ASIA – Dutch lighting designer Jan Kortbeek has been using Avolites Media’s Ai Infinity RX server to control complex new media content for an updated version of the live musical theatre show of DreamWorks Animation’s cartoon blockbuster Madagascar. The stage production has appeared in theaters around the world, most recently in China and the Middle East.
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ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan – Visual production company FIX8Group recenlty managed and delivered a complex projection and content management project for an event staged by Turkish construction group Polimeks for the Government of Turkmenistan to launch the country’s new international airport. FIX8Group sent in one of its top projection mapping teams for the 10-day project, which culminated in a mixed media spectacular that centered around Turkmenistan culture and history. The event took place Sept. 17 at Ashgabat Stadium and was attended by more than 20,000.
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LOS ANGELES — On a tour where the only constant is uncertainty about each day’s lighting rig, perks like ease of use, flexibility and quick programming make up the hat trick of must-haves. Lighting designers Danny Sinclair and Alex Furlan depend on Avolites consoles and media servers to provide all three, a fact perfectly exemplified on their recent tour with classic rocker Joe Walsh, which carried a compact Avolites Quartz lighting control console paired with a Titan Mobile Wing, plus Avolites’ Ai media servers to run the tour’s video imaging.
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KARLSTAD, Sweden – Woodlite, a lighitng rental company near the university town of Karlstad, Sweden, which also maintains a facility in Stockholm, recently added more than 100 Robe BMFL moving lights to their inventory, bringing their current BMFL total to close to 330 fixtures. They also own nearly 350 Robe Pointes. The company was founded by Magnus Jansson in 1995 (pictured here).
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LAS VEGAS – Wenger Corporation and J.R. Clancy will unveil the U.S. launch of their new branding campaign – The Creativity of Engineering – at the Live Design International (LDI) trade show and conference in Las Vegas this week. The campaign’s theme and messaging will be carried throughout new trade show booth graphics, signage and sales materials, all emphasizing six key capabilities of the combined companies: Stage Engineering, Staging, Acoustics, Control Automation, Audience Seating and Custom Capabilities.
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LOS ANGELES – ADJ has already launched a host of exciting new products in 2016, but the company is preparing to unveil thirteen more at this month’s LDI trade show in Las Vegas with a focus on value and performance. The new fixtures will continue the evolution of the brand’s mid-range product line offering unbeatable value for event production, nightclubs and churches. Among the new releases are the Vizi BSW 300 LED-powered hybrid moving head, AV3 LED video panel, Penta Pix 5-head beam fixture and myDMX 3.0 DMX control software.
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LAS VEGAS – Morpheus Lights, the U.S. distributor of Ayrton™ LED luminaires, will present a 240-fixture display of new Ayrton LED products at LDI 2016, Booth #2059, from Oct. 21-23. The exhibit will feature the brand-new, zoom-equipped MagicPanel™-FX projector (pictured here) and the new MagicBurst™ graphic strobe luminaire, along with IntelliPix™-XT, VersaPix™-RS and AlienPix™-RS fixtures. The exhibit will also introduce two exciting new variations of the award-winning MagicDot™-R: the scaled up MagicDot™-XT and the zoom-equipped MagicDot™-SX.
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LAS VEGAS — When the house lights dimmed at the iHeartRadio Festival 2016, the lighting system, designed by Tom Kenny, included one of the largest rigs of Solaris Flares ever: 222 of the popular 1 kilowatt LED fixtures, with an amazing maximum potential output of over 7 million lumens. Taking place in the brand new T-Mobile Arena on 23-24 September, the sold out show made music history once again. With performances by artists such as U2, Sting, Usher, Sia, Ariana Grande, Twenty One Pilots, Tears For Fears, Britney Spears, and many more, it was an event that made way for some of the most exciting live music of the year, in a visual setting enhanced by stunning lighting and effects.
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LAS VEGAS — TMB announced plans to debut its new Q+ Technology at the LDI show in Las Vegas this week. Now available in the Solaris Flare, this new LED driver technology is designed to maximize LED output while also optimizing LED temperatures for long term reliability. The Flare Q+ fixture promises a 40 percent increase in brightness while keeping noise from cooling fans to a minimum.
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LOUISVILLE, KY — ZFX, a leading provider of performer flying and automation systems, recently named Richard Nix director of engineering and standards. Nix will oversee engineering and standards conformance for ZFX products and further developing ZFX’s internal risk management programs, particularly within the company’s newly formed eZ-Hoist Division. He will also represent ZFX as its principle voting representative in ESTA’s Technical Standards Program.
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NYC – Music icon Alicia Keys gave fans a special treat in anticipation of her upcoming album “Here” with a surprise concert held in Times Square on October 9. Taking the stage on Sunday night, Alicia Keys turned one of the world’s most iconic landmarks into an experiential audio-visual wonderland. GOOD COMPANY lent its talents to handle the spectrum of post production for the content, which was featured on 12 billboards surrounding the concert, completing the editing, animation and VFX in order to bring the dazzling visual feast to life.
NASHVILLE — For the Americana Honors and Awards Show, a highlight of the 17th annual Americana Music Festival & Conference, which was held in Nashville in late September, LD Robert Peterson of Real World Lighting and his associate designer Monica Rose lit the famous stage at the Ryman Auditorium with Chauvet Professional COLORado fixtures.
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