BIRMINGHAM, U.K. — Colin Wood, who has been an LD since 2005, heads Pre Production Services, which specializes in lighting console rentals. Wood started using Robe several years ago and continues to rely on gear manufactured by the Czech Republic-based lighting manufacturer.
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MANCHESTER, U.K. — A global musical phenomenon, Wicked has taken to the road for its first UK and Ireland tour and the Production Resource Group (PRG) is providing a custom-built automation solution and the full lighting system.
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EDINBURGH — Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2013 saw Philips Entertainment brands – Selecon and Vari-Lite – work alongside leading venue producer C venues to increase the creative opportunities for over 170 of its international productions. Philips Entertainment supplied a selection of the Selecon PL range of LED luminaires alongside Vari-Lite discharge and LED moving heads. All were delivered in tandem with onsite training and support throughout.
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NEW YORK — For the Bingo Players’ tour stop at Roseland Ballroom here, Lasertainment provided four RTI NANO Systems, each with up to 36W in power.
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LOS ANGELES — Baz Halpin’s design for recent Black Sabbath Reunion Tour legs in Latin America, Europe and the U.K. included Clay Paky Sharpys, Sharpy Wash fixtures and grandMA2 for control. Upstaging supplied the gear. The tour celebrates the band’s reunion last year and supports their album “13,” the first with Ozzy Osbourne since 1978.
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ADJ’s Inno Color Beam Quad7 puts seven 10W RGBW into a compact moving head that features zonal chase effects and a sharp 10° beam angle. Other features include strobe/pulse effect, with random strobing from slow to fast; 540° pan and 200° ; 0–100 % dimming; stepper motors with micro-stepping; 3-pin XLR in/out; and a four-button DMX LED display located on the rear panel.
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ROZNOV POD RADHOSTEM, Czech Republic — Robe lighting recently launched a complete version of its website in Spanish.
Read More »NEW YORK — Showman Fabricators of New York announced that they has been chosen to be the sole distributor for ModTruss in NY, NJ, CT and PA.
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BEIJING — More than 80 Robe moving lights have been installed at the Oriental Songlei Theatre, a new 1200 capacity cultural and arts centre here. The installation was part of a major joint venture by the Beijing Oriental Songlei Musical Development Company and the Dongcheng District Government of Beijing.
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LOS ANGELES — When LeRoy Bennett started specifying SGM’s X-5 LED strobes early this summer, he not only had Beyoncé’s The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour in mind but also the hard industrial sounds of Rammstein and Nine Inch Nails.
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BIRMINGHAM, U.K. — PRG (Production Resource Group UK) recently bolstered its rental inventory with a selection of SGM LED fixtures. The purchase included 46 P-5 RGBW wash lights.
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