Futurelight DMB-160
The Futurelight DMB-160 from Steinigke Showtechnic uses a 150 W COB LED to give show designers the moving beam looks that have grown popular in recent years.
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TGAIS Event in London Backed by CPL-Provided AV Gear
LONDON – For the 2014 Global African Investment Summit (TGAIS), a two-day event held at the Savoy Hotel in London in October, Central Presentations Ltd (CPL) provided a key assist, working alongside roduction company Live Communications, on behalf of event organizer dmg::events.
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Fleetwood Mac Tours with Clay Paky, grandMA2 Gear
NEW YORK — Paul “Arlo” Guthrie, LD and production designer for Fleetwood Mac’s latest “On With the Show” tour, arranged for looks dominated a big upstage video wall, three above-the-head ribbon video walls and 12 lighting pods. The design also includes Clay Paky A.leda B-EYE K20 LED-based moving lights and Sharpy Wash lights, with a grandMA2 console for control. PRG supplied the gear for the tour, which goes out for another leg in Jan. 2015.
Read More »Eurotruss Names Procom ME Distributor in Middle East Region
LEEUWARDEN, The Netherlands – Eurotruss named Dubai-based Procom ME as its distributor in the Middle East. Procom ME is an established distributor of other brands including Clay Paky lighting fixtures, Avolites control gear and Meyer Sound speaker systems.
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Level 42 Show at Royal Albert Hall Backed by Avolites Tiger Touch II
LONDON — LD Yenz Nyholm used an Avolites Tiger Touch II with Tiger Touch Fader Wing to create a retro look for English pop/rock band Level 42’s gig at Royal Albert Hall. Nyholm’s Tiger Touch II, running Titan v8, was used to control a varied design of rock gig, West End theatre, and big band with a distinctly 1980s feel.
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Lighting Rig for “Stand Up to Cancer” TV Special Includes Clay Paky Sharpy Fixtures
LOS ANGELES — When the fourth biennial “Stand Up to Cancer” special aired in the U.S. and Canada on Sept. 5 it raised more than $109 million for its groundbreaking collaborative research efforts. Some 60 Clay Paky Sharpy fixtures, provided by Atomic Lighting of Lititz, PA, were deployed for the event to meet the specifications of LD Allen Branton.
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Hope Lutheran Church Installs LED Screen, Moving Lights from Chauvet Professional
FARGO, ND — For a lighting system upgrade at Hope Lutheran Church, Excel AV Group of Maple Grove, MN provided LED video panels and moving fixtures from Chauvet Professional. The upgrade included 60 of Chauvet’s PVP S5 video panels to create a 16 by 10 foot (WxH) video screen in the center stage area over the altar.
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Neg Earth Lighting Crew Supports Robbie Williams’ Tour Looks with Martin Gear
LONDON — Two weeks into Robbie Williams’ Swings Both Ways Tour, some of the lighting crew members from Neg Earth talked about their jobs, their lives and their experience of touring and working behind the scenes on a major production with Martin Professional. Pictured here are, from left, Mike Maslen, Alessandro Schilaci, Davide Palumbi and Peter “Kiss” Horne.
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R&M Materials Handling Names Sean Corson Director of Sales – Latin America
SPRINGFIELD, OH — R&M Materials Handling, Inc. named Sean Corson director of sales — Latin America. He will assume the responsibilities for R&M’s Crane Builder, Industrial, Entertainment and Drivecon field sales channels throughout Latin America.
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Volvo Museum in Sweden Gets Lighting Solution with LDR Gear
GOTHENBURG, Sweden – The Volvo Museum, which has expanded to an area totaling more than 86,000 square feet, now welcomes 100,000+ tourists every year from all over the world. A key focal point is a new 21,000+ square foot pavilion highlighting Volvo’s sponsorship of ocean yacht racing and and prestigious golf competitions. Mediatec obtained an assortment of fixtures made by Luci della Ribalta (LDR) and sourced via LDR’s distributor for Sweden, Bellalite, to achieve the design objectives.
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RC4 Wireless Makes Interesting Magic for “Curious Incident”
LONDON – The National Theatre’s hit show The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time has moved into a new theatre in London and has a new production in New York City. And in both cases, gear from RC4 Wireless helps the show achieve its technical magic.
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“Dreamgirls” Netherlands Tour Lit by Painting with Light
(NETHERLANDS) – More dreams are coming true in the fabulous world of Painting with Light as Luc Peumans has created another memorable lighting design for the current Albert Verlinde Entertainment production of “Dreamgirls” – a lively, action-packed musical story full of Motown rhythms and legends based on the rise and phenomenal success of The Supremes during the 1960s and 1970s.
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