JSHAA News

Lot’s of new product announcements!

Apollo is excited to announce that a major part of its 2010 new product lineup is a result of exclusive USA distribution agreements reached with two European manufacturers.

Despite numerous dealer requests, Apollo chose to let the market evolve before entering the LED arena – until now! Select units from English lighting brand Multiform’s line of quality, mid-range priced LEDs will be available from Apollo in January 2010. Click here to view the units chosen. They will prove ideal for a variety of event production applications, with additional products becoming available later in the year.

A second new product path for Apollo will be taken as a result of an agreement with Italian manufacturer Spotlight Srl. The company’s upscale MINI line of architectural lighting fixtures and Apollo’s gobo expertise will combine to offer designers high quality projection and accent lighting solutions for retail and architectural applications, including window displays, exhibit areas, hotels, museums, and houses of worship. Click here to view the products.

As experts for almost 35 years in the stage world, with thousands of lighting installations worldwide, we have closely scrutinized the state of the art of rigging. ETC has developed this new range of rigging products with the same spirit of pioneering technological innovation that brought the industry the Source Four spotlights. Prodigy™ hoists and QuickTouch™ controls literally and figuratively raise the bar – setting new standards for safety, smarter design, and affordability.

But the technological innovation is just one part of our plan to serve this market. ETC is partnering with the most experienced and qualified rigging installers and supporting them with our unmatched project management, service and manufacturing to provide complete, safe and affordable rigging solutions.

Click here for more information.

Lighting & Electronics has a few new fixtures coming out this year. Click here for more information. I’m anxious to check out their new LED Worklite:

Lex has introduced its new line of EverGrip
Maintenance-Free Molded Multi-Cable Assemblies. EverGrip connectors go through two separate molding processes to ensure that they are exceptionally tough, remarkably safe, and maintenance free. Click for more info.

They’ve also added a new dimmer aimed at the motion picture market, the 1.8k Slim Dimmer. The Slim Dimmer is an 1800 Watt, 120VAC electronic dimmer with NEMA 5-15 (Edison) connectors. It is a compact, rugged, unfiltered dimmer with onboard fader control and digital intensity display.

Littlite now has an add-on accessory for their very successful line of LED Littlites, the "Littlite Dimmer Controller". It provides dimming control for multiple Littlite lampsets in any combination of High Intensity, Low Intensity and LED up to a 1 Amp draw. It operates on an input voltage of 12-28 VDC. Standard 2.1mm connectors for power supply input and output to lights.

Rosco has re-vamped their Flamex line.

Roscoflamex fire retardants have been formulated to meet the extreme needs of the entertainment industry, designed to treat the wide range of diverse materials used in scenery, props and costume construction. Roscoflamex products meet fire retardant standards as established by NFPA, ASTM, ANSI, and UL and have been approved by the CA Fire Marshall and New York City Fire Dept.

More info can be found here.

SeaChanger is continuing to produce some amazing lighting products.

	Nautilus is the first outdoor color engine with a LIFI® plasma source that delivers 10,000 lumens out of the fixture while using only 330 watts of power. The LIFI® source leads a new class of solid-state plasma light sources that combine the best features of solid-state electronics and full spectrum plasma emitters.
	The Nautilus Wash is the first all-inclusive outdoor fixture from SeaChanger that provides soft illumination using a LIFI® plasma light source. This self-contained dichroic color changer has an internal power supply, 4 channel DMX and RDM capability for easy operation.
	The Nemo Profile is the first SeaChanger color-changing fixture with a LIFI® plasma light source. Using your existing ETC Source Four® front-end barrels and an assortment of ETC FOV optics, the Nemo comes equipped with a dimmer wheel to control the intensity of the light output.
	The Nemo Wash is the first all-inclusive fixture from SeaChanger that provides soft illumination using a LIFI® plasma light source. This self-contained dichroic color changer has an internal power supply, 4-channel DMX and RDM capability for easy operation.
	The CTE is the latest in the SeaChanger line of lighting products designed to deliver an energyefficient class of high intensity lighting, using proven plasma technology. The CTE is the first replacement lamp, which includes a housing and reflector, that turns your ETC Source Four® lens barrels into a LIFI® plasma source.

StageJunk has come out with another great tool for technicians: The Ratcheting Ultimate Focus Tool. All the great features as the Ultimate Focus Tool, but now with a ratcheting head.

Thern Stage Equipment introduced their new Brickhouse Front-Loading Counterweight Arbor Systems. Some of the features and benefits include:

• Ergonomic Loading with front-loading design and weight shelves that allow counterweight bricks to be loaded at the most convenient location.
• Secure Operation provided by sloped weight shelves that eliminate spreader plates and use gravity to hold counterweight bricks in place during operation.
• Self-Engaging Gate (Image A) is spring-loaded to fully enclose arbor structure and prevent accidental escape of counterweight bricks.
• Longer Travel Distances than possible with traditional side-loading arbors due to the compact designs.
• Convenient Installation using traditional T or J bar wall frames.

The Cygnus™ 200W Wash is an extremely efficient next-generation LED wash light, one of the only luminaires in the world to use integrated RGBW LED elements for excellent in-lens color mixing.

There’s more new product info coming in, so as soon as I get the info, I’ll be passing it along!

Contact your JSHAA sales person for more information or to place an order!

Hall Stage Limited, the 100-year-old British theatre rigging manufacturer, has joined forces with top US distributors and manufacturers to form “Hall Stage North America Incorporated”, and has commenced shipping selected ranges from its extensive catalogue of over 1,200 products.

Products will be available from stock via a network of high quality suppliers and installers across the continent from late March. Launching the venture at the USITT expo in Phoenix this month, HSNA announced the deal, with an initial roll call of 10 key dealers including John S. Hyatt & Associates, already confirmed. HSNA will be accepting applications for new dealerships until later this year.

Charles Haines, Hall Stage owner and UK CEO says: “We have been planning an entry into the North American market for over two years but could not have imagined such a positive response – the reception has been truly amazing. Our initial shipments have sold 100% in advance and we’re accelerating our production programme to meet the demand for these great quality, great value products.”

Hall’s theatre scenery flying systems, drape tracks and hoists have been installed in Canada since the 1950s, in venues such as the National Arts Center in Ottawa. Both Opera and Theatre stages have Hall Stage systems, which are described by David Ship, NACs technical director, as: “the ‘Rolls Royce’ of the counterweight rigging world…”

Rick Boychuk, who heads up the new venture adds: “We were drawn to the Hall Stage brand as we were continually seeing these superb products in everyday use. To be involved in this fantastic growth is unbelievable…and we’re all looking forward to some great opportunities ahead.”

As always, for more information and pricing, contact your nearest JSHAA sales office: