Skip to content

Clair House, Philip Norfolk and Simon Allan Team Up to Support Light Relief

Clair House, Philip Norfolk and Simon Allan Team Up to Support Light Relief

CWMBRAN, U.K. – Claire House (Cooper Controls), Philip Norfolk (MA Lighting) and Simon Allan (Martin Professional) are all planning to participate in the Hell Rider trail running and mountain bike duathlon this June to raise money for Light Relief, the British charity formed to help theatre lighting designers and others working in the field who are not in regular full time employment in times of extreme hardship.

Read More »

LD Carlos Colina uses grandMAs for Univision’s “Premio lo Nuestro a la Musica Latina”

LOS ANGLES – For Univision's "Premio lo Nuestro a la Musica Latina" awards show, LD Carlos Colina chose a pair of grandMA2 light consoles to control approximately 400 fixtures. The 23rd annual "Premio lo Nuestro a la Musica Latina" show honored Latin artists chosen by fans in online and mobile phone voting. It aired live Feb. 17 from Miami's American Airlines Arena.

Read More »

Robert Juliat Followspots at Festival de Vina del Mar in Chile

CHILE – Six Robert Juliat followspots were chosen to highlight the 52nd Viña del Mar International Song Festival in Chile, the most important music festival in Latin America. Orbita Producciones of Santiago purchased four RJ Aramis 4.5°-8° 2500W HMI followspots and two RJ Flo 13°-24° 1800W MSR followspots especially for the event from Robert Juliat distributor, Lighting Bits of Brazil.

Read More »

Showlight Moves to the Czech Republic

CESKY KRUMLOV, Czech Republic – The next Showlight international conference for lighting professionals is set to take place here from May 18-21, 2013. Local attractions include a 13th-century Gothic castle and its connected theatre and conference center, which will serve as the main venue for the presentations and exhibition. All delegates will be invited to stay within the pedestrianized town. Vehicle access is restricted at the UNESCO Heritage site.

Read More »

Wireless Solutions Announce New OEMs at Prolight + Sound

UDDEVALLA, SWEDEN – Wireless Solution Sweden AB was at Prolight + Sound 2011 in Frankfurt as part of Lightpower Village. W-DMX could be found at a plethora of OEM partners displaying products offering W-DMX as either standard or option. One of the newest OEM partners displaying W-DMX enabled products was VARI*LITE, which offers optional W-DMX on the VL440, VL770, VL880, VL400 and the VLX3. The fixtures offer incredible lighting options with flexibility and "green" options in these new wireless products.

Read More »

4Wall NY Vendor Showcase Set for May 12

MOONACHIE, NJ – 4Wall NY will host a Vendor Showcase May 12 from 3pm to 6pm at the 4Wall warehouse here. The event will include more than 30 vendor tables, and visitors will have the chance to tour 4Wall's 75,000 square foot facility. Refreshments will also be served, and the event can be attended at no charge.

Read More »

SGM Names New Export Managers for Global Markets

TAVULLIA, Italy – SGM named Italo Trading, LLC as its distributor for Central America and seven countries in South America. (Pictured here are Antonio Parise, SGM area manager; Daniel Costa Salomao; and SGM commercial director, Giorgio Radice.) SGM also named Troels Vølver, former CEO of Martin Professional, as export manager, North America and Asia Pacific and named Steen V. Geertsen to oversee sales and business developments in Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, Russia and parts of the Middle East.

Read More »

Full Sail University Host “Stay Strong Japan” Benefit Event

WINTER PARK, FL – Full Sail University is hosting an event to benefit those affected by the earthquake, tsunami and continuing aftershocks in Japan. Entitled "Ganbare Nippon" (Stay Strong Japan) this cultural concert experience weaves together music, storytelling and images. The event takes place today (April 18) at 6:30 pm in the Full Sail Live venue.

Read More »

Three Winning Horses for Al Laith at Dubai World Cup

DUBAI, UAE – Al Laith Event Services constructed three massive mobile scenic horses' heads, which were an integral part of the closing parade of the 2011 Dubai World Cup horseracing event at Meydan Racecourse, Dubai. Working for the show's producers and designers M-IS, Al Laith was commissioned to engineer and develop the superstructures and movement systems for the 3 heads. Each measured 20 metres high, 19 metres long and were 3 metres wide.

Read More »