LD Jamie Thompson Uses Avolites Consoles for Leona Lewis U.K. Tour

PLYMOUTH, U.K. – British singer and X Factor winner Leona Lewis toured the U.K. in February and March with lighting designed by Jamie Thompson and controlled by Avolites Sapphire Touch and Tiger Touch II consoles. Thompson’s brief for the tour, which visited 13 cities across England, Wales and Scotland, was to create an intimate show pushing the focus on to Leona and her band as they performed new material and her internationally bestselling back catalog.

MEXICO CITY – Medio Angular recently added to its inventory with the purchase of Robe Pointes and LEDWash 300s, sourced via Robe distributor Vari Internacional. Pictured here, from left, are Allan Fernandez (Vari Internacional), Medio Angular’s Juan Pablo (Paul) Guzman and Alberto Garcia (Vari Internacional).

FRANKFURT, Germany – AV Stumpfl will be bring their live event, production and rental and staging innovations from their native Ausria to Prolight+Sound 2016. Featured products will include an 8K by 4K version of Wings Engine Raw, which will be demoed right on the AV Stumpfl stand. AV Stumpfl will also use their prolight+sound trade show presence to launch the brand new Wings Vioso 3D mapping module with a reinvented workflow for video projection mapping and design.

ABU DHABI, UAE – The Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi), turned to live communication specialist People as the event management agency for the elaborate 2016 Qasr Al Hosn festival, which ran from Feb. 3-13.. Manchester UK based dbn Lighting design an overall scheme to light all the different areas of the site. Lead lighting designer Stephen Page and a team of seven designers and on-site LDs from dbn worked closely with Tom Ralston and Jonathan Godsmark from Eclipse Staging Services Dubai who provided all the lighting, AV, power and rigging equipment for the multi-day event.

FRANKFURT, Germany – Elation Professional will be featurig new technologies and products at Stand E85 in Hall 4 Prolight + Sound 2016  including the company’s new ZCL, DTW and Fuze series of products. Also featured will be the company’s Platinum SEVEN, a new 7-color LED wash luminaire along with a cyclorama wash luminaire; the TVL CYC RGBW, a floodlight for TV, film, theatre and broadcast applications; and the company’s X-Series of hybrid fixtures including the Platinum FLX and mid-sized Platinum HFX moving heads (HFX pictured here).

GUANGZHOU, China — The 21st Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition (GILE), set for June 9-12 at the China Import and Export Fair Complex, promises a comprehensive seminar program along with extensive lighting exhibits. More than 100 sessions will be offered, including those focusing on design, the lighting market and technology.