LED Lighting Evolution

History

Research ongoing

Blue LED invented

?date Color Kinetics produced LED fixtures for architecture

?date City Theatrical produced power/data suppiles that enabled DMX control to the architectural fittings, along with beam shaping accessories [ref]

2004 – Mary Poppins used EvenLED cyc lighting

2010 – The first stage profile lantern with an LED light source was the Robert Juliat Aledin 630.

2011

A Changing Light (May 2011)
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From Lighting & Sound International

2015 – Fun Home (Broadway) used a large LED rig of 150 Source Four Series 2 Lustr profiles [link]

See articles below for more about the Color Kinetics patent challenges.

LSI: Call for Prior Art (November 2004)
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From Lighting & Sound International

LSI: Color Kinetics Interview (November 2004)
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From Lighting & Sound International

LSI: LED Litigation: Super Vision (November 2004)
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From Lighting & Sound International

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See also Lighting with LEDs

Archive

Any undated equipment is listed first with a grey background. If you can help us by adding dates please Contact Us!

ColorSource LED
Electronic Theatre Controls / ETC

Super LED
De Sisti

Moduled 318 (2004)
Ayrton

EvenLED (2006)
Martin

Exterior 200 LED (2007)
Martin

Slimled 150 3G (2009)
Ayrton

Aledin 630 Profile (2010)
Robert Juliat

Aledin 330 Wash (2011)
Robert Juliat

Aledin Followspot (2011)
Robert Juliat

Robin 600 LED Wash (2011)
Robe

A.leda Range (2012)
Clay Paky

Source Four LED (2012)
Electronic Theatre Controls / ETC

Atomic 3000 LED (2015)
Martin

Intimidator Scan 305 IRC LED (2015)
Chauvet

VL5LED Wash (2019)
Vari*Lite

Cantata LED Fresnel (2020)
Strand

Acclaim LED Series (2021)
Strand

Source Four LED Series 2 Lustr (2021)
Electronic Theatre Controls / ETC

Cyberlight LED (2022)
High End Systems / Lightwave Research

This archive is still under construction, so please bear with us while we add more items. If you have specific information or documents that we don't have, and would be willing to share, please contact us!