LOS ANGELES — Elation Professional launched Sniper, a hybrid multi-effect lighting fixture and laser simulator. Promising a “powerful, precise and ultra-narrow 3° beam,” the fixture includes a high-speed X/Y scan and Z rotation mirror system designed to enable the Sniper to spread laser-like effects including liquid sky, laser wave, and laser cone effects, all capable of high speed movement. Sniper also allows these effects to be projected and “scanned” into the crowd; laser regulations do not apply to the fixture, which is not, strictly speaking, a laser projector.
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MANCHESTER, U.K. – Clay Paky Alpha Wash 1200’s and Stage Zoom 1200’s are used at Dock 10 Studios in Salford, near Manchester, where the children’s show Swashbuckle is currently being filmed. The show is aired on CBeebies, the BBC-owned channel for kids under 6, launched along with the network’s CBBC, targeting kids aged 6-12, back in 2002.
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LAS VEGAS – DJs Alesso (formerly with Swedish House Mafia) and Carl Cox performed at Light in Las Vegas over Labor Day weekend. Along with all the other visual toys stocked within the club, a $25 million adult playground launched by owners/operators Cirque du Soleil and The Light Group in May, 2013, Tommy Crews, the club’s creative director, worked with LaserNet president Tom Harman to set up a high-powered laser system with bounce mirrors.
Read More »NEW YORK – Draft standards for theatre fire safety curtain systems (BSR E1.22) and for personal fall arrest systems on portable structures (BSR E1.39) are now available for public review. The reviews run through Nov. 3. The draft documents are free to download.
VANTAA, Finland – Wireless Solution Sweden named Msonic Light + Sound, based here, as its distributor in Finland.
NEW YORK – WorldStage provided audio, video and lighting support to an event staged at the Metropolitan Pavilion here by Proexport, to promote business between companies based in Colombia, South America and the U.S. event at the in New York. For the space called The Gallery, multiple projectors were used to overcome the challenges of limited ceiling height and exposed ductwork. “[We] decided the best course of action would be to utilize Panasonic’s ET-DLE030 Ultra Short Throw Lens in combination with Panasonic PT-DZ870ULK 8500-lumen projectors,” said said WorldStage project manager Frank Mejia. “We were able to project a 12’ wide image from just 4’ away from the screen,” he added, noting the use of “multiple projectors in an edge-blend configuration to cover the entire 52’ of image width.”
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WARRINGTON, UK – XL Video supplied over 2,000 square meters of LED screen plus control and crew across eight stages and arenas at the UK’s biggest EDM event, Creamfields Festival. “The demand for more screens at EDM events like Creamfields reflects the growing importance of visuals to leading DJ sets,” said XL Project Manager Steve Greetham.
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LAS VEGAS — If building a stronger relationship with others in the industry is why you’re planning to travel to Las Vegas this November, it might be a good idea to “think outside the box” of the hectic Las Vegas Convention Center and picture yourself on the beautiful green expanse of the Siena Golf Club. That’s where the PLSN and FRONT of HOUSE Parnelli Classic Golf Tournament will take place on Thursday, Nov. 20. Registration is now open and sponsorship opportunities are still available!
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This summer, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge created a sensation on the Internet and social media. The ALS Association, which works to spread awareness of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a.k.a. Lou Gehrig’s disease, and raise funds for research in hopes of reducing its impact, perhaps even finding a cure, launched the campaign. By late August, the association noted that total donations had topped the $100 million mark.
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Tour Dates: June 26-Aug. 16, 2014
Describe your approach: “For this run, the majority of the gear is provided locally. Because of 311’s large, diverse song catalog there is quite a bit of punting or busking going on. One of the most important tasks was to make sure that every cue and palette would translate properly and could be “cloned” easily from day to day without a lot of extra programming.” Read More »