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Belgium’s Ancienne Belgique Installs Robe

Ancienne Belgique

Belgium’s Ancienne Belgique Installs Robe

BRUSSELS – Brussels live music venue, the Ancienne Belgique, has invested in 20 Robe Robin MMX Spot moving lights to replace spot fixtures in a major upgrade to their lighting system. The decision to invest in Robe moving lights was a collective one made by all four members of the AB’s in house lighting technical team led by Kris Noerens. After various shoot-outs, the lighting crew toured Robe’s factory and training facility in the Czech Republic for product training before taking delivery of their new fixtures.

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A waterfall of Christie MicroTiles at Sunridge Mall

Christie MicroTiles Attract Customers for Media Company

KITCHENER, Ontario – Christie MicroTiles are attracting customers into the retail stores of Canadian media giant Shaw Communications, where the digital display technology educates customers about the Shaw universe that includes cable television, Internet and phone service. Rather than have all 24 MicroTiles depicting one piece of content simultaneously, a waterfall effect was designed with the tiles slightly staggered with gaps along the X Y and Z access.

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Friends Arena, Stockholm

Clay Paky Helps Launch Stockholm’s Friends Arena

STOCKHOLM, Sweden – LD Per Sundin of Sundin Designers has used 170 Clay Paky Sharpys to light a star-studded concert that celebrates the launch of Stockholm’s newly built, 67,500-capacity Friends Arena. Sundin had several challenges: the show would be broadcast on Swedish TV, and the performances would vary in style to demonstrate all the different types of entertainment to come at the new arena.

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Kuwait's 50th Constitution Day

ProPlex, LumenRadio Control Kuwait 50th Constitutional Day

KUWAIT – Kuwait’s 50th Constitution Day celebration featured more than 235 watts of laser power, plus lighting, audio, effects and 77,282 fireworks in a single hour.  Two weeks of setup, plus three tons of gear, culminated in the breathtaking gala witnessed by more than a million people. London’s ER Productions, the event’s laser and effects specialists, used the landmark Kuwait towers as the show’s centerpiece, using both wireless and fiber optic data control.

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Tim & Faith

Tait Adds Scenic Elements to Tim & Faith’s Vegas Run

LAS VEGAS –  Country superstars Faith Hill and Tim McGraw took to the stage Dec. 7 at The Venetian in Las Vegas, showcasing Tait Technology’s work in both staging and scenic elements, along with key automation elements. Leroy Bennett designed the set for the duo’s Soul2Soul 10-weekend run at the resort.

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Holographic image

Christie Technology Weaves Holographic Tribal Storytelling

PUGET SOUND, WA – Christie Technology brings the past to life at Tillicum Village, a Native American cultural experience, with holographic images powered by two Christie HD10K-M Series 3-chip DLP projectors. Using built-in Christie AutoStack and Christie Twist, the projectors cast holographic images onto a screen of a storyteller interacting with live actors and drummers throughout the performance on stage, helping capture tribal traditions. The images are so life-like, sometimes the audience wonders why the storyteller doesn’t take a bow at the end.

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The Jewel Box

Historic Greenhouse Glows with Chauvet

ST. LOUIS — The Jewel Box, a historic greenhouse in Forest Park, turned into a giant gem for a surprise birthday party, lit by 58 Chauvet Professional fixtures. Listed on the National Historic Register, the art deco-style glass building is a popular choice for various events. “With all the glass, steel and plants that make up this greenhouse, we simply wanted to let the building glow like a jewel,” said LD Stace Napper.

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Deftones

Deftones’ LD Chooses MAC 101 Rig for Large Looks, Small Truckspace

CHICAGO – With ever-increasing fuel costs, the mandate from alt-metal band Deftones for this fall’s North and South American “Koi No Yokan” tour was for a stand-alone lighting package that could play a wide variety of venues while maintaining an 18-ft truck footprint. LD Robb Jibson chose the Martin Professional MAC 101 from Windy City Lighting, he said, for its “small size and big output.”

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Global Immersion's Martin Howe and Electrosonic's Jim Bowie

Electrosonic Acquires Global Immersion

LOS ANGELES – Electrosonic has acquired Global Immersion, a designer and integrator of high performance digital immersive theater attractions. The acquisition, completed on Dec. 10, 2012, allows Electrosonic to expand its reach to offer digital immersive solutions across the theme park, museum, giant screen cinema and planetarium markets.

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Look Solutions Tiny S Fogger

Look Solutions Tiny S Fogger

Look Solutions Tiny S fogger has an all-in-one design — the hand-held unit contains a pump, battery and haze fluid. In demos, it puts out a thick field of fog for its size. The fog juice comes in a little syringe that inserts into the side of the unit. There’s enough fog juice in it to last for three minutes of use, and the battery on the unit lasts for up to 10 minutes. Designed to serve as a compact, sleek unit for special effects on performers, it joins the other Tiny Foggers from Look Solutions, including the Tiny-Fogger FX, the Tiny-CX and the higher-output Power-Tiny.

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GAM Products Introduces Five New Gobos

GAM Products Introduces Five New Gobos

GAM Products has released five new gobos. The gobos include three new breakup designs: Fire Escape, Vine Leaf and Scaffolding. The company is also offering a new “Jazz” gobo designed for jazz fests and New Year parties, among other uses. In addition, there’s now a new “Saturn with Stars” halftone featuring the sixth planet from the sun and its distinctive rings. GAM Products traces its gobo-making lineage back to 1975, when the company, then known as Great American Market, introduced its first stainless steel gobo.

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