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Fun. for XL Video

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Fun. for XL Video

LONDON – XL Video supplied LED screens, cameras, Hippotizer media servers and control for the high profile London show by New York-based indie pop band, Fun. Paul Normandale, who designed the tour’s video and lighting, was approached by management to come up with an inventive concept specifically for the sold-out Hammersmith Apollo show on the band’s latest UK tour. Once again, he teamed up with XL Video to help make this happen, working closely with XL’s Project Manager, Gareth Jeanne.

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Eurovision production

Clay Paky Part of Eurovision Backstage Tour

MALMÖ, Sweden – Eurovision Song Contest organizers have planned an advance “behind the scenes” show in Malmö May 7-8 to present the event to the industry and the international press. The “backstage tour” will focus on the technology to be used during the contest, along with some workshops where the various technical partners will present the solutions they have provided for the event. As Clay Paky equipment is in heavy use in the design – at 701 fixtures – the company is participating in the backstage tour in a big way.

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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by LD Paule Constable

White Light Supports 2013 Olivier Awards

LONDON – Paule Constable has won the Best Lighting Design award, supported by White Light, at the 2013 Olivier Awards, which celebrate the best productions to open in London’s West End over the last year. White Light used the Clay Paky Sharpy Wash fixtures – a new addition to White Light’s hire stock – on the outdoor stage of the Covent Garden Piazza while Clay Paky Sharpy profiles were put to good use on the indoor stage.

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Martin Jem AF-1 Mkll

Martin Jem AF-1 Mkll Fan

AARHUS, Denmark – Martin Professional’s new Jem AF-1 Mkll fan offers advances in control, rotation, speed range and increment adjustment. Speed control response is instantaneous, minimum fan speed has been lowered and motor noise at low speeds has also been reduced.

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Barry Fey

In Memoriam: Barry Fey, 73

DENVER — Music promoter Barry Fey, a top-tier music promoter credited with bringing U2, the Rolling Stones, the Doors and other top bands to Colorado over a span of more than 30 years, died at his home near Denver April 28. Fey, who had been recovering from hip replacement surgery, was 73.

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Carden Park event

dbn has it Covered at Carden Park Event

MANCHESTER, UK – dbn Lighting delivered a complete lighting, staging and rigging solution for an event staged at the elegant Carden Park Golf Resort & Spa near Chester. During the day, the event took on a standard conference and business meeting format, with an adjoining exhibit area in the venue. The meeting space then morphed into a gala dinner/awards ceremony and cabaret for the evening, hosted by Tony Hawkes.

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One Direction

One Direction for XL Video

LONDON – XL Video is supplying nearly 400 square meters (4,305 sq. ft) of LED screen, plus 72 VersaTUBE LED battens and crew to Blink TV for the UK and European legs of One Direction’s ‘Take Me Home’ world tour. The stage area is 84 ft wide and so production designer Paul Normandale needed a large surface at the back to emphasize the show’s epic proportions.

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KR-25s at Ultra

Krypton’s KR-25 Returns to Ultra Music Fest

MIAMI – Returning for the third straight year to  Ultra, Elements Krypton 25s were more prominently featured at the festival than ever before. They were designed into use with the Main Stage, the UMF Radio Stage, the Live Stage and in the AG Mega Arch by various designers working on the festival.

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