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7 March 2014
Robe gets into a state of trance
The Netherlands - Lighting designer André Beekmans from Eindhoven, The Netherlands based creative lighting practice The Art of Light specified Robe Robin Pointes and Robin LEDBeam 100s to be a major visual ... More >>
Powersoft drives Warsaw celebrations
Poland - GigantSound Letus recently deployed a large number of Powersoft amplifiers to drive their JBL VerTec PA rig, at a special concert in Warsaw welcoming in 2014. According to owner of the company, Jurek ... More >>
AC-ET to distribute JTE Patt 2013 softlight
UK - A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) Ltd. have been appointed as the exclusive UK distributor for James Thomas Engineering (JTE) Ltd's innovative, retro-styled Patt 2013 tungsten-source softlight. JTE and ... More >>
Focusrite showcases expanded RedNet system
Germany - Focusrite Audio Engineering will be showcasing RedNet, their expanding range of Dante-powered audio-over IP interfaces, including the new D16 AES interface and a suite of additional RedNet Control features, ... More >>
Peter Maddison joins MilTec
UK - MilTec (UK) has announced the appointment of Peter Maddison to the position of audio sales manager. Peter's role within the company will be to further promote Miltec's successful Blakite range of British made ... More >>
VME makes major Martin MLA stock upgrade
Jands Vista S1 on Ben Rector US tour
MediorNet now supports Studer consoles
SGM FX star at Danish Embassy fashion show
Core Brands to showcase Furman
Leeds University Union adds Soundcraft
Blackout in Tennis World Day Showdown
Academy Awards in harmony with DPA
Kip Winger chooses Bose L1 systems
Prolyte gears up for busy Frankfurt
PR Lighting adds seven for Frankfurt
APG announces direct operation in the UK spearheaded by Scott Fraser
UEP invests heavily in SGM's new generation LED portfolio
Robe celebrates at Frankfurt 2014
Staff changes and additions at Leisuretec Distribution
John Colley joins ARRI Lighting Rental
Avolites Sapphire Touch in control for Frank Turner
Dynacord & EVI distributors of the year
Meyer Sound adds dimension to Wicked in Mexico
Audio-Technica online for South By Southwest
Elation lights Sacremento State of the City address
iLive and ME on tour with Ane Brun
Clay Paky B-EYEs and Sharpys shine at Halftime
PRG supports Jake Bugg UK tour
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3 March 2014
Dry Hire Lighting makes major Robe investment
UK - High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire-based cross rental facility Dry Hire Lighting has invested in a substantial quantity of new Robe moving lights to boost their available hire stock of Robe fixtures, making them one ... More >>
4 March 2014
Astro set for Frankfurt launch
Germany - LDR has announced a new addition to its range of followspots for the entertainment lighting industry, Astro 200 W LED. Designed for the professionals, Astro is billed as the most powerful LED followspot ... More >>
4 March 2014
PLASA Events turns its focus to Europe
Europe - In response to growing industry demand, PLASA Events Ltd has announced that two new PLASA Focus events will take place in Europe during 2014. The first of these new events - and the first PLASA Focus to be ... More >>
3 March 2014
AED Studios open for business
Belgium - Glenn Roggeman (CEO AED group) cut the ribbon for the opening of the AED studios in the presence of numerous prominent guests from the political as well as corporate scene. In August 2013, the Eurocam Media ... More >>
4 March 2014
Unusual Rigging faces Saturday Night challenge
UK - Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway returned to TV screens on Saturday 22 February with the promise of a daring and dangerous head to head challenge for the stars of the show. Entitled Men on a Ledge, ... More >>
4 March 2014
DTS lights Medals Plaza at Sochi 2014
Russia - At the XXII Olympic Winter Games organised by the Sochi Organizing Committee (SOC), part of the competitions were held in Krasnaja Poljana (the ski resort 45 km away from Sochi), while the heart of the Games ... More >>
6 March 2014
Staff changes and additions at Leisuretec Distribution
UK - Leisuretec Distribution has announced a number of staff changes and additions. As of February 2014, Cliff Dounting has taken over the reins from Mike Henden as Managing Director. Dounting joined Leisuretec in ... More >>
4 March 2014
Industry leaders boost undergraduate programme
UK - A collaborative event industry skills initiative, formed in 2010 by Delta Sound and White Light, welcomes Metro Broadcast and The Royal Albert Hall to the 2014 undergraduate programme. The growing initiative is ... More >>
28 February 2014
Avolites & Avolites Media unveil servers & wings
Germany - Avolites and Avolites Media are powering up the latest stable of products to be unveiled at this year's Prolight + Sound. The show promises to be Avolites' biggest presence yet. Avolites and Avolites Media ... More >>
4 March 2014
Chauvet debuts Rogue at Prolight+Sound 2014
Germany - At Prolight+Sound 2014, Chauvet Professional will be represented in stand 34, Hall 11 by an array of luminaires, like new additions to the Nexus line with Nexus Aq 5X5 and Nexus Aw 7X7 narrow beam panels, ... More >>
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7 March 2014
Peter Maddison joins MilTec
UK - MilTec (UK) has announced the appointment of Peter Maddison to the position of audio sales manager. Peter's role within the company will be to further promote Miltec's successful Blakite range of British made ... More >>
6 March 2014
Staff changes and additions at Leisuretec Distribution
UK - Leisuretec Distribution has announced a number of staff changes and additions. As of February 2014, Cliff Dounting has taken over the reins from Mike Henden as Managing Director. Dounting joined Leisuretec in ... More >>
John Colley joins ARRI Lighting Rental
UK - ARRI Lighting Rental, a leading supplier of professional lighting equipment, has appointed John Colley in the role of general manager, following the retirement of managing director Tommy Moran at the end of 2013. ... More >>
5 March 2014
MGC appoints international sales administrator
Spain - International lighting distributor, MGC Lighting, has appointed Rosa Comba Lopez as international sales administrator for their Spanish office in Valencia. Rosa, also from Valencia, will be a key member of the ... More >>
27 February 2014
Bandit sales team grows
USA - Bandit Lites has announced the hiring of Andrew Fisher as senior systems integrator. Fisher will be assisting with system specification sales, system integrations, and providing client solutions alongside Chris ... More >>
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PLASA EVENTS TURNS ITS FOCUS TO EUROPE - 3 March 2014
PLASA FOCUS TRIUMPHS IN MUSIC CITY - 26 February 2014
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME LAUNCHED - 11 February 2014
SPONSORS CONFIRMED FOR PLASA FOCUS NASHVILLE 2014 - 11 February 2014
NEW PRODUCTS IN NASHVILLE THIS FEBRUARY - 30 January 2014
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR PLASA FOCUS NASHVILLE 2014 EXPANDS - 22 January 2014
ANNOUNCING THE LAUNCH OF PLASA FOCUS LEEDS 2014 - 20 January 2014
ASPEC merges with PLASA - 17 January 2014
New Exhibitors and More Free Education in Nashville - 19 December 2013
Additional PLASA Focus Dates Announced for 2014 - 26 November 2013
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ReadiPix Db1: A Glimpse of the Future?
"It immediately seems packed with possibilities. Concert lighting, of course, patterns of light moving in the air. But also as a tool for stage or film lighting, perhaps genuinely providing the tool to fulfil the promise of being able to paint a stage with light, still or animated."
In an LSi exclusive, Rob Halliday reports on the iPix Db1 - "a glimpse of the future of lighting" . . .
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"Everything in our programme is 'curated', so there's an artistic policy very much driven by our artistic director, Steve Marmion, feeding through everything we book. And he's perfect for here because, firstly, he loves high art and, secondly, he loves dirty jokes."
Soho Theatre's James Atkinson talks to Phil Ward ( Word of Mouth)
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University of South Wales MainsDATA
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MainsDATA
MainsDATA is a way of distributing DMX lighting data through the same cables that provide mains power to lighting fixtures. The product makes use of the Artistic Licence's Art-Net protocol, along with power line communication technologies in order to distribute the data. The product comes in two parts, a power and data distribution unit, which receives the lighting control data, and an endpoint node which receives power and data over a single cable, before demodulating and outputting DMX data to feed into lighting fixtures.
The unit on display is an initial prototype developed in collaboration with the University of South Wales.
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20 Years Ago . . . LSi February 1994
"Richard Pilbrow and David Taylor of Theatre Projects Consultants had survived the Los Angeles earthquake on 17 January. The consultants, in town to meet architects of the Ahmanson Theatre in downtown LA, were in a Santa Monica hotel when the 6.7 magnitude quake struck at 4.31am, centred on Northridge. "Richard was thrown out of his bed on the fourth floor, and I had a mass of stuff crash down into mine," reported Taylor, who was on the sixth floor. Hours later, the pair found themselves sheltering from the 5.7 magnitude aftershock under a table in architect Barton Myers' office."
10 Years Ago . . . LSi February 2004
"A decade on from?Machinal, and The National Theatre's production of His Dark Materials was on the cover of LSi, with Rob Halliday again assessing the production. The high profile adaptation of Philip Pullman's fantasy novel was a six-hour epic which was, said Halliday, nevertheless "enthralling". The show was directed by Nicholas Hytner, with sound design by Paul Groothuis and lighting design was by Paule Constable."
ReadPLASA Awards: Passing Judgement
Lighting designer Ben M Rogers was one of the judges in this year's PLASA Awards for Innovation. Here he shares his thoughts on the products that caught his attention and what they tell us about the future . . .
ReadAudio File
This month: Keep this frequency clear
"I have a feeling that the legacy of the SM58, and the SM57, is not going to lie down and let a new generation of microphones from Sennheiser, DPA, Earthworks or anyone else simply waltz onto the live stage with their studio tans and seize all of the limelight."
ReadClassic Gear
This month: Apple Macintosh
"The Apple Macintosh has just - unbelievably - celebrated its 30th birthday. Even though it's not strictly an entertainment industry product, it is certainly a classic - and one which we've been putting to use since it first appeared."
ReadCrew Cuts
This month: Sound engineer, Liam Halpin
"I tried to learn the guitar when I was 11 and after a couple of years got introduced to audio engineering for a church. I was getting better at that, so I gave up playing guitar and concentrated on audio. I quit half my GCSEs to rewire the school's lighting system. After two weeks' work experience with Entec, I never went back to college."
ReadRecollected Works
This month: Ian Dow recalls Going Live on a steam boat
"The next morning Wardrobe ladies clutching steam irons, make-up girls with hair dryers, scene crew with drills and practical lamps all swarmed aboard searching for 13amp sockets on this 50-year-old steam train."
ReadTools from Beyond
This month: Online Backup
"I've said it before, but I'll say it again: backup. Often. However often you do it is probably not often enough, particularly if (a) you rely on data for work, or (b) you have kids, and all your pictures of them are digital. If your data is not safely backed up then some day, you are going to be very sad."
ReadSecond Fix
This month: The importance of mentors - Who was 'the one' for you?
"There are a number of young amateur or semi-professional engineers who would welcome access to the collective experience of our small group. I'd urge the rest of you to do the same."
ReadVideo Matters
This month: Content Is King
"I've come very close to losing data and I've had to pay a lot of money to recover data from hard drives that crashed or were misbehaving. Before you do anything else, make sure you have a backup plan in place . . ."
ReadQ&A
This month: LSi talks to Mark Calvert, managing director of design studio Immersive
"We realised that the potential of the Pixel Addict Server could not be fulfilled without some outside investment and R&D, so we joined forces with Avolites to create the Ai Media Server."
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