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Four Village Studio Goes HD with Hitachi Z-HD5000 Cameras

HITACHI Z-HD5000 Cameras

Four Village Studio Goes HD with Hitachi Z-HD5000 Cameras

WOODBURY, NY — Government access television facility Four Village Studio (4VS) strives to produce and deliver high-quality community interest programming to its viewers, while offering a practical educational environment for local students interested in media careers. When the studio began to upgrade its production capabilities to HD, it purchased four Z-HD5000 HDTV cameras from Hitachi Kokusai Electric America Ltd. (Hitachi Kokusai) to support its immediate and forward-looking needs.

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Blizzard TURBO-SCAN

Blizzard Turbo Scan 150W LED Scanner

Blizzard’s Turbo Scan LED Scanner is a bright, fast LED scanner that makes use of a 150-watt LED light source. Promising crisp, clear beams, the scanner features two gobo wheels and rotating, indexing and interchangeable gobo functionality along with 3-facet and 8-facet rotating, indexable prism features. There’s a frost filter and a variety of built-in programs and sound active mode to add further variety to the looks. The moving mirror design also offers speed, with 3-phase motors capable of 180° pan in 0.8 seconds and 90° tilt in under 0.5 seconds. The MSRP is $1,899.99.

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Main Light Industries Provides Chauvet’s Rogue R1 FX-B Fixtures for moe. Tour

NEW YORK – People who go to a moe. concert thinking they know what to expect, have probably never been to a moe. concert before. The quintet from upstate New York epitomizes the freewheeling improvisational unpredictability of jam band music, as it reels off 10-minute riffs with casual ease and seamlessly moves from song to song with nary a break in between. No two moe. performances are ever alike, which is why so many dedicated fans (aka “moe.rons”) have been to 30…40…50… or more of the group’s concerts.

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George Benson

George Benson Gets U.K. Tour Assist from HSL

UK – Leading UK lighting and visuals rental company HSL supplied lighting equipment and crew to the recent UK tour by iconic soul and jazz singer / songwriter and guitarist George Benson. Benson, who had his most popular hits in the 1970s including the album “Breezin’” still has a huge following, and tours worldwide from May to October every year.

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Laura Pausini World Tour Rig Includes Robe Pointes, BMFLs

ITALY – Multi award winning Italian singer / songwriter and music producer Laura Pausini started her 2016 world touring campaign in support of her new ‘Simili’ studio album with a brand new lighting design created by Alain Corthout and Ignace D’Haese from Belgian based creative visual design practice, Arf & Yes. This includes 128 x Robe Pointes and 109 x BMFL WashBeams which are right at the center of a complex and eye-catching rig.

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Ethan, Sombath and Sylvain

Bandit Lites Adds Ethan Mills, Sombath Inthavong, and Sylvain Thonethongthip to Nashville Office Grows

NASHVILLE – With business growing and the touring inventory constantly expanding, Bandit Lites has added to its Nashville office with the hiring of Ethan Mills, Sombath Inthavong, and Sylvain Thonethongthip. Ethan Mills joins Bandit as the Equipment Coordinator. Bandit’s Technical Service Department has also expanded with the hiring of Sombath Inthavong as Electronics Technician and Sylvain Thonethongthip as Assistant Electronics Technician.

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Jason Aldean on stage at Fenway Park

Jason Aldean and Kid Rock Perform at Fenway Park with Chauvet Rogue RH1 Hybrid Fixtures

BOSTON – For a music event billed as the “ultimate double-header” at Fenway Park, Jason Aldean teamed up with Kid Rock for two shows on the weekend after Labor Day, Sept. 9-10. Keith Hoagland’s light show made use of a floor package of Rogue RH1 Hybrid moving lights supplied by Bandit Lites. Hoagland used 18 Rogue RH1 Hybrids in groups of three along the upstage risers behind the backline for Aldean’s show. Justin Shaw, working for Kid Rock’s lighting designer Nook Schoenfeld, also made use of the fixtures at the event.

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Osram’s Clay Paky Acquires France-Based ADB

ITALY – Clay Paky is expanding its leading market position in the entertainment sector and has acquired ADB, the French company specializing in theaters and studios. The transaction was completed on 3 August 2016 and the acquired business, which includes a factory in Saint Quentin, has become integral part of OSRAM’s subsidiary Clay Paky.

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