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Twin Designs has worked with the artist for two years, although this was the first full production design they had essentially created specifically for Pitbull, as the previous tour had been a co-headliner with Enrique Iglesias.

Their brief included creating all the playback video content as well as designing the lighting and video systems and the set. Having control over all these visual elements enabled them to create a streamlined and harmonious show which Michael operated and directed on the road.

Having worked with Pitbull for two years, they had a good idea of the style and aesthetics he and his team

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With this in mind, the team has invested in a new grandMA2 Light console and an MA Command Wing control console, which were purchased from Ambersphere Solutions.

Tom Chennells, director of production for Yes Events, explains why they chose the MA kit: "The Command Wing and grandMA2 Light are our first investments in MA Lighting control. Both were chosen after a rigorous selection process, informed both by our knowled

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In recognition of its efforts, the festival has won the Groenevent Award 2015 for greenest festival in Flanders and the Groene Pluim award of Ieper.

This year, lighting designer Alexander Coppenolle continued the festival's tradition of blending punchy hardcore looks with planet-friendly green thinking by specifying Chauvet Professional Mavericks and Rogues for its indoor and outdoor stages.

"When it comes to lighting the Ieper Hardcore Fest, we're faced with a pretty impossible task each year," commented Coppenolle, who has b

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For the occasion, lighting designer Eyal Tavory chose a large Robe orientated rig - including 35 x BMFL spots to give the impact that everyone was anticipating at a recent show at the Rishon Lezion Amphitheatre

The two artists played a major tour last summer for which the demand for tickets was so overwhelming they decided to add a series of extra shows this summer. The Robe reporting team caught up with Eyal and the team and asked a few leading questions.

Eyal has been working on Yehuda Polker's lightshow for 30 years which is a remarkable achievement in its own right. He started off as the lighting operator and became the stage and lighting designer two yea

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The tour started earlier in the year and included a festival run, with this leg being the first full on production design tour carrying a full lighting rig for which west London based Colour Sound made some new investments.

The design process started with Tom - who actively contributes ideas - requesting some frames onstage to give a basic form, so three - outlined with Martin Sceptrons - were the starting point of the design. The largest one in the centre is covered in gauze enabling the cheetah head from the album artwork to be projected - ach

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Each show, long time lighting designer Paul Hoffman faces the daunting task of creating different looks for a band whose set list is famously decided at the last minute, while still putting out recognizable looks that jive with the music and theme of the show.

"I really do it pulling from a decade of experience lighting them - knowing the music beat-by-beat and note-by-note," Hoffman said. "I can use the equipment to compliment the mood of the music, being it hard and heavy or smooth a

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Wet's fall Don't You tour confirmed their increasing popularity with enthusiastic crowds and a string of sold out shows. Lighting design for the tour was by Erich Meitzner and James Bailey, who used the ACL 360 Bars to stunning effect by creating dense, seemingly impenetrable walls of light that fully complemented the band's special sound.

Their first outing with the band, Meitzner and Bailey, creat

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Anolis is the architectural lighting division of Robe lighting and has offices in Australia, Czech Republic, Dubai, France, Russia, Singapore, Uruguay and the USA. Its UK operations are currently based in Northampton, with expansion plans set to incorporate a new site in London.

LTP Integration will provide design, integration, sales and support for interior and exterior architectural lighting schemes across the UK and Europe. The company now has access to the entire Anolis and Robe product range, offering distribution services into various core markets.

Anolis UK is exhibiting within the Lightspace Arena at Lux Live 2016 which takes place at ExCeL, London 23-24 November.

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Entrusted with its high-profile lighting design, Citylight S.L., a leading Madrid-based rental, sales and installation company, boosted its lighting inventory with the purchase of four Robert Juliat Merlin followspots to ensure the country's hottest fashion moments were bathed in light of the highest quality.

Citylight positioned the four Merlin spots front-of-house in the vast Feria de Madrid venue to cover the models as they paraded on the catwalk. "With throw distances of 30m to 40m, it was very clear we required the high quality afforded by the Merlins," Citylight stated.

Designed originally to endure the rigours of touring, the fully-featured Merlin followspots, supplie

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The installation was produced by Filmwork Factory to celebrate the centenary of the death of Battisti. The original idea of highlighting the mausoleum with 12 powerful beams shooting up into the night sky to match the 12 columns of the monument was Mariano's himself, pitched to the Municipality of Trento. He commissioned photographer Pierluigi Cattani Faggion to document the work.

The mausoleum is located on the top of Doss Hill in Trento and was designed by architect Ettore Fagiuoli and inaugurated in 1935. Its 12 columns are 15m high and follow a circumference of 75 metres. It is visible from all over the city and surrounding countryside.

The BMFLs were placed around the pe

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To create the paw-fect atmosphere, Hawthorn used the event branding as inspiration to deliver a chic and stylish production design. With black and gold making up the key colours for the evening, 60 linear metres of custom black and gold drapes were incorporated into the main dining space, helping to develop the overall style of the event whilst also creating an intimate atmosphere for the 748 guests.

Wanting to create a completely different environment to previous years, Hawthorn used two truss circles with

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Sting took home a lifetime achievement award and his acceptance speech seemed to make reference to current affairs. Rock music is "perhaps America's greatest and most influential export," he said, before saying the genre has been "always open to all colours in the spirit of welcome and inclusion". He added, "A mixing of culture, of rhythm and passion is what

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Filmed in front of an audience at Central Hall, Westminster, the SU2C live event included appearances by Boy George, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds and John Legend, for an evening of entertainment, all focused on raising awareness of the fight against cancer.

The LD, gaffer and crew made good use of an array of fixtures including almost 100 GLP X4 and SGM P-5 LED to add deep, vibrant colour washes throughout the grandiose interior of the Central Hall. Using a mix of the ultra-versatile Clay Paky Mythos, Vari-lite 1000TS and Martin MAC Viper Profile automated heads, the look was given a modern edge that contrasted perfectly against the majestic setting.

Shooting The Crystal Maze on location in London, the crew w

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Lighting designer on the tour is Nick van Balen, who was looking for a powerful multi-effect light to project a variety of looks and support the band's grandiose sound. "Dennis Bruynseels from Elation invited me to the Elation headquarters in Kerkrade (NL) to check out the ACL 360 Bar and I liked what I saw," he said. "I liked the effects you could get out of the 360 Bars and it was there that the idea was born to use them for this tour."

Delain came to prominence in the early 2000s as a prime example of symphonic metal with its hard-driving, Eurocore guitars and impassioned classical-style vocals, expertly done by Charlotte Wessels.

Nick uses 14 of

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Liz Hobbs Group both promoted and produced the tour for the former Westlife frontman, featuring big production values in more intimate venues. Their investment in 24 of ProLights' innovative new Stark1000s, supplied by A.C. Entertainment Technologies Ltd. (AC-ET), gave LD Pete Watts the tools to create a stunning looking show.

The Stark1000 is a workhorse fixture, delivering a premium performance at an exceptional price point. Harnessing 19 of Osram's new 40W RGBW LEDs, with a bespoke optical design, it provides a beautiful colour range with a smooth, even wash right through the massive 3-45° zoom range.

Rupert Doogan-Hobbs, production director at Liz Hobbs comments, "AC-ET gave us some really good advice on the ProLights Stark10

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Soshanguve Secondary School, situated about 25 kilometres north of Pretoria, and the Chief Albert Luthuli Primary School in Daveyton, Benoni are government schools established to change the face of schools located in townships. Each school consists of 33 classrooms and sporting facilities. They are exact copies of each other.

"We were called by a company called IES Electrical to assist with the project," explains Johnny Scholtz from DWR. "They wanted a simple lighting system, fixtures that could change colour, and a small control system."

DWR installed three lighting bars, a FOH overhead and a back truss, with all the necessary rigging gear, to each school hall. Each school was also supplied with four Phi

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Clearly, it was time for an upgrade, but like many schools across the country, Linden, which is located about 13 miles southwest of Manhattan, faced the challenge of upgrading to a new LED lighting system, while still staying within tight budget restrictions.

Enter Nelson Enterprises. A theatrical systems integration services company, Nelson had recently helped a nearby high school make a successful - and affordable - transition to an LED system. Consulting with the school's electr

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Having previously worked with Amy Winehouse, Florence and the Machine and Arcade Fire, Bushell has been Blake's lighting director for over six years - accompanying him on his rise from unknown music graduate to Best New Artist nominee at the 2014 US Grammys.

Although an electronic artist, Blake insists that he and his band play all their instruments and gadgets live on stage. Similarly, he stipulates that the lighting and visuals are manipulated live too - to

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The part rock concert and part pop show with breath-taking dance numbers followed the story of a girl (performed by So You Think You Can Dance season 12 winner, Gaby Diaz) as she struggles being in a loveless relationship. The most recent iteration of the story featured a few new additions as Travis Wall went deeper into the abusive boyfriend character, with the lighting giving the audience members immediat

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In 2008, Architects Benjamin and Beauchamp won a competition to design an extensive re-ordering of the interior of this large 'Hall' church. Their scheme involved the creation of some new spaces within a more flexible interior that would better suit the changing needs of a contemporary church. Any scheme in a historic, listed building requires painstaking attention to heritage and conservation details. In m

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Braemar is the youngest of the four Fred Olsen ships. Whist in keeping with the other ships in the fleet, Balmoral, Boudicca and Black Watch - its smaller size means that it can access ports that the larger vessels cannot, thereby enabling more interesting itineraries. Capable of accommodating up to 929 guests, Braemar has a stylish, intimate feel, with friendly staff, offering an exceptional level of personal service.

When it comes to on board entertainment, the Neptune Lounge on deck 5, at the front of the ship, is the place to be! With cabaret-style shows and performances from live singers, dancers and comedians, there is something to suit every gues

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As the third member of Royal Caribbean's Oasis-class, Harmony of the Seas is similar to her two sister ships Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas, however with design changes, extra amenities and entertainment technology upgrades.

Built by STX France in Saint-Nazaire, France, the 5,479-guest ship has something for everybody and like Royal Caribbean's Quantum-class ships, Harmony of the Seas is an environmentally friendly 'smartship' in which energy savings and energy efficiency take priority. It continues the high standard in energy-efficient entertainment lighting that Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas set in 2014 when it firs