The Beauty of Traditional with the Versatility of Contemporary
As worship facilities look to upgrade their lighting systems they are often challenged by the desire to give their services a contemporary feel while wishing to remain true to their traditional roots. Such was the case at Highland Park Baptist Church in Hanahan, South Carolina, where Brandon Bailey, Church Interiors Audio/Visual, worked with the congregation to bring them the best of both contemporary and traditional, and he did so using PLHouse LED and PL1 LED Wash luminaires from Philips Strand Lighting and Philips Selecon.
Cape Town University Theatre Upgrades to Philips Strand Lighting Dimming
Cape Town University's The Baxter Theatre has invested in 10 Philips Strand Lighting Wallrack Dimmer units as part of a major upgrade to its lighting facilities. The theatre, which is the second largest performing arts complex in Cape Town purchased four Philips Strand Wallrack Dimmer 24 x 2.5kW, two Philips Strand Wallrack Dimmer 6 x 5kW - 25 Amp, and an additional four Philips Strand Wallrack Dimmer 6 x 2.5kW units from Philips Strand Lighting's South African dealer DWR Distribution.
Philips Strand Lighting Exhibits the 250ML at Prolight + Sound 2013
Philips Strand Lighting is exhibiting its versatile 250ML moving light control console at this year's Frankfurt Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt (April 10-13th at the Messe Exhibition Centre in Hall 11, Stand D73).
PLProfile1 and PLFresnel1 LED Luminaires Now Shipping
Philips Strand Lighting is proud to announce that the Philips Selecon PLProfile1 and PLFresnel1 LED luminaires are now shipping across North and South America. Utilizing a powerful, single-source RGBW LED chip to deliver limitless color mixing and variable color temperature, the PLProfile1 and PLFresnel1 enhance the capabilities of the growing PL family of LED luminaires and continue to build upon the proven Philips LED technology.
An Educated Choice for CUADC
Philips Entertainment Lighting has supplied Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club (CUADC) lighting designer Mitchell Clarke with a selection of Selecon PL3 Wash lights for the respected theatre company's ambitious production of Elton John and Tim Rice's 'Aida'.
Philips Entertainment Announces Realignment of the Americas
Philips Entertainment, representing Philips Vari-Lite, Philips Strand Lighting, Philips Selecon, and Showline, is pleased to announce the realignment and consolidation of its Americas commercial group to provide better service to their Authorized Dealers, Sales Representatives, and all lighting professionals throughout North and South America. The realignment includes changes in the Management, Sales, and Support teams within Philips Entertainment, and will focus on continuing technology innovations while creating a streamlined customer experience.
Find Your Light at USITT 2013
Philips Strand Lighting and Philips Selecon are proud to once again announce Find Your Light at USITT. Building upon the success of last year’s event where two lucky winners went home with PLCyc LED luminaires, this year’s winners will each receive one of the newest members to the PL Family, the PLProfile1 LED luminaire, the latest in theatrical LED innovation from Philips Strand Lighting and Philips Selecon.
PLCyc LED Luminaires Sing in Birdsong
Charcoalblue's lighting designer Alex Wardle has used Philips Selecon PLCyc LED luminaires as part of his minimalist lighting rig for the well-received touring production of "Birdsong". Described by the Stage newspaper as a 'superbly crafted production' Rachel Wagstaff's clever adaption of the Sebastian Faulks story of the same name features a well-known and talented cast, directed by Alistair Whatley.
The PLCyc Smoothly Changes the Mood for Macbeth
Philips Selecon's lightweight, smooth color changing PLCyc LED luminaires are facilitating fiercely felt mood and atmosphere for The Guildford Shakespeare Company's production of Macbeth. Lighting designer Declan Randall is harnessing the diverse color palette and rapid color changing abilities of the PLCyc fixtures to dramatically enhance the shifting ambiance during the production at Guildford's magnificent Holy Trinity Church.
Philips Selecon gives a Lesson in Lighting
A substantial range of Philips Selecon Spots, Fresnels, and Cyc luminaires have been installed at a brand new theatre space within a prestigious private college in Johannesburg. Respected lighting consultant and designer Denis Hutchinson specified Philips Selecon Acclaim Axial Zoom Spots, Acclaim 650W Fresnels and Hui Cyc 1 A 500W Symmetrical floods along with Philips Strand 200 Plus 24/48 Lighting Control Desk and Monitor plus a number of six Pack 6/10 Amp Dimmer Packs for the co-educational Herron Bridge College.
A Handy New Tool in the Lighting Tool Box
Dedicated to producing the very best in both established and new theatrical works, Goodspeed Musicals recently debuted The Great American Mousical, a whimsical, musical comedy that celebrates life in the theatre, directed by Julie Andrews. Performing inside the Norma Terris Theatre, the production team was challenged to bring the excitement and spectacle of Broadway and the magic of New York City into a compact 200-seat venue. To accomplish this, co-lighting designers Richard Pilbrow and Michael Gottlieb brought in a new and compact lighting tool, the PLCyc LED luminaire from Philips Strand Lighting and Philips Selecon.
The PLCyc LED is Practical and Educational at the Highlander Auditorium
Established in 1972, The Baldy View Regional Occupational Program (BVROP) provides career technical education to high school students who are interested in improving their preparation for higher education and the workforce. Working with the Upland Unified School District, the BVROP utilizes the Highlander Auditorium as a primary teaching location with Technical Director Bill Cox leading the instruction. When the BVROP allocated lottery funds, Mr. Cox used the opportunity to upgrade his lighting system with the purchase of 16 PLCyc LED luminaires from Philips Strand Lighting and Philips Selecon.
The Color and Intensity You Desire
As a college preparatory educational facility, the Detroit Country Day School provides liberal arts educational opportunities including Theater and Dance programs which build skills to prepare students for future careers in both stage and film. Performing inside Detroit Country Day School’s Seligman Performing Arts Center, Technical Director Jim Davis is committed to providing students with a state-of-the-art facility with the most up-to-date lighting and sound systems. When he decided it was time to upgrade the lighting fixtures, he wanted to start with the most innovative cyclorama lighting available and he chose the PLCyc LED Luminaire from Philips Strand Lighting and Philips Selecon.
PLProfile4 LED Luminaires Now Shipping
Revolutionizing theatrical lighting, Philips Strand Lighting is proud to announce that the Philips Selecon PLProfile4 LED luminaire is now shipping. An innovative combination of LED source technology and precision optical design, the PLProfile4 LED expands the family of PL lighting fixtures and uses four high-power, RGBW LED chips to deliver endless color options along with precise beam control and pattern projections to give lighting designers everything they desire in a powerful and compact spot luminaire.
PLCyc LED is a Shining Star at The Corn Exchange Wallingford
Lancelyn Theatre Supplies has installed a selection of PLCyc LED luminaires in The Corn Exchange Wallingford. The installation will provide a super flexible, intuitive to use Cyc solution for the volunteer-run arts venue, which operates at the heart of the community in Wallingford, Oxfordshire. Technical Manager of the venue, Oliver Hemming, discusses, ... More »
New Channel 5 Studio invests in Philips Strand Lighting dimming and control
Channel 5 has chosen to specify Philips Strand Lighting eS21 Dimmers, a Palette VL Console, a 301 Backup along with a number of Philips Selecon luminaires to satisfy the lighting requirements of its new suite of compact studios within London’s Northern and Shell Building. The brief for the new suite was to create a multipurpose studio complex suitable for C5 News, which uses Virtual Reality to generate the on air environment, ready to broadcast from mid-November.
The PLCyc LED Beautifully Illuminates at the Eisemann Center
Since its opening in 2002, the Charles W. Eisemann Center for Performing Arts has been one of the leading performance venues serving the Dallas/Fort Worth area, heralded not only for the performances inside, but also for the facility itself. As the home of such groups as the Richardson Symphony Orchestra, the Collin County Ballet Theatre, and Pegasus Theatre, the Eisemann Center operates year-round and Master Electrician Carolyn Lloyd must keep the lighting rig up-to-date with the latest technologies. When the facility received a federal grant to make it more energy-efficient, she immediately looked to update the cyc lights, and to do so she chose 44 PLCyc LED luminaires from Philips Strand Lighting.
Philips Selecon SPX Zoom Profiles are Model Fixture for Fashion Week
The Philips Selecon SPX Zoomspot Profile has made a splash on the catwalk for Africa Fashion International (AFI) Fashion Week. Johannesburg-based Dream Sets provided the technical direction and lighting equipment, which included a large contingent of Selecon SPX Zoomspot luminaires. Lighting designer Mauritz Jacobs specified the luminaires because of the accuracy with which they control light distribution, the well-defined beam and because there is never any unwanted light spill.
Philips Strand Lighting and Philips Selecon LED Ghostlights Shine for Behind the Scenes
Working to support Behind the Scenes, Philips Strand Lighting and Philips Selecon have donated USB LED ghostlights which are now being sold by The ESTA foundation to raise funds for the financial support of entertainment technology industry professionals who are ill or injured. To date, Philips Strand Lighting and Philips Selecon have donated 250 USB LED ghostlights which have raised a total $10,000 to support those affected by illness or tragedy.
Philips Strand Lighting and Philips Selecon Offer Interactive Experience at LDI
At LDI 2012, Philips Strand Lighting and Philips Selecon featured a completely interactive, customer-experience booth, which led to one of their most successful displays of their new array of ground-breaking LED luminaires in conjunction with two new innovative lighting control systems. With this said, they also took a moment to give back to lighting industry through the donation of USB LED ghostlights to support Behind the Scenes.
Graham, Swift & Company Choose Philips Strand Lighting
The Buford Community Center, Town Park and Theatre is a state-of-the-art facility designed by BRPH architectural and engineering firm. The facility features banquet and meeting space, an outdoor amphitheater, the new home of the Buford Museum, plus the 290-seat Sylvia Beard Theatre. Complete with orchestra and balcony seating, plus VIP boxes, the Sylvia Beard Theatre portion of the new venue was designed by Graham, Swift and Company and is the perfect setting for local and touring theatrical performances, orchestra presentations, dance, or comedy shows, and it’s controlled with an Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) dimming system and a Palette VL control console from Philips Strand Lighting.
A Great Relationship Built Through Light
HSN is an interactive multi-channel retailer delivering an assortment of exclusive products, and broadcasting live to over 96 million homes 24 hours-a-day, seven days-a-week, 364 days-a-year. In an environment that only takes one day off, any lighting system would be put to the true test. So when Lighting Designer Mike Flack and Lighting Engineer Skip Glasco decided it was time for a system upgrade, they could have chosen products from any company they desired. What they chose was a C21 Dimming System, Palette Control Consoles, and PL3 LED Wash luminaires from Philips Strand Lighting; along with VL3500 Spot and VL3500 Wash luminaires from Philips Vari-Lite.
A World of Color at the Festival of Independent Theatres
The City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs (OCA) is a division within the City Manager’s office which creates opportunities for local artists and cultural organizations to showcase their talents. One of the performance venues supported by the OCA, the Bath House Cultural Center (BHCC), hosts an annual one-act play festival called the Festival of Independent Theatres (FIT), a four-week festival comprised of small theatre companies producing seldom seen, new, or avant-garde works. Now in its 14th season, the FIT is showcasing the work of eight local theatre companies, but it also showcasing the capabilities of the new Selecon PLCyc LED Luminaire from Philips Strand Lighting.
Parlights Theatrical Hosts a Two-Day Strand Camp
Parlights Theatrical Lighting & Rigging recently hosted a two-day console seminar titled "Strand Camp" which was an intense, hands-on session for console training. Designed for both those familiar and not so familiar with the Palette console line, Strand camp was attended by a wide range of end users from High School students and their drama teachers to facilities managers and technical directors.
Alabama School of Fine Arts Theatrical Lighting Project
In April 2012, the Alabama School of Fine Arts in Birmingham raised the curtain on a new, 500-seat theater. Named after a beloved member of the ASFA Foundation, the Dorothy Jemison Day Theater is a versatile proscenium venue that can accommodate stage plays, dance recital, and orchestral and vocal performances. Behind-the-scenes, the theater serves as a state-of-the-art teaching facility for ASFA students, where they learn about all aspects of the performing arts.
International students participate in nonprofit Stagecraft Institute program
Theater is a luxury in a Third World country. Most everything is, really, when you're dealing with hunger and poverty every day. But Agnes Nakakawa, a 32-year-old mother and sound designer from Uganda, believes there is a way, through theater, to help her people. Exactly how, she doesn't know. In June, she came to Las Vegas hoping to gain inspiration and information, two things she can immediately share with her people.
PLCyc LED Luminaires Premiere at the Royal Opera House’s Linbury Studio
Respected UK lighting designer Lucy Carter has used Philips Selecon PLCyc LED luminaires to create an evocative environmental design for the Royal Opera House’s production of Max Richter’s new chamber opera, Sum.
Philips Selecon and Strand Lighting join forces at the inspirational new Soweto Theatre
The newly built Soweto Theatre, designed by Afritects, is the first professional performing arts venue developed in a former township. Since opening, it has been grabbing headlines worldwide for its eye-catching, colorful exterior. Nevertheless for project theatre consultant Denis Hutchinson it’s the innovation inside, including Philips Strand Lighting dimming and Philips Selecon luminaires, that he hopes will have an equally dramatic impact on artists, theatre staff, audiences and community residents.
PLCyc LED Luminaires are Now Shipping
Building upon the successful technology inside the PL1 and PL3 LED luminaires, Philips Strand Lighting is proud to announce that the Philips Selecon PLCyc LED luminaire is now shipping across North and South America. A breakthrough in cyclorama lighting, the PLCyc delivers smooth and even color in a compact, light-weight design, while using only 150 watts to beautifully illuminate drops up to 16 feet high.
Philips Strand Lighting and Philips Selecon bring life to Channel 5 News Room
Philips Selecon and Philips Strand Lighting distributor, Architainment has completed an installation project for ITN at the brand new, remote controlled Channel 5 News Room in London Bridge.
A Real-World Environment at the USC School for Cinematic Arts
University programs worldwide seek to prepare and educate their students to become successful in whichever field of study they choose. At the USC School of Cinematic Arts, students are given the opportunity to find their specialty in the practices of film, television and interactive media. For those who choose the studio lighting path, a few trips to the sound stages inside the Cinematic Arts Complex will be necessary. Waiting for them inside the new facilities are Light Palette control consoles and a complete dimming system from Philips Strand Lighting.
PL1 LED luminaires make all the difference to the ‘Man in the Middle’
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. Staged at Theatre 503 in London, the play is a fast-paced journey through the key events of Julian Assange’s turbulent life. Each Wiki style scene moves dynamically to the next to arrive at a totally different time or place in his life. From boardrooms to bedrooms, offices to torture chambers, and student flats to hotel rooms, no scene is set for very long.
Port Lighting Mardi Gras Open House is a Success
Port Lighting Systems in Seabrook, NH, recently held its bi-annual open house and lighting trade show featuring the top lighting manufacturers from across the country and Philips Strand Lighting and Philips Selecon were on-hand to showcase their array of lighting, dimming and controls products. Themed as a Mardi Gras celebration, the recently expanded Port Lighting warehouse was transformed into a lively party using conventional, LED and automated lighting, along with digital projections, lasers and other special effects to create an event like never before.
Austin City Limits Moves Into a New Home with Philips Strand Lighting
With the abundance of television programming available today, very few productions have been able to stand the test of time, but now in their 37th Season, Austin City Limits is the longest running music series in American television history. As they continue to showcase the world’s most dynamic musical artists to a nationally televised audience, the production recently relocated to The Moody Theater, a brand new, state-of-the-art production facility located in the heart of Austin, Texas. ... More »
Wexford Opera Creates High Drama Using Philips Selecon PL3 Luminaires
For any lighting designer, setting the scene for three distinct operas during a busy repertory season invariably presents its own set of challenges. Such was the creative task for Declan Randall, lighting designer for Wexford Opera’s 60th Anniversary season, where he elected to use Philips Selecon PL3 LED Luminaires to overcome those challenges. ... More »
Vincent Lighting teams with Philips Strand Lighting and Philips Selecon at Northern Kentucky University
When universities are looking for ways to update their existing lighting systems, many have to begin the process by approaching their respective budgetary committees to plead their case as to why the system update is needed. It is not often that discretionary funds are approved. When Northern Kentucky University (NKU) decided to implement a school-wide “Green” initiative, lighting designer Terry Powell leapt at the opportunity, and worked with Adam Hayward at Vincent Lighting Systems to overhaul his lighting rig with twenty-four (24) PL3 Wash luminaires from Philips Selecon and a Palette VL control console from Philips Strand Lighting. ... More »
Chemtrol Embraces the Next Generation of Philips Lighting Equipment
Madrid, Spain - Since the early 1990s Madrid based Chemtrol Division Teatro, S.A. has been a key distributor for Strand Lighting products in Spain. In just 20 years the company has grown from a small specialist rigging and engineering company to one of the largest and most respected, full service entertainment technology distributor and Installation ... More »
Philips Brands Benefit from Investments in Technology
The Strand name is one of the most venerable in stage lighting — it’s been around since 1914, when Strand Electric was originally founded by two West End electricians in London, Arthur Earnshaw and Phillip Sheridan. The two set out to provide the prestigious theatre district with the most modern stage lighting and control available. ... More »
Shining a New Light on the News
As the entertainment lighting industry is undergoing a wave of change with new sources and luminaires based on LED technology so too, is the media industry which is reinventing itself for a new more competitive landscape. Having already instituted a number of changes to their programming lineup, Network 10 in Australia also decided to invest in a redesign of their Sydney newsroom and studio. During the redesign, lighting director Pete Koole investigated ways to make his rig more energy-efficient, cost-effective, and reliable, and his research led him to the PL1 Wash luminaire. ... More »
The Show Must Go On
“When I first looked at The Durban Playhouse project that we’d won, I had to wonder if we would actually complete it,” began Dan Riley, Head of Sales for DWR, Philips Distributor in South Africa. “It was a major job and the client had put in clauses stating that the theatre could not close and that shows must go on as normal. A tall order given DWR had been commissioned to change all the dimmers in the building. However I’m delighted to say that we did it, on time and on budget.” ... More »
A Console for Everyone
At colleges and universities around the world, technical directors are often faced with the same challenge when it comes to lighting control for their performance season. Using primarily student technicians, the control console must be intuitive enough for a novice programmer, but also must be able to handle the creative needs of seasoned programmer when the production calls for it. Such is the case at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY, where technical director Shawn DuBois oversees a full production schedule using student technicians, and who has found a solution to his lighting control challenge at the Arthur Zenkel Music Center with the Light Palette Live control console from Philips Strand Lighting. ... More »
Strand controls 3 of 4 Tony Nominated Plays
While every Broadway spring season is filled with anticipation and excitement for the Tony nominations, this season was especially exciting for us at Strand Lighting. Strand is very proud to continue to provide control and support for the professional theatrical community in New York and around the globe. Congratulations to Mark Henderson and Neil Austin ... More »
