HOUSTON, TX — For 2017 Bassmaster Classic, which ran from March 24-26 and included daily weigh-ins at Houston’s Minute Maid Park, Upstage Video provided a 32-by-22-foot video wall comprised of 193 ROE 7mm tiles. Upstage Video also provided d3 for processing. (The company recently expanded its inventory of d3 2×4 Pro servers.)
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LOS ANGELES — Country music singer/songwriter Cole Swindell is one busy guy opening for Dierks Bentley on the “What The Hell World Tour” and headlining his own dates coast to coast. Production designers Sooner Routhier and Robert Long of SRae Productions have created a system, featuring Claypaky Mythos fixtures and a grandMA2 light console, which does double duty for both of Swindell’s gigs. A.C.T Lighting, Inc. distributes Claypaky fixtures and MA Lighting gear exclusively in North America.
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BOWLING GREEN, KY — For Prather Touring’s six-month 73-city cross-country U.S. touring production of the musical, Pippin, lighting director and production manager Russell Thompson has replaced the company’s old incandescent ellipsoidals with 12 Ovation E-260WW LED fixtures from Chauvet Professional.
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LOS ANGELES – Elation noted that its hybrid Platinum FLX™ and IP65-rated Proteus™ series luminaires are extending the success the company has achieved by relying on Philips’ Platinum lamp technology. Elation first used the lamp for its moving lights in 2009,
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BURBANK, CA – Pictured is the graduating class of Roe Academy – a training session held at the offices of Roe Visual US Inc, March 28-30, 2017. The students spent time learning about all ROE product – specs, setup & troubleshooting. They had lecture time and hands on learning. Folks traveled from Florida, Las Vegas, Northern and Southern California. All in attendance passed written and hands on exams to become Certified Level 1 Roe Technicians.
OAKLAND, CA — On April 1 in his hometown of Oakland, hundreds gathered from all over the country for the Celebration of Life event for Benny Collins, a product/tour manager live event professional who died Jan. 27. The celebration took place at the Fox Theater, courtesy of Another Planet Entertainment who generously hosted the event in the lobby of the theater they helped restore and now manage.
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MUNICH – DoPchoice, known for innovative light directing tools, adds the new Octa 7 to its lineup of octagonal Snapbag® Rabbit-Ears softboxes. With a 7-foot (205cm) diameter, this larger octagonal-shaped softbox joins the smaller Octa 3 and Octa 5 to fit most LED soft lights. Each delivers smooth and even illumination across the front with or without a baffle. The larger the Octa, the softer and smoother the light output around the subject.
WAYNE, N.J.,– The newly launched “MK” Series of cinema lenses from the Optical Devices Division of FUJIFILM will make their NAB debut next month in Las Vegas. With the first in its series introduced in February of this year, “MK” lenses are currently designed for E-mount cameras and boast advanced optical performance, ultra-compact and lightweight design, as well as superb cost performance. FUJIFILM will exhibit in booth #C7225 during the show to be held from April 22-27 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
FRANKFURT – Highlite’s Infinity Chimp 300 desk is being showcased at Prolight + Sound 2017 – it includes an output capable of transmitting DMX wirelessly with W-DMX™. This is the world’s first professional console with built-in wireless transmitter from W-DMX™. The Infinity Chimp 300 desk is a product making a statement in entertainment lighting – the desk houses a 22’’ full HD touchscreen, 4 encoders and 10 faders with multiple pages.
LONDON — Chroma-Q sponsored an event on March 14 at Pinewood Studios west of London that featured perspectives on lighting design from award-winning cinematographer Phil Méheux BSC and television lighting designer Gurdip Mahal and others. Méheux is pictured here with fellow cinematographer Oliver Stapleton.
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SUNRISE, FL — Chauvet noted that Phil Watson, who has used ChamSys’ MagicQ himself and is still an active lighting designer, has been named ChamSys USA Director. ChamSys USA is the U.S. division of U.K.-based ChamSys, which Chauvet acquired last month.
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UK – The Fifth Estate Ltd is thrilled to announce the growth of the company, with the arrival of well-known entertainment technology editor and journalist, Lee Baldock, who joins the group of experienced marketing content producers and strategists. Baldock, who left Light & Sound International (LSi) magazine this spring, joins The Fifth Estate as senior account director.