I heard about a tragedy the other day. A designer lost a tour based solely on color selection. A particular band that chooses a different color for each album cover hired this person to do their tour. During a televised promotion for their upcoming tour, the production manager mentioned to the designer/programmer that they would like the color of their album to be in every single song. The designer chose to go against the band’s wishes.
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NASHVILLE — For Taylor X’s recent video shoot capturing her performance of her urban pop dance song, “No Ceiling,” which took place at the rehearsal facility that Bandit Lites provides to its clients, LD Erik Parker availed himself of the some of the light fixtures that Bandit has in its inventory, including Vari-Lite VL3000 Spots, GLP impression X4S, Martin Atomic Strobes and ETC Source Four Pars.
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AMSTERDAM — The Stampede Drone Arena, which debuted at ISE 2016, returned to the big AV trade show, which runs Feb. 7-10 at RAI Amsterdam. This year’s Stampede Drone Area drew visitors to Hall 14 at Stand 14-A100 with a roster of manufacturers that included Yuneec, DJI, VideoBank, Virtual Air Boss, Trackimo, Agrowing, GPC, xFold, Amimon, Elistair, Droneify, Hoverfly, Christie, Vidyo, Aerialtronics, and Hitachi. Stampede also announced updated training programs and educational resources for 2017.
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MIDDLETON, WI– In 2016, ETC hired a record number of new employees and had more internal job transfers than any year before. This year has started out the same, with many new employees joining the ETC team and employees moving into new jobs within the company. Erin Giblin and Jacob Coakley are two of those new faces, while David Hilton transitions into a new role at ETC.
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TORONTO – An underutilized 1,800-seat Broadway-style touring hall underwent an ambitious renovation that resulted in two new venues. The 580-seat Lyric Theatre occupies the seating area of the former auditorium. Twelve rows were removed to accommodate the stage and the rake of the orchestra and balcony seating. Backlit acoustic panels–each programmable with color-changing LED fixtures–wrap the room, defining the proscenium opening and intensifying the theatricality of the space. Theater Consultants Collaborative out of Chapel Hill, N.C. was involved with the project.
VENTURA, CA — For a Rubicon Theatre Company production of Gulf View Drive, the third and final drama in Arlene Hutton’s Nibroc Trilogy, Mike Billings used Chauvet Professional’s Ovation E-910FC color mixing ellipsoidal fixtuers to create visuals that accompanied the play’s themes, including the inexorable flow of time.
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LOS ANGELES– Main Light Industries, Inc., one of the largest equipment rental houses in the U.S., has taken delivery of a compliment of Claypaky Mythos2 fixtures. Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, the company provides lighting, special effects and video equipment to professional production companies worldwide. Main Light has an extensive inventory of Claypaky lighting fixtures already in house.
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AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, – Demonstrating its commitment to provide commercial integrators with a complete range of high performance signal distribution solutions, Gefen from Core Brands today introduced the EXT-DP-4K600-1SC extender that enables integrators to place 4K 600 MHz DisplayPort 1.2 sources and displays up to 660 feet apart with full optical isolation. The introduction was made at ISE 2017 in Core Brands Stand 1-N53 at the RAI Convention Center in Amsterdam.
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS — Xantech, the industry standard in IR and connectivity solutions, today announced the introduction of its new EX Series HDMI cables that set new standards for performance, reliability, and value. The introduction was made at ISE 2017 at Core Brands Stand 1-N53 in the RAI Convention Center in Amsterdam.
LAS VEGAS — Terry Lowe, Parnelli Awards producer and publisher PLSN and FRONT of HOUSE magazines, announced that David Haskell, president of Morris, the Nashville-based production company that handles lighting, audio, and rigging for a wide range of clients, has joined the Parnelli Board of Advisors.
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TARTU, ESTONIA – Vanemuine Theatre in Estonia’s cultural hub of Tartu has premiered the country’s first version of the classic ABBA jukebox musical “Mamma Mia” staged in Vanemuine’s Big House auditorium, directed by Ain Mäeots with lighting designed by Meelis Lusmägi. The LD took advantage of Vanemuine’s house rig which includes Robe moving lights, weaving MMX Spots, 600E Spots, LEDWash 1200s and LEDWash 600s into his scheme for the lively and colorful show set on the Greek island of Kalokairi on the eve of Sophie’s wedding to Sky.
MINNEAPOLIS — Staging Concepts, industry leader in portable staging equipment and performing arts solutions, is pleased to announce the launch of its newest product offering: the Aria™ Acoustical Shell System. A highly anticipated addition to the product line, the Aria Acoustical Shell System offers highly-engineered towers and ceiling panels that reflect sound to create a resounding performance space. Aria is a unique and cost-effective solution that enables the band, chorus or orchestra to deliver their best performance.
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