BOIRARGUES, France – Spanish tower lift manufacturer VMB and France-based ESL have signed a deal for the exclusive distribution of all VMB products in France. ESL will now also be the official service center for all VMB lifts.
Read More »
TORONTO — Staging elements for a June 16 Radiohead concert at Downsview Park partially collapsed, with falling structural elements pinning and killing drum tech Scott Johnson, 33, at the scene. Another crew member was hospitalized with a non-life-threatening head injury, and two others were treated at the scene.
Read More »
DONETSK, Ukraine – CORTMI Ltd. has carried out an innovative lighting installation at a war memorial in their native city using PR Lighting’s new ARC LED 3216, among other lighting. The three LED spotlights have been placed on specially installed masts around the monument, illuminating it with red light to symbolize the bloody years of war.
Read More »
VENTURA, CA – Don “Donnie” Halchak has joined Ventura, CA-based Total Structures as East Coast Sales Executive. He will be based out of Wilkes-Barre, PA, but will be on the road much of the time visiting customers. Halchak comes from Mountain Productions where he spent the majority of his 13-year career involved with entertainment rigging, going from hoist tech to sales rep.
Read More »
High End Systems’ TechnoArc automated luminaire is designed for small to medium scale performance applications. The compact soft-edge luminaire – and a companion to the hard-edged Technospot – features smooth CMY color mixing and a fixed color wheel, a 6.5 inch lens, 8° to 32° zoom, and more than 14,000 lumens of output. The fixture is now shipping from its Austin, TX headquarters.
Read More »
KENILWORTH, UK – Live video/AV production and rental specialist Central Presentations Ltd. (CPL) has appointed Lee Gruszeckyj to boost its busy Project Management team. “Lee G,” as he is nicknamed, has extensive industry experience dealing with video and IMAG systems – both engineering and directing – and also projection. He has previously worked with CPL early in his career.
Read More »INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana State Fair Commission held a memorial June 14 for the seven people killed by the staging collapse on Aug. 13, 2011. They also unveiled a plaque near the entrance to the fair’s grandstand listing the names of the victims.
Read More »
TORONTO – ArKaos named A.C. Lighting, based here, North American distributor for the ArKaos range of media server products. ArKaos’ product line offers software and hardware combinations designed to let users incorporate video, projection or LED control into their productions and integrate them with the show’s lighting.
Read More »