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ETC Congo for Warsaw’s Palace of Culture and Science

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One of Poland’s most famous buildings, the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw, has had its sixth floor theatre renovated with the help of ETC equipment. The building, which was a gift to the people of Poland from Russia 50 years ago, includes a number of theatres, museums and offices, and was for two years the tallest building in Europe. ETC’s Polish distributor, Prolight, installed a … [Read more...]

wysiwyg R25 — Released this week for Members

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Following comprehensive beta testing, CAST Software has announced the members’ only release of wysiwyg R25 this week, the latest update which is being heralded industry-wide as a giant leap forward. “Our Beta testers give us extremely valuable feedback,” says Gil Densham, President of CAST Software, “When we compiled the results from the Beta testing on R25 the response was an overwhelming … [Read more...]

HSL Pushes The Right Buttons

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Blackburn, UK based lighting rental company HSL supplied moving lights, LED fixtures, follow spots and generics for Ant & Dec’s hugely popular new “Push The Button” family challenge games show. The first 6-part series, produced by independent company Gallowgate, has just finished and proved a massive prime time Saturday night hit for ITV. Lighting designer was Tom Kinane, with whom HSL … [Read more...]

Robe DigitalSpots – A Black & White Choice

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Lighting designer Kyle Olson from Milwaukee-based Logan Productions, Inc. used Robe DigitalSpot 7000DTs for the first time at the Milwaukee Urban League’s annual Black & White Ball, staged at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Rigged above the event’s main 40ft x 60ft Transformit Star Stage that was flown over the audience, the two DigitalSpots were utilized as an integral … [Read more...]

Gearhouse South Africa is a Winner at the KORA Awards

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Gearhouse South Africa supplied full technical production - including lighting, sound, rigging, AV, stage, set - and crew for the high profile 2010 KORA All Africa Music Awards staged at the Palais de Sport in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, West Africa. Kora Awards is the manifestation of an all-encompassing vision for Africa of the Executive Producer for the event, Mr.Ernest Adjovi and Mr … [Read more...]