JOHANNESBURG — South African event production company AV Systems has invested in the latest digiLED MC10 video modules from international screen provider displayLED. AV Systems has purchased 192 tiles of the digiLED MC10LSR model.
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SOUTH AFRICA — Forming part of the Samsung Galaxy S4 World Tour, the Galaxy S4 was launched to the South African market at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg recently and attended by some 2,000 guests. Mela Events turned to AV Unlimited for production support. AVU relied in part upon Clay Paky fixtures, including Alpha Spots and Sharpys.
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HASTINGS, New Zealand — The Hawke’s Bay Opera House recently replaced their lighting console with a new LX600 from LSC Lighting Systems, which followed their use of LSC’s Clarity software PC version with a wing.
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ADJ’s Inno Color Beam Quad7 is designed to product a hard-edge (10° angle) beam effect, at a competitive price. Powered by 7 x Quad-Color RGBW CREE LEDs, the unit also offers a wide range of features, including 2 DMX channel options, 3 operational modes, built-in programs, LED strobe/pulse effects, 0-100% electronic dimming, high-quality stepper motors and 540° pan/200° tilt.
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Sommer Cable noted recent additions to the company’s Sommer/Hicon product offerings including the new HIMM Series, the updated HD14 Series, the HQHD Series and the HI-HDRP Series.
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BROOKLYN, NY — For LD Tom Kenny’s lighting design for the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) at the Barclays Center here, there were more than 1,000 moving heads in the rig. Eighty of Robe’s new Pointe multi-purpose moving light fixtures played a key role.
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LAS VEGAS — To date, more than 30 sponsoring companies have stepped up and announced their support for the 13th Annual Parnelli Awards, set for Nov. 23 at the Mirage Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. The event will honor longtime Bruce Springsteen tour manager George Travis (Lifetime Achievement) and Eric Pearce of SGPS (Visionary Award) along with Audio Innovator Mark Engebretson.
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BOSTON and NEW YORK — Separate drug-related incidents claimed the lives of three EDM revelers in late August, with one death canceling an EDM concert in Boston on Aug. 28 and two more deaths leading to the cancellation of the final day’s performances for the three-day Electric Zoo Music Festival at Randall’s Island Park in NYC over Labor Day weekend, Aug. 30-Sept. 1. (E-Zoo 2012 is pictured here).
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