Projection Connection News
LMG On the Road with Maroon 5, Train
ORLANDO, FL — LMG Touring is currently on the road with Maroon 5 and Train on their summer tour through North America, which kicked off in late July in California. The tour was set to hit over 40 cities including Las Vegas, Nashville, Phoenix, Tampa, Winnipeg, and Dallas.
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Reel Video Systems Provides I-Mag for Red Bull Indianapolis GP Motorcycle Race
INDIANAPOLIS — Reel Video Systems LLC (RVS) provided I-Mag visual support at this year’s Red Bull Indianapolis GP motorcycle race. RVS provided an 8-meter roll-down LED wall on the infield portion of the course. The 12-millimeter-resolution video wall could be seen clearly despite glare from the bright summer sun. Read More...
BET Network UNCF Telethon Evening of Stars Gets Video Support from Pete’s Big TVS
PASADENA, CA — Pete’s Big TVs is providing visual support for the 33rd annual An Evening of the Stars benefit for the United Negro College Fund (UNCF). The show was taped at the Pasadena Civic Center Aug. 14 and will be broadcast on the BET Network on Sept. 25.
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Sade Tour Gets Clean Looks, Visual Support from Chaos Visual Productions
LAS VEGAS — Sade’s 2011 Live World Tour included U.S. dates after a European leg, the first tour for the artist in a decade. The visuals, like the stage, are clean and spare —described by some as “a palette cleanser.” Chaos Visual Productions provided visual support.
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Moving Parts at Futuroscope Pre-Show Controlled with Alcorn McBride Software
POITIERS, France – For Moonlight, the new pre-show for The Little Prince 4D attraction at the Futuroscope theme park, a luminous tube leads visitors through a snail shell-shaped area with visual and animatronic representations of sea creatures. Technology from Alcorn McBride — LightCue Pro, V4 Pro, Video Binloop and Alcorn’s Touch Interface software — play a key role in creating the experience for visitors to the attraction.
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Arcade Fire “Suburbs” Tour Continues with Support from XL Video
LONDON — XL Video is continuing the worldwide supply of production video equipment and crew to Canadian indie rockers Arcade Fire for the final U.K. and European festival leg of their tour in support of their third album, The Suburbs.
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Upstage Video Provides Greenbrier with Daktronics Screens for PGA Tour, Black Eyed Peas Concert
LEWISBURG, WV — Upstage Video returned to the Greenbrier Classic PGA Tour Tournament, July 25-31, once again providing two Daktronics video displays on the course. The company also supported the 2011 Greenbrier Classic Concert Series with three Daktronics video displays and a full video production package for a Black Eyed Peas concert July 29, pictured here.
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New Looks for 2011 Edinburgh Tattoo
EDINBURGH, Scotland — The Projection Studio’s Ross Ashton returned to paint the walls of Edinburgh Castle in temporary colors and patterns, but the 2011 Military Tattoo was anything but a repeat of the visual extravaganzas staged there in recent years. Read More...
Electrosonic Helps Animate Wartime Tunnels at Dover Castle
DOVER, UK — When English Heritage opened the new attraction at Dover Castle, “Operation Dynamo: Rescue from Dunkirk,” it deployed audio-visual and show control technology from AV systems integrator Electrosonic to recreate the drama of World War II’s Dunkirk evacuation. Read More...
Chaos Supplies Video for Teamsters Convention
LAS VEGAS — The visual design team for the 28th International Brotherhood of Teamsters Convention (IBT), which drew more than 6,000 attendees to the Paris Hotel June 27-July 1, included Rene Lagler (production designer), Jon Kuser (lighting designer) and Alan Wells (director and graphics designer).
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Barbizon Charlotte Helps Raise Funds for Cancer Research with 24 Hours of Booty
CHARLOTTE, NC — For the sixth year, Barbizon Lighting Company’s Charlotte location participated in 24 Hours of Booty – an all-abilities, 24-hour bicycle fundraiser for the Lance Armstrong Foundation and local cancer organizations.
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