TORRE de ROVERI, Italy – Pasquale Quadri, founder and chairman of Clay Paky SpA, passed away in his home here shortly before midnight on Sept. 6. He was 67. Quadri, who is survived by his wife, Antonella; his daughters, Alessandra and Francesca; and granddaughters, Melissa and Martina; is credited as the driving force behind one of the world’s most prominent manufacturers of entertainment lighting fixtures.
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LOS ANGELES — Close to 150 Robe moving lights, including 52 of the company’s new BMFL Spot fixtures, were included in LD Tom Kenny’s lighting design for the 2014 Teen Choice Awards, which were staged Aug. 10 at the Shrine Auditorium here. Kenny was the first LD to use the new BMFL Spot fixture in the U.S.
Read More »SAN ANTONIO, TX – Mega Systems Inc. announced plans for Mega Pro Sessions in California and Oklahoma this fall. The sessions, which include Enlighten lighting control training and product showcases of the company’s most recent lighting and video offerings, are set for Sept 22 (San Francisco), Sept 24 (Sacramento) and Oct. 22 (Oklahoma City). A Mega Pro Session will also be announced soon for Tulsa.
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NASHVILLE – For Miranda Lambert’s Platinum tour, in support of the artist’s latest album release, LD Chris Lisle specified a Bandit Lites-supplied rig that includes fixtures from Vari-Lite (VL3500 Washes), Martin (MAC Vipers) and Chauvet (Legend Beams and Nexus 7x7s) to complement the visual centerpiece, a 50-by-30 foot (WxH) picture frame/video screen element. Lisle built the Nexus panels into an “M” shaped thrust downstage that gave a little extra bonus in the form of eye-candy for those seated farther from the stage.
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TOKYO – Tokyo is busy – ok make that frantic- by day, but it’s when the sun goes down that this city takes on a level of intensity unique in the world. New York may be the city that never sleeps, but Tokyo never even slows down. “Time moves in its own special way” at night in the Japanese capital, as novelist Haruki Murakami wrote, aided no doubt by thousands of jam-packed clubs. Standing out in this neon sea of nightlife is a tall order for any new establishment; yet ELE Tokyo met this challenge with flying colors, not to mention split beams, intense strobes and a plethora of pixel mapped effects from Chauvet Professional used in a stunning fashion by LD Michael Meacham of iDesign Productions (Miami, FL).
Read More »HO CHI MINH CITY – A glass stage that served as part of the TV set for the Vietnamese version of a Netherlands-based reality show cracked during the live production, injuring three. The second show of the second season of Giong Hat Viet Nhi, (The Voice of the Children), was underway at the Liberation Film Studio when the stage problem caused a cameraman to fall. Fog effects were in use, and two young dancers fell as well. Although all three were injured, none of the injuries were life-threatening or serious enough to require an extended hospital stay.
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LAS VEGAS — PLSN readers have chosen the six regional winners of the 2014 Hometown Hero Award competition. These top vote getters from each of five U.S. regions plus all of Canada will be automatically entered on the Parnelli Awards ballot. PLSN readers will then get a chance to vote on which regional company will be awarded the coveted honor of Parnelli Hometown Hero Lighting Company of the Year.
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ROZNOV pod RADHOSTEM, Czech Republic – Robe formally introduced its 1700W Bright Multi-Functional Luminaire (BMFL) on Sept. 2, 2014 via a worldwide multi-lingual video broadcast across three time zones.
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LOS ANGELES — 4Wall named Darin Cohen service manager for the company’s Los Angeles division. Cohen, a lighting industry veteran, comes to 4Wall from Angstrom Lighting. Along with the addition of Cohen, 4Wall Los Angeles has expanded its tech support services to include 24-hour assistance to any venue in need.
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