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Pitbull Performs the Night After the Grammys on The Tonight Show, Rig Includes Elation ACL 360 Roller Fixtures

Robin Thicke and Joe Perry joined Pitbull on the Tonight Show’s L.A. set. Travis Barker also performed.

Pitbull Performs the Night After the Grammys on The Tonight Show, Rig Includes Elation ACL 360 Roller Fixtures

LOS ANGELES — Rapper Pitbull performed his latest single, “Bad Man,” on NBC’s Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Feb. 16, the night following the Grammys, where Pitbull also performed (and won an award). Fallon’s show, normally based in New York, was filming in Los Angeles Feb. 15-19, and Pitbull was joined by Robin Thicke, Joe Perry and Travis Barker along with a cadre of dancers and some hyperkinetic lighting looks achieved with  the help of Elation Professional’s new ACL 360 Roller effect lights.

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LSC Makes Plans for 2016 Prolight + Sound Exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany

LSC Makes Plans for 2016 Prolight + Sound Exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany

FRANKFURT, Germany – LSC Lighting Systems will be exhibiting at the 2016 Prolight + Sound exhibition on booth C66 in Hall 3.0 level 0. The company is enhancing its Mantra Lite console with new software to be released at the show, and as a complement to the Mantra Lite, a new Mantra Wing will be previewed. Due for release in June, the wing adds an additional 12 fixture faders and 10 further playbacks as well as an extra DMX 512 Universe hardware output.

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The project gives theatre lighting students the opportunity to explore non-theatre lighting genres like live music.

Robe Supports Rose Bruford Concert Lighting Project in U.K.

KENT, UK – Robe continues its support of students involved in the technical and creative aspects of lighting, and once again made nearly 40 moving lights available for the 2016 Concert Lighting Project at Rose Bruford College in Kent, UK. This practical module offers second years on the BA (Hons) Lighting Design course at the leading UK theatre and performance college the opportunity to explore and engage in non-theatre lighting genres like live music.

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Lighting gear came from Crystal Productions, Resolution X and Mandylights

Clay Paky Scenius makes its Australian Debut at CMC Music Awards 2016 in Brisbane

BRISBANE, Australia – The CMC Music Awards 2016 were held at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC), with some of the biggest names in country music including superstars Jason Aldean and Florida Georgia Line, Australia’s own Adam Harvey, and rising country star Kelsea Ballerini taking to the stage to perform. Mandylights were responsible for the production design, production management, stage management, lighting design and operation. Lighting gear came from Crystal Productions, Resolution X and Mandylights themselves. The event was the first time Scenius, Clay Paky’s moving head spotlight, was used in Australia as Crystal Productions had received fourteen a few days prior.

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GLP GT-1

GLP GT-1 Hybrid Fixture

GLP plans to launch its new GT-1 hybrid fixture at Prolight + Sound 2016 in Frankfurt, Germany during the show, April 5-8, at booth 4.0. G19. The fixture is designed to work as a Spot, Beam and Wash fixture. Features include a high powered 470W discharge lamp and an optical system designed to produce a beam with a 22:1 ratio zoom range, from 2.5° to 55°. In Spot mode the fixture offers a wide range of effects, including CMY color mixing, eight rotating gobos, 14 fixed pattern gobos, additional beam reduction gobos and an interchangeable animation wheel. It also features three different rotating prisms, a fixed color wheel with CTO/CTB filters and a wash effect for softening the beam. In Beam mode the GT-1 delivers a powerful parallel beam of light at 2.5° through its large 145° diameter front lens, which remains bright and consistent over long distances. As with other GLP fixtures, the GLP GT-1 Hybrid Fixture features a GLP trademark – its ‘baseless’ chassis design. The fixture also has inbuilt wireless DMX control, full 16-bit pan and tilt movement and full range dimming and shuttering capabilities. The fixture also features an in-built battery for fixture set-up, an auto-sensing power supply and a low weight of just 25kg.

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elektraLite eyeBall IUV

elektraLite eyeBall IUV

elektraLite’s eyeBall IUV (ELE728) is a high-output LED fixture promising truly invisible ultraviolet light from a compact, lightweight design. At the heart of the eyeBall IUV are 18 three-watt LEDs operating at a wavelength of 365nm, completely invisible to the human eye. The fixture’s ample output is designed to produce vivid fluorescence at distances of more than 75 feet with zero visible light emitting from the fixture, which allows for extraordinary dark room and black light effects.

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Mega-Lite Tuff Baby P-84

Mega-Lite Tuff Baby P-84

Mega-Lite’s Tuff Baby P-84 is an LED lighting fixture that’s weathered for outdoors and can still be used indoors. This compact IP 64 rated unit packs a punch with seven penta RGBWA 12-watt LEDs. The addition of amber and white LEDs allows for pastel hues and varied tones that cannot be achieved with RGB LEDs alone. It has a 25-degree beam angle and also comes with a removable diffuser that creates a 30-degree diffused beam angle. The Tuff Baby P-84 has 3-pin XLR DMX connectors and a weather seal screw type power connection. The fixture has a double mounting yoke for simple rigging or ground stacking. It is controlled via DMX 512, featuring 8 channels, audio trigger and master slave control options.

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DiTech A.V. supplied the gear.

Disciple Now Weekend in Grand Prairie, TX Lit with Mega-Lite Fixtures

GRAND PRAIRIE, TX – Disciple Now Weekend draws high school and middle school students in the Grand Prairie, Texas area together. Held at First Baptist Church, the youth retreat is a three-day long gathering that includes praise and worship, bible studies, concerts and speakers. The youth pastors that organized the event turned to Ditech A.V. of El Campo, TX for their production needs, providing the church with gear from Mega Systems, Inc.

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Mega-Lite Axis Cyclops

Mega-Lite Axis Cyclops

Mega-Lite’s Axis Cyclops moving head gets its name from its “single eye” look. Featuring a 4.5-degree lens and 60W RGBW LED, the unit has infinite pan and tilt, making it capable of eye catching motion effects. The Axis Cyclops is controlled via DMX and has 15 channels. It has an LCD display for easy addressing and single quick release clamp mounts for simple rigging.

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The Truss Platform from Staging Concepts

The Truss Platform from Staging Concepts

The Truss Platform from Staging Concepts is made from steel for strength and durability along with 1” thick marine grade plywood substrate with virtually zero voids. This product is available in standard and custom sizes for both indoor and outdoor use. Meeting the same quality and strength requirements of Staging Concepts’ flagship product, the SC90 Platform, the Truss Platform meets 150 lbs per square foot of uniformly distributed live load.

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