ANAHEIM, CA— For the third year in a row, Harman is supporting the production needs of NAMM’s GoPro stage, not just with the JBL line arrays and Crown amplifiers used on the audio side, but also the Martin Professional lighting fixtures used for the staged performances accompanying the MI-focused trade event, which runs from Jan. 22-25.
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SHANGHAI, China – The 135-year-old Shanghai Symphony Orchestra now has a new home in the Shanghai Symphony Hall, which celebrated its long-awaited grand opening in September 2014. The venue was equipped with a full complement of ETC equipment, including a Sensor3 Power Control system with ThruPower modules, Source Four PAR fixtures and an Eos-family lighting control system.
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LOS ANGELES – LD Butch Allen included Q-Wash 560Z-LED fixtures from Chauvet Professional in the rig for the sold-out, live touring version of TV’s Dancing With The Stars. Ray Woodbury of RK Diversified Entertainment helped put together a rig that, while providing ample visual punch, could also be shoehorned into a one-trailer lighting production. The rig also includes Chauvet Professional’s Rogue R2 Beam fixtures.
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LONDON – XL Video UK has announced a major investment in new Barco projectors and lenses, as well as a large investment in video distribution equipment from Lightware. Both agreements support the company’s commitment to regularly update their inventory with the latest video gear.
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DALLAS – CMT’s “Ultimate Kickoff Party,” a 90-minute live concert broadcast on CMT from the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas on Jan. 9, also marked the U.S. TV debut for Clay Paky’s Mythos fixtures. Morris Light & Sound provided the gear for LD Mike Swinford’s concert lighting design for the event, which coincided with the College Football Playoff National Championship and featured performances from Toby Keith and Lady Antebellum, among others.
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LONDON – For Linkin Park’s latest visit to London’s O2 Arena, the visual support included an innovative video backdrop with imagery processed by Avolites Media’s Ai Infinity servers running version 8.
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EDINBURGH, Scotland – Blue Parrot, a lighting rental and production company, added 12 Martin Quantum Profiles to their rental inventory recently. Blue Parrot credited the 475W white LED engine as the “first real alternative to a more traditional 700/800 watt discharge moving head.”
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LONDON – d3 Technologies will be presenting their d3 products during ISE 2015 as part of the Panasonic display, in a unique collaboration between Panasonic Europe, Tesla Motors and The Projection Studio.
Read More »WILLEBROEK, Belgium — AED Distribution, which was named distributor for QSC Pro Audio in Germany and the U.K. in addition to Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, has staffed up to support those new responsibilities, adding Ian Ruhback, Emma O´Sullivan and Carsten Schiedeck. The company also hired Constantinos Vonofakidis and Tania Lesage, formerly with Barco’s High End Systems, to support that brand in Europe.
Read More »ATLANTA — Chinchilla Theatrical announced that it is now offering a managed set rental program that could help theatres make money from sets that are now just taking up storage space. The scenic division of the theatrical “concierge” service company handles the details of getting used sets to where they’re needed for new staged productions. Between shows, sets are stored in Chichilla’s new Atlanta facility. Launched this year, the managed set rental program is starting off with sets for Annie, Hairspray, Spamalot, Grease and Fiddler on the Roof from client Augusta Players in Augusta, GA.
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