LOS ANGELES – Martin Professional’s MAC Aura played a heavy role in the Golden Gods heavy metal awards show, broadcast on VH1. LD Lee Rose, in his third year with the awards, chose the Aura to create a “wall of light” as a backing / scenic look to the turntable stage by placing four rows of fixtures in a matrix over a divider wall.
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BRATISLAVA, Slovak Republic – The 2012 Miss Universe Slovak Republic, staged at the National Tennis Centre in Bratislava, saw Martin Kubánka once again at the design helm for his 14th year. Local production and rental company Q-99 supplied the lighting equipment including a substantial Robe moving light rig.
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BAKU, Azerbaijan — For the 57th annual Eurovision Song Contest, with semi-finals staged May 22 and 24 and the finals on May 26 at the 23,000-capacity Baku Crystal Hall, Cape Cross Studio + Filmlicht GmbH served as general technical service provider. Among the many companies contributing to the success of the event was Germany-based Sommer Cable.
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LONDON – Syncrolite provided lighting for the rock concert to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee at Buckingham Palace. The concert included performances from Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Elton John, Kylie Minogue, Stevie Wonder and more and was broadcast live. LD was Durham Marenghi with gear supplied by Neg Earth.
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LONDON – ETC’s LED Source 4 won Lighting Product of the Year at an Association of British Theatre Technicians (ABTT) show ceremony in London. The ABTT judges commended the Source 4 LED for its “good light output, flat beam, crisp imaging, and the ability to change color.”
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