Lighting

Woodlite Stockholm adds to Robe inventory

Details: 14 March 2016

Sweden - Woodlite is a leading Swedish lighting, trussing and rigging dry-hire rental operation founded in 1995 by Magnus Jansson. Headquartered in Karlstad, the company now has around 150 Robe fixtures in its rental fleet and over 1100 moving lights in total.

In March 2012, a new office and warehouse was opened in Stockholm to enable Woodlite to service its clients and the generally buoyant business in the area even more quickly and efficiently.

Midway through 2012, Woodlite started purchasing Robe's Robin LEDWash series fixtures - both 300s and 600s - and more recently it has invested in the new Robin DLX LED Spot fixtures.

This increase in business with Robe has been prompted by the demands of their rental partners ... and in turn their clients who are specifying Robe incre

Princess Maxima accompanies Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and Crown Prince Willem-Alexander at the celebration ball. (photo: Keylight)

W-DMX welcomes the new Dutch Queen

Details: 14 March 2016

The Netherlands - Wireless Solution Sweden AB was part of the recent Queen's Day banquet hosted by the Dutch Royal Family in honour of Queen Beatrix at the famed Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Queen Beatrix has stepped down after her 33-year long rule so that her son, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, can be King.

W-DMX BlackBox ran Luminair and controlled GlowUp fixtures during the dinner, which was attended by royal heads of state from 18 countries. Among the many notables on hand were Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, and the Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess M

All the artists played live with their own bands

PRG supports Chime for Change concert

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - PRG teamed up with Harvey Goldsmith promotions at Twickenham in June to supply the rigging and lighting for the massive Chime for Change concert headlined by Beyonce and Madonna.

Dubbed a 'feminist Live Aid', the production was complex, featuring a 12 strong line up of big name stars and a 50,000-strong audience to campaign for improved education, health and justice for women around the world.

In charge of the logistics and operations was production director Jim Baggott from promoter Harvey Goldsmith: "I immediately involved PRG because I knew this was going to be a

D.T.S. debuts Raptor beam

Details: 14 March 2016

Italy - The Raptor is the latest development in beam fixtures technology from D.T.S. At beam moving head on the market.

Raptor features the FPR system (D.T.S. patent), a breakthrough in moving-head technology. The FPR system allows limitless pan rotation. The Raptor head rotates freely on its vertical axe without interruption, in either direction, never having to go into reverse motion. Raptor's ability to quickly and precisely select any point within its sphere of movement means faster looks and scene changes, offering unmatched creative control to the lighting designer, says the com

More than 1,700 VC-Dot 9's shine behind the stage

Martin VC-Dot LEDs on tour with Benjamin Biolay

Details: 14 March 2016

France - Traveling through France for a two-month tour, singer, songwriter, musician and producer Benjamin Biolay entertains thousands of fans every night, lit up with the help of nearly 2,000 Harman Martin VC-Dot LED's for a stunning backdrop.

For this fast-moving tour, Barcelona-based Dushow and Alabama lighting companies developed a video and lighting system, designed to be quickly installed for efficient execution. Using strings of Martin VC-Dot 9's for backdrop lighting, the product's versatility allows for the use of various lighting arrangements for each number. More than 1,700

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