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Henk-Jan van Beek choses 500 Claypaky Xtylos for ESC 2021 lighting design
The Eurovision Song Contest returned for 2021 with a limited live audience of 3,500 at the Rotterdam Ahoy venue in The Netherlands where Lighting Designer Henk-Jan van Beek deployed almost 500 Claypaky Xtylos fixtures.
740 x Robe moving lights to shimmer Henk-Jan van Beek’s ESC Lighting
Henk-Jan specified 740 x Robe moving lights for the event, which made up over a third of the total lighting rig of the 2021 glitzy Eurovision Song Contest.
CLF Odin and Ares fixtures bring color to the Tree of Hope
Lighting designer Robbert-Jan Vernooij chose CLF Odin and Ares to illuminate the birds-of-paradise of the Tree of Hope, an eye-catching temporary icon, which brings life and color to a former grey area of Amsterdam.
SF Opera The Barber of Seville outdoors with Ayrton Perseo-S
The San Francisco Opera utilised a complement of Ayrton Perseo-S fixtures when it brought opera back to town in a COVID-safe outdoor production of Rossini’s The Barber of Seville.
1000 Astera Fixtures for the Herbalife Awards
1,145 Astera AX5 battery operated wireless LED PARs for Tom Sutherland and Julio Himede lighting design at a spectacular Awards for global nutrition company Herbalife.
Electro-Voice launches PREVIEW for coverage prediction
PREVIEW offers system designers a software tool to configure Electro-Voice line arrays for optimized coverage. Calculates the ideal loudspeaker configuration with a full-color 3D interface. Recommends mechanically valid combinations of loudspeakers and rigging hardware.
Lux Theatre installation with NEXO GEO M
Luxembourg’s Mierscher Kulturhaus marks the rebirth of public entertainment with a complete refit of the sound reinforcement systems in its auditorium with NEXO's GEO M10, plus MSUB18 subs and the new P12 compact point source cabinets as front fills.
New WELT TV Studios equipped with Robe T1 Fresnels
98 x Robe T1 Fresnel luminaires were chosen as a key element of the lighting design of the cutting-edge broadcast studio spaces utilized by German prime TV news channel Welt.
Shure Powers Eurovision 2021 with AxientDigital system
From the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 and its 200 million viewers across Europe to summer festivals, Shure signs the big back to Live with its Axient Digital wireless digital systems, ready to meet the demands of each type of event.
Brompton provides technical backbone for 80six’s new Virtual Studios
Video technology company, 80six, recently opened the doors to its virtual production studios. Brompton Technology products are part of the studio's high-end technical backbone.
MPHK Group chooses Elation for IP lighting upgrade at Ocean Park
State-of-the-art all-weather lighting boosts main entrance impression and enhances multimedia shows at Ocean Park Hong Kong.
Henk-Jan van Beek engages Ayrton fixtures for the Eurovision
ESC specified a large number of Ayrton Huracán-X, Karif-LT and MiniPanel-FX LED fixtures for the 65th Eurovision Song Contest at the Rotterdam Ahoy Arena, at the request of Head of Lighting, Henk-Jan van Beek from Light-H-art.
Nexo unveils ID84 High-performance column loudspeaker
ID84 is NEXO’s first column speaker keeping the company’s trademark size-to-power ratio and being highly flexible for a wide variety of applications along with his low-frequency extension module ID84L and his subbass partner IDS312.
Duke University Commencement With MLA Compact
RMB Audio creates a unique socially-distanced audio experience event at the Wallace Wade Stadium for the Duke University 2021 Commencement, thanks to Martin MLA Compact.
Adamson for the centuries-old Eisenstadt Cathedral
Completed in 1522, the Eisenstadt Cathedral has been fitted with a low profile, high fidelity Adamson system delivering class-leading vocal and instrumental reinforcement, and a pristine reproduction of speech, despite a difficult acoustic environment.