Australia - A cast of Vari-Lite VLX Wash luminaires have been installed as part of a massive AUS$136m revamp of the iconic Australian theatre, Hamer Hall. Adrian Sterritt, head of lighting at the Melbourne venue, says his team chose ...
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Germany - Nearly 200 Robe moving lights added glamour, sparkle and dynamics to the lighting design by Manuel da Costa for The Voice of Germany (TVOG) 2012. The popular talent show was produced by Schwartzkopff TV Productions GmbH & Co ...
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European LED chip and luminaire maker Optogan Group has started mass production of its high-power X10 modules in St.Petersburg,Russia."The opening of the X10 production line,with a production capacity of 40,000 units per month,will make LED ...
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UK-Less than a month after its release,WYSIWYG R29,the new,upgraded version of CAST Software's industry standard pre-visualisation suite,is already being used to stunning effect on high-profile shows around the world.Among them is the BBC ...
L.E.D.: LED means light emitting diode. LEDs are a solid state device and do not require heating of a filament to create light. Rather, electricity is passed through a chemical compound that is excited and that generates light. LEDs are ...
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Deep Purple lighting designer Louis Ball has just given Martin Professional's new MAC III AirFX lighting fixture a thorough workout on the definitive rock band's November / December arena outing across Europe. A classic rock 'n' roll show ...
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Cooper Lighting, a leader at the forefront of transforming the lighting industry and setting an unmatched standard for innovation and reliability, is pleased to announce the addition of the McGraw-Edison Galleon™ LED luminaire to its ...
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As the big international acts start to head down under for the busy summer season there is one thing many of them have in common - Vari*Lites. Elton John's lighting designer Kevin 'Stick' Bye, a former Vari-Lite technician, prefers to use ...
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On 6 October, in Russia's second capital of St. Petersburg, leading Russian rock band Leningrad played a special concert at sports complex Yubileyny. The event, arranged by company Euroshow, was distinctive for another reason - it marked ...
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Clay Paky Sharpy fixtures are living up to the name of Kelly Clarkson's Stronger Tour with their punchy performance on the road. "With their very bright concentrated beam and fast effects, the Sharpys hold their own for such a little ...
According to the new set-up Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance, Taiwan's LED industry is expected to benefit from high growth in the global LED lighting business in 2013. Taiwan's LED industry to benefit from global LED lighting brisk ...
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The City of Crystal Falls, Michigan retrofitted 40 250W metal halide (MH) decorative teardrop fixtures with Evluma’s 50W LED Clearlight Beacons along Superior Ave in the fall of 2012. And they are currently evaluating the 40W AreaMax ...
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In the household category function has always taken priority over form. For supporting evidence of this statement you only need walk down the household goods aisle at your local supermarket where you will be met by a wall of very similar ...
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Over the year, I have written about a variety of interior design and gardening ideas to use throughout the seasons. There are all fun to research and put together. But as always, I have favorites. Unless you have the money to change out ...
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Access Fixtures has partnered with Toshiba, a global leader in LED chip and LED luminaire technology, to offer the complete line of Toshiba LED luminaires including LED area lights, LED street lights, and LED interior lighting including LED ...
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