Learning to Park
Just as you would park your car to leave it in a location for a while, you might park the parameters of a light to… Read More »Learning to Park
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SHS Global, New U.S. Rep for Theatrixx, Starts Selling New (Not Just Used) Equipment
AUSTIN, TX – SHS Global has been named the U.S. representative of Theatrixx, a Montreal-based manufacturer of power distribution systems. Theatrixx also distributes various LED products in the Americas: Visualed touring LED screens, X-Vision installation LED screens, and Theatrixx’s own brand of X-Vision LED fixtures. The agreement means that SHS Global will serve as the U.S. distributor for those products, while Theatrixx continues to distribute those brands in Canada, Mexico and South America.
Read More »Main Stage at Ottawa Bluesfest Collapses During Cheap Trick Performance
OTTAWA — A squall knocked down the main stage overhead rig on the last day of the 12-day Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest on Sunday, July 17, about 20 minutes after Cheap Trick started performing. The band members and most of the crew were reported to be okay and no fatalities were reported. The overhead truss and gear fell backward, away from the crowd, onto some trucks. Three people were hospitalized and released, including Sandy Sanderson, a truck driver for Cheap Trick, who sustained the most serious injuries.
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High Resolution Systems and Stimulated, Inc. Collaborate on 2011 MTV Movie Awards
LOS ANGELES — High Resolution Systems LLC worked with Robb Wagner of Burbank’s Stimulated, Inc. on a new way to feed content to the big screens at the recent 2011 MTV Movie Awards live telecast.
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LED Gear Turns San Francisco City Hall Into Festive Venue for Private Party
SAN FRANCISCO — Allegra Entertainment & Events and interior designer Kaki Hockersmith recently used GDS’ wireless LED battery-powered LiteWareHO (High Output) uplighter to quickly transform the main floor of San Francisco’s City Hall for a private party.
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Gateway Church Uses grandMA Consoles for Services at Three Campuses
SOUTHLAKE, TX — At Gateway Church’s three locations, grandMA consoles play a key role in services for more than 20,000 worshippers. The new, main location for the church, which opened here last fall, uses a full-size grandMA2 with a grandMA 2 lite as backup.
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Electric Daisy Carnival Uses eps america Barriers for Vegas Festival Debut
LAS VEGAS — For Electric Daisy Carnival producer Insomniac, the Las Vegas debut of their 15-year-old event drew record crowds, putting GIGS barricades from eps america to the test.
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Wimbledon Victory Celebration for Novak Djokovic Lit with Coemar Gear
BELGRADE, Serbia — Newly-crowned Wimbledon champ Novak Djokovic drew close to 100,000 fans to the main square in Belgrade for a celebration of the 22-year-old Serbian tennis pro’s victory. He appeared on a stage lit by Infinity ACL S and iWash Flex fixtures from Coemar.
Read More »Alderamin Group Ltd. Formed by Four Companies to Serve Large-Scale Lighting Project Needs
LONDON — Alderamin Group Ltd. is a new organization formed through the alliance of four separate companies: Ptarmigan Integration, Artistic Licence Integration, Artistic Licence Engineering and Ten Thousand Things. The new company aims to serve customers in the entertainment, leisure, architectural and retail lighting sectors, particularly large-scale projects requiring purpose-built products.
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Jeff Ravitz, 4Wall Light “CeeLo Green: Talking to Strangers”
LOS ANGELES, CA – 4Wall Entertainment Los Angeles recently teamed with LD Jeff Ravitz of Intensity Advisors to provide lighting for CeeLo Green: Talking to Strangers, a new show on Fuse TV.
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Wybron Cygnus Studio Series
Wybron’s Cygnus Studio Series, which builds on the company’s Cygnus Wash series fixtures, with all-white studio wash lights featuring variable color temperatures from 2800K-6000K. Well-suited to film, video, and venues where streaming video is used, the series offers users flicker-free white illumination from daylight to lamplight.
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AV Concepts Liquid Scenic Technology Transforms Venue at CEMA Summit 2011
CARLSBAD, CA — The Corporate Event Marketing Association (CEMA) Summit 2011 featured AV Concepts’ Liquid Scenic live event technology, which brings scenery to life through a process of HD projection.
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