EDINBURGH, Scotland – Scotland’s annual Edinburgh Festival Fringe, held every August, is always a busy time for lighting manufacturer ETC. This year, rental company Pleasance has teamed up with dealer Black Light to install in every one of its spaces ETC lighting and 26 ETC control desks.
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KERKRADE, Netherlands – A group of lighting designers, installers, dealers and other professionals from Belgium, France, Germany, The Netherlands and Poland journeyed to Elation Professional’s European headquarters recently for the annual Elation Pro Active Day. The day-long event involved hands-on demonstrations and other activities – as well as some fun events – for the pros who attended.
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DORTMUND, Germany – Some 23,000 dance fans partied all night long to the sounds of more than 54 internationally renowned DJs at this year’s Mayday extravaganza in Dortmund, including top names such as Paul van Dyk, Armin van Buuren, Carl Cox and Sven Väth. Production company schoko pro installed more than 360 tons of audio visual equipment for the party, designing a 4-fingered truss-claw and a monster mirrorball as the major centerpiece from the ceiling. A special trick was the ability to move and tilt the claw above the audience’s heads, to create changing lighting effects.
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LONDON – The Royal Albert Hall recently played host to the 2013 Mountbatten Festival of Music. The three nights featured Massed Bands of Her Majesty’s… Read More »Clay Paky Lights Mountbatten Festival of Music
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DOHA, QATAR – Doha, Qatar based-The Creative Communications Group (CCG) has invested in its first Robe moving lights: 48 LEDWash 600s. CCG, headed by Jalal Dudin, is one of the leading lighting and sound rental companies in the Gulf region and is renowned for its high quality equipment, crew and service.
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WEE WAA, Australia – The small Australian town of Wee Waa made the headlines last month by hosting the official global launch party for Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories. Daft Punk’s production house Daft Arts conceived and designed the space, described as a cross between Saturday Night Fever and Close Encounters Of The Third Kind. The dance floor, which resembled an LP record, comprised of 110 Martin LC Panels and 16 Martin LC Plus Panels.
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MELBOURNE– The Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) at the University of Melbourne has just gotten an ETC Gio lighting desk to use for its production course. The VCA continues to invest in the latest lighting technology.
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LIVERPOOL, UK — A premier arts and culture club featuring live music, arts events and casual dining, East Village Arts Club in the student district of Liverpool, captivates big crowds with a variety of Chauvet gear, including fixtures from Chauvet DJ, Chauvet Professional and Trusst.
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COSTA RICA – More than 50 PR Lighting fixtures were deployed to support a concert in Costa Rica recently, given by French DJ/production superstar David Guetta. This included 18 of PR Lighting’s XR300 Beam, equipped with 300W Platinum 15R lamp and convex lens, and 36 compact XLED 336 LED moving heads.
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LONDON – LD Simon Tutchener is using the new Clay Paky Sharpy Wash and the Alpha Spot QWO 800 on Mark Knopfler’s tour. “I’m having the time of my life with these,” said Tutchener. “I’m still getting to know the lights but everything I’ve seen so far is just what I was expecting.”
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LONDON – Deploying multimedia technology in way that enhances a naturally stunning visual experience is no easy task. Yet that is exactly what Event Communications and systems integrator DJ Willrich (DJW) have done at London’s The View from The Shard – using the features of Dataton Watchout multi-image display and presentation software. Dataton’s UK premium partner, Mirage Associates, provided the Watchout.
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LONDONDERRY, UK – James Thomas Engineering’s newly-released retro-designed PATT 2013 softlight made its first appearance at the Radio 1’s Big Weekend in May 24-26 in Londonderry. JTE designer, Sean Aston, took inspiration from the current trend for old broadcast lighting for the PATT 2013’s appearance and, using JTE’s in-house design experience and facilities, the team were able to manufacture an entirely new retro-style fixture quickly and efficiently in time for Routledge to use it on the Big Weekend.
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