NEW YORK – The ETCP (Entertainment Technician Certification Program) examinations will be given March 31 at USITT’s Annual Conference & Stage Expo in Long Beach, CA. Interested applicants must submit their application, along with supporting materials and fee, to the ETCP office no later than March 1. ETCP is an ESTA initiative created to promote industry safety.
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NEW YORK — If it’s New Years Eve and Phish is performing, you can be sure of one thing: Something unexpected is going to happen. In 2010, it was Jon Fishman, shot from a cannon in Miami. In 2011, it was the International Meatstick flash mob. In 2012, it started with a steaming tea kettle, then moved to aerialists disguised as fans, plucked from the crowd and hoisted 45 feet high, performing amid smoke, balloons and a random speaker cabinet. Behind the gag were scenic designer David Gallo, Phish/Red Light Management, production manager Hadden Hippsely, Zenith Pyro, Square Root Studios, Tait Towers and Tait’s flight director, Paul Sapsis.
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AARHUS, Denmark – London-based Imagination, which produces brand marketing, wanted its headquarters to reflect its creativity. In addition to their classic blue lighting scheme, they wanted the ability to customize the facade for festive occasions. Twelve Martin Exterior 410s provide a wash of color across the façade, while four Exterior 420s offer uniform white light.
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NEW YORK – WorldStage provided AV support for an innovative installation in New York City’s six-acre Madison Square Park, where Dutch artist Jacco Olivier’s stop-motion animations brighten the park’s winter landscape. Olivier’s images of birds, a deer, a frog, a beetle and flora are seamlessly integrated into the outdoors, displayed on screens suspended from trees, hidden in the bushes and planted in the ground. On display in both the park’s heavily trafficked areas and quieter spots, the exhibit runs until March.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium – ArKaos’ new protocol, Kling-Net, is a protocol designed specifically to allow the distribution of real-time video data to remote display devices, such as LEDs or LED panels, over Ethernet. ArKaos has designed the protocol to simplify the process of using LEDs, especially for new and first-time users.
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Read More »GOTHENBURG, Sweden — LumenRadio AB, TMB, and City Theatrical, Inc. have entered into a confidential settlement agreement that settles all current litigation between the companies, according to a posting on LumenRadio’s web site. LumenRadio also noted that, as part of the settlement agreement, LumenRadio AB has obtained a license from City Theatrical, Inc. to U.S. Patent No. 7,432,803 (the “803” patent) and all patents in the 803 patent family that covers all LumenRadio wireless lighting control products that have been sold in the past and that are currently being sold, including those sold to LumenRadio’s OEM customers.
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EDINBURGH, U.K. — Electrosonic upgraded some of the key audio/visual components in the Scottish Government’s Media Centre at St. Andrew’s House in Edinburgh. The Centre has the facility to run presentations, record proceedings and relay images to an adjacent room.
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NORCROSS, GA — Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder agreed to perform for a fundraising event at a private residence. Given that it was a daytime event, projection was a consideration. The fact that it was someone’s backyard was another consideration. In under one hour, the backyard balcony was turned into a concert venue using the NanoLumens 112” NanoFlex display.
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RANCHO DOMINGUEZ, CA – Drapery manufacturer Sew What? Inc. supplied Kabuki curtains for the unveiling of two new BMW concept cars at the Los Angeles Auto Show, fabricating the curtains to work with the customer’s Kabuki system. This year’s show was held Nov. 18-27 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
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