard Entertainment’s BlizzCon 2023 was held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Southern California recently. Held for the first time since 2019 (when Covid intervened), Blizzard reconfigured the space so that all four giant halls were requisitioned to give fans early access to the latest updates for all of its landmark games (World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, and Hearthstone) via themed playable stations. Additionally, the arena was converted into a proscenium stage for hosting keynotes, speaker panels, and trailer drops – as well as the spectacular opening and closing ceremonies, all streamed live to millions around the world.Read More »A New Level of Creativity at BlizzCon 2023 with GLP

NFPA Announces Re-Launch of its Website at NFPA.org

The National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®) has re-launched its new website – NFPA.org – to provide a more seamless path for stakeholders to interact with the association. The redesigned site, with its dynamic design, improved site performance, and enhanced content, focuses on the organization’s mission to eliminate death, injury, property, and economic loss due to fire, electrical, and related hazards.

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Ricky Bouckenhove & Live Systems Brighten Magic of Kerstcircus with CHAUVET Professional

Drawing unique acts from across the world, Kerstcircus Ahoy, which recently completed its 51st season of joy, served up performances that totally surprised anyone who entered Ahoy arena expecting to see typical circus fare. Supporting these performances and adding to the excitement of the circus was a colorful, and sometimes dramatic, lighting design by Ricky Bouckenhove of Live Systems that featured 70 CHAUVET Professional fixtures.

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Harmony in Nature: Elation Lighting Adorns Hawai‘i’s Lāna‘i Ocean Theater

A unique entertainment space that organically conforms to its natural surroundings, the Lāna‘i Ocean Theater is a Greek-style amphitheater. Land and resource management company Pulama Lāna‘i partnered with visual design practice Lightswitch and event production company Upstaging to create a space that not only meets the highest standards but also respects the island’s natural environment. Lighting design was spearheaded by John Featherstone, Principal at Lightswitch, with Ryan Breneisen of Upstaging serving as a project manager and technical director. Upstaging supplied the lighting for the project and executed the installation. 

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Panto time for Robe

Lighting designer Andy Webb didn’t have any hesitation about which additional production lighting he wanted on the rig for two high-profile UK 2023-24 pantomime seasons … and that was Robe. He specified Robe for these two key shows for producers UK Productions (UKP), Snow White & The Seven Dwarves at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre in Buckinghamshire directed by Chris Wilkins-Nelson, and Cinderella directed by Benji Sperring, staged at the Malvern Festival Theatre in Wiltshire, both produced by Martin Dodds. 

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