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Philips Lighting’s VLZ range sets a new standard for performance consistency

[caption id="attachment_280306" align="alignnone" width="800"]Philips Entertainment Lighting's new VLZ range of LED-based luminaires together set a new standard of performance consistency in professional show lighting[/caption]

EINDHOVEN, THE NETHERLANDS – Philips Lighting (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, today announced the availability of the new Philips VLZ range of moving head luminaires for professional show lighting applications. Using the latest Philips LED light engine and providing advanced color and beam control, the three VLZ models together set a new benchmark for performance consistency in stage and television lighting.

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Colourblind Production Lighting Packs Green Hippo tech for Nicolas Jaar’s European Tour.

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GLASGOW — Nicolas Jaar, the New York-based Chilean composer, brought in Colourblind to design the lighting and video on his European tour. The tour made its way through a host of iconic venues and famous festivals, including Glasgow’s Barrowlands and Barcelona’s Sonar, claiming sold-out status and rave reviews. Colourblind, headed by Lynden Gare, designed a show to compliment the Chilean’s explorative music creations, and center to the operation was a Hippotizer Media Server.

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RP64 – Par64 LED Replacement Lamp Now Available

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SAN JOSE – Now available: a drop-in LED replacement for PAR64 incandescent light bulbs.  OnSiteLED, the lighting manufacturer located in San Jose, Ca.  presents the RP64: an ETL-listed, energy-efficient, LED lamp for PAR64 fixtures.  Compatible with existing dimmer systems and wiring. The RP64 LED uses 1/10th the power of 1000 watt bulbs with significantly less heat. Tool-less optics to change beam angles on the fly, without changing lamps. Upgrade your PAR64 fixture to LED with a simple re-lamp.

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Sponsors Lining Up for PLSN/FOH/Parnelli Golf Classic on Nov. 16

LAS VEGAS – Sponsors are lining up to support the 2017 PLSN/FOH Parnelli Classic in Las Vegas Nov. 16, 2017. The event will take place at the Rhodes Ranch Golf Club. Reservations can be made online at parnelliawards.com/golf, and onsite registration starts Nov. 16 at 6:30 a.m. A continental breakfast will be served, the driving range will be open to warm up, and there will be a putting contest. The shotgun start is at 8 a.m. And whether you’re an old pro or have just recently picked up the clubs, you’re invited to participate as a player – or as a sponsor yourself.

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Steve Bewley Creates The Perfect Stormzy with Ayrton

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UK – “This is the moment that I have been waiting for my whole life. I am now ready to certify my position as a credible artist and someone who is here for the long run.” The grime artist Stormzy was in no doubt about the importance of the Gang Signs and Prayers Tour, in promotion of his debut album, that visited Academy venues across the UK and Ireland through the spring, before culminating in two shows at the legendary London O2 Brixton Academy.

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ETC Eos Ti scary good on Criss Angel’s Mindfreak Live!

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MIDDLETON, WI – Criss Angel’s Mindfreak Live! at the Luxor Resort & Casino in Las Vegas upends people’s views of magic and awes spectators with a goth-horror vibe mixed with rock ‘n’ roll spectacle. The production has the largest number of moving lights on the Strip, and combines movers, lasers, video and more into one over-the-top vision. The large number of fixtures and media demands would tax the average console – but not ETC’s Eos Ti.

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GLP JDC1 Creates Special Look For BMW

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SAN FERNANDO, CA  Every two years the automotive industry and an army of auto fans head for Frankfurt. At the IAA Show, everything of importance in terms of automobile and road traffic converges — and the slogan is: Take Notice! The Bavarian car manufacturer BMW had some interesting news to deliver at their booth in Frankfurt and decided to set up the announcement in spectacular fashion. A total of 47 GLP JDC1 hybrid strobes were set around the new car presentation area, ensuring a particularly impressive and abiding memory.

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Lost Lake Festival Launches With Bandit Lites

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PHOENIX, ARIZONA – More than 45,000 people turned out to the inaugural Lost Lake Festival at the Steele Indian School Park in Phoenix, AZ for a three-day extravaganza of music, art, food and games. Superfly, the masterminds behind the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, Outsidelands, Forecastle and others, entrusted longtime collaborator Bandit Lites to provide the lighting for the two mainstages, where performances included The Killers, Chance the Rapper, The Pixies, Huey Lewis & The News, The Roots, Dreamcar, Run the Jewels, Odesza and Major Lazer.

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Elite Multimedia Brings The Grid-Iron To The Studio with Monday Night Football

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NASHVILLE, – In the world of sports entertainment, there are few productions as iconic as Monday Night Football.  Broadcast weekly on ESPN during the NFL season to viewers around the world, the televised intro must bring fans into the game with a sense of excitement and anticipation. Wanting to create a unique on-air experience for the latest intro that could combine both the on-field action and in-studio energy, longtime partner HABANA Avenue designed a cutting-edge environment with LED video and lighting supplied by Elite Multimedia.

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ATM Poland Chooses Robe

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POLAND – ATM is a leading television production company in Poland with a substantial complex and seven studios in the lively Praga district of Warsaw plus a head office in Wroclaw offering another two expansive studios spaces … all of which are constantly busy. The ATM Group was founded 20 years ago and is now a public company with around 500 employees, a fleet of OB vans, substantial equipment inventories and is servicing a variety of productions from conception to completion across Poland and further afield.

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Philips Lighting’s VLZ Profiles are Picture Perfect for South Africa’s Idols

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JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – Philips Lighting, today announced that its latest lighting fixtures are playing a key role in enhancing the quality of the television pictures for the current series of South Africa’s televised talent contest, Idols. Delivering crisp backlight beams and a high quality key light, the LED-based new Philips VLZ Profile fixtures from Philips Entertainment Lighting are providing a quality of light output that enables even more finely color-balanced television pictures for the latest series.

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