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UK - ETC is looking forward to demonstrating a wide range of new and updated products at this year's ABTT show in London.

Star of the console area will be Eos Titanium (aka Ti), which takes its place as the company's flagship Eos line desk, with new Eos v2.0 software featuring Magic Sheets installed. Eos Ti incorporates new hardware and features that make designing and programming even easier.

Over in the fixtures area of the stand will be the Source Four LED, which comes in a range of models, depending on its intended use, from the powerhouse full colour Lustr+ to the white light s

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Germany - Recently, the event location Güterbahnhof (goods station) in Bad Homburg, Germany, invited the Nachtexpress (night train) show to dinner! Five courses of the menu were joined by show acts that fitted the destinations to which the night train was travelling. The night train was a construction that served as a stage as well as a projection area for the virtual journey.

Four MA VPU plus (Video Processing Unit) together with a grandMA2 replay unit and two grandMA2 light consoles were used for lighting and video control.

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UK - MilTec (UK) Ltd (Stand 60 in the Blue Hall) will be showing a range of audio and lighting products bearing the proud label "Made in Britain".

The successful TP speaker range has now been replaced by the Blakite range, consisting of three mid/tops and four subs. The new range is being built in the UK using high quality materials with custom drivers supplied by Fane.. The new range offers increased build quality, efficiency, power handling, frequency range and a marked improvement in sound quality, says the company.

On the lighting side, the Mini-Map LED screen will be

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Costa Rica - More than 50 high value fixtures from PR Lighting were deployed to support a massive concert in Costa Rica recently, given by French DJ/production superstar David Guetta.

More than 15,000 people turned up at the Autódromo La Guácima, where technical production company LuzArt provided a dynamic infrastructure. This included 18 of PR Lighting's super bright XR300 Beam, equipped with 300W Platinum 15R lamp and convex lens, and 36 compact XLED 336 LED moving heads. These were mounted on the backdrop truss, and on the ground, where they were used as floor FX.

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Sweden - SGM equipped Malmo Arena's main stage with 52 X-5 white LED strobes and 82 SixPack LED blinders for this year's Eurovision Song Contest.

Although SGM fixtures were also used throughout the EuroVillage, it was in the main action of the contest itself that these FX worked their magic, adding genuine dynamic for lighting designer, Fredrik Jonsson. Along with ESC's experienced technical director, Ola Melzig (working on his 11th Eurovision), he had first seen the impact of these LED solutions on the SGM stand at the PLASA Show in London and later at LDI 2012 in Las Vegas.

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UK - ADB Lighting Technologies has confirmed White Light as its main distributor for the UK, continuing a long relationship between ADB and the UK based lighting specialist. White Light provides sales, hire, and technical services to the entertainment, presentation, and event industries across the UK, Europe, and worldwide. The company recently supplied ADB Eurodim TwinTech dimmers to the English National Opera for installation at the London Coliseum.

"We are very pleased to add ADB's considerable lighting experience to the White Light Distribution network," said Peter Threa

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UK - Robert Juliat and Ambersphere Solutions have announced an exclusive agreement that will enable Ambersphere Solutions to represent French manufacturer Robert Juliat throughout the UK. This agreement enables Ambersphere to extend its sales, service, support and training facilities to cover all Robert Juliat products.

Ambersphere Solutions is the exclusive UK distributor for German lighting control manufacturer MA Lighting and Italian moving light manufacturer Clay Paky. "Robert Juliat offer a desirable range of theatrical lanterns and followspots which perfectly complement the

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Glastonbury Countdown - The BBC has said it is having "ongoing conversations" with the Rolling Stones over how much of their Glastonbury performance can be broadcast on TV. Press reports suggested the band had refused to let their full set be aired. "Discussions with artists are business as usual for this stage of our festival planning," a BBC spokesperson said.

Speaking to The Independent, the BBC's head of music television Mark Cooper said the rock legends were "nervous about how much they should share". The Stones, he told the paper, were "

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UK - High Wycombe-based lighting rental specialist Siyan supplied equipment and crew to lighting designer Vince Foster for UK rockers' Alt-J's recent nationwide tour.

The band are rapidly commanding respect and building a fan base with their original sounds, and are hotly-tipped for great things since their An Awesome Wave debut album won the 2012 Mercury Music Prize.

Siyan was asked on board by production manager Mark Ward from Proper Productions, with whom they have enjoyed a long and successful working relationship.

Siyan's director Nick Valdez commented, "It's been

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Sweden - Wireless Solution Sweden AB once again appeared on at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013, held at Malmo Arena in southern Sweden.

A sea of kinetic sculptures were hung throughout the entire arena roof, resembling interior design lamps which would raise, lower and change colour for the different performances. The sculptures were hung from custom winches designed by Tait Technologies with the majority hung over the audience and 14 placed directly over the main stage.

Two W-DMX BlackBox F-1 MKII units controlled 70 W-DMX Micro OEM Transceivers (with support of RDM), utilising th

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Brazil - LumenRadio reports that Newart Iluminacao Ltda has been appointed CRMX distributor in Brazil. Based in Sao Paulo, Newart has 14 regional representatives situated across Brazil and has been an exclusive distributor for Robe since 2001.

NewArt headed by Francisco Pinheiro has been involved in the moving light market since 1995 and maintains a head office as well as a workshop space in San Paulo. The new cooperation got off to a flying start at this year Prolight+Sound Show in Frankfurt and the complete CRMX product range will now be available in the Brazilian market.

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Brazil - Wanessa Godoi Camargo Buaiz, also known simply as Wanessa, is a Brazilian pop singer-songwriter. In 2009 she released her first single Fly, featuring American rapper Ja Rule, for the album Meu Momento. The song became the most played in the country, and was nominated for Hit of the Year at the MTV Video Music Brazil Awards. DNA is her seventh studio album, and the DVD shoot for this album in HSBC Hall Sao Paulo was equipped with an MA control system consisting of one grandMA2 light console, one MA onPC command wing, one MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) and

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Italy - Chromlech, French manufacturers of the award-winning Gleamer low-voltage dimmer, the Jarag range and the new Elidy LED matrix projector, have announced the appointment of Clay Paky as its new exclusive distributor for Italy.

With immediate effect, Clay Paky is solely responsible for the distribution of the full range of Chromlech products across Italy, backed up by comprehensive technical and after-sales support.

"The distribution of Chromlech in Italy is a great opportunity for both companies," states Pio Nahum, Clay Paky CCO. "Chromlech products are of excel

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USA - Just six days. That's how long it took Blake Shelton's benefit concert for Oklahoma tornado victims to go from idea to live televised event.

North American rental company Christie Lites had even less time when they got the call to help. And it was during a holiday weekend. But thanks to Christie Lites' business model, they were able to quickly prep equipment and do their part in pulling off the show.

Shelton's Healing in the Heartland: Relief Benefit Concert featured a coming together of performers and concert production vendors to help raise money for those affected by

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UK - The show, which is made by 12 Yard Productions and filmed at BBC Glasgow, Pacific Quay, sees four players, known as 'usual suspects' compete for a £1,000 jackpot by achieving absolute perfection. All they have to do is separate fact from fiction.

Richard Martin Lighting (RML) provides the lights for the show, designed by LD Martin Kempton. As part of an ongoing relationship, the show is supported (whilst in Glasgow) by Tony Kennedy and his team at TSL (Technique Systems Limited).

The rig includes MAC 700, MAC 500, VL1000TS, Stage Zooms, Alpha Beam 700s, Chroma Strips and

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Turkey - Organizer - a versatile, high profile event management, planning, production and technical solutions company based in Ankara, Turkey - has just made a substantial investment in new Robe moving lights ... involving 150 fixtures.

The company has a reputation for excellence, quality and delivering imaginative shows and events and this is their first purchase of Robe.

The units were delivered by Robe's Turkish distributor Atempo, and will be used to service Organizer's vibrant client base on a wide variety of productions in Turkey and internationally.

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UK - Stage Electrics is exhibiting at this year's ABTT Theatre Show on 12-13 June and will be displaying a selection of audio, lighting, staging and video products reflecting the wide range of specialist equipment the company offers. New for 2013 there will be a display of gas based special effects from MAGIC FX - an ideal solution aimed at venues with a restricted use of traditional pyrotechnics.

New for lighting sees the introduction of the ilumo by Lumonic and the LED Source Four Mini by ETC. This compact, lightweight and innovative lighting fixture has been designed with the DNA f

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Australia - A landmark new Anolis lighting scheme has been installed to illuminate Melbourne's iconic 'Red Sticks' urban sculpture on CityLink. It is 80% more energy efficient ... and also ensures that the installation looks fantastic and crystal clear to all using the city's Tullamarine & Flemington Road Interchange.

Denton Corker Marshall's Melbourne Gateway (originally completed 1999) is described as the 'Mother of all architectural interventions' on the city's freeways.

A massive 70m yellow steel beam cantilevered at precarious angles traverses eight lanes of freeway and 39 eleg

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USA - Astera LED-Technology now has an office in the United States of America. The office is designed to better serve Astera's US and Canadian customers, and it offers the full range of wireless products, controllers and accessories.

North American customers will benefit from better customer service and improved payment options. Previously, Astera products were only available through select dealers, but now with the unveiling of their new US office, customers can order from the official Astera brand and have complete peace of mind in doing so. Customers will also benefit from the Aste

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UK - S+H Technical's new 12 mm lightweight LED screen was specified by video and visuals designer Ian Holmes for the recent UK and European leg of guitarist Steve Hackett's 2013 Genesis Revisited II world tour.

Ilfracombe, Devon-based drapes, starcloth, LED and visual effects specialist S+H has invested in a large quantity of these new LED panels which are very light in weight at just 4.5 Kgs per panel and 9.5 Kgs per square metre, which is made up from two panels. They are also quick to deploy and exceptionally user-friendly.

This multi-purpose 12 mm pitch product has been s

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UK - Effervescent contemporary circus troupe, No Fit State, recently welcomed the latest super agile, high performing member to its troupe: The Avolites Tiger Touch. The console combines hands on control with sophisticated cueing. So whether LDs are lighting on the fly or building sophisticated, precisely programmed shows, or even a combination of the two, its now easier than ever.

Originally conceived by lighting designer Adam Cobley, the tour lighting is taken care of by lighting programmer and re-lighter Leif Le Page, who says that fast, on the fly access to the lighting is crucial

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Romania - With the On Air Music Awards, the Romanian music industry started a new show intended to recognise and reward the best of Romanian music. The award ceremony, taking place in the Great Hall at the Bucharest National Theatre, featured a lighting design by Sergiu Ardelean who used the cost-free grandMA2 onPC software for pre-programming, and ran the show on a grandMA2 full-size. Alin Popa was the head of lighting.

Ardelean commented: "For big and complicated set-ups and productions I always request a grandMA2. The grandMA2 full-size is a brilliant console, powerful and ext

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UK - A premier arts and culture club featuring live music, arts events and casual dining, East Village Arts Club in the student district of Liverpool, captivates big crowds with a variety of Chauvet gear.

Converted from the building of the old Royal Institute of Arts & Science, the 700-plus capacity venue is the latest addition to the expanding MAMA Group. Lighting and rigging design company Utopium London permanently installed the Chauvet LED gear throughout the club's four rooms: a restaurant, club space, loft area and chill out room. TRUSST trussing makes up the ground support syst

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UK - West London based rental company Entec is supplying lighting and rigging equipment and crew to the UK and European legs of singer songwriter guitarist and music producer Mark Knopfler's 2013 Privateering tour, with lighting designed by the also illustrious Simon Tutchener.

Entec made a major investment in the latest Clay Paky moving lights - buying 38 Alpha Spot QWO 800s and 20 Sharpy Washes - to ensure that Tutchener had exactly the creative tools he wanted for the tour, which plays 72 concerts in 65 cities and has already included a six night sold-out run at London's Roy

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