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ETC Re-Launches Source 4WRD

MIDDLETON, WI – This past April, ETC’s Source 4WRD was proactively placed on a shipping hold. The thermal management system was degrading faster than we anticipated and we made the choice to halt the shipment of a product that did not meet our internal standards. After months of redesigning, reworking, and retesting, we are pleased to announce that the new Source 4WRD has passed our rigorous testing. Given the overwhelmingly positive test results, the team agrees Source 4WRD is ready for re-release.

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GLS provided SGM, Clay Paky and other fixtures.

U.K.’s BoomTown Launches Sector 6 Performance Area; GLS Provides Gear

WINCHESTER, UK – THE 2016 Boomtown Festival, staged Aug. 11-14, featured a new stage and performance area, Sector 6. Dan Borg’s unusual set design featured an industrial vibe with tons of scrap metal. Borg and Boomtown’s production manager Robin Collins turned to Dave Whiteoak of Video Illusions for a lighting and video assist. Whiteoak brought in LD Sam Tozer from Vision Factory, and lighting rental company GLS supplied the needed gear.

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ENO photo by Catherine Ashmore

English National Opera’s ‘Tristan & Isolde’ Lit with Robe’s DL7S LED Profiles

LONDON – DL7S LED Profile luminaires from Robe made their U.K. debut at the Coliseum in London’s Covent Garden, as part of the lighting rig for the English National Opera (ENO) production of Wagner’s Tristan & Isolde directed by Daniel Kramer. Lighting was designed by Paul Anderson, set and scenic elements were created by influential sculptor Anish Kapoor and the video was designed by Frieder Weiss.

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Closing ceremony

Closing Show for World’s Longest Soccer Game Lit with Clay Paky Fixtures

SANTIAGO, Chile – A new world record was set for the Guinness Book of records at the La Florida stadium in Santiago, Chile, on May 22. A total of 2,357 players took part in a 120-hour soccer match and broke the previous record held by England, where a non-stop 105-hour game was played. The match, which was organized by Entel and Huaweii, was accompanied by a closing show. Local production company Real Audio Sistemas provided Clay Paky Mythos, Scenius, Sharpy Wash 330 and Alpha Spot HPE 1500 fixtures.

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Massive Attack

WIcreations Helps Massive Attack Screen Stand Out

BRISTOL, U.K. – Entertainment engineering specialist WIcreations was asked to create a new visual solution for the recent Massive Attack tour. The video design, created by United Visual Artists (UVA) – needed a full horizontal section in the middle of a flown Roe MC7 LED screen that measured 14.4 by 6 meters (WxH) to protrude from the rest of the surface by half a meter. This was to make specific text statements, facts and figures being displayed really stand out.

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Chevelle 2016

Chevelle Takes Bandit Lites On Tour

NASHVILLE – American rock band Chevelle, comprised of Dean Bernardini and brothers Pete and Sam Loeffler, have been making music and touring for more than two decades, but they aren’t kicking back and looking towards slowing down. Rather than rest on their laurels, the band released their eighth studio album The North Corridor this July and have been touring the country with a lighting package provided by Bandit Lites.

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Mein Schiff

German Cruise Ship, “Mein Schiff 5,” Sets Sail with Robe Lighting Fixtures

HAMBURG, Germany – Robe moving lights – including 65 DL4 series luminaires in the form of 50 x DL4F LED washes and 15 x DL4S Profiles  – were again selected as flagship fixtures for the four major entertainment areas aboard Mein Schiff 5, the latest cruise ship to be launched by German based operator TUI Cruises. This follows up the very successful Robe installation on Mein Schiff 3 in 2014 and Mein Schiff 4 in 2015.

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Prodigy P75 Self Climber

Prodigy P75 Self Climber Hoist from ETC Rigging

ETC Rigging’s Prodigy P75 Self Climber Hoist shares the same technology as all Prodigy hoists, but the P75 Self Climber is repackaged in a custom-made, heavy duty Tomcat 20.5-inch truss with a Working Load Limit (WLL) of 2,000lbs (900 kg) and vertical travel of 75 feet. The Self Climber was built to accommodate venues and installations that may have domed or peaked roofs, plaster ceilings, tight spaces and corners, such as historic buildings, houses of worship, theaters, arenas and more. Like all of ETC Rigging’s Prodigy line of hoists, the P75 Self Climber comes with high-level safety features such as slack-line detection, load cell, load profiling, and dual-brake systems. Every Prodigy hoist comes fully tested and pre-reeved and the Self-Climber is no exception.

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