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Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2016

Stage Lighting Services Ltd Cardiff have once again been contracted to supply full technical equipment and support to Zoo Venues and Hot Feat with their show Counting Sheep for the 2016 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 

Zoo Venues is one of the leading venue management companies on the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2016. With two thriving theatres at the heart of the Festival.

The company operates two venues – ZOO and ZOO Southside – both situated in prime positions and featuring five performances spaces between them

ZOO Southside is one of the Fringe’s most established venues, located on busy Nicolson Street. Its beautiful main house, featuring one of the largest stages on the Fringe, hosts our enviable dance and physical theatre programme. While the venue also boasts an intimate cabaret bar and an excellent studio.

The ZOO is a two minute walk from Zoo Southside, and one minute from the Pleasance Courtyard. Its two exceptional studio spaces provide the perfect setting for fringe theatre.

Zoo Venues equipment spec. for Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2016 includes, among other things, Steeldeck Staging, Theatrical Drapes, Avolites Dimmers, ETC Ion Lighting Desks, Lighting and Power Distribution.

Event organiser: Zoo Venues

Are you planning your next event? If you would like us to create a custom truss structure or Staging design. Please contact us

If you plan on visiting Edinburgh this year please check out http://www.zoovenues.co.uk/

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015, Zoo Venues

Stage Lighting Services Ltd Cardiff have once again been contracted to supply full technical equipment and support to Zoo Venues for the 2015 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Zoo Venues is one of the leading venue management companies on the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, with two thriving theatres at the heart of the Festival.

Their Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015 programme featured over 90 shows, representing the best in new writing, dance, cabaret, comedy and classic theatre, and underlined ZOO Venues’ position as the ideal place to showcase your talent in a professional and supportive environment.

The company operates two venues – ZOO and ZOO Southside -both situated in prime positions and featuring five performances spaces between them

ZOO Southside is one of the Fringe’s most established venues, located on busy Nicolson Street. Its beautiful main house, featuring one of the largest stages on the Fringe, hosts our enviable dance and physical theatre programme. While the venue also boasts an intimate cabaret bar and an excellent studio.

The ZOO is a two minute walk from Zoo Southside, and one minute from the Pleasance Courtyard. Its two exceptional studio spaces provide the perfect setting for fringe theatre.

If you plan on visiting Edinburgh this year please check out http://www.zoovenues.co.uk/

Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Zoo Venues equipment spec. for 2015 includes Steeldeck Staging, Theatrical Drapes, Avolites Dimmers, ETC Ion & Zero88 Lighting Desks, Lighting and Power Distribution.

Event organiser: Zoo Venues

Are you planning your next event? If you would like us to create a custom truss structure or Staging design. Please contact us

Another ETC Gio in Hire

We’re pleased to announce we have added Another ETC Gio with 3072 channels to our hire stock. and will be hiring it out for £475+vat per week (discounts availble for long term hires)

The ETC Gio has a fast, accessible control surface, with an easy-to-navigate backlit keypad. It includes two integral, articulating multi-touch displays and supports up to three external monitors, all of which can also be multi-touch.

The ETC Gio can integrate into an Eos Ti, Eos® or Ion® system with ease, acting as a primary, backup or client console in combination with the rest of the family. All of the accessories available for Ti, Eos and Ion service the ETC Gio as well. And the keypad layout is virtually identical to Ti, making moving between platforms a snap.

The ETC Product Features
  • From 2,048 to 32,768 outputs with no co-processing. (Ours has 3072) 
  • Dedicated master-playback fader pair
  • 10 definable motorized faders, with 30 pages of control
  • 8 user-definable buttons
  • Four pageable haptic encoders
  • Two integral articulating 12.1″ LCD multi-touch displays.
  • Supports three external high resolution DVI/SVGA monitors; can be single- or multi-touch
  • Three user-definable workspaces per monitor, each with discrete split-screen controls and frame management. Additionally, single- or multiple-screen snapshots allow instant reconfiguration.
  • Custom-design your control interface using Magic Sheets, with topographical or abstract layouts. Full interaction with the command line allows command instructions – from the simplest and most immediate to the most complex – accessed from a mouse or single- or multi-touch displays.
  • Configure and program a pixel-map layout, using integral or custom-designed content.
  • Device discovery and troubleshooting via RDM
  • ETC Sensor® CEM+, CEM3™ and FDX dimmer feedback and controls
  • ETCNet3™ (ACN- based), ETCNet2™, Artnet and Avab® UPD protocol output
  • Integrated keyboard drawer with USB ports
  • Backlit keyboard
  • Multiple MIDI and SMPTE Inputs
  • OSC and UDP String support
  • Client/server networking and synchronized backup
  • Client and Offline programming on PC (Windows 7 or 8) and native on Macintosh (Intel only, OS X), via Nomad™
  • Data-laundering from Obsession™, Express™, Expression®, Emphasis®, Congo®, Cobalt™, Transtechnik NT, Avab VLC, Grand MA1 and Strand 500/300 series show files.
  • 12 discrete online users with partitioned control

To see more information and features of the ETC Gio click here

For more hire information about the ETC Gio or other consoles we stock please contact us

ETC Gio Now For Hire

We’re pleased to announce we have added the ETC Gio with 3072 channels to our hire stock. and will be hiring it out for £475+vat per week (discounts available for long term hires)

The ETC Gio has a fast, accessible control surface, with an easy-to-navigate backlit keypad. It includes two integral, articulating multi-touch displays and supports up to three external monitors, all of which can also be multi-touch.

The ETC Gio can integrate into an Eos Ti, Eos® or Ion® system with ease, acting as a primary, backup or client console in combination with the rest of the family. All of the accessories available for Ti, Eos and Ion service the ETC Gio as well. And the keypad layout is virtually identical to Ti, making moving between platforms a snap.

The ETC Product Features
  • From 2,048 to 32,768 outputs with no co-processing. (Ours has 3072) 
  • Dedicated master-playback fader pair
  • 10 definable motorized faders, with 30 pages of control
  • 8 user-definable buttons
  • Four pageable haptic encoders
  • Two integral articulating 12.1″ LCD multi-touch displays.
  • Supports three external high resolution DVI/SVGA monitors; can be single- or multi-touch
  • Three user-definable workspaces per monitor, each with discrete split-screen controls and frame management. Additionally, single- or multiple-screen snapshots allow instant reconfiguration.
  • Custom-design your control interface using Magic Sheets, with topographical or abstract layouts. Full interaction with the command line allows command instructions – from the simplest and most immediate to the most complex – accessed from a mouse or single- or multi-touch displays.
  • Configure and program a pixel-map layout, using integral or custom-designed content.
  • Device discovery and troubleshooting via RDM
  • ETC Sensor® CEM+, CEM3™ and FDX dimmer feedback and controls
  • ETCNet3™ (ACN- based), ETCNet2™, Artnet and Avab® UPD protocol output
  • Integrated keyboard drawer with USB ports
  • Backlit keyboard
  • Multiple MIDI and SMPTE Inputs
  • OSC and UDP String support
  • Client/server networking and synchronized backup
  • Client and Offline programming on PC (Windows 7 or 8) and native on Macintosh (Intel only, OS X), via Nomad™
  • Data-laundering from Obsession™, Express™, Expression®, Emphasis®, Congo®, Cobalt™, Transtechnik NT, Avab VLC, Grand MA1 and Strand 500/300 series show files.
  • 12 discrete online users with partitioned control

To see more information and features of the ETC Gio click here

For more hire information about the ETC Gio or other consoles we stock please contact us

Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2014, Zoo Venues

Stage Lighting Services have once again been contracted to supply full technical equipment and support to Zoo Venues for the 2014 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Zoo Venues is one of the leading venue management companies on the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. With two thriving theatres at the heart of the Festival.

The Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2014 programme featured over 90 shows. Representing the best in new writing, dance, cabaret, comedy and classic theatre, and underlined ZOO Venues’ position as the ideal place to showcase your talent in a professional and supportive environment.

The company operates two venues – ZOO and ZOO Southside – both situated in prime positions and featuring five performances spaces between them

ZOO Southside is one of the Edinburgh Fringe Festivals most established venues, located on busy Nicolson Street. Its beautiful main house, featuring one of the largest stages on the Fringe, hosts our enviable dance and physical theatre programme.he venue also boasts an intimate cabaret bar and an excellent studio.

The ZOO is a two minute walk from Zoo Southside, and one minute from the Pleasance Courtyard. Its two exceptional studio spaces provide the perfect setting for fringe theatre.

If you plan on visiting Edinburgh this year please check out http://www.zoovenues.co.uk/

Zoo Venues equipment spec. for 2014 includes Steeldeck Staging, Theatrical Drapes, Avolites Dimmers, ETC Ion & Zero88 Lighting Desks, Lighting and Power Distribution.

Event organiser: Zoo Venues

Are you planning your next event? If you would like us to create a custom truss structure or Staging design. Please contact us

More ETC Ion lighting desks for hire

Due to popular demand we have now invested in more ETC Ion lighting desks complete with 2×20 fader wing for hire. The ETC Ion offers Fully integrated control of LEDs, conventional and moving lights in a compact, portable package. Up to four control devices, each with its own workspace, can be used for programming and playback. Suitable application’s for the ETC Ion includes use in Theatre, TV Studio’s, Rental houses, Corporate event’s and Exhibitions.

The ETC Ion Product features include:

ETC Ion Software Features

  • 1024 output channels as standard
  • Dedicated master playback fader pair
  • Dedicated grand master and blackout switch
  • 999 cue lists
  • 200 active playbacks
  • 300 submasters
  • 4 x 1000 palettes (Intensity, Focus, Color, Beam)
  • 1000 presets, effects and macros
  • 4 pageable encoders
  • Channel summary or table views, user configurable in live/blind
  • Blind spreadsheet views
  • Offline programming on PC (Windows 7 or XP) and native on Macintosh (Intel)
  • Data import from ETC Obsession, Express/ion, Emphasis, Congo and Strand Show files via ASCII
  • Show file compatibility with Eos and Element
  • Client/server networking and synchronized backup

ETC Ion Features

  • Supports up to two high-resolution DVI monitors
  • Integral LCD for softkeys and non-intensity parameter control
  • 2 x DMX512 outputs, RDM ready
  • ETCNet2 and Net3 native
  • Artnet and Avab UDP optional
  • Hard disk memory and USB compatible external storage
  • MIDI In/Out (additional time code functions via external gateways)
  • Contact Closure Triggers
  • 5 multipurpose USB bus (pointing devices, printer, mouse, keyboard, touchscreens, flash drives)
  • Audio In/Out
  • Phone remote control

For further information on our ETC ion available to hire or any of our other lighting desks for hire please click here

For more features and information please visit the ETC product page

ETC Source Four Mini Now In Hire

We have recently invested in a quantity of ETC Source Four Mini profiles

Good things come in small packages

Can go where no full-sized Source Four has gone before. ETC’s 50-watt Source Four Mini features the same crisp optics, 

user-friendly functionality and sleek look of the legendary Source Four fixture, but in a compact format one-tenth its size. It’s the perfect fit for 

museums, stores, restaurants, lobbies, light labs, children’s theaters and other smaller-scale installations.

The Source Four Mini has four field-angle choices and comes in a portable version with a miniature C-clamp with an integral transformer. Surprisingly bright for its size, the Mini offers crystal-clear image projection and a bright, even field.

Features for all Source Four Mini models
  • Available lenses 19°, 26°, 36° and 50° field angles (We currently stock 26°
  • 9″ long, 2.5″ diameter
  • Portable
  • E-size pattern holder
  • Gel media frame
  • Rotating barrel ± 175°
  • Three-plane stainless-steel shutter blade assembly
  • Insulated rear handle
  • Rugged die-cast aluminum construction
  • Black

Manufacturer: ETC

Please contact us for ETC Source Four availability and prices.

Zoo Venues, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2013

Stage Lighting Services Ltd Cardiff have once again been contracted to supply full technical equipment and support to Zoo Venues for the 2013 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Zoo Venues is one of the leading venue management companies on the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, with two thriving theatres at the heart of the Festival.

Their 2012 programme featured over 90 shows, representing the best in new writing, dance, cabaret, comedy and classic theatre, and underlined ZOO Venues’ position as the ideal place to showcase your talent in a professional and supportive environment.

The company operates two venues – ZOO and ZOO Southside -both situated in prime positions and featuring five performances spaces between them

ZOO Southside is one of the Fringe’s most established venues, located on busy Nicolson Street. Its beautiful main house, featuring one of the largest stages on the Fringe, hosts our enviable dance and physical theatre programme, while the venue also boasts an intimate cabaret bar and an excellent studio.

The ZOO is a two minute walk from Zoo Southside, and one minute from the Pleasance Courtyard. Its two exceptional studio spaces provide the perfect setting for fringe theatre.

Zoo Venues equipment spec. for 2013 and includes among other things Steeldeck staging, Stage Drapes, Avolites Dimmers, ETC Ion Lighting Desks, lighting and power distribution.

If you plan on visiting Edinburgh this year please check out http://www.zoovenues.co.uk/

Zoo Venues equipment spec. for 2013 and includes Steeldeck Staging, Theatrical Drapes, Avolites Dimmers, ETC Ion & Zero88 Lighting Desks, Lighting and Power Distribution.

Zoo Venues equipment spec. for 2017 and includes Steeldeck Staging, Theatrical Drapes, Avolites Dimmers, ETC Ion & Colousource 40 AV Lighting Desks, Lighting and Power Distribution.

Event organiser: Zoo Venues

Are you planning your next event? If you would like us to create a custom truss structure or Staging design. Please contact us

Another Year for Zoo Venues, Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2012


Stage Lighting Services Ltd Cardiff have once again been contracted to supply full technical equipment and support to Zoo Venues for the 2012 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Zoo Venues is one of the leading venue management companies on the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, with two thriving theatres at the heart of the Festival.

Their 2011 programme featured over 90 shows, representing the best in new writing, dance, cabaret, comedy and classic theatre, and underlined ZOO Venues’ position as the ideal place to showcase your talent in a professional and supportive environment.

The company operates two venues – ZOO and ZOO Southside -both situated in prime positions and featuring five performances spaces between them

ZOO Southside is one of the Fringe’s most established venues, located on busy Nicolson Street. Its beautiful main house, featuring one of the largest stages on the Fringe, hosts our enviable dance and physical theatre programme, while the venue also boasts an intimate cabaret bar and an excellent studio.

The ZOO is a two minute walk from Zoo Southside, and one minute from the Pleasance Courtyard. Its two exceptional studio spaces provide the perfect setting for fringe theatre.

Zoo Venues equipment spec. for Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2016 includes, among other things, Steeldeck Staging, Theatrical Drapes, Avolites Dimmers, ETC Ion Lighting Desks, Lighting and Power Distribution.

Event organiser: Zoo Venues

Are you planning your next event? If you would like us to create a custom truss structure or Staging design. Please contact us

If you plan on visiting Edinburgh this year please check out http://www.zoovenues.co.uk/

ETC Ion lighting desks for hire

Due to popular demand we have now invested in another ETC Ion lighting desk complete with 2×20 fader wing for hire. The ETC Ion offers Fully integrated control of LEDs, conventional and moving lights in a compact, portable package. Up to four control devices, each with its own workspace, can be used for programming and playback. Suitable application’s for the ETC Ion includes use in Theatre, TV Studio’s, Rental houses, Corporate event’s and Exhibitions.

The ETC Ion Product features include:

ETC Ion Software Features

  • 1024 output channels as standard
  • Dedicated master playback fader pair
  • Dedicated grand master and blackout switch
  • 999 cue lists
  • 200 active playbacks
  • 300 submasters
  • 4 x 1000 palettes (Intensity, Focus, Color, Beam)
  • 1000 presets, effects and macros
  • 4 pageable encoders
  • Channel summary or table views, user configurable in live/blind
  • Blind spreadsheet views
  • Offline programming on PC (Windows 7 or XP) and native on Macintosh (Intel)
  • Data import from ETC Obsession, Express/ion, Emphasis, Congo and Strand Show files via ASCII
  • Show file compatibility with Eos and Element
  • Client/server networking and synchronized backup

ETC Ion Features

  • Supports up to two high-resolution DVI monitors
  • Integral LCD for softkeys and non-intensity parameter control
  • 2 x DMX512 outputs, RDM ready
  • ETCNet2 and Net3 native
  • Artnet and Avab UDP optional
  • Hard disk memory and USB compatible external storage
  • MIDI In/Out (additional time code functions via external gateways)
  • Contact Closure Triggers
  • 5 multipurpose USB bus (pointing devices, printer, mouse, keyboard, touchscreens, flash drives)
  • Audio In/Out
  • Phone remote control

For further information on our ETC ion available to hire or any of our other lighting desks for hire please click here

For more features and information please visit the ETC product page