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New Year's Eve, Berlin

Robe Pointe Fixtures Part of NYE Celebration in Berlin

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.

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DDT, 'Pellucid' World Tour

Russian Rock Band DDT Tour with Clay Paky Sharpy, Sharpy Wash Fixtures

MOSCOW – LD Andrejs Dubkovs included Clay Paky’s Sharpy and Sharpy Wash 330 fixtures in the lighting rig for rock band DDT.  Dubkovs, of show design house Lumen Art Divison, credited the fixtures for their power, reliability and ability to fit within the tour’s budget. Novosibirsk-based Elkraft supplied the Italian-made fixtures for the Russian leg of the tour.

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Festival of Light in Moscow, (c) Aqua-Show

Moscow’s Circle of Light Water Feature Lit with SGM P-5 Wash Lights

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.

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Riedel Audi Dome Exterior

FC Bayern Basketball Relies on Advanced Access Control System from Riedel/DECA and Ticketmaster

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.

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Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2014, Montreal

Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2014 Gets Technical Assist from Solotech

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.

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Entec Damon Albarn RAH special guests (c) Dan Massie

Damon Albarn Performance at Royal Albert Hall Gets Boost from Entec Sound & Light

LONDON – Entec Sound & Light extended its 23-year working relationship with Damon Albarn and Blur by supporting the technical needs of the singer, songwriter, producer and composer for his live shows at the Royal Albert Hall last fall. Albarn, who performed with his live band, The Heavy Seas, was lit by LD Dave Byars, who also has a long working relationship with the artist, spanning 24 years. Entec supplied sound and lighting equipment and crew.

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