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LSC dimmers to Spectra for Eurovision
Spectra Stage & Event Technologies AB have recently taken delivery of LSC Lighting Systems TDS and e24 Dimming Systems for use on the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest.
One of Northern Europe’s largest lighting and production companies, Spectra, which is now in its fifth year as the lighting and broadcast production supplier, will this year assist National Television of Ukraine, in producing the ‘best show yet’ in the contests 50 year history. The pressure is certainly on to bring together one of the world’s largest lighting shows and live broadcast events as Ola Melzig, Spectras’ production manager, explained: “Our lighting has to make the stage come to life in such a way that it will be impressive to the lens of every camera, so that each country’s participant has the possibility of a unique performance.”
As part of the large equipment inventory required for the event, Spectra chose LSC dimming systems – two TDS 48 channel systems and four e24 24 channel systems – both providing extensive patching, power distribution and reporting facilities. Spectras’ chief technical officer, Abbe Westerlundh, stated: “We were looking for a dimmer system rather than a dimmer. There are a lot of systems out there and I had my eyes on the LSC range for a long time. The TDS is a sturdy and quite compact rack, perfect for our touring needs. It also has the patch cords attached to the dimmer and that is a really good thing for a rental company. In addition to the TDSīs we chose the LSC e24’s as our small and really compact 24 patch dimmer. It has really nice fade curves to chose from, which is extremely important for us as we have a lot of professional dramatic theatre customers. The concept of the removable front and rear lids locking together to make a mobile dolly is excellent. I also checked the electronic construction and in my opinion the trigger circuits and choice of components are good and reliable.”
The LSC Dimming Systems were supplied to Spectra Stage & Event Technologies AB by Swedish distributor Interlite AB.
22nd April 2005
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