Video of the Week: Brad Schiller on Vari-Lite’s VL4000
Chauvet Professional COLORdash Accent Quad
Chauvet Professional’s COLORdash Accent Quad promises a punch of evenly mixed light from tight locations. Powered by a 10 quad color (RGBA) LED, this palm-sized fixture offers saturated colors and pastels with a soft, even glow. An onboard OLED display controls and addresses the fixture via DMX or in a stand-alone mode.
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Daktronics Profiled by CBS on Super Bowl Sunday
BROOKINGS, SD — Daktronics co-founders Al Kurtenbach and Duane Sander, along with the Kurtenbach’s son (and current CEO) Reece Kurtenbach, may be more accustomed to working in behind-the-scenes roles. But all three were front and center on CBS News Sunday Morning on Feb. 1, 2015. That’s when the 7.5 minute TV report detailed how their company has grown from humble beginnings in a town four hours away from the nearest NFL franchise to a video powerhouse providing football fans with some of the biggest stadium screens ever produced.
Read More »In Memoriam: David Gibson Swain, 54
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – David Gibson Swain, 54, died Jan. 28 in an accidental fall at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center. Swain had served as technical director at the PAC, which adjoins the North Charleston Coliseum and Charleston Area Convention Center since the facility opened in 1999.
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Visual Design Team for “Dancing with the Stars” Relies on ETC Eos for Control
LOS ANGELES – LD Simon Miles and lighting programmer Matt Cotter have been using ETC’s Eos lighting control system for Dancing with the Stars, which is now in its 19th season. They’ve been collaborating with video director Michael Zinman and video programmer Jeff Shood on the popular show’s visuals.
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PixelFLEX Installs First 2mm Convex LED Video Wall at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville
NASHVILLE, TN — PixelFLEX recently installed a high-resolution (2mm pixel pitch) convex video wall within the Lexus Lounge, which opened recently at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. The first-of-its-kind wall measures 47 by 7 feet (WxH) within the private 450-member VIP club. It proves a panoramic, HD view of Nashville Predators games and other events at the venue.
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Slipknot Tours with Clay Paky Stormy Fixtures
LOS ANGELES – Masked rockers Slipknot are making headlines with a fifth album release, the addition of new band members, their Knotfest concert series and the launch of the “Prepare for Hell” tour – and Clay Paky Stormys are along for the ride.
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Arctic Monkeys Perform in Brazil with Robe Moving Lights
SAO PAULO and RIO, Brazil – UK based LD Sam MacLaren used Robe moving lights for two back-to-back shows in Brazil featuring the Arctic Monkeys. The shows wrapped the band’s ‘AM’ world tour, which had been on the road for 18 months.
Read More »DWP Live Adds d3 Technologies’ Media Servers
LOS ANGELES and NASHVILLE – Video projection company DWP Live added d3 media servers to its video production rental offerings recently.
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2015 Super Bowl Field Lit with LED Lighting
PHOENIX, AZ – Before the start of the 2014 NFL regular season, University of Phoenix Stadium in Arizona, home to the NFL Cardinals and also Super Bowl XLIX, retrofitted 312 high-performance light-emitting diode (LED) stadium light fixtures. The LED fixtures replaced more than 780 metal halide high-intensity discharge (HID) fixtures and lit the field during the Super Bowl matchup between the Patriots and the Seahawks on Feb. 1, 2015.
Read More »Absen Offering Certified Engineer (ACE) Program in Orlando March 10-12, 2015
ORLANDO, FL — Absen is offering its Certified Engineers Program for engineers, technicians, and freelancers working in the event production industry. The next event is set for 7703 Kingspointe Parkway, Suite 600 in Orlando, FL on March 10, 11 and 12, 2015. The course is offered at no charge to qualified participants. Attendees are responsible for covering their own travel, food, and accommodation expenses.
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Karamu House’s Terrence Spivey to Address “The Ground on Which We Stand” at USITT
CINCINNATI, OH – Terrence Spivey, artistic director of Cleveland’s Karamu House, the nation’s oldest black theatre, will help USITT promote diversity in theatre at USITT 2015 in Cincinnati in March.
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