International News

LONDON — The latest addition to the Philips Showline product range, the SL Hydrus 350, made its pre-launch debut at electronic duo Lamb’s concert during the Convergence Sessions festival. The festival ran from March 13 to 19 March at venues across London including the Roundhouse and art deco Troxy. Now in its third year, Convergence spans different genres of music and celebrates visual artists and pioneering technology. Lighting designer Mark Wynn-Edwards, who has worked with the band for nearly two years, specified 11 of the brand new moving lights to add super bright beam effects to his stripped back design.

FRANKFURT, Germany — High End Systems introduced two new LED-based luminaires in the SolaRange at the Pro Light & Sound exhibition this week in Germany. Featured on European Master Distributor AED’s stand (Hall 4, Stand D59), they include the SolaSpot Pro 1000 and SolaWash FX 1000.

FRANKFURT, Germany – High End Systems will be giving the lighting community its first look at the latest Hog control software at the Prolight + Sound exhibition April 5-8 in Frankfurt, Germany. Displayed on European Master Distributor AED’s stand (Hall 4, Stand D59), Hog v3.4 software offers numerous enhancements to the Hog operating system, including many inspired through designer feedback.

FRANKFURT, Germany – Coemar products will be on display at Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt, Germany April 5-8, Stand F67 Hall 3.0.The company will feature its expanding Reflection LEDko series of fixtures. Pictured here is the company’s Reflection LEDko TM White 3200K, designed to serve as a substitute for traditional profile moving head.

WINSLOW, U.K – Winslow Public Hall, home to amateur dramatic group The Winslow Players, was updated with new lighting supplied by Oxford-based Lancelyn Theatre Supplies, now part of National Stage Technology. The new rig includes Philips Selecon PL LED luminaires, chosen for their energy effiency, bright output and color changing capabilities.

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.

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.

FRANKFURT, Germany – RC4 Wireless will debut its RC4 LumenDimPix and RC4 LumenDimIO at Prolight+Sound 2016, Hall 3, Level 0, Stand C91. The LumenDimPix functions as the company’s RC4Magic MMXpix, but with LumenRadio CRMX inside. The LumenDim10 is a CRMX transmitter/receiver to go with RC4 LumenDim devices.

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.

FRANKFURT, Germany – Clay Paky will be at Prolight + Sound, featuring new gear including the company’s Scenius Profile fixtures; Hepikos, a 700W wash fixture (pictured here); the Shar-Bar moving LED bar; and ODEON, a series of IP66-rated architectural lights, among other new developments.

FRANKFURT, Germany – At the 2016 Prolight + Sound show, set for April 5-8, ADJ plans on featuring products including their Vizi Beam RXONE, Focus Spot Three Z, WiFLY Chameleon, Chameleon QBar Pro and more.

FRANKFURT – At Prolight + Sound 2016, LumenRadio will exhibit together with their long-time distributor LMP in stand C76, hall 3.0. Along with Swedish candy and moose salami, booth visitors will be able to witness the unveiling of a new wireless control product priced within reach of productions with smaller budgets, the company says.