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The fixture is the first purchase of GLP solutions by Total Korea, but it has already found immediate success for the company, having gone straight onto a major production which will be running in Seoul until March 2017. The opera Aida has placed all the fixtures onto a four-month production run.

Mr Shin, Owner and CEO of Total Korea, stated that he had been extremely happy with the X4 Bar 20. "This is our first purchase of GLP - we are very impressed with the quality of the product, and confident that the X4 Bar 20 will prove to be highly successful in our rental stock going forward. We are also very pleased with the service from the GLP staff and look forward to working with them in

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The new design for the non-denominational church's main sanctuary called for a warm, inviting atmosphere that allows everyone to worship however they feel comfortable. Design/build company SOA of Colorado Springs (secondopinionaudiollc.com) steered the church in the direction of the Colour Pendant fixtures, a dynamic lighting solution that replaced outdated fluorescent architectural fixtures.

"The project architect had spec'd white light LED pendant fixtures for the space to replace the fluo

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The grand opening of such an extraordinary edifice calls for more than a mere ribbon cutting. Argentinian art collector Eduardo Costantini, who developed the $1.3 billion sellout condo, celebrated its completion recently with an A-list event orchestrated by ACT Productions that featured star-studded entertainment, an art show and celebrity appearances. In conj

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Working directly with the team at Dubai Opera, as part of its on-going contract with the venue, and long-standing client, Sports & Entertainment Solutions, the Showforce team supported the touring production throughout the load in, the three-week run of sell-out performances and subsequent load out.

Initially, a team of 10 crew members was tasked with the unloading of no less than 17 40-foot shipping containers, that had arrived in Dubai from Singapore, the previous stop on the tour. Dur

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"With such a prestigious opening spectacular nothing can be left to chance," said Paul Flint, head of production international team for Prodea. "The delivery of this event by Protec did exactly that; their attention to detail was superb."

With over three kilometres of canal side to cover, the provision of equipment was huge, as Protec's project manager for this event Simon Travis explained. "Prodea is an Italian company, they brought a clear creative vision for the event. The brief they gave

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"There's going to be a few changes when the tour continues next year as we will be heading to outdoor venues and stadiums," said lighting director Nick van Nostrand, who is in charge of realizing FitzGerald's design out on the road. "The show is going to be reworked and we are currently making decisions on what's going to come with us. Cory has stated that the Philips VL4000 BeamWashes are high up on the list. There's not anything else out there that's a good substitute for all the roles it performs in the show."

"The VL4000 Beam

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Candidate information, including eligibility requirements and applications, is available on the ETCP website (http://etcp.esta.org/usitt2017.html). Materials can also be mailed by contacting Meredith Moseley-Bennett, ETCP certification manager, at 212-244-1505 or etcp@esta.org.

ETCP provides evidence of technical proficiency and professionalism in the industry. Having ETCP Certification shows which technicians ar

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The holiday concert was broadcast Christmas Eve on CBS affiliates and featured performances from both students and faculty members including the Berea College Folk Roots Ensemble, Concert Choir, Jazz Ensemble and Bluegrass Ensemble along with a reading from a copy of the St. John's Bible, the first handwritten and illuminated Bible published since the invention of the modern printing press.

Naturally, the Berea Chapel was not designed with the intention of being utilized as a television event space, meaning lighting designer Mark Carver had to fashion a lighting system that would fit the venue, compliment the various music stylings and trans

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The show was recorded in Studio 1 of London Studios in Waterloo, central London in front of a live audience of 400, with a set design by Joshua Grace who specified the starcloth.

"We wanted the familiar, cosy feel of a starcloth background, something festive and Christmassy - and a little camp!" he explained, and the S+H ShowLED RGB product met all criteria with a flourish of style.

Having the cloth colour changing and twinkling brought that special touch of "perfect LE (light entertainment) Christmas magic" to the show commented Joshua. It gave the production team

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On 31 December, the EFL tour was in the place to be on New Year's Eve: New York City. Emery performed at the waterfront party and concert spot Brooklyn Hanger as part of RPM Present's Big Week NYC. Lighting up the concert and flowing with Emery was a massive, colourful and fast-moving light show created by Kevin Mignone of KM Productions that relied on a rig dominated by Chauvet Professional fixtures.

"There was a wide variety of Chauvet fixtures throughout the

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Bahrain's Maestro Sound & Light provided audio production services for the festival and technical director Kiran Tauro decided that, considering the event's prestige and elite list of performers, an Adamson Systems Engineering solution was the right sound choice.

"For the crucial mid-high requirements of Arabic artists these days, the choice of PA was obvious," touts Tauro. "We all leaned towards the Adamson E15, which in my opinion has the best possible mid-high performance than any other box on the market. Co

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The Evago Group, which includes German full service event company B

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The 408-seat theatre has replaced its house lights with the high-power, colour-controllable Colour Pendant LED downlight. The 41-degree, totally silent LED unit provides rich saturated colour wash to the auditorium for show use, as well as bright white light for maintenance. Visiting shows now have full control of the colour of the entire venue, meaning they can more easily immerse the audience in the performance.

In addition to the Colour Pendants, the venue has turned to Elation for its on-stage colour too, where 16 SixPar 200 LED Par

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This latest revival of Gaslight stars Kara Tointon (Pygmalion, Mr Selfridge, EastEnders) and the lighting designer is the award-winning Howard Hudson. "Somewhat fittingly for this particular show, the actual gaslight used throughout plays an important role in the overall narrative," says Hudson, "largely as it signals the movements of the main character as he journeys to the various spaces throughout the play. The conceit is that, as he turns up the gaslight to move around, the other lighting within the space dims. Therefore, achieving that genuine feel of gaslighting w

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The band embarked on a European tour in May 2016 to promote its new album, Everything At Once. The tour was followed by dates on the worldwide festival circuit, finishing in December with a run of arena gigs back in the UK.

"I was very excited about getting to take the dLive out on tour," explains Lewis. "The first thing I noticed about the dLive is the quality of the pre-amps. Travis use a lot of acoustic guitars throughout the set, both 6 string and 12 string, and with the dLive pre-amps the amount of detail and warmth you get is incredible. It really allows you to push certain instruments in a mix that you couldn't do with a lesser quality preamp."

Lewis specified a S7000 Surface with

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Luc Peumans and his team at Belgian creative design practice Painting with Light captured the spirit of Hair's finale on the show's recent Netherlands tour, which was produced by Stage Entertainment, with an intense light display that featured 14 STRIKE 1 multi-formatted fixtures from Chauvet Professional. With their warm white glow, the LED fixtures were instrumental in evoking a natural sunrise for the thematic conclusion, which played out to the music of the iconic Hair anthem, Let the Sunshine In.

"Given that the conclus

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Founded in 2005, OPEN aims to make a difference to seven to 25 year olds through support and a wide range of free activities. Money for delivering these is raised through its multipurpose venue, based in a 50,000 ft2 former bank building, which hosts live music, conferences and other events.

The venue first opened its doors in 2009, with the original audio system based around Yamaha M7CL and LS9 digital consoles.

"It was important for us to have mixers that were flexible and visiting engineer

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Vicoustic was founded in Portugal, 2007, by César Carapinha, with the aim to pioneer market-leading acoustic treatment products that combined outstanding performance with the highest quality materials and attractive, modern design. The company has gone from strength to strength, with Vicoustic clients currently including the BBC, ITV, Sony, Microsoft, the SAE Institute and many more.

Vicoustic products cater for multiple market sectors which include music and broadcast, home cinema, and building and construction, offering complementary and unique products in each, available in multiple colours to suit the broadest range of environmental installations. Vicoustic has invested in building integration on an inte

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The show, taking place at the SECC in Glasgow, attracted a record number of visitors on day one, hosting packed seminar sessions - including Phil Ward's panel entitled Is Point Source Fighting Back - and the Riggers Forum.

Chris Toulmin, director of PLASA Events says: "PLASA Focus Glasgow has gathered fantastic momentum in the Scottish region, attracting industry support from likes of the BBC, Department of International Trade and The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. The buzzing show floor is further testament for the thrivin

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For the better part of a year, SoLEDs worked flawlessly on Mutemath's headline dates, and co-billed gigs with Twenty One Pilots. "We've had zero problems with these strobes," says 44 Designs lead designer and owner Jeff Lava. "For Mutemath we put them at stage level behind the amps, creating a backdrop of stunning effects. Programmed to timecode, we used them in strobe and constant-on mode, as well as short bursts for additional pop."

Jeff adds, "Proving their worth again and again, night after night, SoLED is now our first-call strobe. With the look and 'feel' of xenon, the brightness in such a small footprint is unparalleled.

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The Claypaky A.leda B Eye K20s were most impressive and stole the show with stunning features. They are top performance wash lights, breathtaking beam lights, and spectacular, original visual effects generators. Their versatility makes them an extremely interesting creative tool for lighting designers.

"I used the A.leda B Eye K20 massively. Let's say they played one of the leading roles in the effects during the show," says the designer.

The classic requirements of a lighting plot were borne in mind, including the kinds of lights to choose on the basis of the primary roles they have to play, such as key lights for front-lighting the leading pla

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Top lighting designer Martin Kubanka again brought his style and expertise to ensure it was a memorable live broadcast, and specified nearly 100 Robe fixtures including Spikies, Pointes, BMFL Spots and BMFL WashBeams, plus LEDWash 600 moving lights, together with the fabulously retro PATT 2013s. All helped bring extra special touches of seasonal magic to the mix.

The show - for which a host of celebrities and VIP devoted their time for free - was staged at the RTVS TV studio in Bratislava from where it was broadcast live and people could make donations online.<

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The tour used archive footage of Elvis, musical accompaniment by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and a personal appearance by Priscilla Presley, and gave many fans the chance they had not previously had - to experience the man who changed the course of music and went on to sell over a billion records around the world and cement his position as the biggest selling solo artist in history.

Lighting designer Steve Sinclair reports, "The brief was straight forward, the main part of the show is the screen showing Elvis, and everything else has been de