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Martin MAC III AirFX Debuts on Electronic Dance Event

AMSTERDAM – Martin Professional’s new MAC III AirFX mid-air effects and wash luminaire debuted on the premier of a new Sensation electronic dance music event at Amsterdam Arena this past summer. Sensation LD Sander den Otter of Wonderwolf Design used 22 of the 1500-watt fixtures in the Source of Light show design. The fixture is now shipping to rental houses across the globe.

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(in middle) DWR’s Duncan Riley between Gianluca Breda (left) and Clay Paky’s Massimo Bolandrina (right).

Clay Paky Hosts South African Roadshow

DURBAN, South Africa –Clay Paky received a positive response to its South African Roadshow, with a number of lighting professionals attending product demonstrations in venues in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town. Clay Paky’s Massimo Bolandrina and Gianluca Breda presented demonstrations including the new Shotlight Wash and Sharpy along with fixtures from the Alpha Range of spots and washes.

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Donald Cox, Head of Lighting at The Royal Opera House Muscat

Philips Vari-Lite Provides for Royal Opera House Muscat

MUSCAT, Oman – VARI-LITE luminaires are the fixture of choice for the lighting team at the Royal Opera House Muscat. The arts venue has stocked VARI-LITE luminaires since it opened three years ago, including the VL3500 Wash and Spot plus VL1100 TS and AS luminaires. VARI-LITE luminaires are not only their most requested fixtures by touring lighting designers, but also fit the bill for a lighting source that can handle the sand and dust in the air from Oman’s desert country.

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Martin Seminars Beijing

Martin Product Innovation Tours Across China

HONG KONG – Martin Hong Kong has been touring the company’s newest products across China, in celebration of Martin Professional’s 25th anniversary. Stops in Guangzhou, Beijing and Hong Kong have already been held with upcoming stops planned for the Prolight + Sound exhibition in Shanghai Oct. 11-14, and Chengdu and Wuhan in late October.

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Mella Club

Martin LEDs Color Hong Kong’s Mella Club

HONG KONG – in the heart of Hong Kong’s central district, Mella Club is the newest resident in the city’s busy Lan Kwai Fong nightlife scene. Opened in July, the club’s focus is on design with a dance floor light show courtesy of MAC 101 and MAC 350 Entour fixtures, supplied by Martin Professional Hong Kong.

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Lion's Den Stage

CPL Supplies Boomtown Fair Lion’s Den Stage

WEST MIDLANDS, UK – Technical solutions provider Central Presentations Ltd (CPL) supplied a lighting and camera/visuals/projection package for the 2012 Boomtown Fair’s Lion’s Den Stage. The event was staged at Matterley Bowl near Winchester, a location kept secret until the last possible minute as part of the boutique style festival’s aura of anticipation and surprise. Rob Barnaville designed the lighting, in collaboration with CPL. The design aimed to maximize all the available stage space and the variable headroom, and provide eye-catching, operated ‘on-the-fly’ lighting.

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Prodigy

Robe LEDBeams Light Up The Prodigy in Belgrade

BELGRADE, Serbia – Serbian rental company Studio Berar purchased 50 new Robe ROBIN 100 LEDBeams initially to meet a spec by LD Andy Hurst for The Prodigy, and their headline performance at the recent Warriors Dance Festival. The event was staged at the Kalemegdan Fortress in Belgrade, a cultural location dating back to the first century AD when it served as a Roman military camp.

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Splashy Fen

South Africa’s Splash Fen Music Festival Chooses Robe

KwaZulu Natal, South Africa – Robe moving lights were chosen for the 2012 Splashy Fen Music Festival, staged in the foothills of the southern Drakensberg mountains in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. Returning designer for the second year was Llewellyn Pieters from Durban-based event technical support company, Black Coffee. The Robes stood up to an exceptionally dusty environment, and handled the general humidity and the salty sea air well, says Pieters.

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