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Colour Sound Makes it Brighter in Brighton
London, UK based lighting rental company Colour Sound Experiment (CSE) has designed and is supplying contract rental lighting systems to four popular clubs in popular seaside destination Brighton for Inn Brighton Ltd. The operations are all being project managed by Colour Sound’s Fletch, who ensures that each venue receives the quick, efficient, fuss-free service for [...]
Robe MMXs Join Slovakian Legends of Pop
Robe MMX Spots were among over 50 Robe moving lights supplied by Slovakia’s top technical production rental company, Q-99, to lighting designer Martin Kubanka for STV1’s new music series, “Slovakian Legends of Pop”, aired live during Friday night prime time on national TV channel STV1. The 9-week Legends of Pop series was recorded at STV’s [...]
AC-ET at the 2012 BSC Show
A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) Ltd. will be featuring new film lighting innovations from Gekko Technology, Chroma-Q™ and Mole Richardson at the 2012 British Society of Cinematographers (BSC) Show at Elstree Film Studios in Borehamwood, UK, on 3rd and 4thFebruary (Stand 109). BSC is dedicated to showcasing the latest equipment, facilities and services available to the [...]
Sennheiser’s Feeling Fine At O2’s Silent Session
December saw the chance for over 100 up-and-coming bands to reach a potentially huge audience as London’s O2 ran its December Sessions music programme, giving music fans the opportunity to enjoy 20 nights of live music at no cost. With Sennheiser equipment featuring on every show, one unique performance saw the company unusually embracing the [...]
DiGiCo SD9 Lures Soundlink Away From Analogue
Since its launch, the compact DiGiCo SD9 has made a significant impact on audio rental and sound reinforcement companies who need a digital console for medium-sized productions. An example is Soundlink, a Dutch audio company whose SD9 has been in constant use since it was purchased a year and a half ago. Owned by Bas [...]
Robert Juliat Followspots Light Up Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Angus Bowmer Theatre
The Angus Bowmer Theatre at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) in Ashland has taken delivery of three Robert Juliat Lucy 1200W HMI followspots from Musson Theatrical, Inc. of Santa Clara, California. The OSF’s recent emphasis on musical theater prompted the acquisition, which expands the company’s followspot inventory. OSF previously purchased a pair of Robert Juliat [...]
Brilliant Stages Supports Coldplay Mylo Xyloto Arena Tour
The lead up to Christmas 2011 saw mega-band, Coldplay, undertake a twelve-date European arena tour with their album Mylo Xyloto, taking with them a set designed by Misty Buckley and Paul Normandale which featured specialist pieces by UK-based, Brilliant Stages. Chris Martin’s inspiration was of the tour as a ball of energy with a warm [...]
Royal Opera House upgrades to ETC Unison Paradigm
When the Royal Opera House installed Unison architectural lighting control for the stage and side stage areas as part of the original 1999 refurbishment, it was recognised that lighting control systems will be eventually replaced as new and better products are developed. When Senior Lighting Manager Nick Ware and his team members decided it was [...]
Mark Henderson and White Light Illuminate St Matthew Passion
“Kids are used to the high production values of Lady Gaga. You can’t fob them off with something else.” So says Suzi Digby, internationally renowned choral director and conductor explaining her innovative new scheme, Vocal Futures, which she hopes will prove that youngsters from any background can form a life-long bond with classical music. To [...]
Penn Elcom Supports Breast Cancer Awareness
Flightcase and loudspeaker solutions specialist Penn-Elcom has joined forces with California based Janal Cases – one of their long time valued customers – in a new year long initiative to help raise awareness of breast cancer to celebrate the 25th year of Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM). BCAM is an annual international health campaign organized [...]
Chroma-Q Provides Flexible Eco Lighting for Lincoln University HD TV Studios
UK-based Lincoln University has invested in 30 Chroma-QTM Color ForceTM RGBA LED fixtures for its two television studios at the campus’s Media Broadcast Production Centre, which have recently been upgraded to full multi-camera and HD spec. facilities. The University runs a variety of the UK’s leading media orientated courses and the TV studios are used [...]
CPL Creates Pixel Magic for Unity Show
West Midlands UK based video and AV specialist Central Presentations Ltd (CPL) designed and supplied a widescreen projection system and media server control for an annual Awards event for Sally Beauty Holdings Inc. which was staged at Whittlebury Hall Hotel, Towcester, Northamptonshire. CPL was working for the event’s technical co-ordinators Unity. The overall theme was [...]
