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The Voice van Vlaanderan (The Voice of Flanders) Lit with Robe Gear

The Voice van Vlaanderan (The Voice of Flanders) Lit with Robe Gear

BELGIUM – For the live finals of the Voice van Vlaanderen (The Voice of Flanders), Show Designer Ignace D’Haese’s lihting rig incorporated 30 x Pointes, 21 x LEDWash 1200s, 22 x LEDWash 800s, 12 x LEDWash 600s and 15 x LEDWash 300s from Robe. The design was based on giving the show an epic ‘live arena’ aesthetic while also being flexible and adaptable to deal with the myriad of different musical genres performed throughout the 10 weeks. While the show naturally had to look great on TV, it also had to look spectacular for the 3000 Voice fans who packed into the stadium each week to cheer on their favorites.

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X-Factor in the Czech & Slovak Republics Lit with Robe Fixtures

CZECH REPUBLIC/SLOVAK REPUBLIC – For the final of the Czech and Slovak edition of the X-Factor, LDs Michal Schmidt and Tomáš Lecký used 56 x Robe ROBIN Pointes, 22 x ColorSpot 700E ATs and 20 x ColorSpot 1200E ATs. “The Pointe is absolutely the TOP moving light product at the moment – I could not conceive of doing a high profile music show like this without them,” Schmidt said.

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Neil Patrick Harris in Hedwig on Broadway. Photo by Joan Marcus

Robert Juliat Victor Followspots Light Up Hedwig and the Angry Inch

NEW YORK – The unconventional rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch is lighting up Broadway, and its lighting designer, Kevin Adams, is using Robert Juliat Victor 1800W MSR followspots to light up the stage. “They are a dream come true – super bright with a really even field of light,” Adams reports.  “The Victors are very white, so whatever color we put in it looks great.  We never have to balance them.  And they’re also really quiet.”

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Richard Dunn in McCarran Airport

Video of the Week: Heading to InfoComm? Don’t Let This Happen To You!

LAS VEGAS — InfoComm’s 2014 exhibit halls open June 18-20, overlapping with the Electric Daisy Carnival (June 20-22). Needless to say, Las Vegas’ McCarran Airport and most Las Vegas hotels will be jam-packed this week. All the more reason to opt against accepting a $400 voucher for an overbooked flight — which led to LD Richard Dunn getting bumped from a subsequent flight back to his home in the Atlanta area.

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Guy Pavelo Uses Clay Paky Sharpy for Drake Tour’s Diamond-Shaped Rig

LOS ANGELES – The Clay Paky Sharpy was lighting designer Guy Pavelo’s first choice for his hi-tech rig on hip-hop star Drake’s latest world tour. His design featured a diamond-shaped rig peppered with Clay Paky Sharpys. For this, Pavelo designed a complicated layered system of truss that exploded out from a central diamond. A considerable number of Sharpys are rigged across the master and diamond trusses with more rigged on a central ‘donut ring’ to deliver some perspective bending lighting looks.

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Martin Shares Video of Prep Work for 2014 Ultra Music Festival

MIAMI  — At this year’s Ultra Music Festival in Miami, Martin Professional fixtures played a big role. The company recently shared links to video clips chronicling the prep work undertaken for the 2014 event. This year, a combination of Martin lighting fixtures were deployed across multiple stages, including: RUSH 5×5 Strobe, RUSH MH2, RUSH PAR1, MAC III Profile, MAC Viper, MAC 101, MAC Aura, M-1 Control, M2go Console.

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