Clay Paky Donates to Behind the Scenes Charity at Knights of Illumination Awards
Clay Paky donated to Behind the Scenes, a new charity which supports entertainment technology professionals in times of need.
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ARRI Names Wilson Zeferino Director of Sales, Latin Markets
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL — ARRI Inc. named Wilson Zeferino director of sales, Latin American Markets. Based at ARRI’s office here, Zeferino, who speaks Spanish, Portuguese and English, will oversee sales efforts and customer service and work to enhance the company’s business and strategy in the Caribbean, Central America and South America.
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Total Structures Outdoor Structure and Truss Workshop Set for Nov. 18-19 in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS – Total Structures announced that its next Outdoor Structure and Truss Workshop will be held at 233 South 4th Street here on Nov. 18-19, coinciding with the LDI exhibition. Sessions run from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.
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Prolights Gear from Italy’s Music & Lights Using ArKaos PRO Kling-Net Protocol
BRUSSELS, Belgium – ArKaos noted recently that Italian lighting manufacturer Music & Lights is incorporating ArKaos’ Kling-Net protocol into a number of their pixel-based Prolights LED fixtures. Kling-Net will be retrofitted into four existing Prolights products, including the Halupix (pictured here), Chromapix, Halurock (pictured below) and Chromarock, with plans to incorporate King-Net into all new Prolights products going forward.
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River of Life Church in Minnesota Adds Chauvet Professional Gear
ELK RIVER, MN – Excel AV Group provided an upgrade to the lighting system used for the 6,000-square-foot River of Life Church here that includes Chauvet Professional LED gear. Four Rogue R2 Spots and 10 COLORdash Par-Quad 18 fixtures now complement variable white LED fixtures deployed earlier.
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Behind the Scenes UK’s Charity Golf Day Raises $8,818
LONDON – The first official Behind the Scenes Charity (BTS) Golf Day took place Oct. 15, one week after the organization’s launch at PLASA 2014. The BTS Golf Day has evolved from earlier incarnations including the PLASA Golf Day and the Light Relief Golf Day. Eighteen teams played 27 holes of golf.
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Colbie Caillat Tours with Elation Cuepix Light Cubes
LOS ANGELES — Grammy Award-winning singer Colbie Caillat toured the U.S. through the summer beneath a new lighting design from LD Kenneth Gribbon of Pulse Lighting that included Elation Cuepix Panel LED matrix blinders. Denver-based Steelfab LLC worked the LED fixtures into custom-fabricated scenic light cubes for the tour.
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ADJ Sets Dates for New Product Showcase in Metro NYC Nov. 4-6
NEW YORK – ADJ has set three dates for its New Products Showcase and Live Learning Seminar events in the metro New York City area. Dates and locations include Nov. 4 at Musically Yours, Hackensack, NJ; Nov. 5 at Canal Sound & Light, New York, NY; Nov. 6 at Music Trends, Levittown, NY.
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Miss America Pageant Lit with Clay Paky Sharpy Washes, grandMA2 Consoles
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — Atomic Lighting (Lititz, PA) provided gear to light the 53 contestants in the Miss America beauty pageant, which returned to Boardwalk Hall here Sept. 14 and was telecast on ABC. LD Allen Branton specified a rig that included two dozen Clay Paky Sharpy Wash fixtures controlled by grandMA consoles for the 88th pageant. Felix Peralta and Kevin Lawson served as lighting directors and Laura Frank as the screens producer and media programmer for the event. A.C.T Lighting distributes Clay Paky and MA Lighting’s grandMA products in North America.
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Staging Concepts WeatherTec Platform
The new WeatherTec Platform from Staging Concepts, is an all-weather stage designed to endure harsh outdoor conditions. Its 0 percent water absorption composite core and multiple aluminum skin construction protects the panel from rain and humidity.
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U.K.-Based Rental Company Siyan Expands Robe Inventory
HIGH WYCOMBE, U.K. – Siyan, a lighting rental company based here, expanded its stock of Robe fixtures earlier this year with the addition of Robe Pointes and more LEDBeam 100 moving lights. The fixtures were quickly deployed on a variety of projects right after they were delivered by Robe UK.
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Barbizon Installs Altman LED Worklights for DC’s Arena Stage
WASHINGTON, DC — Altman Lighting and Barbizon relayed this account from Christopher Lewton, master electrician for the Arena Stage at The Mead Center for American Theater here, and Barbizon’s Jeremiah Brophy on how they and others upgraded the venue with Altman Lighting’s 130W LED work lights. The venue is pictured here; the fixture is pictured below.
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