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HSL Lights Emeli Sandé Tour
May 2013
(UK) Lighting and visuals company HSL supplied Lighting Designer Neil Carson with full lighting production for chart topping, Brit Award winning singer songwriter Emeli Sandé’s most recent UK tour, together with a ‘specials’ package for the European section.
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MAC Viper Party at Carnaval Mazatlan
May 2013
(Mexico) Luminica Gdl of Guadalajara was one of the first rental companies in Mexico and Latin America to invest in Martin’s MAC Viper Profile and had the fixtures out on one of the Carnival season’s more festive events in February, Carnaval Mazatlan.
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An old lighthouse on Lake Garda is restored thanks to Clay Paky
May 2013
(Italy) After being turned off for forty, historic monument The Spiaggia degli Olivi lighthouse has been restored with a brand new Clay Paky Sharpy inside the lantern room.
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Beyonce Dazzled With 446 SGM X-5 Strobes
May 2013
(Global) Two giants of the lighting world have come together to help provide a dazzling show for one of the world’s greatest artistes.
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PixelFLEX Introduces the Light Rigid 4 LED Video Screen
May 2013
(Global) PixelFLEX, innovators of the industry’s most flexible, lightweight and durable LED video screens, announced today the introduction of its Light Rigid 4.
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Chauvet Profesional Épix Fixtures Stand Out In Luke Bryan's Tour
May 2013
(USA) Chosen for their video and pixel-mapping abilities, 130 Chauvet Professional Épix Strip and 16 Épix Bar fixtures complete the vivacious design for country singer Luke Bryan’s Dirt Road Diaries tour.
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DPA Microphones Spends A Night At The Opera
May 2013
(Italy) The sound team at the Parco Della Musica Auditorium in Rome recently turned to DPA Microphones’ Reference Standard 4017 Shotgun Microphones to record the audio for a specially commissioned double DVD of two operas that were being performed as part of the Santa Cecilia Opera Studio, a master programme devoted to Bel Canto.
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Cirkus Cirkör at Peace with Robe
May 2013
(Global) Scandinavia’s leading contemporary circus company Cirkus Cirkör from Stockholm, Sweden have purchased Robe MMX Spots and LEDWash moving lights for their current touring schedule, which presents their latest breath-taking work, “Knitting Peace”.
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Extra Sharp:
The New Rayzor Q12 Goes A Step Further
May 2013
(Global) Elation created the “new speed of light” with its ultra-fast Rayzor Q7; now it has taken club / stage / production lighting even further out on the “cutting edge” with the Rayzor Q12, a new, more powerful addition to our high-speed Rayzor LED moving head series.
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Mojo Barriers at Queen’s Day Celebration
May 2013
(Netherlands) As Amsterdam became the focal point of national celebrations, Dutch crowd safety specialists Mojo Barriers supplied its trusted barricade equipment from an extensive portfolio of products.
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HSL and PSI Announce Dynamic New Partnership
May 2013
(UK) HSL, has formed a dynamic new partnership with Production Services Ireland a market leader in the territory with operations in Belfast and Dublin.
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Chauvet Professional Nexus 4X4 Fires Up Coachella
May 2013
(Global) Chauvet Professional Nexus 4x4 once again makes a statement during a significant event, shining on the Outdoor Theatre stage at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, an annual music and arts festival featuring various music genres.
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Meyer Sound 1100-LFC New Install and Rental Systems
May 2013
(Global) The 1100-LFC has been specified for a forthcoming resident Cirque du Soleil production. This is the 1100-LFC’s first Las Vegas installation, featuring a MILO MICA and M’elodie line array loudspeaker-based sound system specified by sound designer Jonathan Deans.
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Jason Aldean Takes Clay Paky Sharpys Along on his Night Train Tour
May 2013
(US) Clay Paky Sharpys are lighting up country singer Jason Aldean on the Night Train Tour, a musical powerhouse of a show also featuring Jake Owen and Thomas Rhett with location specific appearances by Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, and Kelly Clarkson.
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Clay Paky with the Britain’s Cheeky Pop Star Olly Murs
May 2013
(UK) One of the UK’s biggest pop sensations is dancing his way around Britain’s biggest arenas in the sharp focus of 24 shape-shifting Clay Paky Sharpys.
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Capital Sound is the classic choice for Il Divo
May 2013
(Global) Capital Sound has been working with operatic pop group Il Divo since for a while now but for their new Front of House engineer, Davide Lombardi, getting to know the audio rental company on the current Il Divo and Katherine Jenkins tour has been somewhat of a revalation.
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Morris Light and Sound Supply Versatile MAC Viper for Eli Young Band Tour
May 2013
(US) Lighting designer Taylor Price needed a highly versatile yet compact and bright spot fixture for the large variety of venue types that American country music’s Eli Young Band is playing on their current U.S. tour. He found it in the Martin MAC Viper Profile, which he has teamed with another award-winning Martin fixture, the MAC Aura.
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Only One Direction for XL Video
May 2013
(Global) XL Video is supplying nearly 400 square metres of LED screen, plus 72 x VersaTUBE LED battens and crew to Blink TV for the UK and European legs of One Direction’s ‘Take Me Home’ world tour!
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Showforce Appointed Beach Polo Partner
May 2013
(Global) Showforce, the event industry’s leading supplier of talented crew and technicians operating across the UK and Middle East, was proud to be an official event partner to the Julius Baer Beach Polo Cup in Dubai.
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Lab.gruppen PLM Series Ready to go FIRmaker
May 2013
(Sweden) Sound system evolution has taken another big step, as Lab.gruppen and AFMG announce FIRmaker integration with Lab.gruppen’s PLM Series amplifier platforms.
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Martin Professional and Rose Bruford in Partnership
May 2013
(UK) Lighting Design students from British drama school Rose Bruford College have been working with Martin MAC Auras on a concert lighting project in the College's Rose Theatre.
The equipment was made available by Mike Walker, UK sales director for Martin Professional.
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A Band of Clay Paky Sharpys Hit the Right Notes on X Factor Live Tour
May 2013
(UK) The UK’s ‘guru of pop lighting’ Peter Barnes has designed a fresh and diverse pure-beam show for the current X Factor Live Tour using 54 powerful Clay Paky Sharpys.
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Christie Lites Invests in 200 Martin M2GO Lighting Consoles
May 2013
(Global) In order to meet market demand for Martin Professional’s M2GO lighting controller, Christie Lites has purchased no less than 200 of the compact consoles for its rental inventory.more...
Delta Sound up for Sting, Andrea Bocelli and Guns `n` Roses
May 2013
(Dubai) As a part of the Du World Music Festival, the Du Arena in Abu Dhabi again hosted the event for world music stars over several consecutive weekends, artists include Sting, Andrea Bocelli and rock legends Guns `n` Roses.
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Clay Paky Lights Up the Ultra Music Festival in Miami
May 2013
(USA) Clay Paky lighting got rave reviews at the 15th annual Ultra Music Festival in Miami’s Bayfront Park where they added to the pulsating excitement generated by fans, DJs and electronic musicians under the tent-like Carl Cox Mega Structure.
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Bruno Mars Live in Dubai
May 2013
(Dubai)
Along with the Dubai Sevens grounds, the Dubai based production team, managed to turn an 8 000 pax venue into a practical 14 000 pax venue in the heart of Dubai Media City which staged the most recent show at the Amphitheatre hosting Paloma Faith and Bruno Mars.
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Rihanna’s Diamonds World Tour Sparkles With DiGiCo
May 2013
(Global) Current world tour shines with DiGiCo 2xSD7 Optocore Networks.
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Locked and Reloaded With a Rig To Go Big
May 2013
(Global) Designer Chris Lisle depends upon 45 VL3000 Spot luminaires supplied by Bandit Lites.more...
Costs Of Off-Grid Power Set To Fall With Launch Of Cygnus HPG
May 2013
(Global) Firefly Solar, the experts in the design and manufacture of solar-powered generators, has today announced the launch of its Cygnus Hybrid Power Generator.more...
