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Clay Paky helps mark fall of Berlin Wall anniversary

The citizens' festival at the Brandenburg Gate (photo: Ralph Larmann)

Details: 14 March 2016

Germany - Lighting designer Björn Hermann created a spectacular light show at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate to launch a night of celebrations commemorating the fall of the Berlin Wall 25 years ago. Choosing to use a mix of Clay Paky SuperSharpy and Mythos fixtures, Hermann delivered a high impact and emotive display that could be seen for miles around.

Washed in vibrant colours, the pillars and architecture of the Brandenburg Gate stood out against the night sky as intense beams of light emanated from varying heights and distances. Hermann was responsible for lighting the citizens' festival at the Brandenburg Gate, which included lighting the square behind, the illumination of the Brandenburg Gate and the light show for the performances plus the live broadcast on television.

Paul Newman from Lucidity with DWR's Duncan Riley

Lucidity moves into lighting

Details: 14 March 2016

South Africa - Technical production and equipment rental company Lucidity recently made their first lighting purchase comprising of an Avolites Tiger Touch, six Robe Pointes, six Robin 300 LEDWash fixtures, data and cabling. This augments their current stock of LEDForce 18 RGBW, Source 4 Profiles and PARcans.

"We've always focused more on AV and sound," says Paul Newman. "I'm a noise boy at heart not a lighting guy and so emphasis has always been on the audio and AV side, however it was time to finally invest in lighting and so we wanted a fixture that would be versatile in both the corporate and live event environment."

The Robin Pointes were put straight to work at the recent Oracle Partner Network Event at Vodaworld. "It has been interesting," says Paul. "We have had a lot of reaction from colleagues and competitors alike and they've all s

Joshua Rush will lead the global marketing function for Audinate

Audinate appoints VP of marketing

Details: 14 March 2016

USA - Joshua Rush has joined Audinate as vice president of marketing. Rush brings over 20 years of experience in business, consumer and channel marketing in a variety of industries, including computer hardware, networking and telecommunications.

As part of the continuing expansion of Audinate, Rush will lead the global marketing function for Audinate with a specific emphasis on driving awareness for Dante enabled products with the channel and end users. Through similar roles at HP and Vesta Corporation, Rush has extensive experience developing marketing initiatives for a variety of different customer segments and channel partners, including the custom installation channel.

"Josh is a great addition to our team," said Lee Ellison, CEO of Audinate. "His combination of B2B marketing experience, channel knowledge and marketing leadership will help to further establi

The CLF Conan is an innovative concept by CLF

W-DMX teams up with CLF Europe

Details: 14 March 2016

The Netherlands - Wireless Solution Sweden AB and Dutch lighting manufacturer Creative Lighting Fixtures (CLF Europe BV) have announced the latest line of lighting fixtures offering W-DMX as standard or optional OEM installed.

The CLF Conan is an innovative concept by CLF. This spot has a remarkably fast and wide zoom (11°- 58°) and a high light output with a superb colour mixing. With 12 x 10W RGB+W LED, the Conan is the perfect fixture for theatre applications, TV shows and rental projects. With the optional W-DMX Module it creates a flexible and creative solution, making it possible to work without clumsy DMX cables.

Also available is the CLF Juno, a fixture for the indoor and outdoor corporate event market, television broadcasts and general rental applications. With adjustable head and a manual zoom range from 15-30 degrees, a bright 4 x 10W RGB+W LED and a lithium

Since its restoration, Union Depot has become a big success in the life of the city of St. Paul

Union Depot renovation features Community systems

Details: 14 March 2016

USA - A recent renovation has restored St. Paul's Union Depot to its original 1920s splendour while a new sound system with Community Entasys loudspeakers has brought intelligible voice announcements and clear sound reinforcement to the depot's transit services and its many public events.

Originally completed in 1926, Union Depot served as many as 300 trains and 20,000 passengers each day. But, as passenger rail travel declined, the last train left the depot in 1971 and the historic structure became home to restaurants, offices, and condominiums. Now, after its renovation, the depot again serves both light and long-distance rail (Amtrak), local and intercity bus travel and automotive, bicycle and pedestrian traffic. In addition, the depot hosts concerts and art shows as well as banquets and other events.

As the building architect and engineer of record, HGA Architects and Engi

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