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DiGiCo releases V3.0 soft for S-Series consoles

DiGiCo announces the release of the Version 3.0 software update, dramatically increasing the processing power of its small, cost-effective S-Series consoles, increasing the channel count from 48 to 60 flexi channels and turning them into an S21+ or an S31+.

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NEARLY 1,000 GLP FIXTURES ON DUTY AT VALORANT ESPORTS FINAL

Michael Straun and Tobias Rylander light three locations in Berlin with vast selection of almost 1000 GLP Lighting Fixtures including FR10 Bars, Fusion Stick FS20s, X4 Bar 10s and Bar 20s, and JDC1 hybrid strobes.

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Ayrton IP65-rated fixtures chosen for EXPO 2020 Dubai

LD and founding partner of Woodroffe Bassett Designs, Adam Bassett, specified a wealth of IP65-rated Ayrton fixtures for the entertainment lighting rig for EXPO 2020 Dubai’s Al Wasl dome.

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Magnum unleashes Proteus Excalibur at Palais-Royal EDM bash

The historic Palais-Royal was the site of an EDM dance fest with a crowd of 2,000 raving to pulsating beats and bass drops beneath a canopy of powerful beam effects from Elation Proteus Excalibur moving heads.

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Robert Juliat Arthur followspots for The Lowry, Salford, Manchester

Stage Electrics recently installed a pair of Robert Juliat Arthur 800W LED followspots at The Lowry, Salford Manchester.

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Cameo Creates the Highlights at The Cheetah Nightclub in Atlanta, USA

The Cheetah in Atlanta, Georgia, is one of the most prestigious clubs in the southeastern USA, and was recently equipped with a new audiovisual setup. For this, the integrator idesign, used a total of 60 Cameo fixtures.

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SGM Q.8 – the all-in-one flood, blinder, pixel matrix and strobe

How do you step up and release a new product to supersede a very successful fixture? This is a question that some brands have had both the satisfaction and the anxiety of pondering. SGM’s Q.7 was a success, and designing a replacement must have been no small task.

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MARK RAVENHILL TAKES ON NEW STRATEGIC ROLE AT GLP LOOKS TO EXPANSION

GLP has announced that it will be launching an active recruitment drive, geared at further expansion, following the decision by GLP US Inc. president Mark Ravenhill to take on a reduced role.

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Adamson Goes Immersive with the Fletcher Machine

Adamson Systems Engineering is excited to announce The Adamson Fletcher Machine, an audio rendering processor that offers incredibly simple operation with highly efficient spatialization tools.

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Shinedown Tour with Elation Seven Batten and Bandit Lites

Elation Professional Seven Batten 72 linear LED was part of an incredible lighting design created by Mitchell Schellenger and Carter Fulghum for Hard rock band Shinedown.

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Mark Cunniffe chooses Ayrton rig for Ed Sheeran’s Mathematics tour

Lighting and Production Designer, Mark Cunniffe, has chosen to light Ed Sheeran’s current Mathematics world tour, with a lighting rig composed with Ayrton IP65-rated fixtures.

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The " Theatre Des Bergeries " upgrade their house lighting with Leds

Jaques Coriton, lighting Director of Theatre des Bergeries, chose Alterlite, their advice and ability to supply the new house lighting system, using led sources Anolis and its ETC control system. Good to go for at least another 15 years!

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Cameo illuminates the Queen's 70th anniversary at Buckingham Palace

For Buckingham's main stage lighting, Version 2 Lights delivered more than 600 Cameo floodlights, including more than 60 of the new hybrid and versatile OTOS H5 outdoor model.

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Enlightened of Bristol invests in Ayrton Perseo IP65 Profiles

Bristol-based, Enlightened, one of the largest event suppliers in the south west of the UK, has recently invested in a stock of Ayrton Perseo Profile IP65-rated fixtures to service its busy events schedule.

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Robe Fortes for Puy de Fou “Mousquetaire de Richelieu” Show

Twenty of Robe’s new Forte moving lights are a key feature of a new lighting design by Maxime Chotard for “Mousquetaire de Richelieu” (Richelieu’s Musketeer), one of the flagship shows at Puy du Fou in France.

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GLP supports fragmentnine's unique holography for alt-J

British indie rockers alt-J recently unveiled their new tour in support of their latest studio album, The Dream. X4 Bar 20 and JDC1 share the lighting workload for This album tour.

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Cameo presents the new Zenit W600 SMD

Cameo is expanding its portfolio of IP65-certified LED outdoor wash lights with the release of the new Zenit W600 SMD in RGBW and Daylight versions. A fixture that can be controlled by a total of 48 segments via Pixel Control.

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NEXO STM Real Audio choice for Chile’s festivals

Chilean production services company Real Audio Sistemas deployed a NEXO STM system at Festival Maleza which took place at The Hippodrome in Santiago, where Spanish ska-punk legends Ska-P headlined in front of a 37,000-strong crowd.

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Pasi Hara, third Dimension Monitoring with KLANG

An early adopter of the KLANG:fabrik, Pasi Hara has now upgraded to a DMI-KLANG card fully integrated with DiGiCo Quantum and SD-Range consoles, further reducing latency and building the ultimate immersive monitoring environment for his artists.

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500+ Astera Titan Tubes for the Cyber Rodeo Party at Tesla Gigafactory

Lighting and visual designer Rob Ross of New York and LA based technical production company Rob Ross Design used over 500 Astera Titan Tubes to highlight impressive architectural and industrial areas at Tesla’s new Gigafactory in Austin, Texas.

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Visit RCF at InfoComm 2022 in Las Vegas

June 8-10 visit RCF at InfoComm 2022 in the Las Vegas Convention Center. Many new products will be showcased for the first time on the main booth with captivating previews in the RCF demo rooms.

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“The Producers” at the Théâtre de Paris: Part 2

The Théâtre de Paris welcomes The Producers by Mel Brooks directed by Alexis Michalik. In this second part, follow the work of Julius Tessarech and Xavier Marchand, the audio supervisors of this highly successful musical.

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Ayrton MagicBlade FX on NBC’s new American Song Contest

Full Flood Inc. has chosen Ayrton MagicBlade FX lighting fixtures for NBC’s new, eight-episode American Song Contest, the domestic answer to the hugely popular and long-running Eurovision Song Contest.

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MDG theONE provides the canvas for Genesis The Last Domino? tour

For the current Genesis tour, Roland Greil and Patrick Woodroffe chose 5 MDG theONE dual haze and fog generators, citing the need for an excellent canvas of haze on which to paint their lighting design.

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Robert Juliat Dalis 860s Cyclights play key role in Drawn to Life

Drawn to Life, the first collaboration between Cirque du Soleil, Walt Disney Animation Studios and Walt Disney Imagineering, has opened in Disney Springs, Florida where Robert Juliat Dalis 860s take centre stage with an impressive 80 x 45-foot cyclorama.

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Adamson Introduces Two New IS-Series Products

The IS-Series has given integrators the ability to deliver industry-leading audio performance to their clients. Adamson introduces two new product additions to the IS-Series, the IS213 subwoofer and the IS5c, an ultra-compact, passive 2-way coaxial loudspeaker.

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ETC partners with BAFTA as an Official Supplier

State of the art facilities and technologically advanced equipment has been used in the redevelopment of the BAFTA headquarters including ETC products.

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Amadeus Offers HOLOPHONIX as a Native macOS App

Amadeus now offers the HOLOPHONIX immersive sound processor solution as a macOS App, providing 128 inputs, 16 outputs, and all the current features in the original hardware processor developed in coordination with IRCAM Institute.

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Hans Zimmer on the Road with Robe

Iconic multi award-winning composer Hans Zimmer hit the road this spring with a lighting design created by John Featherstone from Lightswitch. John and his team pushed for an all Robe moving light rig composed with 250 fixtures.

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Ayrton Perseo fixtures shine on Adele One Night Only

Full Flood Inc. LD Noah Mitz and Lighting Director Bryan Klunder opted for 40 x IP65-rated Ayrton Perseo fixtures for Adele’s surprise CBS special, Adele One Night Only, at the Griffith Observatory in LA last November.

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Tutorial: Clay Paky HY B-Eye K25 cleaning maintenance

The HY B-Eye with its 35 cm wafer equipped with 37 LED sources and lenses, this projector requires special maintenance that Anthony Chevallier, After Sales Technician a Dimatec France is presenting us.

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Robe T1 Profile Luminaires make Capitole in Ghent

Robe T1 Profile LED luminaires have been installed at the 1700 capacity Capitole Theatre in Ghent, Belgium, where they are deployed on the front lighting bridge for key lighting and specials.

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Proteus Maximus fulfills key visual role at Expo 2020

Elation’s Proteus Maximus has been employed on top name shows and events since launching in 2019 but none perhaps as impressive as Expo 2020 where designed was created by Woodroffe Basset.

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SIXTY82 launches Arena Frame, a new concept in stage systems

SIXTY82 is excited to launch Arena Frame, a new stage concept designed for venues which value the benefits of a quick and easy-to-build stage system.

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Ayrton Diablo impresses on Ghost: Nachricht von Sam tour

Ghost: Nachricht von Sam is a beautiful re-telling of the film classic which is currently touring in Germany. As the tour’s lighting designer, Kong specified 20 of Ayrton's versatile, feature-rich, ultra-compact 300W Diablo fixtures.

Reports

“The Producers” at the Théâtre de Paris: Part 1

We had the luck and the pleasure of spending a whole day at the Théâtre de Paris with the technical team of Mel Brooks’ musical “The Producers” (“Les Producteurs”, Fr.), directed by Alexis Michalik.

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Club After Dark Goes Mega

Staged at the Vasateatern in Stockholm, the show was lit by Mikael Kratt, who specified 14 Robe’s MegaPointe supported by nine Robe Spiider LED washes.

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TAG Provides SJ Lighting Team with Ayrton Perseo and Domino

Technical Arts Group, an industry leader in event production and premium equipment rentals, provided SJ Lighting, Inc., California with Ayrton Perseo Beam and Domino fixtures for the New York edition of the Rolling Loud global music festival.

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Elation’s new Fuze MAX available now and shipping

Available in Spot and Profile framing versions, powerful full-spectrum LED moving heads offer fusion of performance, features, and value.

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LD Systems unveils MAILA at PL+S 2022

For LD Systems, this year’s Prolight + Sound have been all about one single product: MAILA! The “Modular All-Round Intelligent Line Array” marks the next milestone in the German pro audio manufacturer’s brand history.