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aCcEsS ALl AReAs NEW PRODUCTS WHAT’S HOT? A monthly look at the newest products and services for the live events industry SGM Colour Changing Light Project Creative Technologies Festival of Technology Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum has undergone a transformation, thanks to Teknique systems and a set of 18 SGM P-5 LED lighting fixtures. Lighting colour temperature was kept the same as the old fixtures, whilst allowing the building to change colour for special events. This popular free attraction, built in 1901, remains sympathetic to the architecture. www.sgmlight.com Calling all event organisers. Creative Technology will be opening its doors for The Festival of Technology, between the 24-26 April 2018, providing organisers with everything they will need to understand AV and event technology. The Crawley-based company supplies everything from large screen displays, to content delivery systems. The event will be an insight into the event AV world. www.ct-group.com 01543 546474 Chooz Following a certain black-tie London charity event, and the problems highlighted, Chooz, a new online platform for staffing events, looks to tackle thE issue. Staff post hourly rates, photos and brief details, accessed by organisers looking for staff. Staff are paid the rate agreed and work the hours specified, whilst organisers can cut the costs of recruitment agencies and hand-pick their event staff. Moreover, staff are protected fully under UK employment laws, including paid leave, employer pensions and sick pay. Both employers and staff are rated transparently, with a Whistleblower Policy allowing employees to report inappropriate behaviour.1,000 staff and counting are signed up. www.choozstaff.com Robe accompanies Joss Stone Robe moving lights were chosen to supply Joss Stone’s recent, one night only gig in Windhoek, Namibia. Lighting director Ramon le Roux of A&R Technologies chose to augment the house lighting rig with twelve Robe Spiiders for the main wash fixtures, and seven 600E Spots for the hard-edged luminaires. For front generic lighting, he utilised three 25-50 profiles and a couple of 2K fresnels gelled in CTB, together with a dozen of the theatre’s LED and conventional PARs. They also hung a collection of dimmable light bulbs above the ceiling for atmospherics. www.robe.cz [email protected] t a ke y o u r m e s s a g e . . . . . . o n t h e ro a d HIGH STREET TRAILER HIRE | ROADSHOWS | MERCHANDISING TRAILER HIRE | PROMOTIONS 44 MARCH 2018 ACCESSAA.CO.UK