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Hong Kong and Macau Installations Include Robert Juliat Gear

HONG KONG and MACAU, China — Robert Juliat’s Hong Kong distributor, Pacific Lighting (HK) Ltd, which had provided RJ Lancelot followspots to the CotaiArena at the The Venetian Macao, also recently provided a range of RJ 2.5kW profile fixtures and two Victor spots to Hong Kong’s Ko Shan Theatre Annex, along with two RJ Topaze followspots to the new Hong Kong Academy School, pictured here.

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LynTec RPCR Relay Panel for Retrofit Applications

LynTec RPCR Relay Panel for Retrofit Applications

LynTec says its RPCR panels are the first relay panels to offer remote capabilities for setup, control, and monitoring on existing electrical panels. The RPCR is designed to add branch circuit control and monitoring to any existing breaker panel regardless of brand, make, or model. As such, they are particularly well suited for retrofit applications. LynTec’s RPCR is offered in six different configurations housing eight to 64 relays: RPCR-8, RPCR-16, RPCR-24, RPCR-32, RPCR-48, and RPCR-64.

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From left, Jeroen van Aalst from Controllux and Andre van der Heyden of Purple Haze.

Purple Haze Invests in Robe Robin Pointe, MMX Spot Fixtures

WOERDEN, The Netherlands — Purple Haze, a technical solutions and equipment provider based here, is run by Andre van der Heyden, who founded the company 35 years ago, naming it in honor of the Jimi Hendrix song. He bought his first Robe products in 2004 and has continued to invest in the brand, most recently with a purchase of 16 Robe Robin Pointe fixtures and eight MMX Spots from Robe’s Benelux distributor Controllux.

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Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) once again impressed videogame fans and media at “The Download: EA 2013 Preview,” the game publisher’s annual press event held during the 2013 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles. WorldStage returned for the sixth consecutive year to provide AV support for the event

Annual E3 Press Event Gets Sixth Assist from WorldStage

LOS ANGELES — Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) once again impressed videogame fans and media at “The Download: EA 2013 Preview,” the game publisher’s annual press event held during the 2013 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles.  WorldStage returned for the sixth consecutive year to provide AV support for the event, which looked at upcoming titles via live demos, world premiere trailers and breaking news.

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Robe Robin MiniMe

Robe Robin MiniMe

The Robe Robin MiniMe is compact, light in weight and quick in its movements, with an LED light source rated for 20,000 hours of use. Well suited for applications including bars, nightclubs, restaurants or for retail lighting, the MiniMe is an effects lighting fixture that can also make use of full video output. Colors, gobos and beam shapes are all digitally generated by the on-board micro media server.  Custom artwork, still photographs and video can also be simply uploaded for projection, while live video can be streamed through the HDMI input.

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Beyonce World Tour Lit with 208 Clay Paky Sharpy Fixtures

Beyonce Tour Rig Includes Clay Paky Sharpys

MELBOURNE, Australia — Beyonce’s 106-date Mrs. Carter Show World Tour, now traveling Australia with a planned return to North America later this year, includes a lighting design by LeRoy Bennett that includes more than a thousand fixtures and 208 Sharpys from Clay Paky for focused aerial beam effects. Upstaging is providing the gear.

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Brandon J. Clark

ETC Announces LDI Student Sponsorship Selections

MIDDLETON, WI — ETC has announced the list of students chosen for its annual LDI Student Sponsorship program. The students get to attend LDI 2013 in Las Vegas from Nov. 22-24 and network with industry pros. They include Brandon J. Clark, Chris Collins, Nicholas Diaz, Ha-Young Jeong, Jake Kvanbeck, Bart van den Heuvel and Angelina Vyushkova.

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Pukkelpop 3D wall photo by Marco Hinic

Pukkelpop 2013 Featured 3D Overhead Video Wall, ArKaos Control

BRUSSELS, BE — Pukkelpop 2013, which drew 60,000 with headliners including Eminem, The Prodigy and Nine Inch Nails, featured an opening night party in the 30,000 capacity Boiler Room. The main visual attractions was a 3D overhead video wall with pixel mapped content driven by an ArKaos Stage server. The ceiling effects were the idea of Belgian design company, Arf & Yes, brought to life by their lighting designers, Philippe Vanderheeren and Ignace D’haese using 3-dimensional video animation.

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ADJ Ikon LED Gobo Projector

ADJ Ikon LED Gobo Projector

ADJ’s Ikon LED Gobo Projector offers users a high-power 60W LED, adjustable dimmer and rotation and three beam angle options, among other features. The lightweight (8 lb.) product is well-suited for weddings, nightclubs, corporate shows and other events.

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