International News

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.

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.

ERL, Austria – For El Juez (The Judge), an opera that premiered at the 862-seat Festspielhaus here, LD Eduardo Bravotechnical and lighting manager/grandMA2 operator Johannes Laugwitz used Clay Paky A.leda Wash K10, A.leda Wash K20 and Alpha Wash 1500 fixtures.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden — For the V.I.P. guests at the invitation-only Nobel Prize Banquet held Dec. 10, 2014, LD Per Sundin included 18 Clay Paky Alpha Profile 800 ST fixtures supplied by Woodlite. Sundin called the Alphas “perfect” for the event, which called for looks that were “subtle and beautiful” rather than big and bombastic with hundreds of moving lights.

UK – Working with Video Designer, Andrzej Goulding, XL Video are supplying projection and media control for the Theatre Royal Bath Production of Saturday Night Fever, which is currently touring UK theatres.