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Qatar - For the $190 million opening ceremony of the 15th Asian Games in the Khalifa Stadium, Doha, four grandMA full-size, four grandMA light and 22 NSPs for the 44 DMX universes were employed by lighting designers Fabrice Kebour and Andrew Doig and associate designer Steve Shipman.

Forty-five nations competed during fourteen days to win gold, silver and bronze medals. Network and Console Technician Paul Collison and programmers Jim Beagley, Romain Labat, Roger Ray and Maran Persoons did their very best to give the competitions a good start. They divided the grandMA system into four sessions: Alpha Spots and Conventionals; VL3000 spots, Cameleon Lyre and TP6 projectors; Searchlights; Mac 2K Washes. Each grandMA console had an identical console as a backup which was also used for pre-programming.

The Element Labs LED video-screen that towered over Khalifa Stadium was 165 metre

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UK - A.C. Lighting's Northern UK sales manager, Adam Beaumont, has been named Manfrotto Lighting Support Product Manager of the Year 2006.

The award recognises the sales and promotional achievements of the most active dealer for each Manfrotto division and was announced at the company's recent product managers annual meeting in Venice.

The annual meeting is a key opportunity for Manfrotto to meet face to face with its dealers to exchange feedback, review sales performance and market trends, and announce new products coming next year.

Vitec Photographic Div. regional sales manager (E.ME.A.I.) Fabio Prada, who presented the award, says: "Adam has proved to be particularly dedicated to the Manfrotto & Avenger brands and really got behind the launch of some of their key new products this year, such as the Avenger CrossPole, providing a level of dealer promotional support in

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Egypt - Egyptian telecom company Orascom marked their 50 millionth subscriber with a celebration at the Pyramids in Giza recently. Guests were housed in a large tent overlooking the site and were entertained by an international cabaret headlined by the Pussy Cat Dolls. Italian production company K events were originally tasked to provide a light and fireworks extravaganza as a highlight to the evening but a combination of a very short lead time and delays in the granting of the necessary permissions saw the firework element removed and British lighting designer Durham Marenghi from Lumitect appointed as art director for the event.

Marenghi required dramatic floodlighting of the central pyramid and powerful aerial effects, so he approached Jack Calmes at Syncrolite in the USA, and 16 of the new 10kW dichroic searchlights and 12 8kW units were flown in from Dallas. The 10kW Syncro

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Russia - The historic Novosibirsk State Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet (NSATOB) is the biggest theatre complex in Russia, a whopping 62,245sq.m larger than the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow. It is also now one of the most technologically advanced in the country, thanks to a recent £2.9m (€4.32m) government grant for renovation. From acoustics to lighting to general stage technology, the theatre is now completely digital. And, as part of the upgrade, NSATOB chose lighting systems by ETC.

The last time the 62-year-old theatre underwent renovation was in 1953 - after weathering a challenging early history. The original architectural design for the massive neoclassical complex was chosen at a competition in Paris in 1930. Construction began the following year, but was halted during WWII. During the war, the partially completed building was used to house famous works of art

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USA - New from the Q-Series, the Q-Wash LED is a DMX-512 programmable moving yoke fitted with eighteen 1-watt LEDs to deliver a wash with full RGB mixing capability.

Besides the obvious advantage of longevity, low power consumption and low heat emission afforded by the use of LEDs, the Q-Wash LED also offers the convenience of remote reset, vector speed control, and the functionality of full dimming and automatic pan and tilt correction. Users can program and store up to 100 steps for later recall without the need for a controller.

The Q-Wash LED comes equipped with standard lenses that create a 30-degree beam angle. Optional lenses are also available to create a wider, 45-degree beam angle.

Movement is extremely smooth and fast, within a range of 540 degrees of pan by 270 degrees of tilt. Pan and tilt are reversible. Users can access built in automated and sound-activated p

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Malta - A performance by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli accompanied by the Maltese National Orchestra launched the new Malta Fairs & Convention Centre (MFCC) as a concert venue. The show was attended by 7,500 people including Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi, and President Edward Fenech Adami.

The new 27,000 square metre MFCC venue is located on a purpose built site at the centre of the Island, with a large parking area and easy access from all directions. It's the largest performance/convention/exhibition space in the country and the only indoor venue offering full production facilities to accommodate medium to large concerts, tours and shows. It is intended to generate a whole new level of commercial fairs, concert, conference, corporate event and live music business in the county, attracting world class performers and leading destination management companies.

The structure is th

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UK - Blackburn-based HSL has purchased a 16-way Kinesys automation system, including 15 1-tonne Liftket vari-speed motors, converted to work with the Kinesys kit and Elevation 1+ hoist controllers, which went straight out on the Snow Patrol pre-Xmas UK arena tour.

Lighting designer Dave Sherwin wanted to move some of his trusses, while video director Blue Leach's design was based on having five differently shaped moving high resolution video screens (supplied by XL Video), so HSL decided it was the right time to buy a system.

"We'd been looking into this for some time," says HSL's technical director Howard Dean. "We explored the options and reckoned that it's the best automation system on the market, so it was really just a question of 'when?'."

Kinesys, complete with its proprietary PC-based Vector software, seemed to be the most flexible and user-friend

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UK - Status Quo have had more hit albums (33) in the British Albums Chart than any other band apart from The Rolling Stones. 2005 was the band's 40th year and they show their determination that they are not stopping yet, by launching into another UK & European tour in 2006.

They are currently near the end of the UK leg of Just Doin' It tour, playing to a mixture of theatres and arenas, which will then continue in July 2007.

Pat Marks, who has been lighting designer to Status Quo for the last 18 years says: "I'm usually given 'carte blanche' when designing Quo rigs, so I'm never given a brief, as such. However, I fancied going 'retro' this tour as I'd been dabbling with some high tech stuff over the last few years. I'd played around with loads of PixelLine and Pixel Pars last year and felt I was losing sight of the archetypal Quo rig i.e. big and brash!"

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UK - Le Mark Group has announced that Donna Wilson has been appointed for the new roll of export sales coordinator within the company.

Wilson's position has seen her move to Le Mark's Export office and tasked to give close support their international dealer network. "The position is a demanding one," says managing director Stuart Gibbons. "Donna has worked hard at all levels within the Company and has shown a true 'flair' for overseas development and export support."

Wilson starts 2007 with her first 'solo' trip to Scandinavia. Supplying both 'product support' and training with the Multitechnic team at the LLB exhibition (Lyd Lys & Bilde) in Oslo. From LLB, she flies to Sweden for further dealer product training before returning to the UK.

"2007 is set to be an exciting year for Le Mark," continued Gibbons. "Le Mark has always prided itself

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Denmark - Martin Professional has released application software Version 2.0 for both the Maxxyz and Maxxyz PC controllers. Martin has also released Maxxyz OS (Operating System) 2.0. Version 2.0 software adds a host of features and updates to the Maxxyz controller range and is available for download. The key features of Maxxyz Version 2.0 are outlined below.

A redesign of the Graphical User Interface (GUI) provides more flexible control including saveable GUI configurations, new window docking and 16 views per touchscreen. Martin's Maxxyz and Maxedia Media Composer now share the same User Interface, making programming and operation easy and logical between different Martin Professional controller products.

Cloning allows users to copy fixtures for expanded lighting systems or to replace fixtures within the showfile between different types. Clones show content like cues, presets

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USA/UK - Lighting designer Rich Locklin was called upon to light the 2006 Paul Simon tour, his first time working with America's seminal singer-songwriter. "Paul Simon is an American icon," says Locklin. "You don't go to one of his shows for the lighting; you go for the songs, so I wanted to complement the music in a tasteful way. I tried to program each song as a story. When you think of a particular Paul Simon song you just know what type of lighting goes with it."

Locklin spec'ed an all MAC 700 Profile rig with a handful of conventionals available for support. Lighting control is from a Martin Maxxyz. "I wanted to take out the latest fixture and learn a new console; it's been a good exercise."

Specifying a rig that is all spot fixtures is unique in the world of show touring. "A wash fixture, that's all it can do, but a profile can do so mu

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UK - If you use or work for a small business which you think is worthy of an award, then the organisers of the British Small Business Champions (BSBC) 2007 would like to hear from you. And, if the business you nominate is selected as a regional champion you will receive a bottle of champagne.

To let BSBC know about the business you think is great all you have to do is e-mail: bsbc@fsb.org.uk or write to BSBC 2007 PO Box 335, Lymington SO41 6WJ giving the name of the business, its address, a line or two about why you think it is outstanding, and your name and address. An entry form for British Small Businesses 2007 will then be sent to the business.

The business you nominate must not employ more than 50 people and have been trading for five years or more. Closing date for entries is 31 January 2007.

The annual British Small Busin

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UAE - Eid el Fitr marks the end of the 30-day fasting period of Ramadan and is a great celebration throughout the Muslim world. Celebrations take place all over Dubai and on the evening of Eid el Fitr it is common to get together with friends, families and loved ones for a huge feast.

Middle East Vari*Lite distributor Sultan Thomas, has been involved with the festivities for a number of years. And this year in collaboration with Music Plus Television, two shows were hosted in Dubai at the Madinat Jumeirah Arena Hall.

Lighting designer Amir Touma specified 20 VL3000 Spots and 20 VL3000 Washes to provide the dynamic core of the lighting, supported by an assortment of other fixtures all controlled by a Jands Vista. The stage concept was created by Resources Stage Technologies who provided the stage, sound and lighting.

Sultan Thomas states: "Vari*Lite fixtures are very muc

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USA - In a city known for great entertainment, The Pearl, the new theatre at Las Vegas' Palms Casino Resort, is destined to become an attraction in itself. Scheduled to open in the spring of 2007, the venue features innovative stage and seating designs and state-of-the art performance technology. PRG engineered the lighting, dimming and control systems and provided all the lighting fixtures for The Pearl and a nearby ballroom.

"When we set out to build the most advanced live performance space in Las Vegas, The Palms naturally turned to PRG, the world's leading entertainment technology company. Their expertise in theatrical lighting and rigging is apparent in The Pearl concert theatre," said H.C. Rowe, entertainment director at The Palms Casino Resort.

Flexibility was key in lighting The Pearl's stage, which will serve as a luxury showcase for top-flight events, rangi

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Spain - Stonex SA, MA Lighting's distributor in Spain, continued its workshop tour through Spain and held another successful workshop in Granada recently. 30 operators, lighting designers and associates from rental and theatre companies joined the training in the Centro de estudios escenicos de la junta de Andalucia. Miguel Angel Valera of Stonex used four grandMA full-size, one grandMA light, two grandMA ultra-light, three grandMA micro and grandMA video cosnoles to show the participants the extensive abilities of the grandMA system. In addition everyone had a laptop with grandMA onPC and grandMA 3D in use. "Everyone enjoyed the training. The grandMA has become very popular," Valera adds.

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USA - In a city known for great entertainment, The Pearl, the new theatre at Las Vegas' Palms Casino Resort, is destined to become an attraction in itself. Scheduled to open in the spring of 2007, the venue features innovative stage and seating designs and state-of-the art performance technology. PRG engineered the lighting, dimming and control systems and provided all the lighting fixtures for The Pearl and a nearby ballroom.

"When we set out to build the most advanced live performance space in Las Vegas, The Palms naturally turned to PRG, the world's leading entertainment technology company. Their expertise in theatrical lighting and rigging is apparent in The Pearl concert theatre," said H.C. Rowe, entertainment director at The Palms Casino Resort.

Flexibility was key in lighting The Pearl's stage, which will serve as a luxury showcase for top-flight events, rangi

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South Africa - The Playhouse Company is a premier theatre organization located in the heart of the coastal city of Durban on the eastern seaboard of South Africa. The Company is one of South Africa's leading performing arts bodies, producing live theatre representative of the diverse cultural groups that comprise the population of KwaZulu-Natal.

The Company comprises various performance and public venues including one of South Africa's most famous performance spaces, the historic 1225-seat Playhouse Opera theatre with its ornate décor and vast infrastructure that includes 79 fly bars, five stage lifts, 25 trap doors and much more.

Early in 2006 the Opera underwent a partial renovation, securing a new floor and seats. At the same time the Company acquired an extensive rig of Martin equipment that included 16 MAC 700 Profiles, 16 MAC 2000 Washes, 12 MAC 250 Entours, 12 MA

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USA - Lighting designer Nick Wisdom specified a Jands Vista S3 console and 32 Chroma-Q Color Blocks as part of his lighting rig for the Boost Mobile Major League Gaming Pro Circuit Tour 2006. Major League Gaming (MLG) is the largest organized league for professional video gaming, the world's fastest growing competitive sport. The debut tour visited seven US cities and saw around 200 teams of four per city competing in the Xbox 'Halo 2' tournament for large cash prizes and a place in the final in Las Vegas.

Production for the live event was by LubieRocks Inc, with management and scenic design by David Elliott, lighting design/programming by Nick Wisdom, graphics/video by Don Fisher and audio by Paul Tucci. The tour was also filmed for a seven-part US cable TV series which included live game play, interviews and gaming tips.

The 'Mainstage Arena', which was reserved for the city

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UK - Bandit Lites is excited to announce that they have recently provided lighting production to the extremely successful, first ever Cbeebies Live! Fantasy Circus tour, presented by BBC Worldwide.

The tour - production managed by Nigel Mousley with lighting designed by Mark Cunniffe - visited UK arenas over the holidays, with a star-studded cast including The Tweenies, Postman Pat, Bob the Builder, Fireman Sam and many more. The tour included three shows daily, enthralling thousands of children and parents alike in a block-busting, action-packed highly visual performance.

Bandit UK's chief executive, Lester Cobrin, comments: "This is a fantastic song and dance show for the whole family to enjoy, especially over the holidays. The show is a highly innovative live stage production and I am extremely proud and privileged to be involved with such a dynamic team of peop

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UK - When you're out shopping, you can tell Christmas is approaching when you hear festive music in the shops and start seeing decorations in the high street. In a lighting rental company, you can tell Christmas is approaching when there's a massive upturn in demand for smoke machines, pyrotechnic controls, moving lights and battens for lighting painted cloths - that's how White Light knew Christmas was getting near as far back as November, as the first rigs for the traditional British pantomime season started shipping.

Before the end of that month, White Light had supplied lighting equipment to pantomimes including Mother Goose in Bromley (lit by Graham McClusky) and Aladdin in Glasgow (lit by John Tapster). These shows were quickly joined by another Aladdin in Brighton (lit by David Howe), Snow White in Manchester (lit by John Tapster), Cinderell

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UK - Using LED technology from Dialight Lumidrives, DW Lighting has helped transform the revamped Clocktower restaurant at Rudding Park, one of Yorkshire's top hotel and golf resorts.

The well-known Clocktower restaurant has undergone a major refurbishment featuring a cosmopolitan fusion of interior design inspirations from all over the world. Interior and feature lighting is provided by cool white and blue LEDs. Gordon Routledge, managing director of Dialight Lumidrives says: "The Clocktower redesign has enabled DW Lighting to make fantastic use of LEDs to create a visually stunning scene."

Dialight Lumidrives supplied 53 arrays with cool white LEDS and 12 arrays with blue LEDs powered by 33 Variled 16 drivers. Dialight Lumidrives specialises in the development of components to enable applications in solid state lighting, including power drivers, LED arrays and opti

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Qatar - In early December as Doha, Qatar hosted the 15th annual Asian Games with an Opening and Closing ceremony befitting the world's top international sporting events. In a celebration of Qatar, the city of Doha and Arabic culture, Khalifa Stadium was transformed into a spectacle of colour and costume that placed Doha firmly on the sporting world's map. The ceremonies were produced by David Atkins Enterprises for DAGOC (Doha Asian Games Organising Committee).

Although the Qatari capital uncharacteristically suffered the most rain locals could remember in years, including a downpour just 45 minutes before the Opening, it neither dampened the spirit of the Games nor affected the nearly 400 MAC 2000 Washes used on the production.

Distributed through Martin's Australian representative, Show Technology, the MAC 2000 Wash fixtures along with Atomic 3000 strobes and Stage Cyclos w

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USA - The Entertainment Technician Certification Program Council has announced the first ETCP Certified Entertainment Electricians. These individuals have passed the rigorous, competency-based electrical examination which took place in October 2006. These electricians, the "Class of 2006", are listed on the ETCP website. There are 110 ETCP Certified Entertainment Electricians. 23 of these individuals also hold certifications in Arena and/or Theatrical Rigging. Each can be identified on the jobsite by requesting to see their ETCP ID card that includes their picture, date of certification and, most importantly, area(s) of specialty. They are also identifiable through the exclusive use of the ETCP Certified Entertainment Electricians logo on their business card or website.

Administrations of the electrical examination will begin at computer testing centres across the U.S.

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USA - American Idol champ and Nashville recording artist Carrie Underwood, touring in support of her album, Some Hearts, is travelling light as she crosses the country with the grandMA light console. Underwood's album has sold more than four million copies since its release; her national tour is focusing on the fair and festival circuit.

The lighting for Underwood's show was built in rehearsals with a grandMA console by lighting designer Seth Jackson. Bandit Lites' lighting director, Drew Gnagey, who partnered with David Convertino to program and direct the show, is touring with Underwood armed with a grandMA light. "We programmed on a grandMA full-size and took a grandMA light on the road and it's been seamless," says Jackson. "It's as if it's the same console." Jackson and his team programmed the show so it not only includes the lights they're travel

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