LAS VEGAS — Are you one of the growing number of people who are looking to an alternative to sitting on a chair at your workplace everyday by installing (and using) a treadmill desk? If so, we want to know about it! If you know of someone else in our industry who uses one of these, please provide their contact details as well.
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LAS VEGAS — This year’s window of opportunity to nominate companies worthy of receiving a Parnelli Award for Hometown Hero Lighting Company of the Year hasn’t slammed shut yet; the deadline is July 31, 2014. But while the annual PLSN newsletter alert informing readers that they only have scant days before the nominations period closes is still a week away, there’s no reason to wait until that final reminder. Do a worthy company proud by taking a minute to nominate them for the honor today.
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MILTON KEYNES, U.K. – Working with video director Blue Leach, Creative Technology provided video gear in support of a 12-show U.K./European tour leg that was part of Pearl Jam’s ongoing world tour in support of the band’s 10th studio album, Lighting Bolt, which was released last fall. The tour leg began in Amsterdam in mid-June and finished with a concert here July 11. The shows featured a form of I-Mag (in black and white), a rarity for the band’s live shows.
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SUNRISE, FL – For Third Eye Blind’s 2014 Spring/Summer Tour, LD Mitch Schellenger has been using a rig with 22 Nexus 4×4 LED panels from Chauvet Professional, based here. Chauvet Professional relayed Schellenger’s comments on how he was able to use the fixtures within a lighting design that takes its inspiration from the hues of a sunset – including the “green flash” phenomenon noted by some who have watched the setting sun.
Read More »CHINA – Lightconverse held a series of workshops featuring the company’s lighting visualization software products in Shanghai and Guangzhou earlier this year.
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NEW YORK – A collection of 16 Chauvet PVP S5 LED panels lit up the DJ booth and dance floor at the second annual Many Hopes Gala. The panels were part of a lightshow created by LD Jason Ayala who praised their flexibility and brightness. “There were no moving fixtures in this party, just uplights and the panels,” he said. “We relied on the panels to bring the party-like atmosphere to the dance floor and they didn’t let us down.”
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BRADFORD, Yorkshire, U.K. – As the Tour de France got underway, large LED screens powered by LEDView image-scaling technology from Calibre UK were positioned along the course. The screens were supplied by Lightmedia and Big TV – both of which specified Calibre’s LEDView530 as their large-display image scaler of choice for the Grand Depart.
NEW YORK – The PLASA Foundation’s 2014 Behind the Scenes Holiday Cards, which this year include designs from Chris Barreca, Marci Bilskie, Alexander Dodge, Andrew Hefter, Todd Rosenthal, and Donyale Werle, are available to order until Sept. 22 (to ensure that they arrive by late November). Three card ordering options are offered: personalized cards with a company logo and custom message, card packs of 10 with a standard greeting, and electronic versions for delivery by email. All proceeds benefit the Behind the Scenes charity.
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LONDON – Serious Stages, which first worked with Elton John in 2012, has once again been entrusted to provide the staging for concerts in two newly built sports stadia, Leigh Sports Village Stadium, Manchester (the setup for the June 21 concert is pictured here) and Colchester United’s Weston Homes Community Stadium (June 29). Tour promoter Marshall Arts has supported Sir Elton in finding new venues away from the usual touring circuit to take his music to the fans.
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tvONE has new firmware and software upgrades for the company’s C2-2000 series. Featured at InfoComm 2014, the C2-2000 series includes the C2-2855 Universal Scaler, the C2-2755 Video Scaler and the C2-2655 Scan Converter.
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PILTON, U.K. — Arcadia took their magic mix of metal, mechanical engineering and madness to the 2014 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts (a.k.a. Glasto) with the return of the giant spider – around 12 meters tall and 40 meters wide – and an even bigger and better show than previous years.
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