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Elation TVL CYC RGBW Cyclorama Wall Wash

Elation TVL CYC RGBW Cyclorama Wall Wash

Elation Professional’s TVL CYC RGBW is a theatre-style cyclorama wall wash luminaire that promises a smooth and even field of seamlessly blended colors onto cycloramas, backcloths, scenery or any surface. Well suited for use as a color-changing floodlight for TV, film, theatre and broadcast applications, the TVL CYC RGBW features a 150W RGBW LED engine for floods of uniform light in virtually any color while linear variable white color temperature presets (7200K – 3200K) make it a convenient white light luminaire.

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The band performed at the Roundhouse in February.

Coasts Rock London’s Roundhouse with Avolites-Driven Light Show

LONDON – Bristol, U.K.-base band Coasts rocked London’s Roundhouse in February with an atmospheric lighting show created by Tom Campbell using an Avolites Sapphire Touch and networked Tiger Touch II. Campbell’s consoles are loaded with Titan v9 for the tour, and he’s using an array of the new and powerful features available in the software. The Avolites consoles were supplied by Siyan.

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Photos Courtesy Bass Events

Reverze Gets Scenic, Automation Assist from WIcreations

ANTWERP, Belgium – For the annual Reverze hard-style dance indoor extravaganza, staged by Bass Events in the 20,000 capacity Antwerp Sportpalais on Feb. 27, engineering specialists WIcreations automated large scenic objects to tie in with the theme of this year’s event, “Deception.” The title alone presented the opportunity for visual fun. WI was commissioned by Bass Events under the technical production management of Kristof Devriese, to move and rotate two large trussing ‘cubes’ onstage, fly nine other objects above the stage and also fly nine other large scale lighting pods … over the audience.

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VDO Sceptron 10

Martin VDO Sceptron Linear LED Fixtures Family Expands

Martin’s VDO Sceptron 20 and VDO Sceptron 40 are the newest additions to the Harman owned company’s series of linear, outdoor-rated LED video and lighting fixtures, joining the previously introduced VDO Sceptron 10, pixtured here. Well suited for the rental and installed markets, these fixtures are available with 20 mm and 40 mm pixel pitches, with an extensive range of optical accessories for a wide variety of video and lighting looks. The VDO Sceptron 20 and VDO Sceptron 40 are driven by the Martin P3 System controller for easy configuration, mapping and setup. No external components required. These fixtures are also backward compatible with DMX controllers for smaller setups.

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Writers Theatre, Glencoe, IL

Writers Theatre to Stage Opening Performance March 16 in Chicago

GLENCOE, IL – After operating out of two separate leased spaces for the past 23 years, Writers Theatre now has a new home to call their own, featuring the 250-seat Alexandra C. and John D. Nichols Theatre and the 99-seat black box Gillian Theatre in the Chicago area. Auerbach Pollock Friedlander played a key role in the development of the new venue.

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Blizzard Pixellicious Mini

Blizzard Pixellicious Mini

A new addition to Blizzard Lighting’s pixel mapping LED effects fixtures, the Pixellicious Mini is a ½ meter fixture that features 80 (tri-color) SMD 5050 LEDs with a projected life span of more than 50,000 hours of use. Users can also control each of the 80 LED lights with Art-Net (3.0 compliant), ArKaos Kling-Net and DMX protocols.

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Toby Mac performs with 4Wall-supplied fixtures

Toby Mac’s Diverse Stylings Get Visual Support from 4Wall-Supplied Rig

KANSAS CITY, MO – Christian artist Toby Mac, who can jump from hip hop to rock to EDM and funk music stylings, likes to refer to his style of music as “musical gumbo.” For his current “Hits Deep” tour, LD Jason Norris is using gear from 4Wall Nashville. The rig includes Vari*Lite VL4000 BeamWash fixtures, Martin MAC Quantum LED Profiles, Clay Paky Stormy Strobes and Elation Platinum Beam 5R Extremes.

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Icon Nightclub shines with Martin lighting gear

Icon Nightclub Showcases Harman Technologies During Miami Music Week

MIAMI—Harman’s lighting and audio technologies are being featured at Icon Nightclub during Miami Music Week 2016. The AV advances also reflect Harman’s renewed commitment to the nightclub entertainment sector, including the appointment of Bradley Drummond as Nightlife Solutions Manager in October 2015. The system for Miami Music Week was designed by Drummond and Tony Perez, Manager, Cruise Lines & Nightlife, Harman Professional Solutions, in collaboration with Icon Hospitality. All of the audio and lighting equipment and technologies come from the Harman Professional Solutions family of products.

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High End Systems Announces 2016 HOG FACTOR Competition

High End Systems Announces 2016 Hog Factor Competition

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AUSTIN – High End Systems’ HOG FACTOR 2016 competition is now underway. he competition is open to all college and university students in the USA and all information; rules and most importantly the programming package can be obtained by going to their website below.

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A.C.T Lighting Launches dot2 Preferred Stocking Dealer Program; ILC Chicago is First Participant

LOS ANGELES – Intelligent Lighting Creations (ILC) has become the first member of the dot2 Preferred Stocking Dealer program launched by A.C.T Lighting, Inc.  The new program is open to select dealerships, which stock MA Lighting’s dot2 family of consoles and offer training and support on the systems.  A.C.T Lighting is the exclusive distributor of MA Lighting products in North America.

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The setup included more than 180 Robe Pointes.

Reverze Music Event Returns to Antwerp with Close to 250 Robe Fixtures

ANTWERP, Belgium – For the annual Reverze hard dance music event, which drew close to 20,000 to Antwerp’s Sportpaleis and Lotto Arena on Feb. 27, Kristof van Mensel, Patrick Bellens and others from TCF collaborated on a visual design to tie in with the event’s main theme, Deception. Close to 250 Robe moving lights were in the rig, supplied by Phlippo Showlight.

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Zero 88 apps for remote control

Zero 88 at Prolight+Sound, Frankfurt

FRANKFURT – Zero 88 will be exhibiting at Prolight+Sound in Frankfurt – Stand B50 in Hall 3. Featured products include the FLX8, part of the company’s FLX family of lighting consoles. Also showcased will be new Remote and Monitor apps for all ZerOS consoles on iOS and Android (pictured here). These new free apps deliver more accessible remote operation of ZerOS consoles via mobile devices, with each app having a specific function.

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