Whirlwind’s Cyclone Pocket Cases have case doors that can be tucked away inside the case when not in use, eliminating the task of having to store (and keep track of) unused doors. Available in 10-, 12-, 14-, and 16-space options, the inner shell is shock mounted top and bottom. Also available in custom sizes upon request.
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PR Lighting’s Phantom 440 is a Beam, Wash and Spot Hybrid moving head fixture that makes use of a high luminance Osram Sirius HRI 440W discharge source rated for 1500 hours of use with a color temperature of 7000K, ±300K. One fixed gobo wheel with 18 fixed gobos and one rotating gobo wheel with seven rotating gobos give users a wide range of options. The fixture also features a bi-directional interchangeable animation wheel that rotates at variable speeds for a variety of impressive effects.
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Electro Kabuki (EK), makers of theatrical reveal systems, now offers a 4-way Basic Firing Box as an accessory. It’s designed to let users rig up to four strings of modules and release each independently to achieve the exact set of reveal or drop effects they need.
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SOUTH KIRKBY, U.K. – Illuminate Lighting, a company specializing in renting out lighting consoles and control systems, has acquired the lighting control and data distribution rental business of Lighting Productions. Pictured here at left is the founder of Illuminate Lighting Jonathan Pask and founder of Lighting Productions, Jonathan Dawson-Butterworth.
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FRANCE – With the appointment of AED France as Prolyte distributor next to its existing distribution partner Axente, Prolyte Group has guaranteed full distribution coverage in France, offering customers optimized access to the range of Prolyte products. Prolyte Group’s trusted partner Axente, who holds the position as Prolyte distributor and ProLyft Service Point in France for a prolonged period, made it possible to succeed to open the French market for Prolyte and grow a trusted and steady customer base.
AUSTRALIA – Lexair Entertainment is proud to have been appointed the exclusive Australian and New Zealand distributor for American followspot giant Lycian Stage Lighting. Lycian followspots are found in venues and production rental houses the world over. As the industry leader with over 50 years’ experience in followspot design and manufacturing, Lycian have a well-earned a reputation for high quality, reliable and robust products. As North America’s largest followspot manufacturer, Lycian also boast the widest range of followspots to suit every venue from the largest stadium to the smallest school hall.
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NETHERLANDS – Podium de Vorstin is a purpose built live music venue right in the heart of ‘media city’ Hilversum in the Netherlands. Its interesting modern neo-ecclesiastical steel architecture was created by Architekten Cie, and ensures that it stands out as an aesthetic landmark as well as a popular entertainment venue. Production assistant Robin von Zijl and technical manager Michael Sakkers were part of the team who chose Robe Spiider LED wash beams and DL4S Profile luminaires – 16 of each – in a recent technical upgrade.
ANAHEIM, CA – VCI Event Technology named Anthony Stevens vice president of business development. Stevens, who comes to VCI from AV Concepts and, before that, Swank Audio Visuals’ event services division, will lead the company’s national sales and business development initiatives from their Anaheim, CA headquarters.
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MIDDLETON, WI – Eos family control becomes even more versatile with the release of the newly-upgraded iRFR and aRFR iOS and Android mobile applications. Both remote apps boast fully-redesigned user interfaces, more intuitive connectivity and an expanded feature set, including a full-feature keyboard and direct selects. This redesign is available as a free update for anyone who has previously purchased the iRFR or aRFR application. Note that software v2.6 must be installed on the host Eos device (console, RPU, laptop, etc) for these revised applications to work.
UK – BBC One’s musical show Pitch Battle recently completed a successful opening season with five pre-recorded episodes, plus the live finals. Live broadcasts have zero tolerance for malfunctions (just ask Mariah Carey . . . or Janet Jackson) and gear must be 100% reliable. For this reason, lighting designer Mark Kenyon insists on ProPlex Data Distribution Devices for all his show data networking.
BUTLER, OH – The theme of the fourth annual EST Festival, which took place outside Cleveland August 11-13, was “1970 Something,” a tribute to those unruly, hard-driving days when social inhibitions seemed to be falling like bowling pins. Early Seventies style swagger was out in full force during the two-day festival, as its founder Machine Gun Kelly and other hip-hop heavyweights like Gucci Mane tore things up with some high-powered decibels. There were even some period piece scenic elements dotting the festival grounds for atmosphere, but the Alex Kay lightshow that supported the onstage performances went way beyond anything anyone could ever have imagined back in the day.
LOS ANGELES – Country trio Lady Antebellum is spanning the globe on their You Look Good World Tour of arenas and amphitheaters accompanied by Claypaky Mythos2 fixtures and grandMA2 consoles. The multi-Grammy winners just released “Heart Break,” their seventh studio album. The You Look Good World Tour commenced in Bakersfield, California in May, crosses North America this summer and makes stops in Europe and South Africa before wrapping in October.