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When Shattercone Productions LLC was hired by Benchmark Productions LLC to assist in the playback and switching for a social media client’s multi-day annual meeting, the company deployed two Analog Way Picturall media servers to drive an array of big screens.
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Paul Aladin – yes – that really is his name – and even spelt with one ‘d’ it still resonates nicely in the professional lighting industry - runs rental and production company Tylösand Sound based in Halmstad, Sweden, which has recently invested in some very special magic lanterns … Robe’s new MegaPointe!
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ROE Visual is debuting the Diamond 2.6 series. With an introduction at both the NAB and the Prolight + Sound show, this latest product innovation of ROE Visual has received very good feedback from the market already.
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As Jason Aldean opened The Academy of Country Music Awards under a single spotlight, he shared to the millions watching how the evening was about celebrating the music. It was a touching reminder as the awards marked the first gathering of the country music community in Las Vegas since the October mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival, where Aldean himself had been performing.
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Located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Abbotsleigh is an independent boarding school. The school has been working behind the scenes on an upgrade to their concert and assembly hall lighting systems. The renovation project most recently undertook the upgrading of the house lighting systems in the concert hall using Chalice LED 150W downlights from Altman Lighting.
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SOUTHAMPTON, U.K. - Halfway through its “maiden voyage” - opening night for a 10-night run at the Mayflower Theatre April 12-21 - the production of
Titanic the Musical had to be halted when, just as the ship hit the iceberg in the show, plaster from a backstage wall fell to the stage. Although the show was halted as a precaution, investigators found no major structural issues, and the production continued the next night as scheduled.
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FRANKFURT, Germany — Messe Frankfurt, the organizers for the Prolight+Sound and Musikmesse events held this year from April 10-13 and April 11-14, respectively, announced that the two events will “overlap fully” in 2019, with both open from April 2-5. They will also be staged in closer proximity next year. The next Musikmesse Festival, meanwhile, is set for April 2-6, 2019.
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Multi-platinum and Dove Award-winning recording group Hillsong UNITED have told interviewers that their sixth studio album “Wonder” was inspired in part by the things they’ve experienced visiting new places. It is very fitting, then, that the world-famous group recorded some songs on their new record in Bali, home of their church’s first campus in Asia.
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Global Truss has developed the truss Silencer, a rubber damper that is simply pushed on to the end of a truss pin to reduce noise when assembling truss structures.
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PR Lighting presented one of its most expansive displays yet at this month’s Prolight+Sound Show in Frankfurt. With a dedicated booth adjacent to their German distributor, Focon Showtechnic, their theme was Water Proof Products in the form of a series of IP65-rated fixtures.
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UNCASVILLE, CT — Mohegan Sun Arena hosts more than 100 concerts, sporting events, corporate events and trade shows every year. The venue updated its lighting with Claypaky Unico fixtures, which were first deployed for a private event featuring singer/songwriter Colbie Caillat in early March, followed by
Cirque Dreams Revealed on March 10-11.
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FRANKFURT – One of the highlights at Robe’s Prolight+Sound booth this year was
Cirque Robe, a show designed by Robe's own creative team led by Nathan Wan and Andy Webb. The six-minute spectacle, staged every hour, took place within an eight-meter spherical ring with four trussing "king poles" and 270-degree seating. The lighting rig included 42 MegaPointes and 36 Tarrantulas.
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