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During the final edition of the ISE at the RAI Amsterdam, CLF lighting presented the CLF Odin and the CLF Poseidon.

The Odin combines cutting-edge LED technology, excellent light quality and a sturdy outdoor housing. Designed for high-demanding applications it comes with an outstanding optical system which ensures even light and color projection. The fixture comes with a fast and accurate zoom function which ranges from 11° to 50°. The IP65 rating makes is suitable for indoor and outdoor usage.

The CLF Poseidon is a powerful outdoor beam fixture (IP65) that has been developed for smooth CMY color mixing. Based on the successful CLF Aorun, the Poseidon comes with a fast and accurate feature set including a double prism, gobo wheel, animation section and frost.

Each evening during the ISE 2020, the top floors of RAI’s Elicium complex  transformed into a projection mapping show. No less than 80 CLF Ares XS LEDwashes were used for this incredible transformation!

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One of the world’s best and biggest dance festivals (ranked in the top 10 by DJ MAG) UNTOLD was recently staged for just the fifth time. Nevertheless, from the very first time it took place, UNTOLD Festival has swiftly become one of the most beloved and acclaimed festivals worldwide, and has won the award for Best Major Festival at the European Festival Awards. Showcasing the world’s top acts, UNTOLD Festival attracts people from across the world, enticed both by its bill of leading artists as well as its exceptional visual production. The mainstage is located inside the Cluj Arena stadium and almost all stages were packed with CLF fixtures.

LD André Beekmans from The Art Of Light was responsible for designing the mainstage. Chris Das from Four Aces took care of production management and design of the secondary stages. The main goal was to achieve and elevate the light design in comparison to previous years. Fourteen trusses with CLF Ares and Orion fixtures were added to the Arena setup. “We used the Ares to create a massive audience wash, which worked really well for the livestream as well as pictures. We used Orions as effect lighting and the double spot/beam functionalities meant it was the perfect fixture for creating spherical momentums to hype up the crowd”, says Beekmans.

The stage itself had to be suitable for touring artists with their own floor kits. The house rig ensured the whole stage had a combination of spots, washes and beams. The wings of the stage were filled with scenery. CLF Yara fixtures took care of the small details, whereas CLF Ares fixtures functioned as main scenery wash. Chris Das: “Every time, the Ares surprises me in terms of their output and intense colors. Moreover, the flexible diffusor kits make it very easy to find the right balance.”

CLF Aorun beams were used as effect lighting for the complete mainstage: “The Aoruns really helped extend the stage visually into the arena itself. We are very familiar with using CLF fixtures and the possibilities they offer and we use them for many other shows, like for example Amsterdam Music Festival. These fixtures were also very much appreciated by visiting guest LDs”, concludes Beekmans.

Because of their heavy duty housing, excellent colors and high output, we decided to purchase Ares, Yara and LEDbar PRO fixtures. We plan to deploy them in Romania throughout the summer. For example at Neversea Festival, Afterhills, Hifi and Mioritmic. Our next event is Chouette, a small business-focused event on a beautiful new location in Gilau Transilvania near Tarnita Lakelake. We will be deploying 140 Yara, 24 Ares and 48 LEDbar Pro fixtures there”, says Das.

Credits:
LD mainstage: Andre Beekmans – The Art of Light
LD secondary stages: Chris Das – Four Aces
Production Management: Chris Das – Four Aces
Operating: Koen van Elderen & Jaap Kamps – The Art of light

Photos: Untold Festival

The 2019 edition of PAROOKAVILLE featured an impressive number of CLF fixtures. The festival with 210.000 attendees took place at Airport Weeze and was organized for the fifth time. CLF fixtures were used in the Time Lab, Wacky Shack, Brainwash and in all the sales outlets throughout the festival area. Rent-All GmbH supplied over 700 fixtures.

LD Janik Hensen (Dekor Event) took care of the lighting design, including the Time Lab, based on a Stage Design by Stefan Dicks and a lighting concept of Robert Sommer. In addition, his company took care of the site layout, production and material planning. In the Time Lab, Aorun were used as main fixture, accompanied by the LEDbar PRO as a continuation of the LED surfaces. CLF Conan fixtures were used as washlight, because of their zoom function. All fixtures had to be lightweight, since the load capacity of the roof was limited. On top of the round bunker structure, Orion hybrids functioned as sky beams.

Janik Hensen explained, “Thomas Koppers and I have set two stages exclusively on CLF fixtures. The many effect variations, the fast movements and the creative product approaches convinced us. But the reliability and outstanding rental availability were also important. All in all, the complete package was there. Especially worth mentioning is the LEDbar PRO is, it’s a multifunctional talent among the outdoor LED bars.”

Besides the Time Lab, the Wacky Shack area was also fully equipped with CLF fixtures. Furthermore, a huge number of Yara, Hera and Ares fixtures were used as ambient lighting. “All fixtures endured three weeks of rough festival conditions with dust, storm, extreme heat and colour powder parties, but we didn’t have a single technical failure from over 700 fixtures”, says Hensen.

Hensen’s main activities are event production and lighting design. With his company, Dekor Event, he develops sustainable concepts in the light and video area. The company relies on CLF products during many of their events. Recently, the historic St. Mary’s Basilica, the largest point of pilgrimage in north-western Europe, was illuminated during a visit of Germany’s president. Also, the company has a beautiful set of CLF Apollo retro fixtures.

Credits:
Project Lead: Christian Bergers (Parookaville)
Project Lead Assistant & Design: Janik Hensen
Production Lead: Thomas Koppers
Lab Operator: Thomas Koppers, Janik Hensen
Wacky Shack Operator: Matthias Grah
Supplier: Rent-All Gmbh

The 2019 Arena tour of SAVEUS featured an impressive setup with brand new CLF Orion fixtures. SAVEUS is a Danish electronic pop/soul act with frontman Martin Hedegaard. When playing live, Martin is accompanied by his live band consisting of Simon MacGregor on keys and synth, Kasper Krabbe on guitar and synth, and Mathias Miang on drums.

LD Theis Wermuth from Create This was asked to create a spectacular look for the 2019 Arena shows in Copenhagen and Aarhus. With the idea of creating big pods of light, needed for an electronic/digital look, he included ladders with 24 CLF Orion hybrid moving heads and 32 CLF Ares LEDwashes as main light.

Theis Wermuth explained, “I wanted a powerful hybrid fixture that could make beams and nice breakup looks. The CLF Orion was more than perfect for this. They were used for creating nice, subtle looks, but also for powerful highlights. For strobe effects I searched for a powerful LED fixture. I was hugely impressed by the output of the CLF Ares when using them before, so I decided to use them as LED strobe.” Both fixtures will be deployed as well for the SAVEUS festival tour.

All equipment for the shows was supplied by Sound & Light. This medium-sized rental company is based in the northern part of Denmark and founded in the 80s. The main activities of Sound & Light are medium sized productions, tours and a significant amount of dryhire. Frederik Lisborg: “We do our very best to make sure that all equipment looks and works like new. We have been using the CLF Ares for one year now and it hasn’t let us down. Based on the service level of distributor Atendi and CLF Lighting, the CLF Orion was the go-to fixture when looking for a hybrid replacement.”

“The CLF Orion fulfils our need for a powerful hybrid fixture, with CMY color mixing. It ticks all the boxes; fantastic output, large zoom ratio without the need to change modes, nice gobos and mid-air effects. Furthermore, the build quality is great and the fixtures are easy to service”, says Lisborg.

After the shows, the CLF Orions went on to their Danish TV-debut, doing the TV2-North “Årets Nordjyde 2019” television show. The fixtures are booked all summer, starting with Aalborg Carnival. The largest carnival in Northern Europe. After that, they head out for the summer for the SAVEUS summer tour, with Theis Wermuth as designer.

Credits:
LD: Theis Wermuth (Create This)
Supplier: Sound & Light
CLF distributor: Atendi
Photos: Morten Rygaard

This years’ premiere of the I Am Hardstyle world tour took place in Mannheim based Maimarkthalle. Around 10.000 visitors enjoyed performances of major hardstyle acts like Brennan Heart, Code Black, Coone, Da Tweekaz, D-Block & S-Te-Fan, Gunz For Hire, Phuture Noize and more. Like two previous editions, 4Light Showprojects was in charge of technical production.

4Light owner Ronnie Santegoeds was in charge of designing the impressive stage, in cooperation with Bart van Rooy (BigVis). By choosing standard materials which are available everywhere, the production is ready for touring all over the world. For example, LED screens were chosen instead of decorations. A large number of CLF luminaires were part of the spectacular lighting design.

The CLF Orion had an important share in this design. Right after the recent introduction, the fixture has been tested during an extensive shoot-out. Santegoeds: “We were looking for a fixture with heavy mid-air effects. The Orion Hybrid came out as absolute winner of the shoot-out. Especially since the gobos are very suitable for mid-air. Thereby, the impressive output of the fixture remains stable across the full zoom range. Due to the affordable price of the Orion we were able to work with larger numbers.

In addition, 44 CLF Aorun beams were included in the design. “The Aorun is currently my favorite beam. The light output is very impressive. Furthermore, the large, fully-filled lens is very useful,” says Santegoeds. Koen van Elderen (The Art of Light), operator on duty, likes to work with the Aorun. “Everything about the Aorun is fast, which is essential to keep up with the pace of the harder styles of dance music. In addition to the speed of all effects, the pan and tilt speed are also OK. And not unimportantly; the positioning remains accurate.”

In order to accent the depth of the stage, a matrix of 100 CLF Conan zoom PARs were deployed across the full width of the stage. Venue trussing and CO2 clouds were lightened up by CLF Yara LED PARs.

Credits:
Promotor: Musical Madness
Design and technical production: 4Light Showprojects
Operator: Koen van Elderen (The Art of Light)
Supplier lights & rigging: Rent-All
Supplier audio: DWS Veranstaltungstechnik
Supplier video: Rent Event Tec GmbH
Staging: Coreworks
Pyro & SFX: Rec-Tec
Laser: Laser-Zentrale