MA Lighting’s MA onPC command wing serves as a hardware expansion for designers looking for 2,048 parameter mobile access to the grandMA2 control system via onPC software. The MA onPC command wing incorporates the command section of the grandMA2 consoles and makes it easier to use the free-of-charge grandMA2 onPC software.
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SINGAPORE – Singapore’s School of the Arts (SOTA) recently selected 10 Alpha Spot HPE 700 and 11 Alpha Wash 700s to illuminate three performance halls run by students studying the creative arts. The equipment was installed by regional lighting and staging specialists Desisti Asia Pte Ltd.
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LONDON – Beatles tribute band The Bootleg Beatles have since 1994 relied on Entec for the touring sound and lighting. And the love continues on, as LD Mark Jones has designed a show that mimics the productions of yesterday, but of course includes fixtures of today.
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MOSCOW – Robe moving lights added highlights to the heavyweight bout at Moscow’s M1 Global MMA (mixed martial arts) Challenge. Headliners Fedor ‘The Last Emperor’ Emelianenko and Jeff ‘The Snowman’ Monson entertained a crowd of 15,000 – including Russian’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin – and was televised live. Rental company TOK in northwest Russia supplied the technical production.
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SATELLITE BEACH, FL — Atlanta Botanical Garden’s seasonal light exhibit features green holiday colors and green energy in the form of one million LED lights from Lighting Science Group. The display has transformed the garden grounds into a winter wonderland, designed in collaboration with CD+M Lighting and Design Group of Atlanta. The LED fixtures also incorporate integrated sound sensitivity, allowing the lights to sync along with the songs.
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LOS ANGELES – Jay-Z and Kanye West’s Watch the Throne tour of North America is featuring grandMA2 consoles and 130 Clay Paky Sharpy fixtures, among other equipment, from tour lighting vendor Solotech. LD Nick Whitehouse and Assistant LD Steven Douglas are handling the joint tour for the rappers, who are promoting their new album together.
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DALLAS – When Northern Kentucky University (NKU) decided to implement a school-wide “Green” initiative, lighting designer Terry Powell called on Adam Hayward at Vincent Lighting Systems to overhaul his lighting rig. NKU’s budget allowed them to purchase more than originally specified, ending with 24 PL3 Wash luminaires from Philips Selecon and a Palette VL control console from Philips Strand Lighting.
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DALLAS – Elation Professional dealer Gemini Light, Sound and Video in Dallas celebrated its 30th anniversary by welcoming its customers to the company’s newly expanded 76,000 sq. ft. warehouse and remodeled showroom. About 250 guests were there to view new products including Elation’s Platinum Spot 5R and Platinum Beam 5R moving heads. Guests also got to see the new ELAR 108 RGBW and ELAR 216 RGBW IP65 LED color mixing fixtures from Elation’s architectural division.
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