International News

OSLO, Norway — LD Daniel Sørensen designed the looks for SiLyA & The Sailors’ latest tour using Martin’s M6 lighting console. He was introduced to the desk by Espen Bechmann, key account manager in Norway for Harman’s Martin Professional business unit.

BRENTFORD, U.K. – Yes Events used Elation Professional’s new Sniper multi-effect light and Elation PAR, beam and LED lights to create Enchanted Woodland, an Illuminated walk through Syon Park near London.

DONOSTI/SAN SEBASTIÁN, Spain — Basque broadcaster Euskal Irrati Telebista (ETB) has deployed a Riedel Artist digital matrix intercom system within its primary production center in Miramón (Donosti-San Sebastián). Supplied and integrated by Madrid-based Riedel reseller Crosspoint, the Artist solution supports flexible intercom communications throughout the Miramón facility according to the different requirements of various productions, as well as VoIP communications with ETB headquarters in Bilbao.

GLASGOW, Scotland – Blackburn, U.K.-based lighting and visuals rental company HSL supplied lighting plus all necessary trussing and rigging for 21 pantomimes across the U.K. during the 2014/15 festive season for panto producer Qdos.

BERLIN, Germany – Once again Robe fixtures played a major role in lighting the massive New Year’s Eve celebrations in front of the iconic Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, closing a year that celebrated 25 years since the momentous ‘fall’ of the Berlin Wall in November, and that looked forward to 2015 with lots of positive energy and great hopes and ambitions.

AMSTERDAM – Green Hippo will feature Hippotizer media servers and its AViary Video Tools at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE), set for the RAI in Amsterdam from Feb. 10-12, 2015.

MOSCOW – SGM’s P-5 wash lights demonstrated their applicability as waterproof luminaires at the recent International Festival of Light in Moscow. Fountain specialist Aqua-Show was tasked with installing two lines of fountains and creating a 3D world of water for laser projection. They needed to illuminate the fountains with water reaching heights up to 30 meters, and for that they selected the RGBW P-5.

WUPPERTAL, Germany — Riedel/DECA Card Engineering has completed the installation of new ticket-scanning electronics at Munich’s Audi Dome, home to current German champion FC Bayern Basketball. Working in partnership with Ticketmaster, Riedel/DECA implemented an access control system that simplifies and speeds guest entry into the arena. The innovative concept offers not only fan security but also efficient visitor management for the club. Within just 90 days, the company integrated Ticketmaster technology into scanning terminals that were delivered and installed in time for the start of the basketball season.

LONDON – For the seventh consecutive year, Solotech supported the technical needs of the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. The December 2014 event, staged at Earls Court Exhibition Centre, was a large-scale production requiring tons of rigging, audio and video equipment. Solotech’s customs and logistics department coordinated the transportation by shipment of multiple containers and made sure everything was delivered to the  on time.