Manufacturers of Stage Lighting Controls

[derekleffew]

Master List now appears at: http://www.controlbooth.com/forums/c...facturers.html. Feel free to make additions or notations. (In particular, who bought whom, when a manufacturer ceased operation, etc.)

This thread will remain open for discussion of specifics.

[Darthrob13]

Perhaps Strand should have it's current name and then sub-categories for it's old names?

Strand Lighting
-Strand Lighting Ltd.
-Rank Strand
-Strand Century
-Century Strand

and any others that I missed.

[waynehoskins]

Don't forget:
Nova Systems Inc
NSI
Teatronics

[porkchop]

What about Flying Pig Systems, at least that's what I believe the name was before High End bought them out

[lieperjp]

And Behringer, even though I shudder to call that... that thing a lighting console.

[ScottT]

Zero 88, based in the UK.

[cutlunch]

Here in New Zealand we have our own Theatrelight.

I have included a link for those that haven't heard of them.

Theatrelight New Zealand Ltd

[derekleffew]

Originally Posted by Darthrob13

Perhaps Strand should have it's current name and then sub-categories for it's old names?
Strand Lighting
-Strand Lighting Ltd.
-Rank Strand
-Strand Century
-Century Strand
and any others that I missed.

You missed Electro Controls! And the derivations of Colortran->Berkey Colortran->LEE Colortran->Colortran->NSI/Colortran->Leviton. Did I get that right?

But let's keep them separate for now, and we can "connect the dots" in the annotations.

Originally Posted by lieperjp

And Behringer, even though I shudder to call that... that thing a lighting console.

I feel a line in the sand must be drawn, and thus DJ-caliber equipment manufacturers such as Behringer, American DJ, Elation, and Chauvet have been purposely excluded.

[BillESC]

Scrimmer. The Mazda of lighting controls, they go hummmmm.

[BillESC]

And Leigh Electric.