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NAS Sports Tournament in Dubai Gets Protec Support for Opening Ceremony

Protec Provides HQ Creative with the Biggest Show Yet for NAS Sports Tournament Opening

NAS Sports Tournament in Dubai Gets Protec Support for Opening Ceremony

DUBAI – The main multi-purpose indoor arena at the Nad Al Sheba Sports Complex was the venue once again for the Opening Ceremony of the annual NAS Sports Tournament.  Held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Sports Council, it was opened by H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of the UAE Olympic Committee. Protec once again supplied the lights, audio and AV equipment.

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Jeff Georgiou, who first purchased Robe gear in 2012, recently added BMFL Spots to his collection.

A Megavision for Robe

PERTH – Megavision is one of the leading Australian rental, technical production and installation companies. Based in Perth, Western Australia, it’s focused on offering clients in the event, hospitality, club, pub, production  rental / staging sectors superlative service and premium equipment together with imaginative technical solutions. Founded in 2001 by Jeff Georgiou Megavision’s first investment in Robe moving lights was four years ago.

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LMG is supplying a tour rig that includes Robe CycFx, Pointe, Patt 2013, MMX wash beam, Clay Paky Sharpy Wash, Martin Mac Aura, and Elation Opti Quad Pars.

Awolnation Tour Gets LMG Assist

VANCOUVER, BC – LMG Touring is providing lighting and technical support for shows featuring Awolnation, formed by lead singer Aaron Bruno. Mitchell Schellenger, Awolnation’s Lighting and Production Designer, is using Robe CycFx, Pointe, Patt 2013, MMX wash beam, Clay Paky Sharpy Wash, Martin Mac Aura, and Elation Opti Quad Pars.

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Fuze Wash Z350

Elation Launches Fuze Series of Dynamic Wash Lights

Elation Professional’s Fuze Series of dynamic LED wash luminaires makes use of single-lens RGBW COB LEDs for an extremely homogenized field of light. The fixture series also offers a wide palette of colors, making the Fuze Series a promising lighting solution anywhere a wash of high-quality colored light is required. The Fuze Wash Z350 is pictured here.

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Photo by Brent Sandrock shows Manilow performing on an earlier leg of the One Last Time tour, in North America

HSL Lights Barry Manilow on Tour, One Last Time

LONDON – The very final leg of Barry Manilow’s “One Last Time” farewell tour saw the legendary singer play arenas in nine cities across the UK, culminating in a show stopping performance at London’s O2, with lighting equipment and crew supplied by Blackburn based HSL. Creative Director Seth Jackson designed and specified the rig as part of an elegant and stylish design to help ensure the star’s incredible live touring performances would linger much longer in the hearts, minds and memories of his hugely enthusiastic fan-base as this seminal ‘touring’ element of his career comes to an end.

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The structure was a 37 by 19 foot platform on 8-foot uprights.

U.K. Theatre Makes Use of ModTruss as Structural Scenery

SHEFFIELD, U.K. – For the Sheffield People’s Theatre production of A Dream, described as a “modern-day mash up of Shakespearan romance,” the production team made use of ModTruss as a structural piece of scenery.   The structure was a 37 by 19 foot platform on 8-foot uprights. It was made up of the three available sizes of aluminum ModTruss – 3″, 6″ and 12″. The production was presented in Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre.

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ADB Acquired by Osram/Clay Paky

Osram/Clay Paky Acquires France-Based ADB Lighting Technologies

MUNICH, Germany and SAINT-QUENTIN, France – Osram purchased ADB TTV SAS, also known as ADB Lighting Technologies, on Aug. 3, and will run the company going forward as part of its Clay Paky lighting subsidiary. ADB, founded in Belgium in 1920, ran as a family business until 1987 when it was acquired by the Siemens Group. Under Siemens, it expanded from a maker of digital dimmers, memory control systems and condenser optics for theatre spotlights and emerged as a broadline manufacturer with facilities in Belgium and France,and a sales unit in Germany. Christian Léonard, then General Manager of ADB-TTV France, led a management buyout in late 2002. The company is now based in Saint-Quentin, with R&D, Product Engineering, Marketing and International Sales still located in Belgium.

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Total Structures Offers Kinesys-ready Pointman Hoists for the North American Market

Total Structures Offers Kinesys-ready Pointman Hoists for the North American Market

VENTURA, CA – Total Structures announced that, after successful testing of several models, Pointman Electric Chain Hoists have been approved for use with the Elevation drive system from Kinesys. Currently hoists are available in 1⁄4 Ton, 1⁄2 Ton and 1 Ton capacities, with maximum speeds ranging from 40 to more than 70 feet per minute. All units have the added benefit of complying with the D8+ hoist standard common throughout Europe, offering a 10:1 design factor, dual brake assemblies, and overtravel limit switches.

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The setup included Martin MAC Quantum Profiles, Martin MAC Auras, Elation SixBAR 1000s, Elation SixPAR 100s, grandMA2 control and Ultratec Radiance Hazer touring systems. Photo by Justin Litterio - JR Lighting Design, Inc.

JR Lighting Provides All-LED Rig for Gucci Mane Show in Atlanta

ATLANTA – Rapper Gucci Mane recently made his grand comeback at The Fabulous Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia with production design by DK Production Design LLC and full lighting, audio, and video production support by JR Lighting Design, Inc. The production featured special appearances by Drake, Two Chainz, and Fetty Wap. Production Designer Daunte Kenner and Lighting Designer Brandon J. Clark from DK Production Design reached out to JR Lighting one week prior to the show (having previously worked together on the Tinashe World Tour).

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More than 600 performers participated in the event for gathered VIPs June 1.

Gotthard Base Tunnel’s Opening Show Lit with GLP Impression X4 Bars

SWITZERLAND –  The Gotthard Base Tunnel, a milestone feat of human engineering that cost nine lives and $12+ billion over 17 years of construction, is officially open. Traversing 37.5 miles beneath the Swiss Alps, and including more than 93 miles of tube excavation for rail service between Erstfeld and Bodio, the project drew even more notice with a decidedly avant garde opening ceremony staged by Volker Hesse on June 1. The lighting design by LD Rolf Derrer made use of 140 GLP impression X4 Bars, supplied by Wohlen-based Winkler Multi Media Events.

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