BERGAMO, ITALY – LD Otis Howard chose 30 Clay Paky Sharpys, controlled with a grandMA, for the NBA All-Star Game Halftime Show. Howard said the NBA wanted an over-the-top show and the equipment he chose supplied the “bells and whistles” for performances from Pitbull, Chris Brown, Ne-Yo and Nicki Minaj.
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MINNEAPOLIS – Staging Concepts is supplying a temporary seating configuration for more than 17,000 fans for the NCAA Final Four at the Superdome in New Orleans. Almost 4,700 portable platforms supported by a highly engineered scaffold style understructure will cover an area of 188,216 sq. ft. This seating configuration involves a major move of the basketball court from the end zone, where it was in 2003 when New Orleans last hosted the Final Four, to the middle of the arena near the action.
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PRINCETON JUNCTION, NJ – Three companies have recently joined the Rental and Staging Network (RSN), bringing the total membership to 19. Video West, Audio Visual Frischkorn and CMI Communications help strengthen the organization’s goal, which is to become the “go to” source for AV/staging services.
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MADISON, WI – Full Compass Systems recently promoted Laurie Andres from marketing & public relations specialist to senior marketing coordinator. Andres will continue to coordinate day-to-day operations of the Full Compass marketing department, oversee production schedules and contribute to the planning and development of marketing programs.
Read More »BEAVERTON, OR — AVnu Alliance, an industry forum dedicated to bringing AVnu-certified interoperable AVB products to the market, has expanded with three new members. AudioScience, U.S.-based manufacturer specializing in digital audio peripherals; beyerdynamic, German developer of conferencing systems, headphones, and microphones; and OnTime Networks AS, Scandinavian supplier of industrial data communication products, have joined more than 40 AVnu Alliance member companies that represent industries across automotive, pro AV and consumer electronics.
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LAS VEGAS — The 2012 Parnelli Awards return to Las Vegas this October, and plans are already underway for an even bigger and better event than last year’s celebration in Orlando. A video recap of the 2011 awards program is now online at parnelliawards.com. Along with the evening’s highlights, including Kenny Chesney’s surprise appearance to present Ed Wannebo (pictured here) with his Lifetime Achievement Award, the highlight reel features masters of ceremonies Flo and Eddie (of Turtles fame) and the presentation of the Parnelli Visionary Award (to Jim Fackert) and Parnelli Audio Innovator Award (to Kenton Forsythe).
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PERTH, Australia – Perth’s Concert & Corporate Productions (CCP) has had a busy summer, but General Manager Sean McKernan, CCP had geared up for the season by purchasing eight Jands HPC12 dimmers. “Basically we run them as 48-way racks so you can tell them to be dimmer or distro,” said McKernan. “Now we can just send out one rack and any channel can be anything we require…It makes life so much easier and quicker for our crew.”
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COLUMBIA, MD —Nemetschek Vectorworks announces its Creative Minds Monthly Design Competition. The purpose is to challenge designers to explore multiple options for documenting and presenting a response to a design concept, be it architectural, landscape, entertainment and more. The competition is open to anyone within the U.S., and submissions can come from an individual or a group of up to four people.
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