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The 2009 Gottelier award

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The prestigious Gottelier Award will be presented for the third time at this year's PLASA Show. Named in honour of the late designer, developer and commentator Tony Gottelier, this award aims to recognise the product developers who have made a significant contribution to the development of the equipment and tools that enable our entertainment technology practitioners to continually push the … [Read more...]

Stage Electrics support team heads to Edinburgh

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Every August, Edinburgh transforms from one of the world's most beautiful cities into one of the largest performance spaces, presenting the very best artists and performers from across the globe. Building on the success of last year's presence at the festival, Stage Electrics' dedicated 'Edinburgh Support Team' will be based in Edinburgh from 28 July until 4 September, on hand to provide a rapid … [Read more...]

grandMA opens Kaohsiung Stadium

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When Kaohsiung, the second largest town in Taiwan, won the hosting of the World Games 2009, nobody yet knew about the scale of this project. Works started immediately and two years later, in January 2009, the first tests were conducted to open the new Kaohsiung Stadium. Once testing was completed, planning for the stadium's opening ceremony started, and in May everything was ready. The … [Read more...]

Firefly Solar powers ETC Source Fours at Glastonbury

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ETC’s high intensity discharge Source Four PARs are among the lighting rig being used by Firefly Solar, the company behind the UK’s first fully mobile, fully reliable solar power solution for the events industry. The luminaires are being used by Firefly at festivals across Britain throughout the summer, with their first outing at the Glastonbury Festival at the end of June, where they were used to … [Read more...]

XL Video for Oasis

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XL Video UK continues its long and creatively fruitful history with superstar UK rockers Oasis, supplying full video production for their ongoing "Dig Out Your Soul" world tour, plus a fully HD PPU/camera package for the summer stadium and outdoor special shows on the itinerary. XL is also supplying kit for a third variation on Oasis' video design - similar to but larger than the original … [Read more...]