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PR Lighting Blinder 360 LED Strobe

PR Lighting Blinder 360 LED Strobe

PR Lighting Blinder 360 LED Strobe

PR Lighting’s new Blinder 360 promises to serve as an exceptionally powerful LED strobe, blinder and flood. Available in white (6500K – 8330D) or warm (3000K – 8330T) versions it is powered by 360 x 1W white LED’s. This provides an intense output of pulse and random strobe effects at a rate of 0-25 fps (plus seven macro effects). This achieves staggering light levels and an unbelievable punch over a huge area.

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New Australian Distributor Announced For Robe

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SYDNEY – Robe lighting s.r.o. named Jands as the Australian and New Zealand distributor for ROBE and Anolis lighting brands. Jands is an Australian owned company founded in 1970 that manufactures and distributes some of the world’s most recognized lighting, audio and staging products primarily for the entertainment and exhibition industry.

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Ayrton’s DreamPanel Twin fixtures were chosen for the 'Serenity of Summer' tour

Korn Rocks America with Morpheus Lights-Supplied Ayrton Fixtures

LAS VEGAS – Morpheus Lights returns as the lighting vendor for Grammy-award winning nu-metal band Korn in support of the 2017 ‘Serenity of Summer’ tour. The U.S. leg kicked off on June 16 in Salt Lake City, and wraps up on August 2 in Cuyahoga Falls, OH.  Then, the band will head off for dates in Europe. LD Thomas “Church” Christmann specified Ayrton DreamPanel Twin fixtures in four flying pods fabricated by Gallagher Staging, with 16 fixtures in each of the four pods – 64 in all.

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MEGA LITE has introduced the XBar LED Strobe RGB, an Eight Segment Control SMD LED Bar.

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HELIOS, TX. – With 144 LEDs the bar is capable of both a strobe and wash effect. This unit contains an ability of segment control, allowing a variety of random strobe or color strobe effects. This strobe is equipped with a thermal protection that prohibits the light from overheating when used to its full potential in wash mode. With a lower power consumption to output, this fixture rivals any other traditional strobe light while maintaining a powerful punch that offers a coverage angle of 120°. An electronic power of 110V-240 and auto switching makes the fixture an efficient production light.

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High End Systems Debuts New Website

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AUSTIN, TX. – High End Systems enters the next phase of its growth with a new website. The upgraded www.highend.com has been completely redesigned to offer a more engaging user experience with improved navigation and functionality. “We wanted to continue the excitement of the company’s new direction with a website that reflected the energy of our products and better addresses the needs of our users,” says HES General Manager Becky Koester.

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USITT Presents: OSHA 10 Training and Theatrical Rigging in Honolulu -Take a working vacation!

HAWAII – Train with industry leaders Joe Aldridge, Coordinator for EED, and Eddie Raymond, ETCP Recognized Trainer, on September 11-14 for OSHA 10 and Rigging Training in Honolulu, HI. The OSHA 10-hour program (September 11-12) provides training on OSHA general industry safety and health regulations for entertainment professionals of all skill levels. Special emphasis is placed on those areas that are the most hazardous, using OSHA standards as a guide. Upon completion of both days you will have earned your OSHA 10 card.

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CHAUVET Provides Energetic Lighting for International Fitness Showcase 2017

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BLACKPOOL, UK – While Blackpool’s Winter Gardens is perhaps most famed for its varied program of visiting musical acts, during three days in March, the complex held  the International Fitness Showcase (IFS), the UK’s largest event for fitness aficionados. Dynamic lighting for the three energy-packed days of dance, aerobics, lectures, workshops and mind/body sessions, LD and Assistant Production Manager Ollie Wilkinson and Thomas Beattie, Production Manager at Arranpaul, came up with a lighting concept spearheaded by a collection of CHAUVET Professional Rogue R2 Wash, COLORdash Batten-Quad 6 and Rogue R1 Spot fixtures.

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Blizzard Lighting’s G-MIX™ 200 Hits the Scene

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WAUKESHA, WI. – Got the itch for a powerful CMY moving head? Blizzard’s brand new G-Mix™ 200 hits the G-Spot! The “G” series of powerful moving heads from Blizzard Lighting just got a little bigger and better with the addition of this feature-packed spot moving head. Powered by a 200W OSRAM® white LED engine, the G-Mix™ 200 limitlessly combines an exceptionally sharp white beam with the rich color transitions of CMY color mixing. This fixture’s incredible 20,000 hours of operation life expectancy means one less job for the Grim (Light) Reaper.

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Bryan Hinckley

Bryan Hinckley Promoted to President of Electrosonic USA

LOS ANGELES – Electrosonic has announced that Bryan Hinckley has become President of Electrosonic USA.  He was most recently the company’s Vice President of Sales. Hinckley assumes the helm as Jim Bowie steps down from his post of President/CEO.  Bowie, who marked his 30th anniversary with the company at the end of June, remains a Senior Advisor to the company.

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Penn Elcom Invests in Washington Facility

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WASHINGTON, UK – Multinational flight case hardware and 19 inch racking manufacturer Penn Elcom continues to invest in all its facilities to ensure the production process stays efficient, state-of-the-art and meeting the increased demands following the launch of global online sales portal, pennelcomonline.com in January 2016.

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Very Much Alive with Phil Collins!

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EUROPE – Singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, hit-maker and one of the world’s best-selling recording artists – Phil Collins – was on the road last month (June 2017) for his “Not Dead Yet” mini tour, named as per his autobiography published in October 2016. Collins’ long term lighting designer Patrick Woodroffe has created a stylish, animated lightshow, which is directed and operated on the road by Roland Greil, who also acted as the associate designer for the show – the two have collaborated on a number of projects in recent years including Adele last year, and on this one they worked closely with set and scenic designer, Misty Buckley.

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