2018

One of the best, most energetic and appreciated rock bands in the Netherlands returned to their home base in Nijmegen, launching their fourth studio album with help of the brand new CLF Orion hybrid.

Lighting Designer Roy Baarslag was looking for an extensive floor setup to emphasise all the accents in Navarone’s dynamic musical style. “The band wants me to create a lively and energetic show with a lot of variety. I needed fixtures that offer a huge amount of effect versatility, so that’s why the CLF Orion definitely caught my attention.” A powerful light source and efficient optics enable the Orion to produce heavy mid-air effects. “Their output really surprised me, sometimes I even had to reduce it to achieve a balance with the house rig.”

In addition, the extensive feature package of the Orion was a useful tool for Baarslag. “I have created freaky effects with help of the animation wheel. While I also like the smooth CMY colour mixing and I’d like to draw attention to the zoom speed, which is really fast. When designing upcoming shows I would like to include more Orion fixtures. They are multifunctional, from a powerful beam all the way to a soft wash.”

The CLF Orion units were placed on vertical trusses, accompanied by CLF LEDbar PRO fixtures. “The LEDbar PRO fixtures allowed me to be very creative”, Baarslag commented. “The big reflectors resemble the look and feel of old fashioned strip lights, but add RGBW colour mixing. I love the intense colours of the LEDbar PRO. Together with the punch and smooth dimming they just deliver.”

The set was complemented by CLF Ares XS. These LED washes were used to illuminate all the band members from the floor. “I like to go for a very dark stage, especially in quieter songs. The intense and highly saturated colours of the Ares XS are helpful when creating an intimate atmosphere on stage. On the other hand, their output is big enough to keep up with the other fixtures during more energetic songs”, concluded Baarslag.

Elaborating on last year’s extensive CLF setup LD Maurice Verbeek included the brand new CLF LEDbar PRO in his design.

Maurice Verbeek used the LEDbar PRO to illuminate the lower part of the stage. During previous editions conventional striplights were used for this purpose. Verbeek: ‘We didn’t have a powerful linear RGBW LED fixture who could keep up with the rest of the rig that time. Therefore I was very happy when I saw the LEDbar PRO for the first time. The output is impressive, the color mixing is beautiful and the 24° beam angle is useful.’

Verbeek continued: ‘Andre Rieu wants to create an interactive experience in which everything is illuminated.’ In order to establish a unique atmosphere, everything on the 2200sqm Vrijthof area needs to be illuminated. ‘Additionally, camera registration makes it also necessary to have everything lightened up equally, including audience and the monuments surrounding the area. By using different colors and nuances I try to create an ambience that seamlessly matches the music.’

Following last year’s concerts, all surrounding monuments were illuminated by the CLF Ares. Also, the on-stage decoration was taken care off by the powerful and narrow beams of the CLF Yara. ‘CLF fixtures are the most powerful on the market. I’m satisfied with their performance, just like the DVD registration team’, concludes Verbeek.

Maurice Verbeek has been working as LD for more than 24 years and has its own company: www.verbeeklichtontwerp.com. Since 22 years Verbeek has been working for André Rieu. The first designs were made in 1996, the year of Rieu’s breakthrough with the ‘Second Waltz’. Since then the concerts were getting bigger and the orchestra grew from 12 to 50 musicians. Verbeek evolved with this growth and got the change to keep up with the fast development of entertainment lighting.

The LEDbar PRO is a multifunctional linear RGBW LED batten. Because of the 24° beam angle it can be used as cyclorama as well as pixel controlled effect machine. 10 Big individually controllable high power RGBW LEDs deliver a rich color set and smooth HD dimming.

All fixtures were supplied by leading Dutch dry-hire company Rent-All.

Fixtures:
232 x CLF Ares
68 x CLF LEDbar PRO
56 x CLF Yara

Danish dryhire company Vigsø A/S needed a LED parcan fixture for their dryhire inventory. Already owning a lot of IP65 products, they were interested in products that would fit into this profile without compromising quality of the light and overall product.

Christian Vigsø (CEO): “When looking around at products like this we realised that the CLF Yara was perfect for us. The size and quality of construction of the fixtures make it easy to use in almost every situation, and the colors and the output of the fixture is really nice.”

“Vigsø often gets large enquiries from national and international rental companies and the CLF brand seems to be very well accepted and that made it an easy decision to go with this product.”

Thanks to Atendi Protech

Pictures:
Christian Vigsø, CEO
Daniel Daugård Klausen, Controller

Dutch rental company Peitsman Licht en Geluid B.V. was appointed by Prooff Rotterdam to came up with a solution for a trade fair stand during Orgatec 2018 in Koln. The stand, designed by DoepelStrijkers, intents to show the effect of changing colors on special objects. Project manager Tim Schuurmans chose the CLF Hercules because of the smooth projection, 30° beam angle and possibility to use the Amber and White LEDs. In total, 69 fixtures were aligned precisely on the back of the walls.

The design has been nominated for ‘Best use of light’ and ‘Trade fair stand of the year’!

Client: Prooff
Stand design: DoepelStrijkers
Supplier lighting: Peitsman Licht en Geluid
Project manager Peitsman: Tim Schuurmans
Lighting operator: Jonas Vorwerk

The 2018 edition of this major hardstyle festival featured 236 of the brand new CLF LEDbar PRO linear LED battens.

Defqon.1 is one of the biggest outdoor dance festivals and takes place in Biddinghuizen, the Netherlands. The festival is organized by Q-Dance which is also responsible for famous concepts like Q-Base and Qlimax.

CLF LEDbar PRO fixtures were located all over the impressive mainstage, produced by Q-Dance. Hans Bokkinga, owner of Habo, comments: ‘We were looking for a powerful linear fixture to outline the shape of the stage. When looking for a linear fixture we found the CLF LEDbar PRO, which immediately caught our attention because of the big reflectors. Because of these, the fixtures are very usable for large scale shows like this.

Next to the LEDbar PRO, other CLF fixtures were deployed during the festival. CLF Ares LEDwashes were responsible for illuminating the impressive decoration and 136 CLF Aorun beams were also included in the impressive design. ‘We really like the CLF fixtures because of their high value for money’, comments Bokkinga.

Operator on duty Pascal Parent (Ten Feet) was very impressed after his first job with the LEDbars. ‘They really stand out because of their high output. And just like other CLF LED products like the Ares and Yara I often use, the colors are very deep and saturated.‘

Furthermore, Pascal Parent is satisfied with the CLF Aorun. ‘They are the fastest beams I know’, comments Parent. ‘Together with their solid and phat beam they are the ideal fixture for hardstyle and EDM events.’

The CLF LEDbar PRO is a multifunctional linear LED batten. Because of the 24° beam angle it can be used as cyclorama as well as pixel controlled effect machine. 10 Individually controllable high power RGBW LEDs deliver a rich color set.

All fixtures were supplied by leading Dutch dry-hire company Rent-All.

Fixtures used:
236 x CLF LEDbar PRO
102 x CLF Ares
136 x CLF Aorun

Client: Q-Dance
Technical Production: Hans Bokkinga (Habo)
Lighting Design: Marcel Binnenmarsch (Virtue Projects)
Lighting Operator: Pascal Parent (Ten Feet)
Supplier: Rent-All

Technical production company 4light Showprojects chose different CLF lighting fixtures for the 10^th edition of 7^th Sunday Festival in Erp (NL). Light designer Joep van Bree (4Light Showprojects) included 50 CLF Aorun beams in his design to outline the impressive stage. The fixtures were selected  because of their impressive output, fast movements, big lens design and very smooth frost effect.

To illuminate decorative items, the CLF Ares was used. Most of them were placed behind plexiglass windows. 4Light Showprojects uses the Ares during the majority of their events, like Untold Festival in Romania and Daydream Festival in the Netherlands. 4Light Showprojects owner Ronnie Santegoeds: “I really like the CLF Ares, mainly because of the high output but also the color mixing is impressive.”

All fixtures were supplied by leading Dutch dry-hire company Rent-All.

CLF gear list:

50 x CLF Aorun

38 x CLF Ares

24 x CLF Yara

Client: Par-T Events

Technical Production Lights: 4Light Showprojects

Supplier Light & Rigging: Rent-All

Stage Design: Hans Kuiten

Light Design: Joep van Bree – 4Light Showprojects

Valencia is famous for its modern architecture, no visitor can escape the beauty of the City of Arts and Science. Designed by Santiago Calatrava and completed in 2005, not only is it Valencia’s main tourist attraction it is also 1 of the ´12 treasures of Spain’, up there with the Alhambra and the Sagrada Familia.

L’umbracle forms part of the complex, an open structure enveloping a landscaped walk with plant species indigenous to Valencia and an outdoor art gallery with sculptures by contemporary artists, including Yoko Ono. It was designed as an entrance to the City of Arts and Sciences. It is 320 meters long and 60 meters wide, located on the southern side of the complex. It includes 55 fixed arches and 54 floating arches that stand 18 meters high. During the summer it becomes one of Valencia’s most popular night spots with the upstairs offering mainly pop music whilst Mya, located at the bottom of the complex bringing in DJs from far and beyond playing electronic music and hard house.

50 CLF Yara fixtures have been installed on the inside base of the arcs. HFS Salamandra purchased the equipment from Proluz, CLF’s exclusive distributor for the Spanish Market. They recently purchased 12 Aorun moving heads from Proluz for one of their other clubs and were blown away by the quality. They tested other fixtures for Umbracle but again, were straight away convinced by the quality of CLF. They opted for the Yara for many reasons including the opening degrees. The arcs are not easy to light as they are very tight. The 15° beam angle of the Yara was exactly what they needed for this situation. With the Yara they were able to achieve intense colours, combined with high output. The fact that they are IP65 rated also helps as they are located outdoors and can resist the elements.

12 Beam 6 also from CLF were used to replace some old fixtures on the dancefloor. The change is quite amazing and it is quite incredible how much power and light is released from such a small compact fixture. The rotatable lens of the Beam 6 provides a widely kaleidoscopic effect, which fills the complete dancefloor area.

Being one of Valencia’s most popular spots it was important to not compromise on quality. The venue also hosts many corporate events and it is important to deliver premium quality and to light the place keeping with the corporate identity.

 Versuz, located in Hasselt (Belgium), is definitely the most well-known club in the area and according to DJ MAG part of the best 50 clubs worldwide. After a complete rebuilt in 2013, the leading Belgian venue strengthens their position as innovative and spectacular nightclub.

Fairlight, distributor for CLF Lighting and Martin Professional in the Benelux, was responsible for installing the new equipment in the Main Room. Twenty pieces of the new Beam-6 fixtures were placed in a circle right behind the DJ booth, providing an impressive lighting curtain.

LD Erik de Wild included the fixtures in the custom designed touring set and function as side light for the energetic rock band.

‘We especially chose the fixtures because of their output and intense colors. Besides that, the Ares XS can be controlled by Wireless DMX, which saves us time during quick change overs during festivals.’

The fixtures are equipped with an elliptical filter of 63° (vertical) and 21° (horizontal). By using these filters the artists are completely illuminated, even in small venues.

Photos: Silvy Maatman Photography

Around 500 CLF Lighting fixtures were deployed during ‘De Coolste Baan van Nederland’ which was held in the Olympic Stadium of Amsterdam, built for the 1928 Olympic Games. Center of attention was the 400m long speed skating track that was used for the ISU World Allround Speed Skating Championships 2018 during the last weekend of the event.

In cooperation with production company For Live, light designer Henk-Jan van Beek (Light-H-Art) chose different CLF Lighting fixtures to illuminate the speed skating track and all the areas around it. With 350 pieces, the CLF Yara LEDPAR was everywhere. The majority of them illuminated all the flags in the surrounding area. This outdoor lighting essential was used because of the impressive output and intense colors.

Ruud van den Berg, owner of For Live was very happy with the CLF Yara’s. ‘We have seriously challenged the fixtures. The fixtures were deployed 24/7 with temperatures below zero for a significant period but the fixtures didn’t flinch. We have a large rental stock of multiple CLF fixtures and we will continue to expand it.’

150 CLF Quadcolor RGBW LED pars illuminated an extra skating track from a closer distance. Because of the 30° beam angle they were very suitable for this job. The CLF Ares LEDwashes took care of the grandstands and the skating track in the center area. Besides all the outdoor fixtures, the CLF LEDwash RGBW took care of the entrance hall.

Fixtures used:
350 x CLF Yara
150 x CLF Quadcolor
100 x CLF LEDwash RGBW
36 x CLF Juno
40 x CLF Ares

Production Company: For Live
Light Design: Henk-Jan van Beek (Light-H-Art)
Project Manager: Arjan Bakker (For Live)