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Osram Ostar Stage LEDs

Osram Ostar Stage LEDs

Osram Ostar Stage LEDs

The new Osram Ostar Stage LEDs from Osram Opto Semiconductors offer high luminance of 48 million candelas per square meter and tunable color tones from cold white to warm white. Combined with their low-profile design and glass cover with anti-reflective coating, they provide the basis for more compact spotlights with an extremely narrow beam. The Ostar Stage LEDs are targeted for use in moving head spotlights on stage, for booth lighting at trade fairs and for architectural lighting.

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Fuerzabruta

Stage Electrics Provides Immersive Carnival Vibe for Fuerzabruta

LONDON – Fuerzabruta is an Argentine theatrical extravaganza which provides its visitors an immersive theatrical carnival experience. The fast-paced and interactive production required its audience not only to be nimble but standing as they transitioned from being spectators to becoming part of the show. Technical event specialists Stage Electrics supplied and installed the lighting (and audio) solutions.

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Ultra Festival

Robe Chosen for Ultra Festival Main Stage

MIAMI – LD Richard Neville incorporated nearly 300 Robe moving lights into his design for the Main Stage of the 2013 Ultra Festival in Miami. Neville has been using Robe products for some time – specifically the LEDWash series – and his task was to create something truly spectacular.

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Jason Aldean

Sharpys, grandMA on Jason Aldean’s Tour

NASHVILLE – There are 24 Clay Paky Sharpys lighting up country singer Jason Aldean on his Night Train Tour. LD/programmer Aaron Swetland calls Mike Swinford’s show design “very dynamic with a lot of elements and layers.” The automated video screens – which carry the lighting fixtures – move in all directions with 24 axes of movement.  A pair of grandMA2 lighting consoles control it all.

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Prolight+Sound, Frankfurt, Germany

Prolight + Sound: An Insider’s Guide

FRANKFURT – If you are heading to Prolight + Sound/Musikmesse 2013, Frankfurt’s gargantuan music/pro audio and lighting trade show set for April 10-13, 2013, here are a few words of advice from George Petersen, editor of PLSN’s affiliate FRONT of HOUSE magazine. Since these tips apply to anyone traveling to the show, we’ve included them on PLSN.com as well as fohonline.com.

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FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

Clay Paky at World Ski Championships

TRENTO, Italy – The opening ceremony of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships featured acrobats, dancers and climbers in a show broadcast worldwide by Italian state television. The lights were split into two groups. Marco Spagnoli was lighting director for white lights, while Mario Zanella took care of the effects and the respective lighting design, relying heavily on Clay Paky Sharpys.

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Volt Lites' new purchase

GLP impression X4 Makes its Mark with Volt Lites

LOS ANGELES – Rental company Volt Lites, led by LD Matthew Shimamoto, recently purchased GLP’s new impression X4 moving head for their inventory. Prior to purchasing, they decided to trial some of the fixtures on a new TV show that is set to air this month. “We already knew the X4 looked great to the human eye, but we needed to see how they looked under the scrutinizing eye of the camera — and they performed exceptionally well,” he said.

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Deftones

Jibson Chooses Jands Vista L5 for Deftones

CHICAGO – LD Robb Jibson is using a Jands Vista L5 to control lighting for alt-rock band, Deftones on their latest tour. Traveling with their own custom grid package, the Jands Vista L5 is controlling more than 150 lighting fixtures on the Deftones tour, including a number of LED battens, moving heads, spotlights and strobes.

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Harry De Lon

Harry De Lon Joins Elation Europe

KERKRADE, The Netherlands – Harry De Lon has joined Elation Professional Europe as a sales professional, beginning in May 2013.  The 35-year industry veteran will focus on stage, touring and theatrical lighting. De Lon will be on hand at Elation’s stand this week at ProLight + Sound in Frankfurt, Germany April 10-13.

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Jands Stage CL Console

Jands Stage CL Console

Jands designed its Stage CL console to meet the needs of those running small lighting rigs that include LED fixtures — without going overboard on price or complexity. Each of the 12 channels has a saturation encoder. Turn the dial, and a LED on the channel shows the color chosen, for single fixtures or groups. Preset buttons also let users click between full and half saturation, and a one-press Record button stores settings and looks.

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