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Clay Paky Sharpys Light Up Madonna’s Halftime Show

Super Bowl Halftime Show

Clay Paky Sharpys Light Up Madonna’s Halftime Show

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – LD Al Gurdon used 204 Clay Paky Sharpys supplied by PRG for Madonna’s Super Bowl XLVI Halftime Show at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.  Gurdon put them in rectangular pods of 20 in the air and 16 on the floor, packed tightly together.  When used in a cluster as one big moving light they could operate either as a solid beam or they could suddenly split them into 20 beams for added effect.

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Whitworth Art Gallery

DBN Illuminates Whitworth Art Gallery

MANCHESTER, UK – The artwork is not only inside the Whitworth Art Gallery, but in the windows and on the exterior. DBN Lighting has supplied a custom LED and control solution to the gallery. Artist Liz Rideal designed the project, which involves illuminating nine large widows on the top story and video projections on the exterior facade.

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Clearwing Now Certified Vortek Dealer

PHOENIX, AZ – Clearwing is now a certified dealer for Vortek Classic Hoists, the automated theatrical rigging system from Daktronics. This certification allows Clearwing to offer on-site rigging repair and installations to their list of specialized services.

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Barbizon Develops New Light Initiative Program

NEW YORK – Barbizon Lighting Company has rolled out a new program called New Light Initiative to implement sustainable practices into all facets of Barbizon’s operations. The company is also developing educational materials to educate staff and customers in the industry on energy efficiency.

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Elation Road Show Rolls into New England

LOS ANGELES – Elation Professional is rolling into New England with stops in Seabrook, NH (March 7) and Boston (March 8). The Road Show stops are geared to entertain as well as inform, with extras including lunch between sessions and happy hours afterward, along with free swag giveaways and prize drawings for Elation products.

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Rose Brand Top 10 Finalists

Rose Brand Announces Top Scholarship Finalists

SECAUCUS, NJ –  Rose Brand announced the finalists of the Rose Brand Scholarship. The top 10 were comprised of graduate and undergraduate students from across the United States. The finalists will now be judged by a panel of high profile experts in the industry, with the winner to be announced at the USITT conference in March.

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ETC Unison Paradigm Central Control Server

ETC Unison Paradigm Central Control Server

ETC’s Unison Paradigm Central Control Server allows multiple Paradigm systems to be programmed independently of each other and consolidated into a single system. This provides essential systems-management for multi-venue theme parks, cruise ships, performing arts centers, casino and resort venues, museum complexes, and the like, where lighting operations can now subdivide from facilitywide control down to even one preset lighting scene.

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Martin Exterior 400 Image Projector

Martin Exterior 400 Image Projector

Martin Professional Exterior 400 Image Projector is a fully-weatherproofed LED image projector (rated at IP65) with more than 7,000 lumens of light that can integrate dynamic logos, textures and other graphics into outdoor lighting designs. Narrow, medium and wide beam angle options are available.

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Roxette

wysiwyg Tours with Roxette

TORONTO – CAST Software’s wysiwyg previsualization suite is on Roxette’s current world tour. Calle Brattberg, the all-around production designer and operator, used wysiwyg as he only had three days of rehearsal with the band. Along with that, all communications with vendors and venues were enhanced and simplified by reference to the plots done in wysiwyg.

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Voice of Germany

Robe Lights TV’s The Voice of Germany

BERLIN, Germany – TV LD Manuel da Costa chose to use more than 200 Robe moving lights on the first series of the Voice of Germany (VOG) reality talent competition. Michael Baganz operated the moving lights on a grandMA console. Cologne-based rental company Magic Light & Sound provided the lighting equipment.

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