MANNHEIM, Germany — 1980s German rock/punk band Böhse Onkelz (Bad Uncles) reunited at Germany’s Hockenheimring race track earlier this year for their first show in nine years. LD Jerry Appelt included 80 Clay Paky Sharpys and 36 A.leda B-EYE K20s in the rig. PRG provided the gear to light the band on the main stage as well as a B-stage that brought the performers closer to more of their fans.
Read More »LONDON – British singer Lily Allen has been touring both the festival and venue circuit in front of a backdrop of baby bottles laced with LED strips and controlled by Avolites Ai. Allen first unveiled her baby bottles set – a concept conceived by acclaimed stage designer Es Devlin – at Glastonbury 2014 and went on to perform with the bottles throughout the U.S., U.K. and Europe in the autumn as part of her Sheezus tour. In January and February 2015, the tour continues to Asia.
Read More »BRUSSELS, Belgium – ArKaos PRO named Music & Lights as its exclusive distributor for Italy. Music & Lights will handle the full portfolio of ArKaos products, which includes ArKaos Stage, Studio and Stadium media servers, MediaMaster PRO and MediaMaster Express software and Kling-Net, ArKaos’ control protocol.
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New Maximum Bandwidth Technology lets City Theatrical’s SHoW DMX to change from Frequency Hopping to Wide Band Digital Modulation, which allows it to narrow its output to smaller areas of the 2.4GHz spectrum, such as Wi-Fi channel 14 where (in the U.S.) no Wi-Fi broadcast takes place. This allows SHoW DMX to avoid all Wi-Fi interference in an otherwise saturated spectrum. No other wireless DMX system can make this claim. This is accomplished simply by selecting a SHoW ID on the user interface or via RDM.
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Green-GO, a leading digital intercom-over-Ethernet system from ELC Lighting, recently launched its Green-GO app for Apple devices (iOS). The app is free to download from the Apple Store and lets users gain control over beltpacks or table stations (32 full duplex channels, 250 groups and 3000 users) by using their iPhone, iPad or iTouch mobile devices.
QUAD ID Tags are the latest coolux product development focusing on new tracking scenarios. The actual QUAD ID Tag is encased in a robust black belt pack, that also includes batteries. Up to four small tracking LED connector cables can be attached to the pack, that can either all share the same ID or can have different IDs. Having four LEDs refer to the same ID can be an advantage when creating double and triple backup solutions to make sure that a person or object being tracked will be visible to motion tracking cameras at all times, not depending on the objects’ rotation/orientation.
Read More »Le Maitre’s EcoHazer, like other products offered by the company, uses fluid which converts to produce the purest, most efficient and long lasting haze on the market. The new EcoHazer takes the environmental aspect even further – the company says this unit is the most energy efficient water-based hazer in its product line.
Read More »The upcoming 2015 USITT Conference and Stage Show has attracted notable sponsors such as L-Acoustics, Elation Professional and Disney Creative Entertainment. USITT 2015 in Cincinnati March 18-21 offers added entertainment value and support opportunities – and some heavy-hitters have already signed on to sponsor key portions of the event.
Read More »The PinPoint – launched at PLASA in London – is a brand new, extremely cute highly dynamic product – fully designed and made in the UK as with all CORE’s technology. Already in production, the tiny IP65 rated wireless pin-spot / birdie weighs just 700 grams … while its single LED lightsource outputs a punchy 300 lumens.
Read More »Le Maitre’s latest range of pyrotechnics, the VS – “virtually smokeless” range, is continuing to expand. The VS range was originally conceived back in 2010 when Le Maitre’s R&D team, based in Peterborough, UK, were looking to improve the visual impact of effects by overcoming typical but unwelcome byproducts of pyrotechnics. Conventional pyro can produce a lot of smoke and ash, and with the advent of HD television and the increased use of pyro in sporting events, these by-products needed to be addressed.
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CAST Software’s new wysiwyg R34 lighting design software offers such features as laser light visualization, support for multiple languages, and an expanded set of new textures.
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The ColourPoint Mk2 is a lightweight lithium battery powered LED event up-lighter with full wireless DMX control.
It is IP65 rated for outdoor use and offers a powerful 2000 lumen output that will illuminate up to 3 storeys of architecture / buildings / space, medium sized trees and foliage and is excellent for powerful wall-washing in marquees, tents and rooms.
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