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Temporary Set for Hotel M TV Show in Belgium Lit with Robe Fixtures

Temporary Set for Hotel M TV Show in Belgium Lit with Robe Fixtures. Photos by Louise Stickland

Temporary Set for Hotel M TV Show in Belgium Lit with Robe Fixtures

ROESELARE and KNOKKE-HEIST, Belgium — Belgian talk show host Marcel Vanthilt took Hotel M, his Flemish TV show, to both these Belgian cities for a number of weeks this summer.  Pièce Montée’s temporary Hotel M set was constructed as the studio facility and backdrop to the daily magazine program broadcast on national TV channel EEN, concluding each evening with a live music performance on a set lit with 35 Robe Robin LEDWash 300s. Belgian LD Michiel Milbou specified the gear.

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Marco Antonio Solis Tours with Nexus Panels from Visions Lighting

Marco Antonio Solis Tours with Nexus Panels from Visions Lighting

MIAMI – LD Oscar “El Bro” Florez’s lighting design for Mexican crooner Marco Antonio Solis includes 16 Chauvet Professional Nexus 4×4 panels supplied by Visions Lighting of Brea, CA. Todd Roberts, president of Visions Lighting, credited the Nexus 4×4 panels for helping the crew highlight different sections of the audience during different songs to reinforce the connection between the artist and his fans. Roberts also worked with designer and production manager Andy Ruiz of Marbella Inc. Production Services, Irwindale, CA, on the show setup.

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Kramer Electronics K-Touch 2.0.0

Kramer Electronics K-Touch 2.0.0

Kramer Electronics says that its K-Touch Builder version 2.0.0 offers users many new features and compatible apps. The Android app supports the same features as the iOS app, including improved variables and improved multi-state images. Since the entire system is cloud based, users don’t need to do anything special to benefit from these improvements.

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ADJ Vortex 1200

ADJ Vortex 1200

ADJ’s Vortex 1200 offers a new Moonflower effect on a moving head fixture suited for use in applications ranging from mobile DJ set-ups, small clubs and bars.  Along with its 360-degree rotation, there are three operational modes to choose from – Sound Active, Show Mode and DMX Controlled. Under DMX control, operators have an additional four DMX channel mode choices: 14, 15, 17, or 29. The fixture also has an Omega bracket for hanging from truss and weighs only 16 lbs.

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ESL Provides D.T.S. Titan FC Fixtures for French Palace in Versailles. Photo courtesy of D.T.S. by Jerome Bernos

ESL Provides D.T.S. Titan FC Fixtures for French Palace in Versailles

VERSAILLES, France – The Palace of Versailles, home to France’s royals and aristocrats from 1682 until the French revolution of 1789, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and an architectural marvel, drawing close to 5.9 visitors annually, according to Travel & Leisure Magazine. D.T.S. notes that French production company ESL has provided 100 of its Titan FC LED fixtures to light various buildings within the palace complex. Crews will be able to benefit from the colorimetric properties and light output the IP65-rated fixtures for special events, and their IP65 rating makes them suitable for indoor or outdoor use.

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PR Lighting XLED 2007 Beam

PR Lighting XLED 2007 Beam Fixture

PR Lighting’s XLED LED range expands with the new XLED 2007 Beam. This fixture features Osram’s 15W Ostar (LE RTDUW S2W) LED modules, each with 4-in-1 color mixing. Each fixture houses seven of these light sources, rated at 50,000 hours lamp life. The fixture runs on 220V, consumes just 120W and weighs only 4.36kg.

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Public Artwork Lit with LEDtronics LED T8 Tube Lights

Public Artwork Lit with LEDtronics LED T8 Tube Lights

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA — The “Art on the Outside” public art program sponsored by West Hollywood is offering Shana Mabari’s Illumetric sculptures to local art lovers here from mid-2014 to mid-2015, and a big part of the appeal of the three sculptural forms positioned on a busy stretch of Santa Monica Boulevard is that, come nightfall, they are lit from the inside — with LEDtronics LED T8 Tube Lights.

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LMG Promotes Kevin Maas to Touring Technical Project Manager

LMG Promotes Kevin Maas to Touring Technical Project Manager

ORLANDO – LMG Touring recently promoted Kevin Maas, who joined the company as a full-time LED Show Technician in 2011, to Touring Technical Project Manager. Maas, who has supported bands including Maroon 5, Train, Fun., Childish Gambino and The Fray, will help clients and technicians with solutions for tour planning and prep for video, audio, lighting and LED show elements while also providing technical training and assistance to LMG Touring technicians.

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FOR-A XT2000 Video Switcher

FOR-A XT2000 Video Switcher

FOR-A Company Limited plans to unveil its HVS-XT2000 video production switcher at the IBC Show in Amsterdam Sept. 12-16. The latest addition to the XT switcher family, the XT2000 allows up to 40 SDI inputs and 22 outputs. The unit can be used in many production environments, including OB truck, live event, TV studio, house of worship and educational settings.

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London’s Royal Ballet Performs “Don Quixote” with an ETC LED Assist in Shanghai

London’s Royal Ballet Performs “Don Quixote” with an ETC LED Assist in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, China — Simon Bennison, lighting manager for The Royal Ballet in London, credited ETC’s LED fixtures for their ability to make the ballet company’s performance of Don Quixote at the Shanghai Grand Theatre here match the look of the production in London’s Royal Opera House, a.k.a. Covent Garden. Bennison used the fixtures to replicate LD Hugh Vanstone’s lighting design.

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