LONDON – High End Systems will be exhibiting on stand E8 at the forthcoming PLASA 2015 at London’s EXCEL. Once again, it is all about LED, and the Austin, TX-based company will be featuring its SolaWash Pro 2000, pictured here, at the U.K. show for the first time.
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SYDNEY – TDC – Technical Direction Company, creators of transformative video technology for the event industry, has been noted for their achievements at the Vivid Sydney 2015 festival of Light, Music and Ideas. The firm has been shortlisted in the Best Technical Achievement and Innovation category of the Australian Event Awards.
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LONDON – Since forming in 2007, British band Mumford & Sons has toured the world almost non-stop. Now setting out again to showcase their third album, the band’s Lighting and Production Designer, Ed Warren, selected Martin’s new VDO Sceptron 10s and MAC Quantum Washes to make their live show even more immersive and experiential.
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MANCHESTER UK – Lighting from Manchester were delighted to return to the picturesque town of Ramsbottom in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, UK, a deep valley steeped in history nestling amidst the stunning scenery of the west Pennine moors – for the annual Ramsbottom Festival.
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LONDON – Triple E’s ModTruss is being deployed as the ‘universal building system’ for the Theatres Trust stage, the Technical Theatre Awards/USITT stand and the Technical Theatre Awards stage at PLASA this year.
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa – CS Audio, a busy full technical – sound, lighting, video and structures – solutions and rental operation started in 1995 by Donald Clark, became the third company in South Africa to invest in Robe BMFLs, with the purchase of 12 x BMFL Blades together with 24 of the new DL4S LED Profiles. Both types of new fixtures went straight out on a tour with Australian originated Christian rock band Newsboys, pictured here.
YUNNAN PROVINCE, China – The Dai Show Theatre, an innovative 1,183-seat venue that opened Sept. 25, 2015, is part of the Xishuangbanna International Resort developed by Wanda Group. Auerbach Pollock Friedlander collaborated with production designers and entertainment architects Stufish, who also designed the building, and show producer Franco Dragone on the project.
LONDON – Building on the Robe Arena booth concept at PLASA 2014 to mark the company’s 20th anniversary, this year Robe takes another large space at PLASA London in the ExCeL Centre. The company plans to put products aimed at theatre and television lighting applications on center stage.
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JESOLO, Italy – The Miss Italia 2015 beauty pageant took place recently at the Pala Arrex, Jesolo, Italy and was broadcast by La7. Rental company AMG International supplied the lighting gear, which included many D.T.S. light fixtures.
Read More »MILAN, Italy – Expo 2015, the international exhibition taking place in Milan this year from May 1 to Oct. 31, includes a dazzling array of lighting artistry. Among the lighting manufacturers represented: Coemar, which is also based in Italy.
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LONDON – d3 Technologies will unveil several innovations to its product line at the PLASA Show Oct. 4-6. On hand in Booth J40 will be d3’s new r12 software, the recently released d3 2x2plus, and the forthcoming VFC cards.
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LONDON – Avolites’ stand at PLASA London this year (D10) will have a dual focus: network functionality and lighting/video integration.