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Unusual Rigging and Engineering LLC welcomes Denis Bramhall to Dubai

DUBAI – Unusual Rigging and Engineering LLC, a supplier of rigging and technical solutions to the entertainment, exhibition, architectural, event, TV and film industries in the Middle East, named Denis Bramhall as its new managing partner. Denis, who has been with Unusual Rigging for 15 years, will be taking over from Alan Thomson, who is retiring after nearly eight years in the region. The appointment will become effective early in the second quarter of 2016.

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Aida in Beijing

Lighting Rig for Aida at the Beijing Opera House Includes Clay Paky Fixtures

BEIJING – For a production of Verdi’s Aida at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, LD Vinicio Cheli worked with an Italy-based design team including stage designer Ezio Frigerio, director Francesco Micheli, costume designer Francia Squarciapino and Sergio Metalli, who dealt with the video projections. Cheli also included fixtures from Italy-based Clay Paky in the rig – Alpha Profile 1500s and Alpha Wash 1500s.

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ADJ XS Series

ADJ XS Series

ADJ’s XS Series includes compact single- and dual-axis moving heads equipped with 10W LEDs that serve up a sharp 5-degree beam angle. All are capable of 360-degree continuous rotation. The XS 600 offers continuous rotation of head and yoke. The XS 400 and XS 200 allow for continuous rotation, or spinning, of the head only.

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Elation’s Alan Rayner (left) with WSL’s Glen Brazil

Wavelength Stageco Ltd. Invests in Elation Lighting as Part of Expansion Strategy

BIRMINGHAM, U.K. – Wavelength Stageco Ltd (WSL) has invested in Elation Professional lighting products over the past few months, adding Elation SixPar 200 LED PAR lights, Colour Chorus 48 LED battens and Opti Quad Par LED color changers along with Platinum Beam 5R, Platinum Spot 15R Pro and Platinum Wash ZFX moving heads. Pictured here: Elation’s Alan Rayner (left) with WSL’s Glen Brazil.

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Frank Turner photo by Alex Alevroyiannis

For Frank Turner Show at London’s Alexandra Palace, LD Shaun Moore Uses Networked Avolites Consoles

LONDON – Nitelites LD Shaun Moore, who controlled a show for Frank Turner at Alexandra Palace recently, leveraged Avolites’ Titan V9 Multi-User feature to network a Sapphire Touch and Tiger Touch II. The Sapphire Touch served as the main console, with the Tiger Touch II (TTII) used as Multi User and Back up. The system ran Art-Net through a Main and Back Up Luminex System.

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The 12-day fundraiser was capped with a concert.

LMG Provides LED Video and Lighting Support for GRiZMAS II in Detroit

DETROIT – LMG Touring provided lighting and LED support for GRiZMAS II, a 12-day fundraiser capped with a concert featuring Grant Kwiecinski, a.k.a. GRiZ.  The asymmetrical design featured 90 of LMG’s 18MM LED tiles and 60 of the company’s 12MM LED LightSlices along with Clay Paky Sharpys, Martin MAC Auras. Production Manager and Lighting Designer Ian Davis used a grandMA console for control, and show elements rolled in on carts for easy setup-teardown.

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