LONDON – Corporate and event lighting specialists, Blinding Light Ltd., recently expanded their wash light inventory by making a substantial investment in Martin MAC Aura XB LED wash light fixtures. Pictured here is the Blinding Light team with the new fixtures.
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Blizzard says its “True” main power and extension cables are built with thicker wire gauges, better jackets, shields and connectors. They are compatible with Neutrik powerCON TRUE1 locking, IP65-rated connectors. The connectors feature a simple, yet rugged locking device to guarantee safe power connections. Blizzard also notes that these connectors have breaking capacity, allowting “True” power connections to be connected or disconnected safely under load.
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NEW YORK – Continuing its Rigging Safety Initiative (RSI) program, which USITT launched five years ago, the association recently approved free stage rigging inspections and safety training for 11 more schools, located in Natick, MA; Woodbury, MN; Medford, NJ; Chazy and Fredonia, NY; Elyria, OH; Greendale, WI; and in Houston and Wayland, TX. Since its launch, USITT has accepted more than 120 schools into the RSI program. The schools get a free rigging inspection and safety training performed by USITT’s partner rigging companies, which charge USITT a reduced rate.
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden – LD Fredrik Jönsson used a large number of Clay Paky Mythos, Sharpy, Sharpy Wash 330 and brand new Scenius fixtures for the 2016 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. The semi-finals and final performances were staged and broadcast live from the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden on May 10, 12 and 14.
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MUNICH, Germany – Lighting Designer Thomas Gerdon of gerdon MEDIADESIGN used an Elation Professional lighting package to light artist performances on the German RV program Verstehen Sie Spass. Broadcast on the ARD television network, the show offers both music performances and Candid Camera-style pranks. The rig includes Platinum SBX moving heads, Satura Spot CMY Pro LED moving heads, Platinum Wash ZFX Pro XL LED wash lights and ACL 360 Roller effect lights.
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AMSTERDAM – For DJ Armin van Buuren’s new ‘Armin Only’ mega-show at Amsterdam’s Ziggo Dome, titled ‘Armin Only – Embrace,’ the same technical and creative team backing the ‘Armin Only – Intense’ world tour in 2014 used 162 Robe moving lights. A blend of Pointes, LEDWash 600s and LEDBeam 100s were unleashed for the four-hour trance event.
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LAS VEGAS – Pitbull performed at the Axis in Planet Hollywood on the LED-video-drenched Las Vegas Strip with a visual twist – Chauvet’s 4×4 COB LED panels instead of LED video displays. Michael Smalley and Gabe Fraboni of Twin Designs positioned 138 Nexus 4×4 panels on the fascia of tri-level band and dancer risers.
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TOUR dates: Jan. 12 to April 1 (U.S.); April 23-30 (Australia)
THE DESIGN: “Vance Joy is a dynamic pop act, but it’s also a very intimate one. At either end of the dynamic spectrum, his music lends itself to a warm blanket of incandescence. The next step was choosing instruments to provide punch and textures to accentuate larger moments without overriding the intimate, storyteller vibe intrinsic in the show. I’m also a drummer, and I’ve found my most valuable lighting tool to be timing. I look at it as playing drums with colors.”
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LAS VEGAS — Screen Innovations, an AV company that created the first screen to orbit in space aboard the International Space Station, will be exhibiting the company’s new “levitating” Zero-G screen and a curved, 8K, 30 foot wide rear projection display.at InfoComm 2016 in Las Vegas at booth C4815.
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NASHVILLE, TN and OREM, UT – LED video display manufacturer PixelFLEX named Cornerstone AV as its newest production rental partner. Cornerstone AV will rent out the company’s line of LED video technologies. Based in Orem, Utah, Cornerstone AV creates unique experiences at live events across the U.S. They have purchased FLEXCurtain HD 6.25mm LED video wall systems to incorporate into their rental inventory. (Cornerstone AV supplied the FLEXCurtain HD used for Fetty Wap’s tour, pictured here.)
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Rosco Laboratories’ next-gen Miro Cube UV LED fixture, the Miro Cube UV365 was developed by Rosco’s design partner, The Black Tank, and Rosco’s product manager for LED systems, Jack Burwick. Miro Cube UV365 uses LEDs tuned to 365nm, eliminating any visible light emission, and falling squarely into what is known as the true UV spectrum. The fixture also features a patented heat management system and other advancements.
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LOS ANGELES – Pearl Jam has hit the road on its 2016 North American tour with a large complement of Clay Paky Scenius moving head spotlights enhancing their sold-out shows. Lighting designer Kille J. Knobel, who has worked with the band for 16 years, obtained 36 Scenius fixtures for the rig from Upstaging, Inc. in Sycamore, IL, near Chicago. The fixtures were sourced via A.C.T Lighting, Inc.
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