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White Light's LED at Event Production Show

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Entertainment lighting specialist White Light is headed to the Event Production Show next week at Olympia, London to showcase the latest energy saving innovations for event production from CORE Lighting and PR Lighting on Stand B38.

CORE Lighting specialises in battery-powered, wirelessly controlled LED lighting fixtures designed for instant illumination anywhere - events, parties and any other production where lighting fixtures need to be distributed over a wide area, and unsightly power and data cabling must be kept to an absolute minimum. On show will the Point15, Point20 and Point30 fixtures, all RGB-W, and the high-output Flood30, a white LED equivalent to a 750W tungsten spotlight, IP65 rated for outdoor use.

Visitors to the White Light Stand will also get a look at n

The PRO9, purchased at PALME 2012, took care of FOH

Midas PRO mixes Experience Lagos 2012

Details: 14 March 2016

Nigeria - Lagos based sound and lighting company Solution Media and Infotech has invested in its second Midas PRO live audio mixing console in less than a year from local Midas Distributor, NMK Electronics. The investment was made in order to deliver the total sound solution for Africa's biggest gospel music festival, The Experience Lagos 2012.

The PRO3, which was purchased at PALME 2011, was used on monitors while the PRO9, purchased at PALME 2012, took care of FOH. The event was attended by nearly 300,000 people and saw acts including Don Moen, Israel Houghton, Fred Hammond, Deitric

The band has been touring for the last three years

XL Video 0n Mumford & Sons tour

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - the latest UK arena leg of the successful Mumford & Sons Tour of Two Halves world tour featured 2,547 of XL Video's latest FX-200 product, together with three Pixled F11 LED screens, HD cameras / PPU and crew.

The versatile FX-200s were specified by lighting and visuals designer Ed Warren from Next Level Lights.

The band has been touring for the last three years with various different arrangements of tungsten lightsources over and around the stage as an integral part of the lighting rig.

Earlier in this tour, Warren introduced LED festoon lighting, going from the stage

Dave Whitehouse (DWR Distribution) and Kagiso Moime (Blackmotion)

SABC upgrades with Robe & Avolites

Details: 14 March 2016

South Africa - The South African Broadcasting Corporation in Auckland Park, Johannesburg, has upgraded their studio kit to include their first ever moving lights - a range of Robins and Sharpies - as well as three Avolites Tiger Touch consoles, MVS hazers, Prolyte trussing and motors.

During 2012 the SABC invited interested parties to participate in a tender process for the supply of lighting gear. Congratulations to Blackmotion Production who were awarded the tender at the end of last year.

Hire Company, Blackmotion, regularly work at the SABC where they've used their own Robe fixt

Valhalla takes riders on a Viking journey through fire, water, snow, thunder and lightning

Sarner adds another award

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Award winning creative AV design and installation specialist Sarner ended 2012 on a high note with yet another industry award to add to its trophy cabinet...and this time it was for a project that was designed 12 years ago.

Proving the adage that the old ones are the best; Valhalla, Blackpool Pleasure Beach's most iconic ride, has been voted one of the best in Europe more than a decade after it first opened. The world's biggest indoor dark ride was given the honour at the European Star Awards after a panel of International experts voted it one of the best on the Continent.

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