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Dollywood “Great Pumpkin LumiNights” Aglow in Elation Lighting

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PIGEON FORGE, TN – For the annual harvest festival at Dollywood this year, “Great Pumpkin LumiNights” featured thousands of illuminated jack-o-lanterns. Elation Professional dealer StudioVibrant of Lexington, KY supported the event with a combination of SixPar 100, SixPar 200 and SixBar 1000 IP fixtures. Lighting from Elation’s sister company, Acclaim Lighting, also played a key role as Acclaim DynaDrum HO fixtures lit permanent structures.

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Christie APEX 0.9mm LED Video Wall Delivers Bright Amazing Colors In An Ultra-Fine Pixel Pitch

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CYPRESS, Calif. – Christie®, a leader in creating and delivering the world’s best visual and audio experiences, is enhancing the Christie® Velvet® Apex Series line of products with the launch of the APEX 0.9mm LED video wall — a quality ultra-narrow pitch LED solution backed by exceptional Christie expertise and customer service. Available in ultra-fine pixel pitches from 0.9mm to 2.5mm and featuring a 16:9 aspect ratio, the Apex Series displays content in impeccable detail, making it the ideal choice for applications where image quality and clarity is paramount.

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GLP X4 L On Test Duty With The British Lions Down Under

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NEW ZEALAND – Earlier this summer Oceania, the biggest lighting rental company in New Zealand, invested in 24x X4 L LED heads from GLP, which went out the same day they arrived to support the British & Irish Lions’ rugby tour down under. Over six weeks they were ever present on all regional games and the three All Blacks test matches.

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ADJ Expand Popular AV Series With IP Outdoor Rated LED Video Panel

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LOS ANGELES – ADJ has expanded its AV Series of modular LED video panels with the introduction of the new AV4IP. Offering an IP-rated enclosure design, this high-resolution panel is ideal for both indoor and outdoor use due to its impressive brightness and color contrast. With the release of the original AV6 panel, ADJ disrupted the LED video market by introducing a system that offers unrivalled affordability and usability. Since then the range has expanded to include the higher resolution AV3 and both models have proved extremely popular both for fixed installation in venues ranging from clubs to churches as well as for use by production companies supplying tours and one-off events.

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The Power of Four at LDI

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LAS VEGAS -Area Four Industries America’s presence at LDI 2017 proved to be an extremely successful follow-up to its first attendance at last year’s LDI show, where the newly launched company made its debut. Its impressive booth at this year’s show was constructed from the flexible and easy to assemble LITEC Libera series truss, which made the shape of the company’s iconic number four, and featured products from its MILOS, LITEC, EXE Technology and Mobiltechlifts brands. 

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The Axis Mini Grid from Mega-Lite Hits the Streets

HELOTES, TX. MEGA-LITE introduces the Axis Mini Grid, a compact 3X3 pixel mappable eye-candy fixture with similar features as the Axis Grid. With 9 RGBW 10W LEDs capable of pixel control for unique eye-candy effects and pre-programmed color and pixel macros, this moving head can create a colorful, punchy beam.

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2017 PLSN Gold Star Product Awards

2017 PLSN Gold Star Product Awards

Over the course of 2017, the staff at PLSN checks out every new product that has to do with the live event industry and beyond. Besides the wide variety of lighting categories we have these days for fixtures, there are great innovations in everything from touring video systems to clamps and gadgets that aid us in our pursuit of the perfect tools for our shows.

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PLSN's 2017 LDI Show Report

PLSN’s 2017 LDI Show Report

The LDI exhibition returned to the Las Vegas Convention Center Nov. 17-19, and with more than 350 exhibitors using the event for some of their most significant product launches of the year, there was plenty of innovation for the 16,000-plus attendees to check out.

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Nook Schoenfeld, Editor, PLSN

Noticeable Improvements

I love when people raise the bar, and a lot of that was done this year. It has become quite evident that discharge bulbs are quickly going the way of fossil fuels. Only the old folks will still think there’s money to be made in these things. Heck, one look at the LED Engin series of light sources that Osram has shows us how committed manufacturers have become.

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Katy Perry Witness - The Tour 2017 photo by Steve Jennings

Katy Perry – ‘Witness:’ The Tour

The current Katy Perry tour brought in a top-notch team with the return of longtime lighting designer Baz Halpin, who this time around is also producer for the tour. Halpin worked with the creative/show directors and choreography team of Antony “Ant” Ginandjar and Ashley “Ash” Evans of The Squared Division, with the company offering creative production and concepts for stage and screen. Back on board are associate lighting designer, lighting and video programmer Eric Marchwinski, lighting director, lighting and video programmer Drew Gnagey and production manager Jay Schmit, who’s been with Perry for the past seven and a half years.

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