Lighting students from across the UK got their first taste of working under pressure - as part of a competition to light a railway carriage in less than two hours. (more ... )

The new Canada Water Library in London’s southeast Docklands is an impressive and striking building, with artistic ambitions that take it way beyond the standard repository of books, CDs and IT services. (more ... )

Siyan, long term customer of Clay Paky has recently increased their investment in Clay Paky products, alongside a brand new purchase of the grandMA2 light, all from Ambersphere Solutions. (more ... )

There has been a massive increase in visitor registration for PLASA 2012 at Earls Court Exhibition Centre on 9-12 September 2012. Over 11,000 people have already signed up, representing a whopping 40% increase in registrations so far. Visitors that pre-register now can gain entry to the entire four-day event for only £10 - a saving of 50% on the full price of £20. (more ... )

The National Theatre of Scotland (NTS) have recently invested in seven Chroma-Q™ Color ForceTM 48” / 1.2m LED battens to provide wash lighting effects for their various stage productions, including “Knives in Hens” and “An Appointment with the Wicker Man”. (more ... )

San Antonio-based Spectrum Lighting Inc. recently sold 16 Robert Juliat 634 LED Profile Spots for use in the teaching auditorium/conference center at Doctors Hospital at Renaissance in Edinburg, Texas. (more ... )

After its huge success at both ProLight + Sound and PLASA Focus shows, ETC is getting ready to show the new Source Four LED at this year’s ABTT Show. (more ... )

It’s an exciting expansion time for new company Dry Hire Lighting, as they announce a significant purchase of Clay Paky products from exclusive Clay Paky UK distributor Ambersphere Solutions. (more ... )

Free registration is now open for the PLASA Focus: Nashville 2012 Professional Development Program, a two-day program of free educational seminars and workshops, running alongside PLASA Focus: Nashville, on July 11-12, 2012. (more ... )

White Light has added Selador Desire and Source Four LED to its hire stocks, complementing its extensive range of ETC Source Four incandescent luminaires. (more ... )

PLASA will host its 2012 European AGM and Members' Lunch on Tuesday 29 May at BAFTA in Central London. Over 200 members and guests are expected to take part in the event, which includes the opportunity to feedback on the work that PLASA is doing, contribute to the future direction of the Association, and enjoy networking with fellow members. (more ... )

When using a coloured lighting filter in front of cool white LED fitting, it ends up looking completely different to expectations. (more ... )

Al Gurdon, one of the most ‘in demand’ lighting designers in the industry, employed nearly 200 of the most ‘in demand’ moving heads – the Clay Paky Sharpy - for this year’s Brit Awards. (more ... )

Not even the rain could dampen the enthusiasm at the Royal Armouries this week as PLASA Focus: Leeds 2012 opened its doors for two days of unparalleled access to the newest and most innovative products on the market for the live entertainment industry. (more ... )

L’Autre Monde, the new show from Gilbert Gruss’ Cirque Arlette Gruss, is currently touring France with four DMX-controlled Robert Juliat 1800W MSR FLO followspots to highlight its dazzling, fast moving acts. (more ... )

PLASA Focus: Nashville 2012 welcomes a raft of new exhibitors as the two-day event continues to grow, with over 20 companies now committed to taking part and as many applications being processed. The event takes place July 11-12, at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium, TN, and is the first of its kind to be held in the region. (more ... )

The 2012 Australia Day celebrations saw production and lighting designer Paul Collison create a glittering cityscape in the centre of Sydney’s Darling Harbour, using a battery of Clay Paky Sharpys. (more ... )

Visualization pioneer Barco recently supplied its FLM HD20 projectors to create a spectacular visual journey enlivening electronica artist Amon Tobin's latest international tour, ISAM Live. (more ... )

White Light supplied equipment and support services to Mr Dickens and the Actors, the recent production marking the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens held at London’s Guildhall and attended by The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. (more ... )

Sky TV Lighting Director Malcolm Reed lit the studio show covering this year’s Academy Awards red carpet arrivals and main awards ceremony broadcast to the British nation. Included in the large Martin rig supplied by Richard Martin Lighting was the MAC Aura, a key fixture choice for the show. (more ... )

For the second year running, Robert Juliat’s Prolight+Sound stand was almost entirely illuminated by LED fixtures, demonstrating how LED sources can simultaneously offer both cost and environmental benefits. (more ... )

The historic stage of the foremost Russian theatre has reopened after six years of renovation and restoration. The original unique acoustics and the 'golden' curtain were restored, and the total area of the theatre was doubled to 72,000 square metres. The theatre has not only been given new life, it has become one of the most technically advanced in the world! (more ... )

The R&D department at Artistic Licence Engineering has been working overtime to produce two new ‘ranges’ of products along with several OEM solutions and a new modular version of the Multichrome Range.The new products will have their first full showing at PLASA Focus at The Royal Armouries, Leeds, on 17-18 April 2012. (Artistic Licence Engineering stand S-D13). (more ... )

ADB Lighting will exhibit at PLASA Focus: Leeds, for the first time in its own right, on April 17-18 2012 on Stand S-D1. (more ... )

Mankin Media Systems Inc. (MMS) of Franklin, Tennessee helped Chattanooga’s Silverdale Baptist Church find a cost-effective lighting solution for the renovation of existing space into a 2,000-seat auditorium, which includes integration of 15 Aledin 85-watt LED profile spots from Robert Juliat. (more ... )

Philips Vari-Lite has introduced the new VL3015, VL3015LT and VL3515 Spot luminaires to provide lighting professionals worldwide with the increased output of a 1500W lamp in the successful line of Vari*Lite spot luminaires. (more ... )

The world’s most popular line of profile spotlights just got bigger. ETC’s Source Four started with the HPL lamp. Then the Source Four HID was added to the range. And now there’s the ETC Source Four LED, featuring brilliant colours, low heat and even more energy-saving efficiency. (more ... )

Ambersphere’s regional tour of the UK continues in March and April with two headline appearances – at the Black Light Open day in Scotland, and at PLASA Focus in Leeds.These showcase exhibitions follow hot on the heels of the South-East roadshow that Ambersphere held recently in Brighton. (more ... )

PRG has announced the expansion of their Longbridge service and technical centre, with the addition of two new field service engineers, Mark Atkinson and Gareth Hards. (more ... )

Jands gave their new flagship Vista L5 media and lighting control console its first European tradeshow outing at the Prolight and Sound tradeshow in Frankfurt. (more ... )

A whopping 2000 professionals from the North of England's entertainment and installation technology communities have registered to attend PLASA Focus: Leeds 2012, taking place at the Royal Armouries in Leeds, on Tuesday 17 & Wednesday 18 April. Organisers PLASA Events are attributing this year's stronger-than-ever pre-show figures to the record number of new products on show, a flurry of first-time exhibitors, and the event's well-loved, friendly format. (more ... )

Illuminate Design has helped one of Britain’s flagship dance theatre companies move to a new creation and rehearsal space in Ashford, Kent. (more ... )

The nominees for the 2012 Olivier Awards, which reward achievement in London theatre over the last twelve months, were announced on March 15th at a presentation broadcast live online for the first time. (more ... )

Respected UK lighting designer Johanna Town used Philips Selecon PL1 LED luminaires to great effect on Wiki play, Man in the Middle by Ron Elisha. (more ... )

Aside from its range of lighting equipment for theatre, opera and corporate event markets, Robert Juliat will be previewing two exciting new profile ranges at Prolight & Sound 2012 in readiness for their launch later in the year. (more ... )

A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) Ltd. enjoyed a busy turnout to its recent ‘Video and Lighting Convergence’ UK open days, which showcased the latest products and innovations available from Green Hippo and PixelRange. (more ... )

The extraordinary story of Susan Boyle is brought to life in I Dreamed A Dream, a new touring musical which boasts Susan’s unique personal endorsement. (more ... )

Phish lighting designer Chris Kuroda (Aerosmith, The Black Crowes, R. Kelly) has a couple of associations to Denmark. One is that he happened to be in Copenhagen on that June day in 1992 when Denmark won the UEFA European Football Championship. It’s a good story that we’ll have to save for another time. (more ... )

PLASA Focus: Nashville 2012, launches today with a brand new website and free online registration. The event will take place July 11-12, 2012 at the Municipal Auditorium, in Nashville, TN. (more ... )

Jò Campana has been filling a number of roles for Italian rock band Negrita since 1998, among them lighting designer, lighting programmer and operator, set designer, and show concept designer. “I’m a one man band,” he says affably. (more ... )

This year’s Prolight + Sound exhibition will be a busy affair for Martin Professional with no less than 12 new product introductions including the world premiere launch of a new breed of moving head – the MAC Viper family! (more ... )

PLASA's Technical Resource Office announces that an RDM and sACN Developers Conference and Plugfest will take place on the 26th - 28th April, in the UK, at Gatwick Manor, London Road at Lowfield Heath, just south of Gatwick Airport. (more ... )

Sam Tamplin, Lighting Designer and MD of flourishing Brighton-based rental company TSL Ltd has just returned from a successful tour of France and the UK with the popular Church band ‘Worship Central On Tour’, accompanied by his recent purchase, the grandMA2 lighting desk. (more ... )

Busy booths, packed seminars and a raft of new product launches firmly established PLASA Focus as an unmissable industry event for Texas. A total of 820 attendees, including exhibitors, headed to the Renaissance Austin to see over 50 brands launch dozens of new products and enjoy Focus's trademark informal, friendly atmosphere. (more ... )

Martin Professional is teaming up with Peavey Electronics to sponsor the popular Agora Stage at this year’s Musikmesse in Frankfurt (March 21-24). Martin and Peavey will be providing a complete lighting and audio setup for both Agora stages during the entire 4-day trade fair, which is held in conjunction with the Prolight + Sound exhibition. (more ... )

Annual Austrian Event uses HES Products for Charity SHOWGUN 2.5 and SHOWBEAM 2.5 Illuminate Backyard Party with Rascal Flatts Road Hog Full Boar Carves Out a Win at Red Bull Crashed Ice (more ... )

Visitors to the ABTT 2012 Theatre Show can now register for free entrance to the UK's leading event for theatre technology. With the show moving to its new home at the Old Truman Brewery, 13 and 14 June, visitors will be able to take stock of the latest developments, attend seminars and network with colleagues, all under one roof. (more ... )

Artistic Licence Integration, the projects division of Wayne Howell’s industry-leading Artistic Licence brand, announces its exciting new web presence. The site, at www.ArtisticLicenceIntegration.com, emphasises the company’s technical and project management expertise, while also serving as an invaluable information resource for anyone involved in the lighting industry. (more ... )

PLASA Events is pleased to announce its second regional event in North America, PLASA Focus: Nashville 2012, to be held July 11-12, 2012 at the Municipal Auditorium, in Nashville, TN. (more ... )

As the latest addition to the revolutionary Jands Vista range, the L5 console has been designed by listening to the creative people who deliver some of the most stunning shows worldwide, every day. (more ... )

Artistic Licence Integration will be exhibiting at ARC 2012 in London on Stand M34. The show, to be held at the Business Design Centre, runs from 29 February - 1 March. (more ... )

Early last year, technicians from B92 visited ETC dealer Studio Berar’s open day to take a look at what was available; they were offered a demonstration, then lent a range of equipment to try out at their studio. (more ... )

Visitors to the ABTT 2012 Theatre Show can now register for free entrance to the UK's leading event for theatre technology. With the show moving to its new home at the Old Truman Brewery, 13 and 14 June, visitors will be able to take stock of the latest developments, attend seminars and network with colleagues, all under one roof. (more ... )

Lighting designer Trevor Ahlstrand has been using a Martin MAC touring rig supplied by Christie Lites to help set the slightly macabre mood on hard rock band Avenged Sevenfold’s last tour, which wrapped up in December. (more ... )

A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) Ltd. will be featuring new broadcast lighting innovations from Chroma-Q™, Mole Richardson, Manfrotto, Avenger and Gekko Technology at the BVE South Show at Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, UK, on 14th – 16th February (Stand K24). (more ... )

Visual display leader Barco was honored to be the primary visual equipment provider for CCTV's 2012 Lunar New Year Gala. Both the stage art design and the audio-visual technology were praised in reviews of this biggest TV show for the Chinese Lunar New Year celebration. (more ... )

Martin Professional is proud to announce that it will have world premiere lighting and control products in its luggage when it arrives at the inaugural PLASA Focus exhibition in Austin, Texas. (more ... )

Demonstrating their commitment to supplying Clay Paky and MA Lighting products across the UK entertainment market, Ambersphere Solutions are pleased to welcome Kent based company Automated to the growing list of Ambersphere customers. (more ... )

Busy UK-based lighting designer Derek Jones recently bought a Jands Vista S1 to help service his busy autumn season, including legendary British artist Cliff Richard’s “Soulicious” tour and another with equally maverick performers, The Hollies. (more ... )

The Metropolitan Opera at New York City’s Lincoln Center has expanded its lighting inventory with the acquisition of four Robert Juliat Victor 1800W followspots as specified by Patrick Eagleton of Contemporary Lights & Staging, Stamford, Connecticut. (more ... )

At the heart of the new retail departures area at Auckland International Airport in New Zealand is Pou Manawa, a huge tree of architectural fabric onto which color and traditional Maori designs are reflected using Martin Exterior 410™ wash lights and Martin smartMAC™ image projecting moving heads. (more ... )

A flurry of new exhibitors and a wide-ranging seminar program are creating a buzz around this PLASA Focus: Austin 2012, organizers PLASA Events report. (more ... )

Martin Professional Hong Kong held three M1 lighting console seminars in Beijing and Guangzhou recently with focus on operation and application. (more ... )

The new LEE Filters website is now live. The site is the result of extensive research undertaken with lighting professionals to find out exactly what customers want from the website. (more ... )

The lighting division of leading UK live event and communications agency, DRP Group, has made its first investment in Chroma-Q™ products with the purchase of 24 Color ForceTM 48 LED battens. (more ... )

When the Royal Opera House installed Unison architectural lighting control for the stage and side stage areas as part of the original 1999 refurbishment, it was recognised that lighting control systems will be eventually replaced as new and better products are developed. When Senior Lighting Manager Nick Ware and his team members decided it was due for replacement, they understandably looked first at the updated version of the product: Unison Paradigm. (more ... )

Three new sessions have been added to the attractions already on offer during the inaugural PLASA Focus: Austin 2012, taking place at The Renaissance Austin, on February 22-23, 2012. (more ... )

The elaborate Ordos epic, “Holy Heimori,”produced by the Etuoke Qianqi people of Inner Mongolia in China, premiered in September on the Grassland Stage of the Shanghai Temple in Inner Mongolia. (more ... )

Artistic Licence founder, Wayne Howell, is to chair a Lighting Panel discussion at the Dynamic Events Conference being held at 4.00 – 5.30pm on Monday 30th January, RAI, Amsterdam. (more ... )

LD Palle Palmé is the first to use Martin Professional’s new MAC Aura in Thailand having incorporated 18 of the award-winning LED wash lights into his lighting design for renowned Swedish magician Joe Labero’s "Genesis Magic Spectacular" show. (more ... )

US Lighting designer Tony Fransen continues his long association with the Jands Vista lighting and media control system by recently going on the road with a Vista T2 console to run lighting for the Sara Bareilles US Tour. (more ... )

A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) Ltd. recently hosted a workshop event for some of the industry’s hottest lighting designers to showcase its portfolio of next generation LED, lighting and video control technologies from leading manufacturers - including Chroma-Q™, GLP, PixelRange, VARI*LITE, Jands Vista and Green Hippo. (more ... )

The Canadian Football League championship, the Grey Cup, is Canada’s biggest annual sports and television event. Held at Vancouver’s BC Place Stadium on November 27th, halftime of this year’s game featured a performance by Nickelback using a Martin lighting and video package (more ... )

The fourth annual PLASA Focus: Leeds event launches today with a brand new website and a sold out floor-plan. The leading event for audio, video, lighting and staging technology in the north of England will be held on 17-18 April 2012, at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds. (more ... )

After six years of construction, Russia’s Bolshoi Theatre – one of the world’s pre-eminent cultural meccas for opera and ballet – has finally reopened its doors to newfound glory. (more ... )

Visualization pioneer Barco announces that leading entertainment equipment rental company AVAB CAC has selected 17 Barco's event projectors and 100 MiSTRIP creative LED strips to support the Nobel Peace Prize Concert on Sunday, 11 December. (more ... )

Rotterdamse Schouwburg, which plays host to a wide variety of performances from every major Dutch theatre, dance and opera company, has recently increased its inventory of Robert Juliat zoom profiles with the purchase of thirty-four RJ 614SX 16° - 35° fixtures from distributor, LightCo, of the Netherlands. (more ... )

MAC fixtures illuminate 4th International Military Music Festival on Red Square (more ... )

ETC has completed installation of three separate ETC Unison Paradigm Control systems at the new Helsinki Music Centre, Finland. (more ... )

A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) Ltd's specialist Rigging division has supplied a substantial quantity of Kinesys LibraCELL load cells to Rigorous Technology (RT), a new company specialising in load cell systems and motion control equipment rentals, for tours including Kings of Leon and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, the latter via Knight Rigging Services (KRS). (more ... )

A.C. Entertainment Technologies Ltd (AC-ET) has supplied the first Martin LC2140 LED screen system into the Irish market - purchased by County Wicklow based Savage Lighting. (more ... )

The Ballroom of the luxury Fairmont Towers Heliopolis, Cairo features four spectacular chandeliers designed to evoke the living corals of the Red Sea. Designed by Maurice Brill Lighting Design and implemented by Artistic Licence Integration, the chandeliers provide highly versatile illumination for this 2000-person capacity space. (more ... )

ETC's versatile new touchscreen lighting-control Tessera - the Unison Mosaic Tessera Controller (MTPC) - is now shipping. (more ... )

Upstaging supplied a large Martin Professional MAC rig for the summer US leg of Def Leppard’s current “Mirrorball” tour, a classic rock ‘n roll rig that included MAC 2000 Wash XB™, MAC 2000 Beam XB™ and MAC III Profile™ moving heads along with MAC 101™ LED fixtures. (more ... )

Registration is now open for Focus: Tech, the live event production workshop running alongside PLASA Focus: Austin 2012, at the Renaissance Austin, on February 19-22 2012. (more ... )

A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) Ltd's specialist Rigging division has provided a completely bespoke Prolyte trussing grid solution for Studio Three at Milton House on the campus of the University of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, UK. (more ... )

MA Lighting received two awards at the recent 4th annual PLASA Rock Our World Awards. (more ... )

Following attendance by one of its lighting staff to a fully subscribed Art-Net Training Day in Harrow, London’s Royal Opera House has invited Artistic Licence Engineering to train the rest of its Lighting Visualisation team onsite at Covent Garden. (more ... )

Martin Professional’s longtime Dutch distributor, Fairlight, has opened three new showrooms at its offices in Bemmel, Holland, a significant customer-centered investment that provides a unique opportunity to showcase Martin’s line of dynamic lighting products. (more ... )

Artistic Licence Engineering Training Days continue to gain pace, with demand increasing for both our in-house training and for on site visits to theatres, manufacturers and installation companies. (more ... )

Lighting designer and long-time Jands Vista advocate, Rob Sinclair specified a Vista S1 console with two M1 wings to run lighting for Grammy Award-winning UK singer-songwriter Adele's recent 2011 international tour. (more ... )

PLASA award for Source Four Fresnel & Worship Facilities awards for Selador Desire (more ... )

Lighting Designer Mikki Kunttu is using Martin Professional’s MAC III Performance luminaire on Malmö Opera’s current production of “Les Miserables,” one of the world’s best loved musicals. Presented on one of Europe’s largest opera stages, this latest staging of the Victor Hugo classic premiered in September and plays until February 2012. (more ... )

PLASA Focus: Austin welcomes a raft of new exhibitors as the two-day event expands its floor plan yet again. The new style of regional event, to be held February 22-23, 2012 at the Renaissance Austin, Texas, has doubled its footprint in the past week, with over 25 companies committed to taking part and as many applications being processed. (more ... )

Martin Professional’s award-winning MAC Aura™ wash light is quickly finding its way into lighting rental company inventories around the world. As a leading supplier to the event production industry in the Middle East - and following a visit to the PLASA trade show in London - Dubai-based Eclipse Staging Services has made an investment in the new Aura. (more ... )

Lighting and set designer Olivier Ilisca of Chicago-based lighting design and show management practice CenterStage Productions (CSP), used 82 Chroma-QTM Color ForceTM 48 LED battens on his lighting rig for the 2011 Walgreen's Managers Meeting event, staged at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas. (more ... )

PLASA's month-long elections to determine positions on its European and North American Regional Boards, together with its central Governing Body, concluded at midnight on Monday 31 October. (more ... )

Following the success of the first leg of the Europe and Middle East wide Vista roadshow, Jands are delighted to announce the next set of dates through November / December in Germany, Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium and Poland. (more ... )

PLASA Focus: Leeds 2012 looks set to continue its success story with over 90% of exhibition space already contracted and new exhibitors joining the 130 that showed at this year's event. (more ... )

ETC’s newest control desk, Gio, has had its first ever use on a show, with programmer Andi Davis using it on the UK tour of Dirty Dancing. The production opened in Bristol with an extensively revised lighting design by original LD Tim Mitchell. (more ... )

The new Chroma-Q™ Color Force Compact™ is a powerful creative lighting tool that works in perfect harmony with the popular Color Force™ range. The Compact is a cost-effective workhorse, ideal for a wide range of applications. Utilising core LED technology from the Color Force range, the fixture provides 1700 lumens in a cost-effective, slim, compact profile while maintaining color compatibility with the rest of the range. (more ... )

Having been established for over 3 decades, the Hisar Educational Foundation in Turkey has opened a new Culture Centre at its school in Kemerburgaz, İstanbul and turned to Robert Juliat products as the first choice for the new lighting systems. (more ... )

A.C. Lighting Inc.’s booth at the 2011 LDI show, Orlando will be showcasing the latest technology innovations from Chroma-Q™, Jands Vista and LedGo – all of which are distributed in North America by the reseller (Booth 403). (more ... )

Clay Paky Sharpy fixtures have toured as part of Paul McCartney’s On The Run tour, a series of sell-out, stadium concerts across the USA and Canada. (more ... )

Entertainment lighting specialist White Light returns to exhibiting at LDI in Orlando this year, after a several year absence from the showfloor. The reason for the return: exciting new products from i-Pix and Core Lighting, both companies are members of the White Light Family of manufacturers distributed by White Light. (more ... )

Artistic Licence founder, Wayne Howell, has accepted an invitation to speak at the forthcoming LDI show in Orlando, Florida, as part of the Innovation and Technology Conference. The training session, to be held at 10am on October 30th (Room S319), will allow participants to access Wayne’s considerable expertise in the use of Ethernet TCP/IP for the lighting industry. (more ... )

Lighting designer Stephan Aue of Ambion GmbH is one of the first LDs worldwide to use Martin Professional’s new MAC Aura wash light and placed 42 of the award-winning fixtures on the German rock band Guano Apes’ current European tour. (more ... )

Acey Decy Lighting, a sales and rental company in San Fernando, California that has been servicing the feature film and television industries since 1963, has added Robert Juliat 1159 Victor and 1459 Flo 1800W followspots to its rental inventory. (more ... )

In the few short months of being distributed in the UK by White Light, the comprehensive range of LED fixtures from Leader Light has attracted quite considerable attention – and has already been selected by a number of lighting practitioners, including the team at the Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre. (more ... )

Robert Juliat are happy to announce that, Entertainment Equipment Supplies (EES) of Spain has joined the Robert Juliat distributor family. (more ... )

Coemar Infinity family used to dramatic effect on lighting for new television quiz show (more ... )

A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) Ltd. received a great reception to many leading innovations showcased exclusively on the company's stand at PLASA 2011 – with highlights including new products from Chroma-Q™, GLP, PixelRange, Jands Vista, Litec and Traction Sound. (more ... )

Nemetschek Vectorworks Inc, are excited by the announcement of the National Building Specification (NBS) Building Information Modelling (BIM) Library. NBS is part of RIBA Enterprises Ltd, which is wholly owned by the Royal Institute of Architects (RIBA), the governing body for architects in the UK. (more ... )

CITC, located in the USA, has been in the forefront of manufacturing unique and exciting effects equipment for many years, and White Light is proud to announce their exclusive distributorship for the European community. (more ... )

Clay Paky has reported positive feedback following the launch of several new products at the recent PLASA show in London. (more ... )

Norway has become the first stop in an extensive EMEA-wide (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) roadshow that is designed to give everyone a chance to take a look for themselves at the exciting next generation Vista v2 software - for the Jands Vista lighting and media control range. (more ... )

Martin Professional’s EMEA sales organization is pleased to announce that Eloise Bailey has joined the Martin UK sales team as Project Sales Manager. Eloise, who joined the company on September 27th, will oversee project activities throughout Martin’s UK market. (more ... )

The 2011 Michael Northen Bursary (MNB) awards, presented at PLASA 2011, saw not three winners but four, plus a dramatic change of criteria for the entries. (more ... )

One of the fastest growing lighting rental companies in Europe, HSL of Blackburn, UK, has recently made a substantial investment in Martin Professional lighting equipment, a purchase that also marks HSL’s entry into the fast growing sector of LED video displays. (more ... )

Alderamin Group, the international lighting projects specialist, made a stylish and successful industry debut at PLASA 2011. The centrally located stand — with its minimalist white space and dramatic LED overhead feature — proved irresistible to many, significantly raising the Group’s profile and generating considerable sales activity. (more ... )

Lighting, control and dimming company ETC has reported an extremely positive response to its latest products, which were first seen at this year’s PLASA show in London – with its latest desk, Gio, attracting a great deal of attention. (more ... )

With preliminary visitor figures of over 12,000, showing a marginal increase over 2010 and strong international engagement from across the world, organisers PLASA Events are "delighted" with the positive feedback to this year's PLASA 2011, which has just closed its doors at Earls Court after a vibrant four days. (more ... )

Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay, Singapore, has expanded its existing stock of Robert Juliat lighting equipment by taking delivery of a further consignment of Robert Juliat zoom profile lanterns, this time targeted at their 2,000-seat Lyric Theatre. (more ... )

Hundreds of lighting professionals gathered at the fourth Knight of Illumination Awards in London on September 11 to celebrate the work of lighting designers working in the UK. (more ... )

The renowned Gypsy Kings - credited with helping to bring the distinct sound and style of Rumba Catalana pop music to worldwide audiences - have just finished their latest US tour, with lighting designer Michael Sharon using his own Jands Vista I3 console for control. (more ... )

Working with Australian dealer Jands, ETC has helped to overhaul the lighting control at Sydney’s world famous Opera House. (more ... )

A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) Ltd has recently gained BS EN ISO9001:2008 certification - the internationally recognised quality management system standard - reflecting the importance the company places on continually improving customer satisfaction and complying with all relevant standards for the products and services it provides. (more ... )

Nemetschek Vectorworks Inc. is pleased to announce the availability of the 2012 version of its award-winning Vectorworks® line of design software, including: Vectorworks Designer, Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Fundamentals and Renderworks®. (more ... )

Working with Australian dealer Jands, ETC has helped to overhaul the lighting control at Sydney’s world famous Opera House. (more ... )

The busy multi-purpose Alban Arena in St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK, has taken delivery of a Jands Vista I3 lighting console, running the next generation Vista v2 software, to complement a new rig of GLP Volkslicht LED moving lights all ready for the kick off of its action-packed autumn/winter season. (more ... )

Martin to serve selected Spanish customers directly via local presence. Eduard Baró, Fernando Moya and Eduard Muñoz hired by Martin headquarter office (more ... )

A.C. Special Projects Ltd (ACSP) attended PLASA 2011 to showcase and discuss examples of the many leading performance lighting, audio and AV system installations provided by the company. (more ... )

Chroma-Q™ showcased their award-winning range of LED lighting & visual effects products and original lighting accessories, designed for a wide range of entertainment, broadcast and architectural applications. (more ... )

Martin Professional Scandinavia is pleased to announce that Mikkel Toksværd has started as Project Sales Manager Nordic, overseeing project activities throughout Scandinavia for Martin’s Danish-based EMEA sales organization. (more ... )

Recently launched AIDAsol a showcase of Martin entertainment and architectural lighting. Chief Lighting Designer Hilton Jones comments (more ... )

The latest in the wave of new products to be launched by Artistic Licence Engineering at PLASA is Multichrome Tube, a linear, double-sided LED fixture based on Artistic Licence’s renowned Multichrome Flex technology. (more ... )

Martin Professional’s EMEA sales organization is pleased to announce the hiring of David Martin as Key Account Manager serving the UK market. David is a familiar face to many at Martin as he worked as Club Sales Manager at Martin UK in the early 2000s. (more ... )

As proud sponsors of PLASA 2011, we would like to welcome all our customers onto our stand 1-E36 for a peek at next year’s innovations and a chance to win one of our most sought-after products. (more ... )

It is just a few short days until PLASA 2011 opens its doors - and at the heart of the show once again will be the White Light Zone, showcasing the products from some of the world’s leading lighting manufacturers, all of whom have chosen White Light as their distributor. (more ... )

As part of its ongoing merger activities and in response to the end of year departure of Ruth Rossington, Executive Director in Europe, PLASA has taken the opportunity to restructure its management team to ensure it continues to move the organization forward while progressing a wide range of projects of benefit to members. (more ... )

As part of the PLASA Education and Training Programme, Artistic Licence Engineering will be holding a training seminar on the DMX and RDM protocols during the show’s ‘Skills Wednesday’. (more ... )

The new Chroma-Q™ Studio Force™ LED fixtures range features a choice of 6,100K CCT, daylight white (Studio Force D) and 3,000K – 6,100K CCT, variable white (Studio Force V) models – which between them provide an extreme output ranging from 5,300 up to 28,000 lumens. (more ... )

Eurovision 2008 winner performs beneath large Martin rig at cosmetic company meeting (more ... )

According to data released recently, the eurozone economy has slipped closer to stagnation and there are growing fears of a double dip recession. Financial reports show that the region's manufacturing sector has contracted for the first time since September 2009 and growth is slowing across the board, however many companies in our industry report healthy order books and busy diaries. (more ... )

Each year, Swedish cosmetics giant Oriflame holds a directors meeting for its leading team from the Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus. This year, 6000 people gathered at Kiev’s International Exhibition Centre where Eurovision 2008 winner Dima Bilan performed beneath a large Martin rig. (more ... )

A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) Ltd has launched a new social media initiative to enable the company to network with its customer base - including providing immediate updates on breaking news stories, product launches, training sessions, tradeshow-related activities and open day events. (more ... )

The EC-10 is a high performance, true 10 mm pixel pitch LED display panel from Martin Professional that teams with Martin’s EC-20 to form a fully compatible EC family of LED displays that can be mixed and matched for ultimate design creativity. (more ... )

After using the recently released Vista v2 software on their existing Vista T2 consoles, Dallas, Texas based Alford Media have just committed to increasing their inventory after the next generation of software delivered the leap forward it promised. (more ... )

Andrew De Rosa has been the first CEO of the ABTT and will shortly be leaving the Association to pursue his own interests in new and exciting ways. (more ... )

Visualization pioneer Barco and AV distributor RGB Communications are proud to announce that Barco's RLM-W6 projector is now supporting the activities of Autism Independent UK. The UK's leading charity for training and information for people with autism will use the projector to add visual power to its training courses. (more ... )

A slew of new product launches, new exhibitors, major new show features and the most wide-ranging seminar programme to date are creating an extraordinary buzz around this year's PLASA Show, organisers PLASA Events report. (more ... )

The National Theatre Mannheim is a German theatre and opera company with a celebrated history that stretches back centuries. Housing a variety of performance spaces for opera, ballet and theatre, it is also notable for being the oldest local theatre in Germany. (more ... )

UK Sound Designers form new professional association to launch at PLASA Show on 11th September 2011 (more ... )

A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) Ltd’s Managing Director, David Leggett has been appointed to the position of Executive Chairman. Former UK Sales Director, Phill Capstick has moved over into David Leggett’s role as Managing Director and Jonathan Walters has expanded his responsibility to UK Sales Director from Northern Sales Director. (more ... )

Peugeot UK decided to preview their new midrange saloon and estate range at the ICC in Birmingham in order to give their dealers a chance to view the new 508 series models first hand before the public launch of the car. (more ... )

Robert Juliat’s international representation continues to grow with the appointment of Sofit Light of Moscow as its latest distributor for Russia. (more ... )

At PLASA 2011, the big buzz around the ETC stand will be the official debut of the newest control desk in the company’s award winning Eos line: Gio. (more ... )

Lighting designer Andy Mahaffey specified a Jands Vista T2 console, running the next generation Vista v2 software, to control nearly 100 moving lights plus a large generic rig for the 2011 "Pepper Live" event, a glittering week of show-stopping performances staged at the Centenary Theatre, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, UK. (more ... )

The joint fortieth celebrations of Northern Light and White Light are to continue, with the two companies meeting up at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to raise a glass or two to four decades of success. (more ... )

When Daybreak, a UK TV breakfast show, was launching at the end of last year, it wanted to do so with a flourish. Not only did the station spend a great deal of money enticing stars from other channels, but they knew the studio needed to look great. (more ... )

Artistic Licence Engineering announces the release of Art-Net 3. Fully backward-compatible with previous versions, this free-of-charge Ethernet protocol is now capable of handling a staggering 32,768 Universes (or 32 ‘Kiloverses’) of DMX lighting control. (more ... )

Delaware, USA-based Main Light Industries Inc. has added Clay Paky Sharpy moving beam lights, Alpha Profile 700, and Alpha Spot HPE 1500 fixtures to its growing inventory of rental equipment. (more ... )

The Hylton Performing Arts Center on the Prince William Campus of George Mason University in Manassas, Virginia has taken delivery of two Robert Juliat Aramis followspots with motorized dousers from dealer Barbizon Capitol in Alexandria. (more ... )

Artistic Licence Engineering has joined the newly formed Alderamin Group. We will be exhibiting at the forthcoming PLASA show, alongside the other Group companies, on the Alderamin stand (1-E32) (more ... )

More than three hundred friends and colleagues explore White Light’s new warehouse, demo new products, and enjoy BBQ, music and more. (more ... )

Renowned Australian lighting designer Rohan Thornton can’t stop grumbling about the Clay Paky Sharpy and the Alpha Spot 1500. “On all productions I now instantly specify sixteen of each model – I would ask for more but that’s all there is available for hire!” he protested. “And on top of that, they are becoming so popular I can’t get hold of them. Clay Paky is back with a vengeance.” (more ... )

Every four years, the International Organisation of Scenographers, Theatre Architects and Technicians (OISTAT) collaborates with the Prague Quadrennial, the world's largest festival of Scenography to present Scenofest, an educational project of performances, workshops and special projects for students from across the world. (more ... )

Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc. is pleased to announce a new partnership with NCS Colour AB. NCS will offer its web-based colour palette tool, NCS Navigator, tailored especially for the Vectorworks® Architect software to help designers ensure accurate colour selection for finishes in their designs. (more ... )

PLASA 2011 sees the announcement of a powerful new presence in the global lighting industry, the multi-faceted Alderamin Group. The organisation is exhibiting at Stand 1-E32. (more ... )

PLASA Events has announced the first details of the PLASA 2011 Education and Learning Programme, which runs on all four days of PLASA 2011, at Earls Court in London from 11-14 September 2011. (more ... )

Fashion Art, one of the most prestigious rental companies in Turkey, has turned to Robert Juliat for its lighting solutions. Fashion Art focuses mainly on fashion shows, parties, launches and premiers to which it presents creative light and sound services. (more ... )

Lighting designer Rob Sinclair is using a Jands Vista system running the new Vista v2 software for the current highly acclaimed Pulp reunion tour, which sees the darlings of Britpop return in their glorious original "Different Class" line up from 1995. (more ... )

A.C Entertainment Technologies Ltd. (AC-ET) has been appointed as one of an exclusive selection of UK companies, hand-picked by Philips Vari-Lite to distribute its full range of VARI*LITE premium moving light products in the UK. This fuses the synergies, experience and unparalleled service of one of the UK's largest and best known professional entertainment equipment sales companies with one of the world's original and most respected moving light technologies in a partnership based on long term commitment and ongoing success. (more ... )

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

Cooper Controls are pleased to announce the launch of Version 7.0 ZerOS software for the Zero 88 Leap Frog 48, Leap Frog 96, Frog 2 and ORB Series consoles. (more ... )

2011 marks not only the fortieth anniversary of entertainment lighting specialist White Light, but also ten years since the company moved to its expansive headquarters in Wimbledon, South-West London. Now, after ten years of dramatic growth, White Light is expanding again – spreading into a neighbouring building to increase its footprint by more than fifty percent. (more ... )

After his sell-out success at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, it was just a matter of time before Britain’s most notorious pub landlord, Al Murray, was given his own TV game show. Now the British stand-up (or rather his beer-swilling alter-ego) is hosting his own pub quiz on UK comedy channel Dave. (more ... )

Bandit Lites has added the semi-transparent Clay Paky Mirage LED Curtain to its inventory. Designed for indoor or outdoor use, the see-through video display comes in individual square panels that can be quickly assembled to create a seamless surface of light. (more ... )

A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) Ltd’s Lighting division has supplied over thirty new GLP Impression Spot One LED fixtures to leading London, UK rental company Colour Sound Experiment. These were delivered for the start of their mega busy summer festival season, which included lighting several stages at last weekend's Glastonbury 2011 – one of the UK's largest and best known music festivals. (more ... )

PALM Expo, India's leading exhibition for the professional lighting, audio and AV industry, is becoming an increasingly important trade show for entertainment technology, both regionally and worldwide, with record setting attendance and exhibitor figures year after year. (more ... )

The Royal Ballet recently staged Romeo and Juliet for an audience of 12,000 – not at their home venue at Covent Garden, but at London’s vast O2 arena. The bold spatial experiment was a great success. And behind the scenes of the complex production was an ETC Eos lighting control system. (more ... )

Half price visitor registration is now available online for this year's PLASA 2011, which is already 90 per cent sold out three months ahead of the show opening at Earls Court on 11-14 September 2011. (more ... )

The twenty-seventh annual WrestleMania, the Super Bowl of sports entertainment, took place on April 3rd at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta and featured an immense Martin Professional package of LED video and dynamic lighting gear supplied by leading U.S. production company Upstaging. (more ... )

PLASA Events, an operating division of PLASA—the lead international membership body for those who supply technologies and services to the event, entertainment and installation industries—announces its first regional event in North America. PLASA Focus: Austin 2012 will be held February 22-23, 2012 at the Renaissance Austin, Texas. (more ... )

Clay Paky’s new spotlight, the Sharpy, has been named Product of the Year by US entertainment technology magazine, Live Design. (more ... )

The 56th Eurovision Song Contest 2011 Final took place in May at the Fortuna Dusseldorf Arena in Germany. Twenty-five countries competed for the honour of winning one of the world’s most celebrated song competitions in front of an estimated studio audience of 18,000 people. (more ... )

Martin Professional’s Representative Office in Russia recently celebrated its first anniversary - a year of unprecedented growth and success - at a special party with partners and friends at club “Lookin Rooms” in Moscow. (more ... )

Jands Europe has expanded its dealer network as a direct result of the phenomenal response received to the launch of the new Vista v2 software at this year's Prolight+Sound exhibition in Frankfurt. (more ... )

When Gothenburg City Theatre in Sweden received funding from the regional government to spend on energy saving measures, the first thing the technicians thought of replacing was their energy hungry cyclorama lighting. (more ... )

Barco, a preferred partner for professional visualization worldwide, is pleased to launch the new CLM-HD6 projector. The CLM-HD6 was designed on a new platform, and offers a 6,000 lumens light output, a full HD resolution and advanced input options at a highly competitive price. It is primarily designed for meeting rooms, medium-sized auditoriums, lobbies and museums. (more ... )

Pala Phenomenon is a new multipurpose entertainment centre in the North of Italy Italy. It has already become a meeting point for a large number of young and not so young people principally - but not only - from Piedmont and Lombardy. (more ... )

ETC is showing a range of its latest products on its stand at this year’s ABTT show, based on the theme Layers of Light. From studio to stage to architecture – both inside and out – ETC has a fixture which works perfectly for all occasions. (more ... )

Clay Paky’s Sharpy spotlights have been used at the 2011 NME awards, appearing in front of some of the best-known names of the indie rock scene. The event was held at London’s Brixton Academy, where Lighting Designer Tim Routledge created the looks for a show that included performances by The Foo Fighters, PJ Harvey and My Chemical Romance. (more ... )

After discussion amongst the Tallescope Working Party – which comprises representatives from SOLT, TMA and a range of UK theatre industry organisations, members of the HSE and the manufacturers of the Tallescope, Aluminium Access Products – the ABTT have released the following statement. (more ... )

Barco, a world leader in projection for the events industry, is proud to announce a new member of its 3D-capable three-chip DLP projector range. The HDX-W12 shares the on-board image processing, easy servicing and preview mode features with its W14 cousin, but clocks in at 12,000 lumens. It is also the world's first projector to offers a 2,500 hour xenon lamp lifetime. (more ... )

Clay Paky’s Sharpy spotlights added a touch of Hollywood glitz recently to Sky Movies’ televised coverage of the Oscars. The show, presented by UK film buff Alex Zane, was shot in what appeared to be a Hollywood apartment overlooking LA, while powerful searchbeams danced overhead. (more ... )

A.C. Special Projects Ltd (ACSP) will attend the 2011 ABTT exhibition (Stand 73, Lawrence Hall) to showcase and discuss examples of the many leading performance lighting, audio and AV system installations provided by the company. (more ... )

Each year the UK’s Comic Relief appeal seems to go from strength to strength, with some of the biggest names in comedy and entertainment coming together with a simple plan to ‘do something funny for money’. (more ... )

American R&B artist R. Kelly recently wrapped up a European leg of his "Love Letter" world tour that sees him playing shows across the U.S. this summer. Lighting Director for the tour is Alex Skowron who programmed and operates the show on a Martin Professional M1 lighting console. (more ... )

Robert Juliat will be represented on the White Light Stand (Lindley Hall, Stand 31) where the Aledin 330 LED Profile and the new Aledin 630 LED washlight will be presented – the latter for the first time at ABTT. (more ... )

Due to the unprecedented demand for Rail-DALI-DMX, and in response to enthusiastic customer feedback, Artistic Licence Engineering has introduced a new feature that reduces the gap between DALI and DMX even further. (more ... )

White Light and ABTT celebrate milestone anniversaries at the 2011 ABTT Theatre Show, June 15-16 in London (more ... )

Clay Paky are currently touring the UK with a revived production of Chess the musical, directed by Strictly Come Dancing’s Craig Revel Horwood. The classic musical, written by Tim Rice and ABBA’s Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Anderson, tells the story of two Cold War chess masters whose battle for the title of world chess champion is outdone by an even greater contest for the heart of the female protagonist, Florence Vassey. (more ... )

Martin Professional’s unparalleled range of award-winning luminaires, LED video displays, and lighting control solutions will be firmly on display from June 15-17 at the InfoComm exhibition, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL. (more ... )

Entertainment lighting specialist White Light will play host to a London stop of “Engineered for the Eye,” a travelling road show organised by lighting manufacturer Martin Professional to give lighting professionals the opportunity to get hands-on experience with the company’s latest products. (more ... )

Jands' exclusive Russian dealer, Show Atelier, recently held their first Open Day events to launch the new Jands Vista v2 software to their diverse customer base. (more ... )

Artistic Licence Engineering Training Days have proved an instant hit with customers and more dates have been added to meet with demand. (more ... )

A.C. Entertainment Technologies Ltd's Video division has supplied two Green Hippo HippoCritter media servers to Rose Bruford College of Theatre & Performance in Sidcup, Kent. (more ... )

Renowned lighting designer and author Francis Reid reached his 80th year on April 19 and by way of celebration, his publisher Entertainment Technology Press hosted a special dinner at the Savile Club in Mayfair on April 21. Held in the magnificent ballroom of the club in Brook Street, the event was organised in association with ABTT, ALD and The Theatres Trust. (more ... )

The first TRT Music Awards, celebrating the best of Turkey’s musicians, singers and music productions, took place recently at the Lütfi Kırdar Convention and Exhibition Centre, Istanbul. The inaugural event included performances from the İstanbul Music and Jazz Orchestra and the İstanbul Chamber Orchestra, on a stage illuminated by Robert Juliat 714SX 2.5kW profile spots which turned the TRT Music Awards Ceremony into a spectacular light show. (more ... )

Pioneering two-day international rigging event returns for a second year Following the success of last year's PLASA International Rigging Conference, PLASA Events announces the return of this pioneering two-day event to be held once again alongside PLASA 2011, at Earls Court, London on Monday 12 September and Tuesday 13 September. (more ... )

A.C. Entertainment Technologies' Rigging Division's first two-day Rigging School of 2011 was completely sold out and a great success. (more ... )

The latest addition to Pulsar’s ChromaRange Tri Colour fixture list, ChromaPowerPix200 has recently featured on the BBC’s Blue Peter UK TV broadcast. (more ... )

The world’s number one DJ, Armin van Buuren, chose South Africa to celebrate the launch of his “A State of Trance 500 Tour,” which played five cities on five continents from 19 March – 18 April and included stops in South Africa, Europe, USA, South America and Australia. (more ... )

Glyn O'Donoghue joins the company as UK Business Development Manager (more ... )

Lighting Designer Justin Garrone of Innovative Show Design incorporated Martin’s compact MAC 101 wash light into the set of NBC's National Heads-Up Poker Championship, an annual poker tournament held in the United States and produced by the NBC television network. (more ... )

Since partnering with the Phoenix Artists Club in February this year, Cooper Controls has been running regular and bespoke courses on its ORB Series theatrical lighting consoles at their central London training venue. (more ... )

Leveraging Barco's latest high-resolution LED technology, the Experience Music Project (EMP) has installed the C7 to provide a dramatic video display for its live music shows and entertainment acts. (more ... )

Join Martin Professional May 18 – 20 at the LLB Expo in Stockholm (Booth B13:11) for a relaxing look at a broad portfolio of award-winning lighting, visual effects, and Eurotruss products, a friendly chat, or just a good cup of coffee! (more ... )

The Zero 88 ORB Lighting console from Cooper Controls was chosen by Lighting Designer Chris Withers for the Warner Brothers hospitality events at MIPCOM 2010. (more ... )

“Rarely do you get the colors that we get out of these. Across the board I’ve never seen such good saturated colors,” he says about the ultra-compact LED wash light, adding, “And the speed - it is limitless with a fluid motion all the way through. It really changes how you think.” (more ... )

Use of Clay Paky's new Sharpies aroused great interest at the annual meeting of a German financial services company at the Festhalle Frankfurt. (more ... )

Continuing its busy spring season of new shows, entertainment lighting specialist White Light has been chosen to supply the lighting to Shrek, the musical adaptation of the smash-hit Dreamworks Animation film that has already been greeted with acclaim in New York and on its current US tour. (more ... )

Dept. of Theatre and Dance faculty member John Virciglio created The Realm, a theatrical dance performance using stereoscopic 3-D to create a virtual environment for live performers in real time. The 3-D elements came from 12 High End Systems DL.3 digital lighting fixtures, controlled with a Road Hog Full Boar. Mainlight Industries supplied The Realm with the DL.3 fixtures. (more ... )

From 26 November 2010 to 2 January 2011, Geneva (Switzerland) illuminated its lakeside promenade thanks to the tenth edition of the Festival Arbres et Lumières. (more ... )

Roger Waters’ The Wall Live tour is enthralling audiences worldwide on its 2010/2011 run. Besides bricks, there are many building blocks bolstering the updated recreation of The Wall - which Waters and the rest of Pink Floyd originated 40 years ago. High End Systems (HES) Cyberlight 2.0s and the Road Hog Full Boar are just two names on LD Marc Brickman’s lengthy spec list. (more ... )

White Light supply the most dimmers ever seen in the National’s Olivier Theatre (more ... )

The next PLASA Control Protocols Plugfest will take place July 22—24 at the DFW Marriott Solana in Westlake, Texas. The event brings colleagues and competitors together to further the industry by testing the limits of control protocols and working out the bugs they encounter. Everyone is welcome to attend. (more ... )

Martin Professional offers two new economical DMX splitters for proper data transmission and protection of DMX controllers and devices. The DMX 5.3 Splitter™ and RDM 5.5 Splitter™ are useful in maintaining proper data over long runs or several runs of DMX signal with the RDM 5.5 Splitter also capable of handling RDM data. (more ... )

Clay Paky’s award-winning new spotlight, the Sharpy, has been given its first airing on Polish television following the broadcast of The Million Drop, a high stakes TV game show in which contestants can win or lose a million in cash. (more ... )

Chinese New Year, the most significant of all the traditional Chinese holidays, is a time when families gather to celebrate the passing of winter with feasting and dining. In recent times, a new family tradition has sprung up in the form an all-night New Year’s TV show featuring drama, dance, music and comedy. (more ... )

The next Showlight – the acclaimed international conference organised by and for lighting professionals – is to be held in the fairytale Czech Republic town of Cesky Krumlov on 18-21 May 2013. (more ... )

The A.C. Entertainment Technologies stand (S-C3) at PLASA Focus 2011 will feature innovative new lighting solutions from Jands, Chroma-Q™, GLP and Anytronics, with many of the innovations making their UK tradeshow debut. (more ... )

Claire House (Cooper Controls), Philip Norfolk (MA Lighting) & Simon Allan (Martin Professional) have joined forces to participate in 'Hell Rider' this June to raise money for Light Relief. (more ... )

A.C. Entertainment Technologies Ltd enjoyed an extremely busy and successful Prolight & Sound 2011 exhibition in Frankfurt. (more ... )

Lighting Designer Carlos Colina required some versatile fixtures to fill the mostly white set of the “Premio Lo Nuestro” set with color and turned to Martin’s miniature MAC 101 wash light. (more ... )

Entertainment lighting specialist White Light will be at the PLASA Focus show at the Royal Armouries in Leeds next week, allowing visitors hands-on experience with a range of the very latest lighting tools – and some long-standing favourites, too – from the White Light family of products that the company distributes in the UK. (more ... )

In an effort to recreate rock band Pink Floyd's famous 1980's “The Wall” show, using the latest video technologies, producers of Roger Waters' current tour selected Barco's three-chip DLP® projectors, show controllers, and award-winning moving mirror luminaires to create dazzling imagery and effects. (more ... )

A.C. Entertainment Technologies Ltd (AC-ET) continues its commitment to supporting local motor racing talent by becoming a premier sponsor for the Jack Goff Racing team for the second year running in the ELF Renault Clio Cup with Michelin. (more ... )

Martin Professional’s ultra-compact MAC 101 LED moving head wash is now available in three white light versions that expand its use to applications where high quality, pure white light is needed. (more ... )

The brand new ACL Live at The Moody Theater in Austin, Texas, is opening to rave reviews, hosting a unique mix of musical acts from Willie Nelson to Devo. Illuminating the stage for performers is a combination of Barco's creative LED and High End Systems' automated lighting fixtures, industry-leading media servers and lighting controllers, all used to create spectacular effects. (more ... )

On display at this year's NAB show, will be a visually rich wall of content enabled by Barco's latest event projectors and LED displays, driven by recently upgraded display presentation systems. (more ... )

Austin City Limits Live, a live-music venue that hosts the long-running “Austin City Limits” television show as well as 60-100 concerts and other live events annually, has taken delivery of three Robert Juliat Victor 1159 1800W followspots. The fixtures, which were supplied by Texas Scenic, made their debut at the gala opening of the new venue. (more ... )

Sharpy, the award-winning, narrow-beamed moving spotlight launched by Clay Paky in January 2011, has already proved a huge success on its first stage performance in the UK. (more ... )

Artistic Licence Engineering is exhibiting a selection of its range of lighting control products at PLASA Focus. These include test equipment, data distribution and LED lighting which incorporate the protocols of DMX, RDM, Ethernet, Art-Net, DALI and MIDI on Stand S-D13. (more ... )

New Cameron Mackintosh musical uses a wide selection of equipment from White Light’s extensive rental stock (more ... )

A.C. Entertainment Technologies Ltd's Lighting division has been appointed as a UK distributor for Lycian Stage Lighting, the well known US manufacturer of high quality followspots for the touring, live events, theatre and broadcast industries. (more ... )

Clay Paky Exhibit their recent releases at Prolight+Sound (more ... )

Robert Juliat is launching its much-anticipated Aledin 330 LED Wash, at Prolight & Sound 2011. This new, variable beam angle, 85W LED washlight is a complement to the award-winning Robert Juliat Aledin 630 LED Profile spot. (more ... )

The new Freedom and Liberty lighting control desks from ADB Lighting, on show at Pro Light+Sound in Hall 9.0, Stand C50, introduce a new generation of intuitive and creative control for every type of light. Fully equipped for today’s fast evolving lighting world, the compact but powerful Freedom integrates generics, moving lights, LEDs, video servers and more. (more ... )

A.C. Entertainment Technologies Ltd's Lighting division enjoys continuing success with sales of GLP's Impression Zoom 120 RZ LED moving lights, following the solid brand base built from sales of GLP's first generation LED moving head - the Impression 90. (more ... )

Clay Paky worked alongside the royalty of the music industry at the recent Ferrari World F1™ Grand Prix concert series in Abu Dhabi. Although the event has only been held in this location for two years, it is already considered one of the premier F1 concert sites in the circuit, thanks to the top tier acts that perform on their stage. (more ... )

ETC’s Eos control desk stood out at this year’s Olivier Awards: was the lighting desk for three of the four shows nominated for best lighting design, including the winner, The White Guard, lit by Neil Austin at the National Theatre’s Lyttleton Theatre. (more ... )

There have been record-breaking visitor pre-registrations for PLASA Focus: Leeds 2011, taking place at The Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds on Tuesday 19 and Wednesday 20 April 2011. (more ... )

The Martin MAC 401 Dual CT Zoom™ is an exceptionally versatile white light source wash luminaire with fast zoom. It is also available as a module that easily fits onto either side of Martin’s dual-sided MAC 401 Dual RGB Zoom™ fixture, creating a white light or color plus white light source. (more ... )

David Atkinson of David Atkinson Lighting Design (DALD) won the coveted 'Lighting Designer of The Year' Award at the 2011 Lighting Design Awards (LDAs) for his consistently groundbreaking and varied architectural schemes over the years - many of which have been supplied by A.C. Special Projects Ltd. (more ... )

By Design Day, the joint fundraising day for Light Relief in the UK and Behind the Scenes in the US, is now in its third year and once again the organisers are hoping for a bigger response than ever before. (more ... )

New year, new presenter! Iconic children’s TV show Blue Peter this week welcomed the arrival of new co-host Barney Harwood. The 35th permanent presenter, Barney made his entrance on a motorbike, and that wasn’t the only thing making a huge impact on the show... (more ... )

ETC’s Finnish dealer Studiotec has held its fourth annual Congo group training session in Helsinki. Over the course of three days, Oskar Krogell and several colleagues taught 30 people how to program and run a show, from introduction to advanced level. (more ... )

Robert Juliat will be exhibiting its green credentials at Prolight & Sound 2011. Messe Frankfurt, 6-9 April 2011 Stand D74, Hall 11.0 (more ... )

Clay Paky was official lighting equipment supplier to MMS srl for the inauguration of “Ferrari World”, also known as the “Ferrari Experience”, the first Ferrari theme park in the world, built on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. (more ... )

Impact Production Services (IPS) recently supplied, installed and operated a lighting package that included Martin MAC 101 LED moving heads for the European premiere of the Justin Bieber film “Never Say Never” at the O2 Arena in London. (more ... )

Cooper Controls are pleased to announce the launch of an Android version of their popular ZerOS Remote application. (more ... )

The School for Creative & Performing Arts (SCPA) in Cincinnati, Ohio has installed four Robert Juliat Topaze followspots in Corbett Hall, its 750-seat auditorium. (more ... )

Jean Michel Jarre’s current European tour, designed for a minimalistic look with Jarre and his three accompanying musicians performing in front of a giant 30 x 9 metre cyclorama, features ADB Lighting’s new ALC4 LED cyclorama light as its principal visual element, along with a relatively small number of moving lights and, of course, a spectacular laser show. (more ... )

Martin Professional has ended its longtime distributor relationship with EVDV Trade of Belgium due to the Belgian company’s recent insolvency. As a consequence, effective immediately, Martin Professional will serve its Belgian customers directly via a strong local sales and service network administered by Martin Professional EMEA, Martin’s headquarter-based regional sales organization. (more ... )

Martin Professional is pleased to announce Leif Orkelbog-Andresen as new Business Area Manager – Projects, overseeing project activities throughout Europe for Martin’s Danish-based EMEA sales organization. (more ... )

Cooper Controls are pleased to announce their partnership with the Phoenix Artist Club to provide a London Training Centre for their Zero 88 lighting control products. (more ... )

Clay Paky's Alpha Beam fixtures have toured as part of the UK Spot the Difference tour by Squeeze, the influential New Wave band whose hits include the 1979 single Cool for Cats. (more ... )

James Farncombe named best lighting designer in White Light-sponsored, public-voted award (more ... )

The first of Artistic Licence Training Days took place on the 9th February 2011. The DALI Training was deemed a great success and attended by industry leaders, from a wide range of disciplines, working at the forefront of DALI and DMX installations. (more ... )

The Stage Management Association (SMA)1 is calling for nominations for the 2011 National Stage Management Awards. Administrated by the SMA and sponsored by The Stage, the National Stage Management Awards are awarded annually to extraordinary stage managers – individuals, or teams. (more ... )

The world’s largest water-based permanent show, The House of Dancing Water, is located in a purpose-built, 2000-seat theatre centred around a 160ft diameter swimming pool within Macau’s City of Dreams resort. (more ... )

Richard Cadena, a respected lighting designer and entertainment technology media professional, has joined the PLASA team. Richard will serve as the Technical Editor for Lighting&Sound America and Lighting&Sound International magazines, and, at Protocol magazine will work alongside senior technical editor Karl Ruling. Additionally in the PLASA North American office, Richard will serve as assistant technical standards manager. (more ... )

Destined for Franco Dragone’s spectacular water show, The House of Dancing Water, in Macau’s City of Dreams, Artistic Licence Engineering created Candle-Power 24. CP24 is a rack-mounted LED dimmer, based on the successful and established CP12 technology, yet aimed at larger installations. (more ... )

Paul Normandale needed a cost effective LED light, something simple but bright, for the 2011 Chemical Brothers tour and Martin Professional’s tiny yet powerful MAC 101 LED moving head fit the bill. (more ... )

An ETC Eos lighting control desk played a starring role for Cologne Opera last year, as the company took two shows to China. (more ... )

Clay Paky VIP 300s were used to create a new concept in illumination along the streets of Parma during the 2010 Christmas celebrations. (more ... )

Over 6500 visitors have confirmed their attendance at London's entertainment and installation technology trade show, one month after registration opened on January 1 2011. The unprecedented surge in visitor registrations represents a 30% increase on the same period in 2009. (more ... )

On January 14th, the 32nd Bavarian Film Awards (Bayerischer Filmpreis) ceremony was held at Prinzregententheater in Munich. The highly glamorous event, one of the biggest live productions carried out by the Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation, featured lighting and visuals from Martin Professional, including Martin EC-20™and LC Plus™ LED displays. (more ... )

Barco, a world leader in projection for the rental and staging market, is happy to announce a newly designed three-chip DLP platform for mid-sized event venues at the Integrated Systems Europe 2011 exhibition, Amsterdam . (more ... )

UK based rental company Entec is supplying lighting designer Mark Wood with a lighting package and video projection package for his tour with hot new UK indie pop songstress Marina & The Diamonds, currently enjoying the massive success of her debut album, "The Family Jewels". (more ... )

At its Annual General Meeting last week, Ken Bennett-Hunter was voted in as the new Chair of Skillscene. (more ... )

White Light, specialist in entertainment lighting, has seen 2011 get off to a busy start, with the company supplying the lighting rigs to major new productions not just in the UK but as far afield as South Africa. (more ... )

Now you can connect with Martin Professional in a whole new way. Follow Martin Professional on Facebook here to socialize, connect, network, and get informed. (more ... )

“Parla con me” (talk to me) is a television show first broadcast in 2004. It is based on an idea by Serena Dandini, who hosts the programme together with comedian Dario Vergassola. It is currently shown late night on Italian state channel Rai 3. The director is Igor Skofic and set designer Maurizio Marchitelli. (more ... )

ADB France has completed a major upgrade of the stage lighting dimmers at the prestigious Opéra Bastille in Paris, replacing the dimmers originally installed for the theatre’s opening in 1989. The new installation features ADB’s EURODIM Twin Tech hybrid dimming technology. (more ... )

Pre-eminent venue for the arts turns to small, flexible, cost saving LED moving head (more ... )

Notre-Dame de Paris was staged at Palazzetto Fevi, Locarno, Switzerland by the SFG Biasca gymnastic company. It was performed by 52 gymnasts and 6 actors, who sung live over original backing tracks by Riccardo Cocciante. (more ... )

In its second year, the Doha Tribeca Film Festival has once again relied upon the stellar Clay Paky Alpha moving fixtures and their biggest stockholder in the Middle East, Creative Events (CCG), to deliver the best in lighting performance for this major event in Doha’s cultural events calendar. (more ... )

Martin Professional’s increased commitment to the LED video market will be firmly on display at the upcoming ISE exhibition in Amsterdam. (more ... )

ETC has released an update to its Eos family of lighting control desks, providing improved and additional functionality for Eos, Ion and Element users. (more ... )

White Light have supplied new lighting systems or lighting system upgrades – and in some cases also rigging, drapes and audio systems - to a wide range of schools around the UK. (more ... )

John Barrowman presented the BBC1 prime time show which sees John and numerous artists and special guests making people’s dreams come true with once-in-a-lifetime-performances. (more ... )

Les Dennis presented a new series of the hugely successful BBC children’s TV show where the aim of the game is bizarley, not to be eaten by Brian the Giant. (more ... )

Creative Director Michael McPherson uses Martin lighting on all Celebrity Solstice Class shows (more ... )

ETC dealer Northern Light has recently finished a technical installation at the newly refurbished and renamed K College in Tonbridge, Kent (formerly West Kent College). (more ... )

White Light has transformed the atrium of Selfridges’ central London store for the Christmas period. (more ... )

Pulsar are all fresh for the New Year with the latest new TriColour lines. Therefore it is an ideal time to offer some great Special Offers on many ex-demo and earlier models. (more ... )

New products from i-Pix, Coemar, ELC and RevEAL on display as architectural lighting exhibition returns to the Islington Business Design Centre in London (more ... )

Barco and FUNA International have partnered to develop projection, LED, lighting and controller solutions for several entertainment venues from stem to stern on the newly launched Allure of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship, built by Royal Caribbean International. (more ... )

Artistic Licence Engineering is looking forward to seeing you at The ARC Show at the Business Design Centre, London on 12th & 13th January 2011 on Stand M34. (more ... )

The Blue Room Technical Forums are pleased to announce a major upgrade to their popular website. After 8 years the site has grown from strength to strength with over 15,000 members and over 370,000 posts. (more ... )

“L’eredità” (the inheritance) is a successful quiz show on Italian television channel RAI 1, in which competitors challenge each other in various games. Contestants who make a certain number of mistakes are eliminated, and consequently their opponents win the right to their part of the “inheritance” (hence the name of the programme). (more ... )

Take charge of your DSI fixtures with Rail-DMX-DSI, the new DMX controller from Artistic Licence Engineering (more ... )

More features and improved user interface make the industry’s leading processor for LED video screens even easier to use (more ... )

This year Mexicans celebrated both 200 years of independence and 100 years since the Revolution, prompting a wave of celebrations throughout the country. Over 170 Clay Paky Alpha 1500s have been used to mark these bicentennial and centennial celebrations. (more ... )

Recently, the Grimaldi Forum hosted the inaugural Monaco International Clubbing Show (MICS) – and Clay Paky was there with a bright stand. (more ... )

Martin Professional is pleased to announce that longtime Martin UK sales manager Clive Bailey has assumed the position of Product Manager – Smoke, working for the company’s Danish-based global headquarters. (more ... )

Philips Entertainment Lighting (PEL) has appointed DWR Distribution as exclusive distributor in South Africa for its brands Selecon and Strand. (more ... )

Nearly ninety Clay Paky motorized spotlights were used in the Italian television variety show “I Migliori Anni” (The Best Years). The programme is directed by Maurizio Pagnussat and hosted by Carlo Conti, and consists of a televoting competition between pieces of music from different decades. (more ... )

With the official public opening of the new Royal Shakespeare Theatre (RST) on November 24, Stage Electrics has completed its five-year-long role at the technical heart of this visionary transformation project. (more ... )

Introducing Multichrome Flex - the next generation of Pixi-Flex, now with the added benefit of IP67 rating. (more ... )

Clay Paky has held a three-day training event for UK technicians at its headquarters in Italy. (more ... )

Lighting designer Jerry Appelt turned to Martin Professional’s MAC 2000 Wash series in a big way for the opening and closing ceremonies of the XIX Commonwealth Games, incorporating 440 MAC 2000 Washes™ and 250 MAC 2000 Wash XBs™ in his lighting design. (more ... )

A.C. Entertainment Technologies Ltd. have announced the resignation of Glyn O’Donoghue from AC-ET and its sister companies. (more ... )

ETC lighting and control products are key to illuminating the diverse exhibits, offices and architecture in the California Science Center’s new 15,300 sq m Ecosystems wing. (more ... )

For the second time in two years China has hosted a global gathering of unprecedented scale. The Shanghai World Expo, a $4bn, six-month, celebration of international culture, opened with one of the most ambitious live events ever undertaken – a spectacular display of lights, lasers, fountains, boats, music and fireworks along a 3.4km stretch of the Huangpu River in central Shanghai. (more ... )

Acquisitions expand extensive harsh and hazardous product portfolio and energy-efficient lighting technology offering (more ... )

Martin Italy is holding two upcoming “Brighter World” Road Show dates, in Rome and Milan, and invites all interested lighting professionals to attend. (more ... )

By adding a host of new features, including full RDM support and introducing a new DMX licensing system, version 2.8 software for Martin’s M1, M-PC and Maxxyz lighting consoles is a milestone release that further enhances the value of Martin’s professional controller line for its rapidly growing user base. (more ... )

This past October, the renovated Galaxy Bar on the roof of the Hilton Hotel in Athens unveiled its new face. Its refreshed and innovative appearance is based on 35 Martin Professional smartMAC gobo and color-changing moving heads which, recessed in the ceiling, project onto an equivalent number of hanging “drums,” giving an impressive luminous effect of pattern, color and movement. (more ... )

Easypix by Martin Professional is a modular, plug-and-play LED striplight designed to enhance interior spaces in a wide variety of applications. It is built for ultimate ease-of-use with full spectrum RGB color mixing, a choice of diffuser lenses, and an exceptionally easy means of installation. (more ... )

French lantern manufacturer, Robert Juliat, has supplied a large quantity of profiles and followspots to the newly built Guangzhou Opera House in China. (more ... )

A.C. Entertainment Technologies Ltd’s Video division have been appointed as a UK distributor for the innovative Pufferfish range of high impact visual display systems. (more ... )

A.C. Special Projects Ltd. have provided a studio lighting ceiling track system for a state of the art new photographic studio at the UK headquarters of Martin-Baker, the long established and experienced manufacturer of aircraft ejection seats and related safety equipment. (more ... )

Following the successful launch of the M1™ lighting controller, Martin Professional introduces two new PC-based controllers to its lineup. (more ... )

In preparation for their merger on 1 January 2011, PLASA and ESTA have just completed month-long elections for positions on the European and North American Regional Boards and the over-arching Governing Body. (more ... )

As well as the powerful new LIBERTY and FREEDOM lighting control desks, ADB Lighting will also show its latest desks, dimmers and the latest generation ALC4 LED cyclorama light, at JTSE 2010 in Paris on Stand 71. (more ... )

LD Mikeyray Harkins turns to compact LED wash light for that extra visual element (more ... )

The only Awards exclusively dedicated to Professional Lighting Designers in 2011 organized by STLD, ALD, CLAY PAKY is now underway (more ... )

White Light is continuing its involvement with the hit musical Mary Poppins, supplying the EvenLED cyc-lighting system which forms the heart of the show’s lighting design to the show’s new Australian production. (more ... )

At Chicago’s United Center, 16 Martin MAC III Profile spot luminaires play a winning role in generating excitement and raising the energy levels for more than 200 sports and entertainment events per year. (more ... )

Martin Professional offers the Ether2DMX8, a highly capable DMX router and much more. As a DMX router, the Ether2DMX8 translates Artnet protocol into DMX in/out universes but can also be used as a DMX merger, DMX splitter hub, fail safe device, cue playback, and DMX viewer monitor. (more ... )

ETC’s Portuguese dealer Luzeiro has supplied ETC Eos control desks to the country’s National Ballet Company for use at the Camões Theatre in Lisbon and on tour. (more ... )

Over 130 Clay Paky fixtures were recently featured during the spectacular opening of the 2010 Salalah Kharif Festival in Oman. Held every summer during the Kharif (monsoon) season, the Salalah Kharif Festival is one of the most famous tourism events in this tropical region, approximately 1030 kilometres (640 miles) from Muscat. (more ... )

Lighting designer and programmer Scott Chmielewski of Digital Media Designs (DMD) turned to Martin Professional’s new MAC 101 LED moving head as his main wash light fixture at the recent 2010 Virgin Mobile FreeFest. (more ... )

ETC has released dates of training sessions for the Congo, Eos, Ion and Element control desks at its innovative training theatre – The Playhouse at Gypsy Corner in west London. (more ... )

Stage Electrics’ specialist outdoor sports lighting team were in action at the Aviva London Grand Prix this summer as two days of world-class sports saw the world’s top athletics stars jet into Crystal Palace. (more ... )

The National Theatre Mannheim, Oberhausen Theatre, and Osnabrück Theatre in Germany, as well as the Vienna State Opera are in complete agreement: for all four venues, the new MAC III Performance, Martin Professional’s new 1500 W profile moving head with continuous framing system, is the fixture of choice when it comes to precise illumination of a stage scene. (more ... )

The 2010 LDI show in Las Vegas, Nevada will serve as the backdrop for exciting new creative lighting product introductions by Barco/High End Systems, including the eagerly anticipated intellaspot XT-1™, a brand new hard-edged unit featuring high lumen output from a low-wattage lamp. (more ... )

Martin Professional is highlighting an exciting range of innovative professional luminaries at LDI 2010, including the revolutionary MAC 101, a remarkably small and simple LED moving head wash light, and MAC 350 Entour, the world’s brightest LED profile. (more ... )

With plans for the merger between ESTA and PLASA now in their final stages, the elections for places on the new North American and European Regional Boards, and the over-arching Governing Body, got underway on 1 October. (more ... )

A.C. Entertainment Technologies Ltd’s Audio and Lighting divisions have supplied an extensive inventory of stage production equipment for the auditorium of the Hawth Theatre in Crawley as part of an upgrade to the venue’s technical facilities. (more ... )

Martin Professional’s next-generation M1 lighting console has snared the spotlight for a few special events, but now it’s on the road, making its North American touring debut on The Black Crowes’ current run. (more ... )

Zero 88 remains the lighting control brand of choice for over 100 venues at the internationally renowned Edinburgh Fringe Festival. 2010 has proved to be another successful year for Zero 88 at the Edinburgh Fringe. Over 100 venues selected Zero 88 control consoles and dimming for their fringe runs, with products being supplied from a large variety of Zero 88 dealers, including Black Light, Northern Light, Stage Electrics, Hawthorn, HSL and Stage Lighting Services. (more ... )

Martin dealer Clearwing Productions, Inc. was contracted by Casino Arizona to design and develop a performance lighting and rigging system for the new showroom at the Talking Stick Resort & Casino in Scottsdale, Arizona. (more ... )

The first ever PLASA International Rigging Conference for the event and entertainment rigging industry has proved a major success with delegates and speakers alike. (more ... )

At the 2010 PLASA Show in London, Coemar has been delighted to announce the launch of Reflection FullSpectrum, a new concept in LED lighting fixtures. (more ... )

Martin European Road Show picks up where successful Martin US Road Show left off (more ... )

Niles Creative Group selects Barco's Galaxy NW-12 HD projectors to create a fully immersive entertainment venue showcasing a one-of-kind spectacular in the Historic Philadelphia Center. (more ... )

2010 heralds a new stage in the development of the professional lighting market in Russia (more ... )

The Polynesian Cultural Center (PCC) in Laie, Hawaii has purchased a complement of six Robert Juliat DMX Cyrano followspots which the Center immediately tapped for its “Ha: Breath of Life” show. 4 Wall Entertainment in Las Vegas made the sale of the popular 2500W HMI followspots that feature a high-performance quartz condenser optical system and DMX-controlled dimmer. (more ... )

Since 2003, when Rosco introduced #313 Light Relief Yellow to its Supergel range, the company has contributed thousands of dollars to the UK charity Light Relief, and at PLASA 2010 charity trustees, Matthew Griffiths and Rick Fisher, accepted a cheque for over $3,179 (approximately £2,027). (more ... )

Lighting Designer Tom Kenny was the first in the world to get his hands on Martin Professional’s ultra-compact MAC 101 LED moving head wash light, scattering 200 of the 2200 lumen, 8 pound fixtures across the sets of the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs). (more ... )

Cooper Controls is pleased to announce Software Version 2.4 of the powerful LightFactory PC based lighting control software. (more ... )

Small, simple, affordable – new LED wash light opens up a revolution in lighting design (more ... )

Goboland would like to congratulate Robert Juliat on the PLASA 2010 Innovation Award which they received for the Aledin LED profile spot. (more ... )

A.C. Entertainment Technologies Ltd. have acquired the entertainment business of Primarc as part of an ongoing expansion program that will merge the two companys’ entertainment lighting businesses and enable Primarc to focus predominately on the specialist lamps market. (more ... )

ETC has reported an extremely positive response to its new marketing theme, Evolving Light, which was launched at this year’s PLASA Show. Two new products were seen on the stand: the Source Four HID Zoom eX outdoor luminaire; and Selador Pearl, the latest addition to the award winning Selador range of LED fixtures. (more ... )

LD Tom Kenny uses LC Series™ LED panels, MAC 2000 Wash XB™ moving heads and Atomic 3000™ strobes on top teen awards show (more ... )

As longtime and extensive users of Robert Juliat Profile spots, it could have been expected that the San Francisco Opera and Ballet would become the first US installation for Robert Juliat’s motorized Victor followspots with RJNET electronics. (more ... )

StageCo, Tait Technologies, XL Video and Barco are proud to welcome the U2 360° tour in Belgium on 22 and 23 September. The audience will be able to enjoy a mind-blowing show, with a giant 360° stage and video screen, made in Belgium. (more ... )

Winners of the 2010 PLASA Awards for Innovation, and the 2010 Gottelier Award, were announced yesterday evening in a special presentation at PLASA 2010 in Earls Court, London - after a hotly contested nomination process that saw 62 products entered and six contenders for the Gottelier Award. (more ... )

Jands will unveil their outstanding new FPX touring dimmer system at PLASA 2010 on the stand of A.C. Entertainment Technologies Ltd. (Stand 1-E10). (more ... )

Artistic Licence will be supporting PLASA 2010 with a presence on three stands at the show. (more ... )

Cooper Controls will be showcasing their latest lighting control products from Zero 88 at PLASA 2010 from the 12th – 15th September 2010. (more ... )

Lantern and followspot manufacturer Robert Juliat reports a successful experience exhibiting at the first PALME Vietnam trade show, which took place in Saigon Exhibition & Convention Centre, Ho Chi Minh City. (more ... )

The Chroma-Q™ Color Force™ LED lighting range has been extended with the launch of the new Color Force 12, a truly a multipurpose fixture that is suitable for numerous entertainment lighting disciplines. (more ... )

White Light delighted to learn that it had been shortlisted for a 2010 Merton Business Award. (more ... )

The first shipment of the new Chroma-Q™ Color Force™ mighty output coloured LED fixture range has gone straight into the rental stocks of leading UK production companies in the event, broadcast and performance lighting sectors. Early adopters include Colour Sound Experiment, DBN Lighting and White Light. (more ... )

The DML-1200 fixture has been enhanced to include the renowned Axon Media Server, featuring the latest Version 2 software, providing lighting designers with a complete, highly robust digital lighting package to create show-stopping events and presentations. (more ... )

From September 12-15, Martin Professional is bringing its latest range of professional luminaries, creative LED panels, atmospheric effects, sophisticated control systems, and a revolutionary surprise to PLASA 2010 in London. (more ... )

Lighting designer Marcus Krömer specified 330 Chroma-Q™ Color Block 2™ LED fixtures to provide stage scenic elements backlighting for a large corporate event featuring some of Germany’s most popular bands. (more ... )

White Light was delighted to team up once again with lighting designer Phil Supple and with Midas Productions for The Mill Project, which used lighting to bring life to the landmark Tower at Cranfield’s Mill in Ipswich in Suffolk, east-England. (more ... )

A.C. Entertainment Technologies Ltd’s Video division are proud to announce exclusive UK and Ireland distribution for the Green Hippo Hippotizer media servers range. (more ... )

Hall for Cornwall, Truro, is hosting a lighting ‘Shoot Out’ on Thursday 2nd September. The day will focus on showcasing Profile, Fresnel, PC and LED wash fixtures from a range of several leading manufacturers. (more ... )

Eighty ETC Source Four PARs have been used in the award winning refurbishment of Ripon Cathedral in north Yorkshire. (more ... )

The EC-20 is a new generation LED panel by Martin Professional designed for those who place value on solid, dependable performance and superior image quality. (more ... )

ETC’s range of lighting, dimming and control products continues to expand and evolve with an impressive number of software and product updates on display at this year’s PLASA show. The company’s complete range of control desks will be available for demonstration, along with the PLASA Award winning Selador LED fixture line, Unison Paradigm building control system and SmartSolutions portable dimming. (more ... )

White Light supplies Look Solutions Cryo-Fog machines to ENB, provides additional machines for Royal Albert Hall season (more ... )

Standing at 828m tall is Dubai’s massive Burj Khalifa, now the world’s tallest building. Formerly known as the Burj Dubai, it was renamed in honour of the current President of the UAE and ruler of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al Nahyan, acknowledging Abu Dhabi’s recent financial assistance to Dubai. (more ... )

The Events division of leading UK sound and lighting installer Northern Light is providing specialist technical support to the Festival Fringe Society for a number of their key events and venues. (more ... )

Nationwide mobile LED display provider looks to Barco for expanding its line of large screen video displays for the rental market (more ... )

When Kingston University’s Drama and Dance Department decided it needed to add a bright yet compact fixture to its equipment stock, able to give dramatic colour washes and more without the complication of ordering scrolls or the weight of moving lights, it turned to White Light to supply the new SeaChanger Nemo fixture – the first Nemos to be supplied in the UK, and one of the first to be supplied in Europe. (more ... )

Artistic Licence Rail-DALI, the all-in-one DMX/DALI converter, is being superseded by two new products: Rail-DMX-DALI and Rail-DALI-DMX (more ... )

The Events division of leading UK sound and lighting installer Northern Light is working with one of the biggest venue producers on the Edinburgh Festival Fringe – C venues – to ‘green-up’ the latest addition to its stable of festival venues – C aquila. (more ... )

PLASA 2010 will see Women in Stage Entertainment (WISE) – an organization established to address under representation of women in the entertainment technology sector – host Tea O-Clock, on the White Light stand, Earls Court 2 from 4 -6pm daily. (more ... )

Spotlight has teamed up with Zero 88 to present their latest entertainment lighting products at the PALME Show in Ho Chi Minh City from 22nd to 24th July. (more ... )

Maurice Marshal, MBE and co-founder of Stage Electrics died on Saturday 10th July 2010 following a courageous battle to fight cancer at the age of 76. (more ... )

Creative Communication Group was hired by QMDI Event Organizer to produce the light and sound for the 3rd Senior Convocation of Qatar Education City. On the 5th of May a celebrating live concert took place at Qatar Foundation Ceremonial Court for the great Saudi Arabian singer Abdul Majid Abdullah. (more ... )

A wide range of Barco image processing, lighting, projection and LED products played integral roles in projects that received prestigious industry awards presented by Lighting & Sound America, ARCHI-TECH, PRO AV, and SEGD (more ... )

PLASA Events and The Theatres Trust are pleased to announce the first Ecovenue feature at this year's PLASA Show focusing on sustainable practices and technologies for theatres and performing arts venues. (more ... )

Four Robert Juliat 1800W MSR Victor followspots have been supplied and installed by Electrosonic SA to the Artscape Theatre in Cape Town. (more ... )

PLASA 2010 is to gain a host of new features this year as the list of exhibitors in audio, video, lighting and staging technologies continues to grow. (more ... )

Barco, a world leader in visualization solutions, is proud to announce it lights up the Orange Stage during the Roskilde Festival 2010. The festival takes place from 1 to 4 July and uses a combination of High End Systems automated luminaires and Axon Media Servers to bring a series of stunning effects to the festival's stages. (more ... )

When events management company Rel-Event was looking for someone to light a series of outdoor events for them, they started by seeking personal recommendations – and one company which kept coming up was London Light Production Services. (more ... )

The long-awaited Work at Heights in Theatre Code of Practice has been launched at this year's ABTT Theatre Show, 16-17 June 2010, London. The 92-page publication is a compilation of the manufacturers' instructions and experience, written by Safety professionals, drawn from all parts of the theatre industry. (more ... )

AC-ET’s Video division has been appointed as the exclusive UK distributor for the Pro Systems Group (PSG) range of 19” rack-mount patch panels for rental, road and installation purposes. (more ... )

ETC and Northern Stage have completed the commissioning of Sensor dimming and Unison Paradigm control systems at the three city centre venues which make up Bradford Theatres. (more ... )

What technical innovations are going to simplify lighting designers and operators tasks? ETC’s controls product manager Sarah Clausen discussed this and the future of stage lighting control in a lively discussion on Sunday at this year’s Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference in London. (more ... )

For When You Fancy Something Bright & Curvy, Artistic Licence is proud to announce the release of a new range of exterior / interior LED products called Flexi-Strip. (more ... )

New York theatre awards announced on Sunday evening (more ... )

Having enjoyed enormous success at the recent PLASA Focus Show in Leeds, leading entertainment lighting supplier White Light is now bringing an extensive range of lighting products to the Lindley Hall, stands 33 and 11. (more ... )

Following on from the recent successful Avitas seminar on BS 7909 ‘Code of practice for temporary electrical systems for entertainment and related purposes’, the industry training organisation has added Tuesday 13th July to its program in order to meet the demand from the industry. (more ... )

The Barco FSN switcher solves delay problems and leverages existing standard definition cameras at large Tulsa-based house of worship to create dramatic, HD-quality presentations. Barco's iLite6BK LED tiles and DX-700 LED processors enhance services through dual 16x9 foot displays. (more ... )

Barco, a global leader in professional visualization, is pleased to participate in InfoComm, the world's biggest AV tradeshow, showcasing its expertise and broadened solutions portfolio under the theme “unlimited”. (more ... )

The finalised programme for the first PLASA International Rigging Conference - taking place on 13-14 September at Earls Court - has been announced. (more ... )

White Light and Arcola Energy launch innovative portable fuel-cell powered lighting system, a perfect replacement for diesel generator powered lighting, particularly in environmentally-sensitive areas. (more ... )

PLASA, the lead body for those working in the live events, entertainment and communication industries worldwide and ESTA, the principal trade association for the entertainment services and technology industries in North America, have voted to merge their two organisations. (more ... )

Lighting professionals from a diverse range of venues and backgrounds enjoy training from White Light and ETC (more ... )

Lighting designer David Pedemonti specified a Jands Vista S3 console, his desk of choice, to provide lighting control for a regional production of the hit US Off Broadway show, Altar Boyz. (more ... )

White Light is delighted to announce that, following the recent changes at E/T/C UK and projection designer Ross Ashton’s launch of his new company, The Projection Studio, White Light is now the sole supplier of the remarkable PIGI large-format projection system in the UK. (more ... )

ETC’s newest desks continue to enjoy huge success and impressive reviews on user forums, with Eos selling well through its sales offices, while both Ion and the new Element have been popular items via ETC’s worldwide dealer and distributor network. (more ... )

London-based control, lighting and test equipment manufacturer, Artistic Licence, exhibited for the first time at PLASA Focus in Leeds with very favourable results. (more ... )

Love Never Dies, the long-awaited and highly anticipated sequel to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s smash-hit musical The Phantom of the Opera, opened in London in March with an ETC Eos control desk and a plethora of ETC Source Four Revolutions and Source Fours. (more ... )

Recently shown at PLASA Focus, the new Chroma-Q™ Color Charge™ LED fixture is a 600 lumen, battery powered, wireless DMX fixture which is ideal for any indoor temporary lighting application where wiring is a challenge or where install speed is critical, transforming a venue in minutes. (more ... )

ETC’s SmartModule 2 will have its first major UK outing at this year’s ABTT in London’s Royal Horticultural Halls. SmartModule 2 brings portable, compact and affordable dimming solutions to any venue and can be wall mounted, hung on a pipe or placed on the floor. Museums, schools and small touring shows can now have professional quality dimming with a small price tag. (more ... )

In response to growing demand in China and across Asia, ADB Lighting has opened its first regional subsidiary – ADB Asia, headquartered in Hong Kong. (more ... )

The RevEAL CW colour-mixing washlight, the first product from innovative new manufacturer Prism Projection and the award winner for Best Debuting Lighting Product at last year’s LDI Show in Orlando, is now available in the UK – exclusively from leading entertainment lighting supplier White Light. (more ... )

Working closely with renowned lighting designer, Liz Berry, students from Rose Bruford College alongside Hawthorn Ltd, tested to their limits some new lighting fixtures and designs which proved to be very illuminating. (more ... )

ETC’s Selador range of LED fixtures have scooped another award, this time for Best Intelligent Lighting Fixture at the PALME Middle East Awards 2010. (more ... )

AC-ET’s Video division has supplied a Green Hippo HippoCritter portable media server to TSL for use on various high-profile UK corporate and worship events. (more ... )

Barco's High End Systems Cyberlight 2.0 moving mirror fixtures provide major rock tours with powerful, nimble lighting for stunning effects. (more ... )

ArKaos, the world-leading provider of technology for live visual performances, is pleased to announce the appointment of White Light, leading supplier of lighting equipment to theatre, television, film and more, as exclusive UK distributor for the ArKaos range of Show and Lighting media server products. (more ... )

PLASA Events confirms today that PLASA 2010 is now over 75% sold - almost five months ahead of the show at Earls Court from September 12 -15. (more ... )

Robert Juliat is pleased to announce the arrival of the Aledin™ LED Profile Framing Spotlight. (more ... )

When Belgian construction group BESIX celebrated its 100th Anniversary, Robert Juliat followspots were present to help highlight the occasion. (more ... )

White Light will be showing a full spectrum of lighting products from the many manufacturers it distributes in the UK at this year’s PLASA Focus Show, which takes place on April 27th and 28th at the Royal Armouries in Leeds. (more ... )

North American entertainment lighting specialists, Complete Production Systems, Inc. (CPS) has supplied Chroma-Q™ Color Punch™ LED fixtures to a leading casino resort for their exclusive show nightclub. (more ... )

ETC will be demonstrating its range of control desks and LED fixtures at the PLASA Focus show in Leeds later this month. (more ... )

The Frankfurt ProLight+Sound proved to be “the” reference fair for the trade again this year. Flocks of exhibitors and visitors from all over the world turned up to see this showcase of the most up-to-date technology in the entertainment industry. (more ... )

The Pulsar ChromaRange LED system illuminating the Zain Group's Bahrain headquarters can be seen for miles around and is the culmination of a process that has seen Zain move to Seef and acquire a new, more vibrant, brand identity. (more ... )

At NAB 2010, Barco will introduce a powerful new line of 3G/HD/SD-SDI and Analog routers. Specifically designed for the needs of the events market, the new routers are integrated with the Encore and ScreenPRO-II presentation systems. (more ... )

Cooper Controls is pleased to announce the availability of LF50 – a brand new cost effective licence level , designed with beginner users in mind. The LF50 software has been tailored for entry level users by packaging the core features into a powerful yet simple system. (more ... )

Hermes Music has signed an agreement with Clay Paky to distribute Clay Paky products in Mexico that includes a long-term strategic plan drawn up by the highest levels of both companies. (more ... )

...to expose those ruthless manipulators, those secretive organisers and inventors of relentlessly reliable systems turning artistic chaos into viable shows, those fiendishly clever puppet masters, also known under the innocuous-sounding alias of 'stage manager', to the glare of the limelight at last. (more ... )

ADB Lighting Technologies will show its newly expanded MIKAPACK 15 and 30 dimmer range, designed to enhance programming functionality and flexibility for the entry-level market, at PALME 2010. (more ... )

Clay Paky illuminates “I Raccomandati” (the protégés), a talent show broadcast by RAI (Italian state owned television) since 2003. Various competitors perform on stage in the company of VIPs (hence the name "the protégés"). The winner is chosen at the end of the program. (more ... )

Unique moving light stabilisation device now available in the UK, exclusively from White Light (more ... )

The AC-ET stand at PLASA Focus will showcase a selection of lighting, audio, rigging and video solutions from the company’s huge range of leading industry brands (Stand S-B2). (more ... )

Recently shown at Prolight & Sound, the new Chroma-Q™ Color Force™ 72 (6ft / 1.8m) and 48 (4ft / 1.2m) LED batten range features a mighty 12,000 / 8,000 lumens light output – providing an extremely powerful fixture for lighting a cyclorama of up to 26ft / 8m drop. (more ... )

Cooper Controls have teamed up with their German distribution partners to present their comprehensive lighting control range at Pro Light & Sound this week. (more ... )

AC-ET’s Video division has extended its portfolio with the G-LEC range of innovative low resolution, transparent LED video solutions, including the new Solaris+ display launching at the Prolight & Sound show. The agreement covers exclusive distribution for the video range in the UK and Ireland. (more ... )

The Society of London Theatres announced the winners of the 34th Laurence Olivier Awards this Sunday, at a star-studded ceremony broadcast on BBC Radio 2, streamed live on the internet, and featuring performances from many of the nominated musicals. As always, White Light would like to congratulate the winners and all of the nominees in this thrilling year of theatre. (more ... )

The AC-ET stand at Prolight & Sound 2010 will feature pioneering new LED lighting, video and control systems from Chroma-Q™, InnovaLED and Jands (Hall 11.1, Stand A47). (more ... )

With over 40 years of innovation, design and manufacturing experience in the United Kingdom, backed by the support of a worldwide network of distributors, Pulsar has a long standing reputation for creating products that stand the test of time and are proven to be solid long term investments for global customers. (more ... )

Barco announces it has acquired the products, intellectual property (IP) rights and know-how of Element Labs, an LED video systems expert based in Santa Clara, California. (more ... )

Hawthorn is delighted to announce the launch of their new servicing and testing division, ‘ServiceSafe’. (more ... )

No less than five new products will make their Pro Light+Sound début on Booth B36 in Hall 11.1 as ADB Lighting continues to expand its product range. (more ... )

This week the ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH THEATRE TECHNICIANS (ABTT) and the BROADCASTING ENTERTAINMENT CINEMATOGRAPH and THEATRE UNION (BECTU) launch its much-anticipated training partnership initiative, creating a new force in UK vocational theatre training. (more ... )

ADB Lighting Technologies will present a selection of key products at Pro Light & Sound in Frankfurt in Hall 11.1 on Stand B36. (more ... )

In an extensive upgrade programme at Glyndebourne Opera House, Stage Electrics has equipped the world renowned Opera House with an ETC dimmer and control installation, and Avolites dimmers for the company’s annual touring programme. (more ... )

White Light lights the spectacular first night party for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new sequel to The Phantom of the Opera (more ... )

Artistic Licence’s specially created Rack-Split RDM RJ45 splitter plays a major role in data distribution system, designed and implemented by e:cue lighting control, of the LED-covered ‘Grid Shell’ roof of Abu Dhabi’s spectacular Yas Hotel. (more ... )

In response to customer demand plus changes to UK electrical requirements, ETC has released versions of its Sensor dimmer modules fitted with 6 and 10 Amp MCBs (miniature circuit breakers) which allows Sensor dimming to be installed in many venues which could not previously accommodate higher rated Sensor standard modules. (more ... )

Visitors to PLASA Focus: Leeds 2010 - which takes place on Tuesday 27 & Wednesday 28 April at the Royal Armouries - are invited to take part in a series of seminars presented by some of the industry's leading bodies. (more ... )

Robert Juliat USA has supplied two of its customized RJE™ Topaze 1200W followspots to the recently renovated Oceanarium exhibit at Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. (more ... )

Entertainment lighting supplier White Light has enjoyed a busy start to 2010 in the world of theatre, the market in which the company first established itself. (more ... )

Clay Paky supplied the new Alpha Beam 700 "Beam Moving Lights" for Gianna Nannini's GiannaDream Tour, which stopped off at all the major Italian indoor stadiums in autumn 2009. (more ... )

Demonstrating their ‘green’ credentials, ETC’s award winning Selador Series of LED fixtures received their first major European outing at the COP15 Climate Change summit in Copenhagen in December 2009. (more ... )

Artistic Licence reports a very successful experience exhibiting at the ARC 2010 show at Earls Court earlier this month and has already booked its place to return to the event in 2011. (more ... )

Dance Premier League just wrapped up its first season, attracting a huge following in India and beyond. (more ... )

Responding to demand for more of its Selador LED lighting fixtures, ETC is introducing two bold colour spectrum specific versions: Fire and Ice. (more ... )

“Yasalam”, the Arabic word for “fantastic, amazing and astonishing” was a befitting name for the recent Formula 1 Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi, which included a heart-pounding race schedule followed by four nights of post-race concerts featuring Beyoncé, Aerosmith, Jamiroquai, and Kings of Leon. “Fantastic, amazing and astonishing” also describes the enormous lighting rig supporting these shows, filled with over 100 Clay Paky fixtures. (more ... )

The BACARDI Superior rum Legacy Cocktail Competition 2009 challenges the best contemporary bartenders in the UK and Eire. (more ... )

A.C. Entertainment Technologies Ltd., an authorised UK distributor for German Lighting Products (GLP), has added the new Impression XL 5-colour version and Volkslicht LED models to its line-up of the innovative moving heads range. (more ... )

2010 Olivier Award nominations announced; awards to be presented on March 21st (more ... )

Robert Juliat has supplied a large number of Cyrano 2500W HMI followspots to two of China’s most popular theme park resorts. (more ... )

The latest addition to Pulsar’s ChromaRange Tri Colour fixture list, ChromaPowerPix200 has recently featured on the BBC’s Blue Peter UK TV broadcast. (more ... )

Robert Juliat has supplied a substantial number of 2K profiles, PCs, Fresnels and followspots to the newly completed Hefei Grand Theatre in China’s Anhui Province. (more ... )

After the highly successful and much participated second edition closed with the award-giving ceremony in London on 13th September 2009, we are glad to announce that the third edition of the KNIGHT OF ILLUMINATION AWARDS is now underway. (more ... )

A.C. Entertainment Technologies Ltd, an authorised UK distributor for German Lighting Products (GLP), has supplied the new Impression 120 RZ Zoom LED moving head to Fentura Production Services Ltd. for use on various live events. (more ... )

This year’s ARC show is the ideal forum in which to visit Artistic Licence to discuss your control and systems integration requirements. Earls Court 2, Stand 101 - 3 & 4 February 2010 (more ... )

A training course on safe handling especially developed for those in the Theatre and Event industry, delivered in the work place by City and Guilds accredited trainers. (more ... )

Cooper Controls announced today the appointment of Francois Barthelemi as Sales Manager for Southern Europe. (more ... )

London Light Production Services has worked with Capitol House Productions to supply over 200 sq m of Chroma Q Color Web, along with an ETC Eos console and HippoCritter media server for the British Hairdressing Awards at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel in November. (more ... )

Vari-Lite’s acclaimed VLX LED Washlight now available from White Light (more ... )

LightFactory PC based lighting control software used to create two stunning Christmas tree features for the festive season. (more ... )

The PLASA 2010 Show officially launches today with the opening of a free registration month, enabling early bookers to gain admission to this year's show, at Earls Court on 12 - 15 September 2010, at no charge. Registration is now open on the new-look PLASA 2010 website (www.plasashow.com) with free visitor registration available until 11 February. (more ... )

Zero 88 rounds off a highly successful year for their latest theatrical lighting console the ORB with a debut at the ‘Brits Off Broadway’ festival in New York. (more ... )

In what has become the “must go” Christmas event, some 250 people attended the joint ABTT/ETC Christmas party 2009, held at London’s Theatre Royal in Drury Lane on Friday 11 December. (more ... )

Clay Paky lights illuminate the thirteenth series of “Le Iene”, the irreverent, unconventional Italian TV programme conceived by Neri Parenti, which takes its name from the Italian title of Quentin Tarantino's famous film Reservoir Dogs. Its iconography, the programme logo and the way the correspondents dress (strictly in black jackets with white ties) are also inspired by the movie. (more ... )

PLASA - the leading professional trade body for the live events, entertainment, architectural and installation sectors - has appointed Linda Moore as its new Sales & Marketing Director. (more ... )

A.C. Entertainment Technologies Ltd. presented a British Racing Drivers' Club award to 2009 Formula 1 World Champion, Jenson Button, at the prestigious BRDC Annual Awards luncheon. Over 400 people gathered at the InterContinental Hotel in Park Lane, London, for this year’s event. (more ... )

Lighting and video designer Derek Jones specified a Jands Vista S3 console to provide lighting, IMAG and video control for the 2009 / 2010 Cliff Richard & The Shadows international tour. The sold-out tour recently completed shows at major UK and European arenas, and re-commences in February for a series of dates in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. (more ... )

White Light has had a double involvement with the launch of the new UK Centre for Carnival Arts in Luton. White Light has both supplied the venue with its new lighting installation – and helped mark its official opening in spectacular style! (more ... )

London Light Production Services’ relationship with Rose Bruford College is continuing after supplying them with a new ETC Ion console for their lighting labs. (more ... )

The only entertainment and installation technology show in the North of England, PLASA Focus: Leeds 2010 launches its website this week with news of a near sell-out show. (more ... )

Leading entertainment lighting supplier White Light responded rapidly to the short notice with which Michael Jackson: The Official Exhibition at London’s O2 Arena was organised, supplying lighting equipment and a production crew to implement the lighting design by US-based full-service lighting design firm Lightswitch (more ... )

Pascal Boulanger, lighting chief at Paris’s Opéra Garnier, is, like many theatre technicians, a man with an increasing number of jobs to do and fewer people to help him. (more ... )

UK production company, Entec Sound & Light Ltd., used a Green Hippo HippoCritter rack mount media server to provide video control for the sold out LIVEstock 2009 comedy event at London’s HMV Hammersmith Apollo. (more ... )

Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Mosque (also known as the Grand Mosque) has been awarded two more awards for its lighting design. US trade body ESTA named ETC and Martin Professional winners of the prestigious Rock Our World Awards which recognise outstanding, innovative achievements by ESTA members. (more ... )

Goboland UK Ltd would like to reassure its customers that the recent restructuring of Goboland in Europe in no way affects the service and activities of this wholly independent UK company. (more ... )

ADB Lighting is showing its newest products on booth No. 68 at JTSE 2009, from November 24 to 25, 2009 at Dock Pullman Paris – including several products that are on show for the first time in France. (more ... )

EvenLED panels chosen for more shows – and White Light add more LED cyc lighting options (more ... )

BARCO, a world leader in visualization and display solutions, announces the recent deployment of its ILite 6BK LED backdrop for the Miss Asia Pageant 2009. The event, whose grand final competition took place on 1 November 2009 in Hong Kong, was produced by Asia Television in cooperation with Barco rental partner, AV Promotions Limited Corporation (AVP). (more ... )

Doha-based Creative Communication Group (known in the market as "CCG") has recently purchased a large stock of the Clay Paky Alpha line to use at the Doha Tribeca Film Festival, giving them the largest Clay Paky stock in the Middle East. (more ... )

Blackburn based rental company HSL has supplied over 250 Chroma-Q™ Color Block 2™ LED fixtures to US lighting design specialists, Innovative Show Design, to provide set lighting for the World Series of Poker Europe 2009 (WSOPE). (more ... )

Zero 88’s theatrical lighting console ORB is continuing to make waves in London’s theatre scene; lighting two challenging productions at the intimate Arcola and Landor theatres. (more ... )

White Light supports One More Time, a theatrical gala in aid of Breakthrough Breast Cancer (more ... )

Cooper Controls announces that after 8 years with Zero 88 Graham Eales has resigned. (more ... )

Clay Paky has once again shown that there is a fixture for every scenario. Most recently, Alpha Profile 1200 fixtures were used during a National Theatre production of Phèdre at the famed Epidaurus theatre in Greece, as part of the Athens Festival. (more ... )

Artistic Licence, manufacturer of lighting control systems, will be exhibiting at evenTech Ireland for the first time this November. Industries Hall, Dublin. 17-18 November 2009. Booth D8B. (more ... )

Nemetschek North America has released its first Service Pack for the Vectorworks® 2010 product line. While addressing issues with wall joining and the snap loupe in particular, this Service Pack has also improved the overall stability and performance of the package. (more ... )

Zero 88 are pleased to announce the release of version 5.3.0 software for the ZerOS consoles. Version 5.3.0 can be installed on Zero 88 Leap Frog 48, Leap Frog 96, Frog 2 and ORB consoles and adds a number of new features together with bug fixes. (more ... )

White Light appointed as a distributor for Philips’ range of entertainment lamps, expands staff expertise in this area (more ... )

The Installation team of leading entertainment lighting supplier White Light has recently completed a busy six week period updating the lighting control and dimming systems at Newcastle’s Theatre Royal. (more ... )

White Light supplies three separate shows at the same theatre over the course of a long weekend…. (more ... )

Rosco has supplied 90 linear metres of its black/white Dance Floor and a number of dance mats to Johannesburg’s newly opened The Dance Space as part of a sponsorship deal with South Africa’s highly respected The Dance Forum. (more ... )

PLASA (headquartered in the UK) and ESTA (headquartered in North America), two of the leading bodies worldwide for those working in the live events, entertainment and communications industries, have signed a Letter of Intent to merge. (more ... )

The TRUSTEES of the ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH THEATRE TECHNICIANS (ABTT) today announced its search for a CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, to manage the business of the Association, to be its public face and to lead the organisation, as it grows to meet the increasing needs of today’s membership and the theatre industry in general. (more ... )

Nine years ago, Tom Donnellan’s situation, at home caring for his dying wife and caring for his young daughters, provided the impetus to set up Light Relief. Now, as if to prove that lightning does indeed strike twice, Light Relief is once again helping Tom, as he not only battles with his own cancer, but also copes with effectively being on the ‘dole’ as the company he worked with closed down. (more ... )

The White Light Zone – the area of the PLASA Show occupied by leading entertainment lighting supplier White Light and the companies it distributes in the UK – saw a raft of new products make their debut during PLASA ’09. All of the products – and the White Light Zone as a whole – attracted a great deal of attention throughout the duration of the show, with visitors finding solutions for a wide range of lighting challenges while also enjoying the hospitality of White Light’s long established and ever-popular on-stand bar! (more ... )

White Light provides a complete lighting service for Skyfest in London and Edinburgh (more ... )

Hawthorn is delighted to have been an event partner for the second year running to the prestigious Clay Paky second “Knight of Illumination Awards” held on 13th September to coincide with the PLASA show. (more ... )

Goboland reports a very positive response to this year’s PLASA09, finding it both a profitable and enjoyable event. (more ... )

PLASA09 ended on a highly upbeat note last week with a host of exhibitors expressing delight at the quality of visitors despite the financial climate and slightly lower turnout than last year. (more ... )

When ETC introduced its iRFR (Radio Focus Remote for iPhone and iPod Touch) four months ago, Luke Delwiche from ETC Tech Services in London suggested that the profits be shared between Light Relief and its US equivalent, Behind the Scenes. At PLASA/09, Luke was delighted to present a cheque for £1,800 to Light Relief trustee Lesley Harmer. (more ... )

Lighting, dimming and controls manufacturer ETC is celebrating after winning a coveted Innovation Award for the Selador LED range of fixtures at this year’s PLASA. (more ... )

Zero 88, the specialist entertainment lighting control brand from Cooper Controls, wishes Silvio Scerri well as he leaves to pursue new interests. (more ... )

ETC dimming and control has been installed at the Lahti City Theatre in southern Finland as part of a major refurbishment completed earlier this summer. (more ... )

Introducing SmartBar 2: the next generation of SmartBar dimming from ETC. These small, portable dimmers come in two lengths with four or six 2.3kW dimmers with magnetic breakers and have an all new electronic design. Each version comes with additional hot power out and is controlled by DMX512 with Remote Device Management (RDM) support. (more ... )

Nemetschek North America announced today the 2010 release of their award-winning Vectorworks® line of design software, including: Designer, Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Machine Design, Fundamentals, and Renderworks™. (more ... )

XL Video, an international leader in the rental market for display technology and Barco, a global leader in creative LED technology, are proud to announce that their close collaboration has contributed to the realization of the remarkable 360° LED screen for the U2 world tour. After a triumphant European start, the tour's multi-city US leg begins on 12 September at Soldier Field in Chicago. (more ... )

ADB Lighting Technologies launches the latest in its line-up of memory lighting control desks, the DOMINO series of lighting control desks, headed by the new, powerful, yet affordable DOMINO XT, at IBC 2009. (more ... )

ADB Lighting Technologies’ first LED Cyclorama light, the modular ALC4, launched at IBC 2009, is the first Cyclorama fixture of its kind in the world for TV studios and theatres. (more ... )

Defying the economic gloom mongers and, with two weeks still to go, PLASA09 pre-show registrations currently match last year's record breaking total of 15,000 a sure sign that this years show is going to be as high energy as ever. (more ... )

As the next step in the evolution of its FSN multi-format switcher, Barco will debut the new Digital Video Effects (DVE) card at the upcoming BIRTV trade show in Beijing, China, August 26-29, 2009. (more ... )

Following the lifting of last year’s U.K. restriction, American designers Kevin Adams (“Spring Awakening”) and Natasha Katz (“Sister Act”) and Israeli designer Itzik Galili (“A Linha Curva”) are among the the nominees for this year’s Knights of Illumination Lighting Design Awards. (more ... )

Barco, a global leader in LED technology, is proud to announce that it has signed a deal in Abu Dhabi for the delivery of 14 LED displays for the new Yas Marina Circuit. (more ... )

Recently launched ORB lighting controller from Zero 88 already proving its credentials at major events (more ... )

Sales, rental and production company London Light Production Services is set to exhibit for the first time at this year’s PLASA show in London’s Earls Court. (more ... )

PLASA Events has confirmed over 40 exhibitors new to this year's event, as pre-registrations look set to match 2008 levels and two major new features join the PLASA09 line up, heralding another bumper year for new product launches. Pre-registration is still open with a 50% discount for online bookings. (more ... )

New musical based on the hit film opened at the London Palladium in May (more ... )

Leading entertainment lighting supplier White Light was delighted to support HaHaHammersmith, a fund-raising evening of comedy and music held by the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith in aid of the Lyric’s creative learning department. (more ... )

Cooper Controls is pleased to announce that, effective immediately, MDG Fog Generators Ltd. has been appointed as the exclusive distributor for the Zero 88 brand of Performance Theatrical Dimmers and Consoles in Canada. (more ... )

Agreement with EDI demonstrates Coopers’ continued investment in the global lighting controls business (more ... )

A.C. Entertainment Technologies Ltd. is pleased to confirm its continued status as an Official Car Sponsor of the Telmex Arden International racing team for the 2009 GP2 motor racing series. The deal, which includes both the GP2 Main Series and Asia Series, was concluded during the British race weekend at Silverstone. (more ... )

Ivo Dankovič, Chief Electrician of Narodni Divadlo, the Czech National Theatre, has specified ADB WARP Zoom Profile spotlights to help accommodate a large production that extended over the orchestra pit at Prague’s Estate Theatre. (more ... )

ETC has supplied a range of lighting and control equipment to English National Ballet, including an Eos and an Ion control desk through new console dealer London light Production Services. (more ... )

A.C. Special Projects Ltd. has provided a state of the art architectural lighting and control system for the Edmond J. Safra Fountain Court at the heart of Somerset House in London. Located between The Strand and the River Thames, Somerset House is a spectacular neo-classical building with one of the most architecturally stunning courtyards in the capital. (more ... )

Artistic Licence Managing Director, Wayne Howell, will be presenting a seminar at the PLASA 09 show in London at 11.00 am on Monday 14 September 2009. (more ... )

Glass and metal gobo specialist, Goboland, is the first manufacturer to release its full catalogue as a free App for the hugely successful Apple iPhone and iPod Touch. (more ... )

Zero 88 are pleased to announce a series of ORB training dates in the UK. Following unprecedented interest at the recent ABTT show, Zero 88 is offering users open access to the ORB console in the form of free training days. (more ... )

Hawthorn is this week celebrating the extension of its relationship with Millbrook Proving Ground, one of the UK's leading events venues. (more ... )

The Dutch rental company AVL Concept was the first customer in the world to buy the new Clay Paky Alpha 700. This young company based in Leek, the Netherlands, is specialized in the design, supply and installation of audiovisual and lighting equipment. (more ... )

GOBOLAND has chosen the ABTT show in London to launch Goboland UK Ltd., a newly formed UK based company dedicated to bringing top notch gobo quality, experience and customer service to the UK gobo market. (more ... )

No Doubt, The Crystal Method and Aerosmith choose SHOWBEAM 2.5 for their touring shows (more ... )

An update to the popular LED fittings is now available. (more ... )

On 8 May, a large delegation from the British association of directors of photography (STLD) visited the Italian Public television (RAI) studios, for an interesting exchange of experiences with the company management and their professional counterparts. (more ... )

Schnick-Schnack-Systems have introduced a series of new products, aimed at increasing the flexibility and connectivity of their various ranges; while also making them more accessible and affordable to smaller scale users - without sacrificing the quality of materials and manufacturing, which are central to the company’s philosophy. (more ... )

ETC has reported a hugely successful inaugural PLASA Focus, with the company’s stand proving popular with visitors. The newly acquired Selador series created a lot of interest, with lighting designers excited by the opportunities the LED fixtures offer. The series is made up of three luminaires, fine tuned for strong colours, soft pastels or perfect skin tones. (more ... )

Building on the original visitor experience created 15 years ago, Alien Wars returns to its original home at The Arches in Glasgow with the help of Zero 88 and Scottish distributer blacklight. (more ... )

Production Resource Group, LLC, (PRG) celebrated the debut of its Bad Boy™ luminaire on the recently completed first leg of the Oasis Dig Out Your Soul tour. Of his fixture choice, lighting designer Rob Gawler said, “The Bad Boy was just what I had been looking for—a big bright large-format luminaire, that could be used as a narrow washlight with a couple of gobos as a bonus.” (more ... )

Lighting designer Steven Douglas is using 265 square metres of Chroma-Q™ Color Web™ 125 LED panels to provide a curved video effect backdrop for the stage design of platinum indie rock band The Killers’ current Day & Age World Tour 2009. (more ... )

Essential Lighting are excited to be announcing that our new website is now available. (more ... )

On April 2nd 2009 the leaders of the 20 most powerful countries in the world, including Barack Obama on his first international visit since taking office, gathered in London to address the global financial crisis. (more ... )

Martin Professional are focused on innovation with our brand new lighting, haze and visual solution products for the PLASA Focus show at the Royal Armouries in Leeds on the 28th & 29th April 2009. (more ... )

The A.C. Entertainment Technologies Ltd. stand (S-D2) at the PLASA Focus show in Leeds will feature new innovations from leading brands including Chroma-Q™ & GLP and product highlights from the ranges exclusively distributed by the company in the UK. (more ... )

In order to create a stronger, more effective European sales structure, Martin Professional A/S is optimizing its European sales subsidiaries by creating a regional sales organization, Martin EMEA. (more ... )

A.C. Special Projects Ltd. supplied a varied range of lighting fixtures for the spectacular new British Music Experience (BME) at The O2. The BME is an interactive music exhibition within one of the world’s most popular music venues. (more ... )

ETC products proved as popular as ever at this year’s Prolight + Sound, where the company’s products were shown on its dealers’ stands. (more ... )

Visualization pioneer Barco announced today the debut of the SHOWBEAM™ 2.5, a new High End Systems automated wash luminaire that features a jointly developed Philips MSR 2500-watt lamp source. (more ... )

A.C. Special Projects Ltd. has provided a new lighting rig for the auditorium at the Cass Business School in Moorgate, central London. Part of City University, Cass is one of the leading international business schools. It is a place where academics, industry experts, business leaders and policy makers can share ideas and enrich each other's thinking. (more ... )

To celebrate the launch of the new Chroma-Q™ Color Block 2™ LED fixture and the growing success of the award-winning lighting brand worldwide, www.chroma-q.com has been launched. (more ... )

Zero 88, part of Cooper Controls Ltd, enters a new era of development with the launch of their stunning new theatrical lighting console ORB (more ... )

Martin Professional invites you to experience our brand new lighting and fog offerings at the new PLASA Focus show at the Royal Armouries in Leeds on the 28th & 28th April 2009. (more ... )

A.C. Entertainment Technologies Ltd., a leading supplier of quality used equipment to the industry for over 20 years, has given its web site www.ac-et.com/bargains a major facelift to provide customers with an improved online experience, following the continued success and expansion of this area of the company’s business. (more ... )

The “Show Lighting Design” Continuing Professional Development course, organized by the Design Faculty of the Politecnico di Milano, Italy, was held for the third time from 13 to 23 January 2009. The course is aimed at professionals and technicians with or without degrees who wish to specialize in show lighting design for the theatre and live music and fashion shows. (more ... )

Over sixty Clay Paky spotlights were used at the DESTINED Multimedia Show in Dubai (UAE). Gulf Arena designed and compiled the show hand in hand with Zayed University. (more ... )

With just 10 weeks to go the first PLASA Focus event has grown to fill two halls at the Royal Armouries in Leeds, on Tuesday 28th and Wednesday 29th April 2009 - and has announced its first, comprehensive, seminar programme. (more ... )

It was a historic occasion. More than a million people turned out on the Mall in Washington, D.C. to witness the inauguration of Barack Obama. It was perhaps not as well known that 11 Fat Frogs were there too. (more ... )

Following lengthy industry speculation, ETC is to enter the LED luminaire market, having acquired the Selador product line from Selador co-founders Rob Gerlach and Novella Smith. (more ... )

If you didn’t know who Pendulum was during summer festivals a few years ago, you could be forgiven. But within a few short years, if you were to make the same claim people might well ask; ‘where have you been hiding?’ (more ... )

Following the enormous success of the Chroma-Q™ Color Block™ LED fixture with rental companies and end users alike, the manufacturer has combined the product’s core elements of modularity and versatility. (more ... )

Clay Paky Alpha Beam 300 fixtures are currently on tour with one of the most successful rock ‘n’ roll bands of all time. For over 30 years, AC/DC has been selling out tours worldwide and they show no signs of slowing down. Their current Black Ice World Tour, which began in late October 08, supports their platinum selling Black Ice album, and the press has been raving about their incredible live performance. (more ... )

During December, elections took place for three places on PLASA's Executive Committee - the body elected by the membership to work alongside the PLASA organisation in setting its strategic objectives. (more ... )

Thursday 22 January 2009 saw the official opening of Ballymore Properties landmark residential building, the Pan Peninsula, at Mill Harbour near London’s Canary Wharf. (more ... )

What does the Sphinx represent? What mysteries surround it? There is a theory that ancient Egypt’s monuments are a reproduction on Earth of a map of the stars. Is it true? (more ... )

A Jands Vista T4 console has provided lighting control for the “Live Action Arena” event at the Autosport International motorsport show. Held at the NEC in Birmingham, Autosport International is a highlight of the annual motoring calendar. (more ... )

What does a lighting and sound production company do when they realise there is a gap in their hire stocks? Well, Production Services Ireland (PSI) asked ETC to help. (more ... )

A.C. Special Projects Ltd. has designed, supplied and installed full technical facilities for the Sidney Stringer School’s multi-purpose theatre and drama studio. The School has built a reputation as an innovator that encourages experimental teaching practices, and offers a range of BTEC vocational courses including Drama & Theatre Arts, and Music, for students aged 11-18. (more ... )

Clay Paky is pleased to announce that Pio Nahum has joined its team and has been appointed Commercial and Marketing Director of the company. (more ... )

Zero 88 is extending to their special offer for the Leap Frog 48 Lighting Control Package. Originally lasting to the 24th December 2008, the offer how now been extended to 1st March 2009, allowing further users to take advantage of this amazing deal. (more ... )

The Eiffel Tower is often lit in different colours and hues, such as green for the Rugby World Cup – with white beams of light to form a crossbar – or scarlet for the Chinese New Year. For the second half of 2008, blue has had its turn, with over 140 ETC Source Four luminaires being used to wash the world famous landmark in the colours of the European flag, celebrating France taking its turn to hold the Presidency of the European Union. (more ... )

A host of celebrities and artists from the worlds of music, comedy and theatre come together for the annual Royal Variety Performance. Celebrating its 80th anniversary, the show returns to the iconic London Palladium to be performed in the presence of Their Royal Highnesses, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall. (more ... )

For the second year running, A.C. Entertainment Technologies Ltd. presented a British Racing Drivers' Club award to 2008 Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton at the prestigious BRDC Annual Awards luncheon. (more ... )

Selecon is pleased to announce the launch of their completely redesigned website. A contemporary, user-friendly and elegantly designed interface brings the company's extensive range of both theatrical and display lighting products together in one place. (more ... )

Barco, a global leader in Video Lighting Solutions, today announces the release of a new High End Systems product for lighting control operation and programming. (more ... )

Billy Elliot – The Musical, which is enjoying huge success in both the UK and Australia, is now repeating that success on Broadway. And with Rick Fisher at the lighting design helm, the lighting is getting bigger and even better. Rick – who won Theater Lighting Designer of the Year at this year’s LDI Awards – has been using the automated ETC Source Four Revolution on the show since it first started in London, and has just finished work on the US show with one of the largest installations of Revolutions in town. (more ... )

Venue restructure sees new lighting installation by DTS and Zero 88. (more ... )

Leicester’s new performing arts centre selects White Light to supply the lighting rig for the building (more ... )

The exhibition windows at Harrods, Knightsbridge have been brought to life with a cutting-edge Chroma-Q™ LED lighting installation to promote the launch of the latest James Bond movie – ‘Quantum of Solace’. The collaboration between the World’s most famous department store and the World’s longest running franchise in film history sees the main Brompton Road windows decked out with scenes and products from the new film. (more ... )

ETC has long supported education through various projects and initiatives, encouraging young talent in the industry and mentoring students who will be future leaders in the lighting field. Together with London’s Central School of Speech and Drama (CSSD), ETC recently gave students a chance to undertake a comprehensive training programme with the aim of giving them a unique view of entertainment technology, from the perspective of the manufacturer right through to the spectator. (more ... )

PRG announced on October 21st 2008 that it has strengthened its specialist brand strategy in the UK by acquiring Essential Lighting Group from the Staging Connections Group. (more ... )

Treasure Island’s Sirens of TI Outdoor Spectacular Integrates Pulsar ChromaFlood LEDs Into Complex Lighting Scheme (more ... )

Latest version of the acclaimed VSFX Optical Effect System launched at LDI in Las Vegas (more ... )

Leading entertainment lighting supplier White Light congratulates the winners and all of the nominees of the 2008 TMA Theatre Awards, which were presented at a ceremony at the Hampstead Theatre Sunday, October 26. The company offers particular congratulations to Mick Hughes, winner of the first TMA Award for Best Lighting Design. (more ... )

White Light’s Snow Machine wins the Best Special Effect award at LDI 2008 in Las Vegas (more ... )

White Light is proud to announce the appointment of new Business Development Manager, Martin Palmer. This newly created position will not only help White Light maintain the high standard customers have come to expect, but also develop new business opportunities in the South of England. (more ... )

White Light supplies low-energy lighting and more to the hugely successful Latitude Festival (more ... )

Barco, a global leader in Video Lighting Solutions, debuts a number of new High End Systems lighting and control products at LDI which takes place at the Las Vegas Convention Center from 24 to 26 October. Making its worldwide debut are the SHOWBEAM automated wash luminaire, and the SHOWGUN 2.5 automated luminaire. Also making its first appearance is the DMX Processor 8000 for Wholehog software. (more ... )

The Association of Lighting Designers is delighted to be sponsoring the new TMA award for lighting design. (more ... )

White Light adds two new product ranges to its family of exclusive product lines at PLASA 2008 (more ... )

With immediate effect, Artistic Licence is shipping Data-Lynx, the NEW range of high density DMX/ Art-Net Ethernet Converters. (more ... )

Following the recent partnership between A.C. Rigging, a division of A.C. Entertainment Technologies Ltd. (formerly known as A.C. Lighting Ltd.), and Out Board Electronics, the University of Derby’s Sound, Light & Live Event Technology BSc programme has become one of the first beneficiaries of this collaboration. (more ... )

For the fifth year running Stage Electrics’ Welsh trade show is being held at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff on Thursday 16 October 2008 from 11am – 5pm. (more ... )

PLASA 08 provided the perfect platform for A.C. Lighting Ltd to announce that it is changing its name to A.C. Entertainment Technologies Ltd (stand F24) from the 1st September 2008, to reflect the company’s increasing range of industry products and services. (more ... )

PLASA08 has bucked the general exhibition industry trend in spectacular style with an 11 per cent growth in visitor figures across the event's four days compared to 2007. The 13,000 plus attendance figure (subject to ABC audit) reflects an exceptional level of visitor pre-registration as well as a growth in new and returning exhibitors to an expanded show floor. (more ... )

Three new venues across Europe with first class technical facilities and very different system requirements are benefitting from the Jands Vista’s advanced approach to lighting control. (more ... )

The 2008 PLASA Awards for Innovation, announced in a special presentation ceremony at the PLASA Show in London, continued the recent trend towards a huge diversity of product nominations, ranging from major lighting, audio and video showstoppers to the less glamorous, but equally essential, tools of the trade. (more ... )

The lighting design bursary organised by the Association of Lighting Designers has announced the winner and runners up for the 2008 award. (more ... )

White Light part of the team behind London’s Green Theatre Programme (more ... )

A.C. Video, a division of A.C. Entertainment Technologies Ltd. (formerly known as A.C. Lighting Ltd.), supplied Lighting Designer Mark Kenyon with two Green Hippo Hippotizer media servers to provide LED video control on the recent BBC Saturday night TV hit music talent show, Last Choir Standing. (more ... )

This year Artistic Licence has been celebrating its 20th anniversary. During this time we have evolved from our rock ‘n’ roll origins into a company focused on architectural lighting and installations and worked successfully on developing our international presence. (more ... )

The Chroma-Q™ LED lighting range has been extended with the launch of the new Color Span™ – a configurable low profile, ultra bright LED cove lighting and wall wash system for wide ranging applications. (more ... )

With the slogan “One World, One Dream” all nations were invited by the People's Republic of China to the Summer Olympics 2008, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. (more ... )

From Sunday 7th to Wednesday 10th September the industry gathers at this most interesting exhibition and MA Lighting is going to introduce its all new grandMA2 series. (more ... )

Not only is 2008 the year of Giacomo Puccini’s 150th anniversary celebrations, it is also the 54th year of the Puccini Festival. And the festival now boasts a brand new open-air stage lit with help from ETC on the shores of Lake Massaciuccoli in the composer’s birthplace of Torre Del Lago, northern Italy. (more ... )

On 08.08.08, the eyes of the world focused on the Opening Ceremonies of the Beijing 2008 Olympics. The "One World One Dream" theme was illustrated in a spectacle from China's National Stadium, nicknamed the "Bird's Nest." (more ... )

Following an intensive year of development Zero 88 is showcasing a host of new control products to PLASA 2008, with focus very much on theatrical lighting control. (more ... )

The stunning Clubhouse of the British Racing Drivers’ Club (BRDC) at Silverstone racing circuit was brought to life with a temporary installation of cutting-edge Chroma-Q™ LED products for their annual British Grand Prix Ball. (more ... )

The promise of new technologies and applications, and a dramatically expanded educational programme, has helped drive the PLASA Show to its highest-ever pre-registration figures, with a record total of over 10,000 industry professionals already registered to attend. (more ... )

Leading entertainment lighting supplier White Light recently brought dramatic life to the Underglobe - the basement of the Globe Theatre on London’s Bankside - for a spectacular birthday party that included a concert featuring Sean Escoffery, Lemar, DJ Spoony and others. The latest LED and wireless control technology from White Light’s rental stock was used to ensure that equipment could be deployed quickly, unobtrusively and to maximum effect. (more ... )

Hong Kong’s Special Administrative Region Establishment Day on 1 July 2008 marked, not only 11 years since its transfer back to China, but also the official launch of Artistic Licence Asia. (more ... )

Mark Engel has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of Rosco Laboratories. (more ... )

This year in January, Clay Paky signed Production Resource Group, LLC (PRG) as the exclusive distributor of Clay Paky top products in the US, English-speaking Canada and Japan. (more ... )

London’s Arcola Theatre, renowned for having the world’s first fuel cell powered studio, has taken a brave new step in delivering low energy lighting and hydrogen fuel cell power for this year’s Latitude Festival. (more ... )

When The London Studios – home of ITV – began looking for new lighting control desks to replace the aging systems in their three studios, they knew they had a challenge on their hands. Television lighting directors and board operators are difficult to please, and only accept desks which fit their style. (more ... )

“The sign of a truly remarkable product is that when you have it in your demo room, everyone who sees it falls in love with it,” comments White Light’s Managing Director, Bryan Raven. “EvenLED has certainly passed that test: it was specified for one show, and the demo rig we have has already led to it being specified for a second, and requested for a third. We think its potential is quite enormous...” (more ... )

Entertainment technology supplier A.C. Lighting has been appointed as the exclusive UK distributor for QuartzColor film, TV and video lighting products. (more ... )

Named in honour of the late designer, developer and commentator Tony Gottelier, this award aims to recognise the people behind the products - the tireless product developers who have made significant contributions to the creation of the equipment and tools that enable entertainment technology practitioners to continually push the boundaries of event production, presentation and installation. (more ... )

Amid the continuing growth in membership and a broadening range of initiatives, this year's PLASA AGM and Lunch on June 3 saw a record turnout for the third year in succession. (more ... )

Pulsar are pleased to inform you of our latest June 2008 ChromaRange brochure containing many exciting new products, including many that feature the latest in TriColour LED Technology. (more ... )

Entertainment technology reseller A.C. Lighting has supplied a state of the art LED TV lighting system for the dedicated set of the new ‘five news with Natasha Kaplinsky’ television show. (more ... )

An exhibitor at the very first ABTT Show in 1978, leading entertainment lighting supplier White Light returned to thirtieth anniversary of this ever-popular show on Wednesday and Thursday of this week at the Royal Horticultural Halls near Victoria Station in London, once again using the show to let lighting practitioners meet the very latest lighting tools. (more ... )

Two ETC UK dealers are about to take delivery of Eos and Ion lighting control systems to add to their rental stocks. Stage Electrics and White Light will join London Light Production Services who already have an Eos system for hire. ETC’s most award-winning control system, Eos uses a syntax familiar to many devoted ETC console users. And Ion is ETC’s latest desk, the smaller sibling to Eos. (more ... )

ETC has released major new software for its popular Congo and Congo jr lighting control desks: Congo v5. The new software introduces an impressive new effects package, new graphics and handling, as well as better editing tools, more functions and accessories. Congo users at theatres, TV studios and other entertainment venues worldwide will find a whole package of new solutions for their multimedia lighting rigs. (more ... )

The MEET/BTT trade conference takes place every two years and is hosted by OETHG and DTHG, the professional theatre and TV associations for Germany and Austria. This year the event was in Bregenz, Austria on the 28-30th May. The MEET/BTT show is an important meeting place for professional users, distributors and manufacturers and runs an extensive schedule of conferences and seminars. (more ... )

Following the phenomenal success of the Jester and Jester ML product ranges, Zero 88 are proud to announce the launch of Phantom Jester, the latest addition to the Jester range. (more ... )

The capital's first new concert hall in 25 years, Kings Place, in the regenerated Kings Cross area, has started receiving its lighting systems and dimmers. Still at the tendering stage are four ETC Congo lighting control consoles - two full size and two Congo jr control desks - and some 30 Source Four luminaires for the building's rehearsal hall and a 420 seat recital hall. (more ... )

Entertainment lighting and control manufacturer High End Systems release v1.4.0 software for its family of Digital Lighting products including DL.2, DL.3 and the Axon media server. The release is the culmination of major improvements and upgrades to the Graphics Engine and core components within the XP Embedded Operating System (O/S) image. (more ... )

The National Centre for the Performing Art in Beijing, more commonly known as the National Grand Theatre, is one of the more futuristic theatres in the world; the icon and symbol of the new China and its outstanding economic growth. (more ... )

A.C. Video, the new division of entertainment technology supplier A.C. Lighting, has become the first Affiliate Partner of online visual content provider showfootage.com. (more ... )

Jands Vista T2 consoles helped worshippers celebrate Easter at Europe’s largest all-night worship event, attended by 30,000 people at London’s ExCel, and a separate event at Wembley Arena. (more ... )

Chris Luscombe makes a donation to the lighting charity that helped him after an unexpected injury; White Light matches the donation (more ... )

Leading French lighting production company Arpege selected a Jands Vista console to provide lighting control for the 32nd César Awards, the biggest annual film awards ceremony in France. (more ... )

Nine Miles Down, the new psychological thriller from acclaimed film director Anthony Waller, delves into the human psyche and explores what happens when fears and superstitions triumph over logic and reason. Although still in its post production stages, the film is already garnering positive reviews. (more ... )

Mid-April saw Rosco products win no less than three awards at the annual National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) trade show, held in Las Vegas, recognizing Rosco’s continuing status as a market-leading innovator in the broadcast industry. (more ... )

In line with Rosco’s commitment to further developing our international business and in order to further increase awareness of our custom gobo service, we are pleased to be adding Frank Lambrechts to the sales force from 1st May 2008. (more ... )

Worldwide lighting and control manufacturer High End Systems Inc. and UK-based Projected Image Digital announce the next installment of Digital Lighting University, to be held May 15-16 at the renowned Cochrane Theatre, part of the Central St. Martins College of Art and Design in London. Digital Lighting University is a program designed to help professionals learn to apply, use and design with digital lighting in their projects. (more ... )

Stage Electrics introduce two new members of staff. (more ... )

Next Tuesday 29th and Wednesday 30th April sees the return of the annual A.C. Lighting North Tradeshow at the new Saviles Hall, Leeds (opposite the Royal Armouries Museum), so don’t miss your chance to visit this essential event in the industry calendar for buyers in the Midlands, the North of England and Scotland. (more ... )

Already eliciting talk of awards for its architecture, the new Music Centre at Watford Grammar School is equally impressive for its well-thought lighting and acoustical systems. In addition to sounding perfect, thanks to Arup Acoustics, the performers at the Centre also look great, thanks to the ETC lighting and controls installed by Lighting Logic. (more ... )

A.C. Lighting’s Rigging division has provided the UK’s 1st Litec EXE Lodestar installation of its kind to Aberystwyth Arts Centre – Wales’ largest arts centre, and a department of Aberystwyth University, recognised as a ‘national flagship for the arts’. (more ... )

Lighting designer Matt Arthur used a Jands Vista T2 console to provide lighting control for the recent Mark Ronson UK tour. (more ... )

The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) has announced that PLASA - the Professional Lighting and Sound Association - is the first trade association to become an awarding body in the entertainment, conference, architectural and communications industries. (more ... )

A.C. Lighting’s Rigging division is pleased to announce its partnership with Out Board and can confirm it is now a full-line stocking dealer for their latest professional LV and DV chain-hoist controllers. Out Board is a recognised industry standard when it comes to motor controllers, making it the first choice for A.C. and their customers. (more ... )

The Kosmos, located close to the famous Alexanderplatz in Berlin was the largest most modern and popular cinema of the former GDR. In the old times it had more than 1000 seats. The building now stands under landmark protection, and since 2005 has been operated by KOSMOS KG Berlin, which offers made-to-measure entertainment concepts for all kinds of events. (more ... )

The Society of London Theatres announced the winners of this year’s Olivier Awards on Sunday at a glittering ceremony held at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel. Having been involved with many of the nominated productions through 2007, White Light would like to congratulate the winners and all of the other nominees. (more ... )

The A.C. Lighting stand at Prolight & Sound 2008 will feature the recently revealed Jands Vista I3 lighting console and a selection of other leading entertainment technologies distributed by the company. (more ... )