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#1/2015 BKBRAUN.COM/CONNECT-MAG - [email protected] CONNECT - MAGAZIN - B&K Braun trade fair highlights: ► EHRGEIZ Chroma ► LEDIUM X-R5 ► GLOBAL TRUSS U-Frame ► LAX Agility One ► EHRGEIZ HELIOS 7B ► IGNITION Beam Bar 6 ► impression X4 Bar at Super Bowl ► Jennifer Rostock on tour with EHRGEIZ B&K CONNECT TRUSS ACADEMY LEDium On the second B&K Connect, On 15th January the Truss The LED screens by LEDium visitors were able to take a Academy started successfully concepted for indoor and out- look at the latest technologies into 2015. Participants where door use have shown their and innovations of the B&K schooled to become an ex- quality and versatility in vari- brands. pert in Global Truss trusses. ous times. INSIDE B&K | EDITORIAL TRUSS YOU CAN TRUST Welcome to the world of B&K Braun CHECK OUT THE UPDATED Dear Readers, In order to connect with each other, we need things we have in common. A common language, common interests, or a common GT TOOL BOX goal. In the event technology industry it is more important for more individual services to be coordinated with each other and to benefit from each other. As a modern family-owned company such as B&K Braun with a variety of brands on offer, we are happy to provide you with an equally diverse and informative communication medium in the form of the first issue of the B&K Connect magazine, which will be released at Prolight + Sound 2015. From now on and in regular intervals, the B&K Connect magazi- ne will keep you up-to-date on the latest products, projects and developments of B&K Braun’s various brands. In our current fair issue we will particularly focus on our EHRGEIZ, LEDium, LAX and Global Truss premium brands – just in time for Prolight + Sound and packed with 2015 fair highlights. Did you see the ring? If you have missed the EHRGEIZ Helios+ 19Z so far – on the last Jennifer Rostock tour for instance – you can catch up on page 08. And if you always wanted to know how to equip a modern club with lighting and video elements, you should follow us to Etage 1 on page 38. Happy reading! NEW LOAD TABLES [EUROCODE 9] Yours, Hartmut Braun AUGMENTED REALITY COUPLERS (CEO B&K Braun GmbH) GET IT NOW FOR FREE! toolbox.globaltruss.de Download the App 2 | Connect 2015 Connect 2015 | 3 Scan the QR Code with AR View Content CONNECT appears in - MAGAZIN - B&K Braun GmbH Industriestr. 2 / 76307 Karlsbad / Germany T: +49-7248-912-100 / F: +49-7248-912-119 [email protected] / www.bkbraun.com Management Hartmut & Sieglinde Braun EDITORIAL Editor-in-chief Alexander Cevolani, www.eventedit.de 44 Editorial contributions Dr. -Ing. Jan Keppler Image source Arpad Ikuma, Al Pereira, Simon Kropp, Alexander Cevolani, Gerhard Krätz PRINT / LAYOUT Print Druckerei WIRmachenDRUCK GmbH Mühlbachstr. 7, 71522 Backnang, Germany Art Director Dirk Gebhard 08 30 26 Layout/design Daniel Imiola Marketing Oliver Braun INSIDE B&K BRANDS IN ACTION IN DETAIL EDUCATION 03 Editorial 28 Booth prolight + sound 06 EHRGEIZ. Redefined. 08 Jennifer Rostock 32 LEDium X-R5 22 Eurocode 9 05 Imprint 34 Who we are 18 LEDium 24 Rosa Wölkchen 33 LAX Agility One 26 Global Truss Academy 11 Export team 36 Export Days 20 Global Truss 38 Etage 1 40 EHRGEIZ Chroma 12 In-house trade fair 37 Steven Braun 30 LAX Audio 44 Super Bowl 41 EHRGEIZ Helios 7B 14 Brand highlights 46 Oliver Braun 42 Global Truss U-Frame 25 B&K Connect 43 GLP impression X4 Bar 4 | Connect 2015 Connect 2015 | 5 BRANDS | EHRGEIZ In the past few years, EHRGEIZ‘s it possible to create additional co- new vision took concrete shape lour sequences and effects. Other as an exclusive product line was high-quality moving light, spotlight set up. This is the only right path and strobe products, as well as an for a manufacturer who wants to IP67 type of protection plug system guarantee that its devices are dis- round off the new EHRGEIZ port- tinct, original and unique. That way folio to create an innovative and Ehrgeiz can not only guarantee exclusive premium package for the high quality, but also independent lighting industry. ◄ product design including innovative technology. Show EHRGEIZ. Be successful. Dominik Kiefer Recently introduced into the mar- Lighting technology ket successfully, the airDMX WiFi DMX controller is the pilot project T: +49 7248 912 118 for the new EHRGEIZ direction. It‘s M: [email protected] a complete DMX control solution for the iPad and a promising new start for the revised concept. The „In my eyes EHRGEIZ-products offer the best Helios+ 19Z is the star of the show when it comes to moving heads. In price-performance ratio. addition to the impressive bright- ness of the 19 high-power LEDs, it is also equipped with strip lighting around the outer edge, which can be controlled in eight areas, making EHRGEIZ. Redefined. EHRGEIZ was founded in 2008 with the objective of developing the latest generation of high- quality lighting technology for the professional market. Objective achieved and stagnation averted. The premium brand has been redefined. ► Part of the original EHRGEIZ rations, the overall brand concept was expanded. A revised product concept was to carry out product was further developed. The result: strategy ensured that it meets the ideas and designs in Germany, EHRGEIZ. Redefined. requirements of professional appli- and to manufacture products at cations. EHRGEIZ‘s own production site in In order to further focus the vision Asia under German management. and the requirement for no-com- That‘s how EHRGEIZ products promise functionality and reliability were expected to meet the high on outdoor and indoor events in the Ehr|geiz a German noun, quality standards. In the meantime, same way as for professional thea- meaning striving for success, production was discontinued due tre and TV productions, a producti- endeavour, hard work, ambition to a lack of range depth. As this is on site was set up with partners in not in line with EHRGEIZ‘s aspi- Taiwan, and the engineering team 6 | Connect 2015 Connect 2015 | 7 IN ACTION | JENNIFER ROSTOCK Jennifer Rostock on tour with EHRGEIZ On their 2014 Kaleidoskop tour, the power band‘s lighting designers used the new EHRGEIZ spotlights and were extremely happy. ► Founded in 2007, the punk rock „The colour rendering of the Helios devices Beam 4, and 4 x Supernova were The Helios+ 19Z comes with a total EQUIPMENT LIST band Jennifer Rostock with lead sin- included in total. of nineteen 15 watt RGBW LEDs, ► 14 x Helios 19z and the BabyBeam 4 are simply fantastic ... I also ger Jennifer Weist has been known and the Helios 7 with seven LEDs ► 16 x Helios 7 to a broad audience ever since par- found the light output pretty impressive. Both lighting designers were ext- of the same performance class. ► 14 x BabyBeam 4 ticipating in the Bundesvision Song remely impressed by all the EHR- “The Helios+ 19Z can also create ► 4 x Supernova Contest in 2008. Since then, things GEIZ spotlights. “The colour rend- other fascinating effects though. have been looking really good for After touring in the spring, Jennifer ded, which were supplied directly ering of the Helios devices 19Z and Thanks to continuous LED strip the group from Usedom. Their cur- Rostock went on the road again in by B&K Braun. Stefan Kolbe and 7 as well as the BabyBeam 4 are lighting adding a kind of frame to object in the room itself,” Benjamin rent album “Schlaflos” climbed as the autumn of 2014, performing in Benjamin Pütter were responsible simply fantastic. You can mix strong the spotlight, the spotlights can be Pütter said. high as number 2 in the German a number of medium-sized concert for the lighting design. Both were primary colours, but also nice pas- used in a completely new way. Not charts. In 2014, Jennifer Rostock halls across Germany. Compared happy about the opportunity of tel shades without getting any co- only can the Helios+ 19Z be used A total of four Supernovas comple- released their EP “Kaleidoskop”, a to the first part of the tour, this time using the latest EHRGEIZ spot- lour shadows. I also found the light as a classic moving light with ab- ted the EHRGEIZ setup. With their name that was also used for last several EHRGEIZ spotlights of the lights on tour. 14 x EHRGEIZ He- output pretty impressive,” Benjamin solutely great beams thanks to the 896 white light LEDs, the high-per- year‘s tour. new LED series were also inclu- lios+ 19Z, 16 x Helios 7, 14 x Baby- Pütter said. LED strip lighting, but also as an formance stroboscopes achieve a 8 | Connect 2015 Connect 2015 | 9 ON TOUR | JENNIFER ROSTOCK INSIDE B&K | EXPORT „I can fully recommend both the On a talk with ... Helios devices and the Supernovas. Martina Buchwald & Ralf Zoller ► Positions: Export Management ► At B&K Braun since: 1994 (Ralf) / 2013 (Martina) light output of 80,000 lumen. “Apart from the high light output, I was ► Core skills: expand the export sales network and maintaining business relationships fascinated by the installation op- tions. The spotlights can be put up or hung up in a variety of angles,” Benjamin Pütter said. The young lighting designer was particularly impressed by the fantastic price/ performance ratio of each of the EHRGEIZ spotlights. “I can fully re- commend both the Helios devices and the Supernovas”. ◄ ► How did you end up at B&K ►In which foreign countries B&K Braun is particulary strong growing? Braun? Due to the big network of partner companies and distributions we are strongly Due to the personal contact with growning in the European area in general.