LOS ANGELES – Designing shows for artists ranging from Sheryl Crow to Fleetwood Mac over a long period, experienced LD Paul ‘Arlo’ Guthrie has been increasingly finding GLP’s impression X4s an essential component in his touring inventory. Earlier this summer, PRG supplied production for the evergreen Fleetwood Mac’s Live 2013 48-city U.S. arena tour — and this time Guthrie requisitioned 36 of the new generation LED moving heads.
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NEW YORK – More than 30 IATSE Local One members passed the ETCP Rigger – Theatre examination in June, bringing the total number of certified riggers in Local One to 85. The New York Local says it now has more ETCP Certified Technicians that any other in North America. The certified technicians include those working at major venues including those at Lincoln Center along with the Metropolitan Opera House and various TV studios.
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NASHVILLE – Bandit Lites is on the road bringing the elaborate performances of the circus to stages across the country with Cirque Musica. The stage and arena production blends all the wonders under the big top, including acrobats, violinists in flight, and tight-rope walkers with symphonic renditions of classical and pop music.
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AUCKLAND, NZ – Dream Solutions announces the latest release of its LightFactory controls software. Version 2.12 expands LightFactory into the mobile space with the addition of an all new iPad remote. This latest version also brings more new features such as a visual timecode editor designed to make programming shows faster and more streamlined. This release is a free upgrade for existing version 2 users.
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COLOGNE, Germany – coolux, the creators of the Pandoras Box product family, released their new Pandoras Box Version 5.5 and the Widget Designer Version 4.5. coolux CEO Jan Huewel says, “innovative new features and general user-friendliness lie at the heart of the new releases.”
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CARLSTADT, NJ – City Theatrical’s new SHoW DMX SHoW Baby 5 has five SHoW IDs. This allows systems to be scaled up to multi universe broadcasts by using more than one transmitter. It can also be used as a way of avoiding interference from other SHoW Babys in the area.
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SOLON, OH – Vincent Lighting Systems has invested in a large inventory of Clay Paky fixtures and has begun deploying them on an array of projects, including a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame gala benefit concert. No sooner had Vincent Lighting Systems acquired their complement of Clay Paky Sharpy Beams, Sharpy Washes and GlowUps than the fixtures began going out on jobs. “We have had these fixtures out on so many productions, and they have been receiving rave reviews,” says Marketing Director Kim Craigie.
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DALLAS – Philips Entertainment is now shipping worldwide the Showline SL Nitro 510 LED Strobe luminaires. Said Brad Schiller, Showline product marketing manager, “It uses… Read More »Showline SL Nitro 510 LED Strobe Now Shipping
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ST. LOUIS — Chauvet Professional COLORado fixtures colored a dramatic rainbow on the Civil Courts Building for a PrideFest initiative in downtown St. Louis. Ironman Sound Industries specified 36 COLORado 4 IP wash battens and 24 COLORado 1 Tour PAR-style wash fixtures for the project. They were used for saturated color uplighting on the upper portion of the building.
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WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WV – For the 4th consecutive year, Upstage Video provided large screen display services to The Greenbrier Classic, and official PGA Tour event July 1-7 in White Sulphur Springs, WV. In addition to providing the three main on-course screens, the team provided one of the first high-resolution 5mm LED screens to be seen in a PGA Tour event media center.
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Video hardware/software company Green Hippo has selected Electrosonic SA cc as their new distributor in South Africa. The team at Electrosonic SA cc, a supplier of stage, theatre and entertainment lighting for more than 21 years, sees this partnership as an “exciting extension” to the range of brands that it represents, such as Martin Professional, CM Loadstar, ADB, Compulite Litec and Milos Structural Systems.
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