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grandMA Joins the New World Symphony in Miami Beach

LOS ANGLES, CA – The grandMA was out in force when the New World Symphony opened its new Frank Gehry-designed home in Miami Beach. The New World Center is the first American concert space built from the ground up to integrate sophisticated video, theatrical lighting and flexible stage space, and a grandMA2 full-size and a grandMA2 ultra-light play a key role in lighting control on the campus. A.C.T. Lighting is the exclusive distributor of the grandMA in North America.

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Coemar Introduces Reflection Ledko in Frankfurt

FRANKFURT – Coemar's latest product took center stage in their booth at Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt Germany, the Reflection Ledko. The Reflection technology (patent pending), is based on a multi-LED light source producing uniform beam with no pixels, dots, or multicoloured shadows. This has made the LED light generated by Reflection identical to that of a traditional lamp, eliminating defects (dots and multi-shadow light) and achieving great advantages: energy saving, durability and zero maintenance. Reflection Ledko also has a smaller dimension and allows to act on the modulation of light without using dimmers and scrollers.

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BYU-Idaho Center Auditorium Gets Lighting, Rigging Assist from Auerbach, Stagetech

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – With the December, 2010 dedication of Brigham Young University-Idaho’s new 15,000- seat auditorium, BYU-Idaho Center, the campus is now home to one of the largest production theatrical facilities in North America built for the primary purpose of supporting weekly student devotional services. Brigham Young University-Idaho is part of the Church of Jesus Christ of latter Day Saints’ education system. Auerbach Glasow French worked under the direction of FFKR Architects to design, document and commission the architectural lighting and related controls for the lobby and auditorium audience chamber within the building. The school also turned to Stage Technologies for rigging solutions.

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Martin MAC 101 Available in Three White Light Versions

Martin Professional's ultra-compact MAC 101 LED moving head wash is now available in three white light versions. The new variants incorporate cold and/or warm LEDs instead of RGB for a better white light quality and greater output. Ideal for highlighting skin tones, textiles, or set pieces, the MAC 101 white light variants are already finding use in touring applications, TV Studios and corportate events.

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Philips Strand Lighting Donates Equipment to Rising Stars in South Africa

PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA – One of South Africa's biggest stage equipment distributors is supporting the lighting designers of the future by donating a Philips Strand Lighting 200 Plus lighting console to a local lighting school. DWR Distribution, which has been the exclusive South African distributor for Philips Entertainment brands Selecon and Strand Lighting since December 2010, made the generous gift to the Moonbox Theatre – a 40-seater venue and lighting laboratory at the Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria.

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