World beat: Players and products on the international club scene

In preparation for this club supplement, Lighting Dimensions faxed lighting manufacturers questionnaires about their recent activities in the club market. A number of sound equipment suppliers also responded to our survey, confirming the strong link that exists between lighting and sound in the nightclub sector.

Manufacturers were asked for their addresses, phone and fax numbers, and e-mail and website addresses. The companies were also asked to provide a contact individual and a list of recent projects, and some also listed the equipment supplied. The following guide should help steer you in the right direction as you specify club lighting and sound products.

A.C. Lighting 5308 Derry Avenue Unit R Agoura Hills CA 91301 818/707-0884 ph 818/707-0512 fax [email protected] http://www.aclighting.com Michael Nevitt Projects: Wholehog II, Liquid Room, Edinburgh, Scotland; Wholehog II, Webster Hall, New York City

Acme Effects Ltd. P.O. Box 3-35 Sanchung, Taipei Taiwan, ROC 886/3/321-5983, -5984, -5985 ph 886/3/321-5986 fax [email protected] Emma Feng Company manufactures effects lighting, fog machines, strobes, PAR cans, mirror balls, beacons, lighting stands.

Audio Image 1017 West Third Avenue Columbus OH 43212 614/299-2211 ph 614/298-7171 fax http://www.audio-image.com Bill Schwertfager Project: 4' mirror ball, 130db sound system, High End Systems Intellabeams(R), QSC power amps, Red Zone, Columbus, OH

Clay Paky 1 via Pascoli 24066 Pedrengo (BG) Italy 39/35/65-4311 ph 39/35/66-5976 fax [email protected], [email protected] http://www.claypaky.it Enrico Caironi, sales director Projects: Quien Sabe, Albano San Alessandro, Italy; In, Copenhagen, Denmark; In, Arhus, Denmark

Coemar spa 2 via Inghilterra 46042 Castelgoffredo (MN) Italy 39/37/677-251 ph 39/37/678-0657 fax Michael Carattini

TAS srl (parent company: coemar) 7 via Svizzera 46042 Castelgoffredo (MN) Italy 39/37/678-0497 ph 39/37/678-0844 fax Corrado Silvestri Projects: sound and light installations in many hotels in Tunisia, including Hotel Kuriat Palace, Hotel Caravanserail, Hotel Royal Garden, and Hotel Athenee; Fardos Hotel & Towers disco, Damascus, Syria; Desperado, Hungary; Kuklops, Hungary; Millennium, Rotherdam, Netherlands; New York New York, Rotherdam, Netherlands; and many clubs in the UK including Soho, Quarter Cafe, Waver Tree Town Hall, Exchange Bar, Lexis, Rialto, and Mardi Gras.

Compulite R&D 3 Haroshet Street Ramat Hasharon 47279 Israel 972/3/5401268 ph 972/3/5401276 fax [email protected] http://www.compulite.com Niv Sadeh Projects: Spark console, Royal Park, Vladivostok, Russia; Spark, @live, Taipei; Spark, New York, Russia; 2 Animators, 1 Compact, Black Blue 97, Canada; Spark, Friedrichsbau Variete, Stuttgart, Germany; 4 Spark consoles, Kampnagel International, Hamburg, Germany

Core Systems Inc. 2027 Park Street Houston TX 77019 713/529-1151 ph 713/529-6676 fax [email protected] http://www.core-systems.com Denny Corder Projects: conceptualization, design, custom fabrication, installation: The Munk Bar, British Columbia, Canada; Amnesia, Caracas, Venezuela; Mannequin's, Danbury, CT

Electro-Voice inc. 600 Cecil Street Buchanan MI 49107 616/695-6831 ph 616/695-4744 fax http://www.electrovoice.com Projects: Arena Cafe, Los Angeles; Fashion Cafe, Manila, Philippines; Morgan's, Atlanta, GA; Boom Boom Room, San Francisco, CA

Equi=Tech Corporation P.O. Box 249 Selma OR 97538 541/597-4448 ph 541/597-4099 fax [email protected] http://www.equitech.com Martin Glasband Company offers rack-mount and turnkey balanced power systems for audio/video production and broadcast facilities.

Group One Ltd. 200 Sea Lane Farmingdale NY 11735 516/249-3662 ph 516/753-1020 fax http://www.g1ltd.com Marian Sandberg Projects: Recent projects for the firm, the US distributor for lighting companies including Clay Paky and Pulsar, include Tango, a club in Houston with lighting and sound design by Tim Hannum of On Design Group.

High End Systems Inc. 2217 West Braker Lane Austin TX 78758 512/836-2242 ph 512/837-5290 fax http://www.highend.com Craig Burross, x128 Project: High End Systems Cyberlights(R), Studio Colors(R), Status Cue(R), Club RA, Luxor Hotel, Las Vegas

Le Maitre Special Effects 546 Sovereign Road London, Ontario N5V 4K5 Canada 519/659-7972 ph 519/659-7713 fax [email protected] http://www.lemaitrefx.com Adrian Segeren Project: H300 water-based haze equipment and fluid for eight venues, Pleasure Island at Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL

Mobolazer Inc. 790 Hampshire Road, #D Thousand Oaks CA 91361 805/230-2166 ph 805/230-2168 fax [email protected] http://www.mobolazer.com Jim Hardaway Project: Club Rio, Las Vegas

Optikinetics Ltd 10387 Dow-Gil Road Ashland VA 23005 800/575-6784 ph 800/678-4575 fax [email protected] http://www.optikinetics.com Jeffrey M. Broitman Project: eight K1 effects projectors, Starck Club, Dallas,

P&H Company, Inc. 2880 NE 7th Avenue Pompano Beach FL 33064 954/946-0420 ph 954/946-0433 fax [email protected] http://www.flexaliteinc.com Larry Dearstone Project: decorative lighting, Pete's of Boca Raton, Boca Raton, FL

Red Leaf Decorative & Specialty Lighting Systems 26120 Eden Landing Road, #5 Hayward CA 94545 510/785-6868 ph 510/785-7300 fax Danny Chen Projects: Duralight, tape light, festoon light, crystal clip light, etc. for US clubs Lag's Drinks, Chameleon Concept, Adobe Gilla's

Soundcraft, Harman International Industries Ltd. Cranborne House, Cranborne Road Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 3JN England 44/1707/665-000 ph 44/1707/660-742 fax [email protected] http://www.soundcraft.com Candy Davies Company manufactures D-Mix 1000, D-Mix 500, D-Mix 300, Series Five, K3, K2, K1, SM24, and SM20 sound consoles and monitors for live, recording, post-production, broadcast, and club applications.

Total Fabrications Inc. 1696 Walter Street Ventura CA 93003 805/676-3322 ph 805/676-1616 fax [email protected] http://www.totalfabs.com Rick Stuart Projects: custom-designed truss, Far West Rodeo, San Antonio, TX

Towards 2000 Inc. 4114 Vanowen Place Burbank CA 91505 818/557-0903 ph 818/557-0905 fax [email protected] http://www.t2k.com Kelly Graham Projects: Papas & Beer, Enseneda, Baja Mexico; Xmhu, Los Angeles; Whisky a Go Go, Los Angeles, with equipment from High End Systems, Martin, ETC, NSI, and Elektralite

Yamaha Corporation of America Pro Audio Group 6600 Orangethorpe Buena Park CA 90622 714/522-9011 ph http://www.yamaha.com Tipitina's, New Orleans, LA; Billboard Live, Hollywood, CA; Breworks, Covington, KY