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ETC Ltd announces eco-building move as part of expansion plan

ETC has announced plans to expand its business with the relocation of its London operations to a new, state-of-the-art eco-building. The move supports ETC’s expanding business and service offerings as well as planning for future growth.

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Robe Gets Thirty, Rough & Dirty with Scooter

Lighting designer Andre Beekmans specified several Robe moving lights for some hardcore techno rave action with legendary band Scooter on their “Thirty Rough & Dirty” tour celebrating 30 years of success, innovation and energy !

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Ayrton Perseo Profiles are Olivier Awards workhorse fixtures

For this year Olivier Awards, LD Ben Cracknell chose 78 Ayrton Perseo Profile fixtures, provided by White Light, as his work horse fixtures.

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Amadeus & HOLOPHONIX install a spatial system at the Royal Theatre of Namur

Amadeus & HOLOPHONIX install a spatial 34-speaker system at the Royal Theatre of Namur, the first major immersive audio install for the French Company in Belgium, offering the listening audience the best sound possible from every seat in the Italian-style theater.

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Ephesus Experience Museum Brings History to Life with Panasonic DLP Projectors

123 Panasonic DLP laser projectors were chosen to transform visitors’ understanding of the ancient city of Ephesus through an immersive, multi-sensory experience at The Ephesus Experience Museum.

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Keeping Astera In Sight

Sightline Productions team are all big fans of Astera, having first started hearing about the brand a few years back when the neon lighting look was very popular in Australia.

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ShowTech Productions Bahrain invests in Robe iFORTE

ShowTech Productions, based in Riffa, Bahrain, has recently added to its extensive Robe moving light stock with the purchase of 12 x iFORTE LTX luminaires.

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Teatro de la Zarzuela invests in Robert Juliat Dalis 860 Cyclorama

Theatre, television and event rental company, CityLight Iluminación, has supplied 32 Robert Juliat Dalis 860 Cyclorama lights to the Teatro Zarzuela.

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Bootshaus, the World’s #5 Night Club with L-Acoustics A Series

Bootshaus in Cologne, Germany, the World’s #5 Night Club has undergone a full audio overhaul with L-Acoustics A Series. Certified Provider Distributor Babbel & Haeger was commissioned to specify the perfect system in consultation with production company Laserframe.

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AYRTON KYALAMI, NANDO 502 WASH ET MAMBA. PHOSPHORE IS HERE!

In this exclusive interview conducted on the Ayrton stand at Prolight+Sound, Yvan Peard, designer of Ayrton’s fixture, reveals the development approaches that led to the new products launched in early 2024, and his vision of the future...

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VOLERO CUBE ET ORKIS CYC (SLU INNOVATION AWARD) , THE DIVAS OF CLAYPAKY/ADB

The Italian brand aroused our curiosity at PL+S 2024 with the creative Volero Cube with its many facets: beam, wash, strobe and pixels, and the new Orkis CYC cyclo fixture with its old-school look, which won an SLU Innovation Award.

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Ayrton appoints Briony Berning as Design, Training and Business Development Engineer

Ayrton is delighted to announce the appointment of Briony Berning as its new Design, Training and Business Development Engineer as part of the continuing expansion of its international team.

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The Royal Opera of Versailles Invests in Robe

The Royal Opera of Versailles is part of the famous Palace of Versailles. Recently, a major lighting upgrade comprising 40 x Robe T2 Profiles and 12 x TX1 PosiProfiles was delivered in two batches by Robe France.

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New TAF Wall Plate Console : Wall to Wall Support

The TAF Wall Plate Console is the ultimate solution for temporary or permanent mounting of TAF’s FT33 or FT34 truss between walls.

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Tim Goodacre Talks Astera

Tim Goodacre, a busy and in-demand freelance gaffer and lighting specialist based in Sydney, utilised the LeoFresnel on season 2 of the award-winning Netflix Heartbreak High reboot, specifically for a forest night scene shot on location.

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Fredrik Stormby goes large with Ayrton fixtures at Eurovision Song Contest 2024

Eurovision 2024 pushes the boundaries with 384 new Ayrton Rivale Profiles, 146 newly-released Kyalami fixtures, along with 32 Huracán Wash to highlight a show whose official slogan was #UnitedByMusic.

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Robe is Key to Eurovision 2024

The 2024 Eurovision Song Contest was staged in Malmo Arena, Sweden, and was memorable for bringing the most-watched live music broadcasts in the world to new levels of excellence.

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ETC Announces Important Software Releases for Hog 4 OS

Hog 4 OS v3.21 and v4.1 are the bridging releases with export/import features to get old show files into Hog desks running v4.x software.

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Andrea Bocelli Takes Two DiGiCo Quantum852 On Tour

Andrea Bocelli Takes Two DiGiCo Quantum852 on a tour nicknamed AB30, his initials and the number of years he’s recorded and traveled the world touring. The two consoles, are supplied as part of a complete production package by OSA International, Inc.

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SGM P3 VISION: PIXELS AND TALENT

A grid of pixels in addition to the wash, full connectivity, ultra-small size and the possibility of assembling several in a matrix, made us want to put the P3 Vision through its paces in the SoundLightUp test bench.

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London’s Park Theatre upgrades with ETC ColorSource Spot jr

ETC dealer Stage Electrics has supplied ColorSource Spot jr fixtures to upgrade the lighting in London’s Park Theatre.

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The Other Side, the first L-ISA Spatial Audio Nightclub

The Other Side is the world’s first club to adopt L-ISA Spatial Audio. A complete 360° L-ISA 14.1.5 immersive configuration takes the 900-capacity nightclub experience to a whole new level for the audience and artists in Amsterdam.

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Robe has A Laugh with Lado Bizovicar at Slovenska Muska Event

The lighting design of Lado Bizovicar extravaganza event was created by Crt Birsa and Greta Godnic featuring 355 Robe lighting fixtures in the 500+ luminaires of the rig.

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L-Acoustics Elevates Anne Hamlett to Chief People Officer

L-Acoustics announces the appointment of Anne Hamlett to Chief People Officer, marking a pivotal moment in the company's evolution and placing the company’s people-centric education and innovation culture at the core of its strategy and future.

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Astera Launches LunaBulb

The new LunaBulb has debuted – alongside a display of Astera’s full lighting ecosystem – at Cine Gear LA Expo 2024.

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AYRTON RIVAL PROFILE, AN ENDLESS REVOLUTION!

Ayrton has gone very, very, very far with a machine featuring a new, high-light output, IP65, continuous pan and tilt LED source, versatile and tailor-made for contractors. It wins an SLU Innovation Award.

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Novatech holds stock of Ayrton Domino Wash in Australia

Novatech Creative Event Technology, the first production company in Australia to hold stock of Ayrton’s IP65-rated Domino Wash fixtures, invested in 48 units and put them to work on the Adelaide Festival.

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Michel Sardou, the curtsy of an old wolf to the sound of a young Panther

Michel Sardou's very last tour, which ended on 29 March 2024 at the Arena de Brest, benefited from the Rouveyrollis & Hauser reference technical team and Panther, the new Meyer Sound system. We listened to the boss's farewell to Bordeaux.

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VELES PERFORMS ELECTION NIGHT ON TVP WITH ROE VISUAL

ROE Visual takes pride in its integral role in Veles Productions' ground-breaking LED-based Virtual Productions during the 2023 Polish Election night.

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Hamilton chooses ETC for its UK and Ireland Tour

The multi-award winning and internationally known musical Hamilton has selected ETC fixtures and control for its UK and Ireland tour.

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ALEX MUNGAL’S VISUAL JOURNEY ON DISTURBED WINTER 2024 TOUR FEATURES CHAUVET PROFESSIONAL

49 x Chauvet Professional Color Strike M motorized strobe-washes played a key role in Mungal’s visual orchestra.

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World-class gymnastics on the road: PRG turns to GLP for the latest touring production of Feuerwerk der Turnkunst

World-class gymnastics on the road : impression X5 Compact used as a tracker, and for discreet lighting behind barriers.

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ROBE CELEBRATES 30 YEARS AT PROLIGHT+SOUND

Robe chose PL+S to celebrate 30 years of development and innovation, with concerts, parties and demonstrations of new products, including the iBolt Laser Beam, which won an SLU Innovation Award.

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Cameo at the M.A.M.A. Awards in Lithuania

Lithuania's top artists gathered at the Žalgiris Arena, the largest concert hall in the Baltic States, to attend the M.A.M.A. awards, under a light design featuring over 250 Cameo projectors.

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THE GRANDMA 3 TAKES OFF WITH V2.0.0.4

Fasten your seat belts and get ready for take-off! The GrandMA3 console from the MA Lighting company benefits from the new version v.2.0.0.4 of its software, which will propel stage lighting towards new horizons. This version was eagerly awaited in the entertainment world.

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Ayrton Cobra lights up Milan’s D'Assago Forum for The Kolors

The Kolors gave an unforgettable performance at the Forum d'Assago in Milan. The lighting for the concert was designed by Francesco De Cave who chose 120 Ayrton Cobra laser-sourced fixture.

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ADAMSON VGT AND THE VERGENCE GROUP, IT’S PROMISING!

Unveiled shortly before ISE 2024, the new VGt system, the first model of the Vergence Group, fulfils Brock Adamson’s dream of having a large-format line array enclosure that is amplified, processed, supports Milan and incorporates virtually all the technology designed and built at his factory in Port Perry, Ontario.

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Robe for Brigada Tech TV series

Robe moving light products which were supplied by Valladolid-based rental company were selected for Brigada TV series.

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ROBERT JULIAT RAVEL AND TRISTAN, AT THE CUTTING EDGE OF TECHNOLOGY

The French manufacturer reveals for the first time its new LED Profile models called Ravel at the cutting edge of technology. They share the spotlight with Tristan, a “2.0” manual LED Follow Spot.

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THE MAC VIPER XIP MARTIN TAKES OVER

Every lighting technician and lighting designer knows the Mac Viper, the huge success of the Danish brand over the past 12 years, which is still frequently found on tour technical sheets. Martin chose the Prolight+Sound 2024 to formalize the release of its descendant the Viper XIP, follow the guide!