LAS VEGAS – Stage Technologies Las Vegas' three-training course, An Introduction to Automation and the eChameleon Suite, will take place Aug. 1-3. The course is aimed at programmers and operators as well as professionals from other disciplines.
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Litepanels' H2 Hi-Output LED fixtures are capable of throwing illumination over a 20 to 25 foot (6.1 – 7.6 M) distance. The fixture is also 5600°K color-balanced, with an array of 72 one-Watt daylight LEDs focused to a 10° angle. The 100W H2 fixtures provide light equivalent to a 1000W legacy lighting fixture with just 10% of the energy, generating much less heat as well.
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ROZNOV POD RADHOSTEM, Czech Republic – Robe reported that its Robin 600 LEDWash is officially the fastest selling product the company has launched since 1999. Since production started at the end of 2010, more than 2,000 of the units have been delivered and, after a strong showing at Prolight+Sound 2011, more than 1,500 more are on order.
Read More »UDDEVALLA, Sweden – Wireless Solution Sweden AB has announced an OEM partner agreement with PR Lighting, making wireless DMX standard equipment in PR Lighting's new PR-5000 Spot and Wash and the PR-8802 Architectural LED Wash fixtures.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Jay Krause of Sound and Lighting Solutions provided 100 Chauvet and Iluminarc fixtures to support Andy Kostas’ interior design for the bi-level 8,500-square-foot SHO Nightclub, which opened earlier this year.
Read More »Rose Brand says that, at 32'9" wide, its new Trevira Muslin is the widest flame-retardant muslin on the market. It is designed for use as cycloramas and backdrops and is sold exclusively at Rose Brand.
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DUBAI, UAE – The 2011 edition of Education Without Borders, a biennial international student conference, opened on Burj Khalifa Island with a laser show in front of the world's tallest building. The event was attended by more than 1,000 students from 130 countries and hosted by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
Read More »Times Square Stage Lighting introduced a new line of LED fixtures aimed at the entertainment industry, including RGB and RGBW borderlights and PAR cans suitable for use in clubs, tours, and exhibits. Most are DMX-controllable and include built-in programs for standalone use. They also support master/slave and audio-activated modes.
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The P3-200 System Controller, a recent addition to Martin Professional's P3 System Controller family for LED screens, combines features from Martin's P3-100 video signal controller with SD-SDI, HD-SDI and 3G-SDI input capability for optimized use in TV/broadcast environments.
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FLORENCE, Italy – Sans drummer Stefano D'Orazio, Pooh has been performing as a reformed trio (plus three session musicians). LD Fabrizio "Fabi" Crico, who has lit the band, off and on, since 1978, has lately been providing 11 battens assembled in a kitesurfing wing shape and a large background LED screen that traces the band's history and shows various music clips while lighting tones the truss.
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SYDNEY – Last year, 101 musicians from 33 countries uploaded videos to YouTube of themselves auditioning for the YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011 and were chosen to perform YouTube Symphony Orchestra artistic advisor, Michael Tilson Thomas. The performance was streamed live on YouTube directly from Sydney Opera House.
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LSC announced the release of the QX1 USB-DMX Decoder designed specifically for use with its Clarity lighting and media control software. The QX1 falls into the same family as its bigger brothers the QX2 and QX4 and is aimed at smaller shows or venues where only a single universe of DMX512 is required or where cost is the major consideration.
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