Lighting

HSL and PSI announce merger

Details: 14 March 2016

UK / Ireland - Lighting and visuals rental specialist, Blackburn-based HSL, has formed a dynamic new partnership with Production Services Ireland (PSI) - a market leader in the territory with operations in Belfast and Dublin.

The merger sees PSI's highly successful and well established operations in Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic continue unchanged with the same directors, staff, facilities and distinct identity. PSI now has the additional advantage of access to HSL's massive equipment inventory and additional resources.

Combined annual sales are expected to reach £15m in the next 24 months, there are over 100 full time skilled and talented employees and the new working relationship will enable both companies' UK and Irish operations to be streamlined, seamless an

Robe lighting SRO's CEO Josef Valchar, Paul Smith from Just Lite and Ian Brown, sales director from Robe UK

First Robe Pointes hit the UK & Ireland

Details: 14 March 2016

Ireland - Leading Irish lighting rental company Just Lite, based in Dublin, is the first recipient in the UK of Robe's new RobinPointe moving head fixtures. The much-anticipated product was officially launched by Robe at the 2013 Prolight+Sound exhibition in Frankfurt. "The initial round of confirmed orders - just at the show alone - have been phenomenal," says the company.

Just Lite's Paul Smith was one of those visiting Frankfurt to ensure that his order for the company's first 12 Pointes was at the top of the pile to be processed. They will be supplied by Robe UK.

Smith

The lighting design was created by the Dutch company Light-H-art B.V. A grandMA2 full-size, grandMA2 ultra-light and an MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) were used for lighting control

X Factor Arabia relies on MA VPU

Details: 14 March 2016

Lebanon - X Factor is one of the most successful casting shows worldwide, and the same is true for X Factor Arabia which started broadcasting in March 2006. The current run of 20 shows is again based on the original British concept.

Video for X Factor Arabia, recently produced in Beirut, Lebanon, relied on an MA control system consisting of two grandMA2 light and six MA VPU plus (Video Processing Units).

Stephan Flören of LichtUnit GmbH, who worked as video supervisor and specified the MA VPU, the grandMA2 consoles and the video system, explained why he chose M

The 55th Annual TV Week Logie Awards held at the Crown Palladium in Melbourne (photo: Ben Claydon)

Sharpy Washes debut on The Logie Awards

Details: 14 March 2016

Australia - The 55th Annual TV Week Logie Awards was held on Sunday 7 April 2013 at the Crown Palladium in Melbourne, Australia and broadcasted live on the Nine Network.

For several years the lighting has been designed and operated by Rohan Thornton in his role of lighting director at the Nine Network, however he left the network last year to freelance. Fortunately Nine realised they needed his talent and expertise and employed him on a contract basis.

On request from Rohan, Show Technology, Clay Paky's Australian distributor, rushed in the new Clay Paky Sharpy Wash 330 fixtu

Needtobreathe – on the road until August

Bandit Lites backs Needtobreathe

Details: 14 March 2016

USA - Bandit Lites is on the road with American rock band, Needtobreathe on the second leg of their tour entitled The Reckoning. The tour began on 2 April and will continue through 17 August.

The first leg of the tour featured a custom-made typewriter, an addition that, while elaborate and impressive, could be distracting for audience members. Fortunately, inspiration struck guitarist Bo Rineheart as he looked over at the fly rail system lit by back light.

Jay Waddell, Needtobreathe's lighting designer of the last five years, drew upon that inspiration to create a different b

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