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VME chooses Chauvet COLORado series

VME has added 60 Chauvet fixtures to their rental inventory

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Chauvet reports that UK production company VME has recently added 60 fixtures to their rental inventory of Chauvet lighting gear. The additions include 24 COLORado 1 IP, 12 COLORado2 IP, 12 COLORado Batten 72 Tour and 12 COLORdash Accent.

Sales and marketing manager for VME, Ben Hyman, commented, "The COLORado series fixtures are very adaptable and can be used on nearly every job. They are of good quality and price-appropriate. We're thrilled to have them as part of our inventory and have already seen a quick payback on the investment."

Some recent applications by VME include private parties, including a Parisian-themed event at Tatton Park , a street party held in Altrincham during the recent royal wedding, as well as one-night club events at 53 Degrees in Presto

Jands Vista tours Europe with Yusuf Islam

Details: 14 March 2016

Europe - Lighting designer Derek Jones recently finished the European leg of the current Yusuf Islam (formerly known as Cat Stevens) world tour, finding it a good opportunity to try out the new Jands Vista v2 software running on his own Vista S3 lighting console.

Jones invested in his Vista S3 desk for a Cliff Richard & The Shadows tour about 18 months ago and it hasn't stopped working since.

"Vista v2 has definitely taken the platform to another level," says Jones, who is impressed with the new software's power and simplicity. He added, "v2 makes it even faster to ge

Martin Professional's M1 lighting console at Canada's largest youth convention

Martin M1 programmes Starfield in Alberta

Details: 14 March 2016

Canada - Martin Professional's M1 lighting console gave peace of mind to Brad Helzer, lighting designer and programmer for Christian group Starfield, at Youth Conference (YC), a large-scale three-day Christian event held at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, and Canada's largest youth convention.

Having just finished a three-week tour in May, Starfield was booked to play a set on the main stage at this year's YC, but Helzer was unclear whether he was going to be allowed to patch in the M1 to operate the rig.

With less than a week until the event, he was cleared to patch into the rig

The multi-media attraction includes aqua screens, high-powered laser systems, HD video projection, surround sound and special effects.

Laservision at high-tech spiritual theme park

Details: 14 March 2016

India - Following a highly competitive tender process, the Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust of Shirdi in Maharashtra India, has engaged Laservision to design, develop and install a large scale multi-media attraction at the Sai Garden Centre in Shirdi.

This high-tech spiritual theme park will display interactive teachings of Sai Baba's Life, drawn from the Shri Sai Saicharita, the holy book that is the basis for the life and teachings of Shri Sai Baba. The holy messages will be portrayed to the millions of devotees who complete the journey to this sacred location through an array of mediums

Prolyte product managers training

Details: 14 March 2016

The Netherlands - Developing a close bond with its partners and customer community has always been a main driving force of the Prolyte Group operations. Organising yearly update trainings for the product managers of its distributing partners is part of that philosophy.

During two days, "crammed with information", the participants are expected to take in all the product and technical information, which is later tested in hands-on sessions and an examination.

Sergey Rybinskiy, managing director of ModifiC comments, "First of all let me say a huge thanks for everything y

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