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Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival Chooses grandMA2

Jamaica Jazz and Blues

Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival Chooses grandMA2

Kingston, JAMAICA – For the 2012 Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival in January, LD, director and programmer John Dacosta specified two grandMA2 light consoles to control more than 140 Martin and VARI-LITE moving lights, two media servers and multiple LED-screens. Dacosta chose the grandMA2 consoles when he discovered that Celine Dion was on the bill, and his integration of lighting and video would need to be “larger than life.”

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Fish Leong

Entec Lights Mandarin Pop Star Fish Leong

LONDON – Entec supplied lighting and all associated rigging equipment plus crew for a show featuring Malaysian Chinese Mandarin pop superstar Fish Leong. The date at the Hammersmith Apollo in London was part of her “Love Page” world tour. LD Mr. Wu (aka “Bevan”) flew in from Hong Kong for the sold-out gig.

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Super Bowl Village

W-DMX at Super Bowl Village

Uddevalla, SWEDEN – W-DMX by Wireless Solution Sweden proved to be MVP at the Super Bowl Village, a 10-day, three-block interactive festival of football in Indianapolis. Jason Greene, wireless technician and programmer, explains, “We chose to use W-DMX because the number of fixtures, the fixtures’ positions and the weatherproof domes around the fixtures made running 5-pin DMX impractical.”

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Green Hippo in Asia

LONDON – Green Hippo staffers are concentrating on the Asian market with sales and technology support, starting with a tour to visit with distributors, followed by showings at InfoComm Beijing and the Koba Trade Show.

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Immersive Dome Experience at Prolight + Sound 2012

LINKOPING, SWEDEN – Dataton, Digital Projection International and domeprojection.com are teaming to present an immersive dome experience at Prolight + Sound 2012. The stand will comprise a 10 meter diameter, fully immersive 360° wrap-around dome screen as the canvas for Dataton’s WATCHOUT multi-display presentation system.  It will use eight HighLite series projectors using lenses from Digital Projection International, integrated by domeprojection.com’s auto-alignment system.

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New Guildhall

Stage Electrics Awarded London Guildhall Contract

BRISTOL, UK – Stage Electrics has been awarded the contract for the Guildhall School of Music & Drama’s new £89 million Milton Court site in the City of London.  The School will house a new concert hall, drama theatre, studio theatre, TV studio and rehearsal rooms. The project begins this month with the grand opening set for fall 2013.

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ETC Sensor3 Power Control

ETC to Unveil Source Four LED, Sensor3 Power Control at USITT 2012

MIDDLETON, WI – ETC’s Source Four LED makes its US debut at USITT 2012. Showgoers will see the three versions: the Lustr+, Daylight and Tungsten. The Sensor3 power control sysem will also be on hand. A demo of combining conventional with LED fixtures takes place at the blackbox-style booth, while the winning videos of the “Show Us Your ETC” contest will also be shown.

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Robe ROBIN DLF Wash

Robe ROBIN DLF

The Robe ROBIN DLF is a fresnel wash fixture designed to complement the ROBIN range of fixtures. It uses high powered RGBW LEDs. Zoom range is from 5.5 to 60 degrees with a diffusion filter to extend the range further. Beam shaping module allows for some eye-catching aerial effects.

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GDS LiteWare Satellite fixtures

Green Light Event Design Acquires GDS LiteWare Satellite Fixtures from A.C.T Lighting

LOS ANGELES – Seattle-based Green Light Event Design has added GDS LiteWare Satellite fixtures to its inventory. The fixture is a battery-operated LED which can be extended in a pole position as an uplighter.  Green Light Event Design recently used a number of them for a wedding to wash the cake and the dance floor. A.C.T Lighting distributes GDS (Global Design Solutions Ltd) products in North America.

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