TP gets slice of Sushi action

Theatre Projects added a touch of glamour to the launch night of the world's largest conveyor belt sushi bar by providing Hollywood-style lighting for the stars attending the opening party.

Theatre Projects equipped the Soho venue with SkyTrackers and Irideon AR500 luminaires. An interesting twist was provided by the fact that the restaurant owner was none other than Simon Woodroffe brother of our industry's own talented LD, Patrick.

In a high-tech multimedia environment, the very latest Japanese food technology now brings affordable sushi to Londoners. YO! Sushi! provides an unusual environment, including a 60 metre long conveyor belt exhibiting a range of colour price coded plates of classic, vegetarian, and gourmet sushi made by humans alongside the world's most advanced rice robots on show! Lit by the new Irideon AR5 architectural luminaires, customers will sit at a bar or booths surrounded by the latest Sony wide screen televisions broadcasting sushi in the making, daily menus, and if all goes according to plan, live news from Japan. While robots and robotics are widely in evidence, friendly human servers will also be at hand.

I don't profess to be the greatest living lighting expert so I have no qualms in admitting real surprise when I first saw the big 'movie premiere' searchlights close up. When I saw the lights mechanically searching the smog via gears and a diesel motor, and not manually managed by a becapped 30s character by the name of Chip or Chuckie, it crushed one of the last romantic images of the movies that I had.

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ATM rig results

Loudspeaker rigging hardware specialist, ATM Fly-Ware, has been demonstrating the benefits of applying a custom approach, with recent installations ranging from Paisley Town Hall in Scotland and the Kiev Cultural Palace in the Ukraine, to The Superdome, USA's largest indoor facility, and Georgia Tech University's Olympic Aquatic Center. Each has been the recipient of tailored rigging from ATM Fly-Ware to meet their PA requirements. ATM Fly-Ware offers a complete custom hardware design and manufacturing service, with no minimum quantities involved. This service ranges from internal braces and fasteners, through to customised versions of ATM Fly-Ware's standard AMFS Series hardware, large grid truss systems and platforms, catering for a wide range of special rigging specifications and OEM products. ATM Fly-Ware is represented exclusively in Europe by London-based audio specialist, Autograph Sales Limited.

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Cerebrum take a stand

Powerdrive have introduced a new range of stands, bars, and clamps to be distributed by Cerebrum Lighting. This new range is available in a black powder-coated finish, and there are now also more stands available in a chrome finish.

Several models are available, with factory fitted braked castors. Powerdrive are also producing a new three section Maxi Hoist, which lifts a small truss to 4.32 meters high. All these are detailed in the new Powerdrive brochure, which is now available.

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CPL at the Brits

Concert Production Lighting (CPL) was appointed main lighting contractor for the Brits, the music award ceremony which took place at Earls Court last month.

CPL supplied all the conventional lighting rig as well as a mammoth 240 VariLites including a number of the new VL5A, which saw its first UK usage.

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Blitz goes to Glasgow

Blitz Vision, the video and audio-visual hire people, have announced the opening of a new regional hire facility based in Glasgow. The new business will be managed by Brian Mingay, who is well known throughout the region as a specialist in AV and display technology. Brian will be supported by Irene Matheson, hire administrator in the Glasgow office, and a team of local technicians. The business is conveniently located in approximately 5000 square feet of offices and warehousing close to the Scottish Exhibition Centre and major Glasgow hotel conference venues.

Blitz Vision in Glasgow will be equipped to supply the rental needs of local production companies, exhibitors, and conference organisers. Stock will include the latest videowall cubes and monitors, data and video projectors, AV, sound, and staging systems. Equipment will be supplied on a 'dry' and 'wet' hire basis.

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