New features for Rosco's LitePad luminaires, developed with extensive user input, include an inset, detachable electrical connection to prevent cord damage; 33% increased light output; metal housing with a secure mounting plate and a slot where accessories can attach; medium and spot lens options; and units available in both daylight or tungsten color temperatures.
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DALLAS, TX – GoVision, which provided video support for George W. Bush's second oath of office in January 2005 and a welcome home rally in Midland, Texas in 2009, was called upon yet again for the groundbreaking ceremony for the new George W. Bush Presidential Center at Southern Methodist University, a televised event attended by an invitation-only crowd of 3,000 friends and supporters.
Read More »LOS ANGELES, CA – Elation Professional has developed a new mobile-enabled site, mobileparts.elationlighting.com, to give lighting professionals a way to order lamps, bulbs, fuses and other parts from their smart phones or iPads. The new site is also accessible from laptops or PCs over the Internet.
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LONDON – Renegade produced and supplied all the technical design and equipment – lighting, video and visuals, set and scenic elements plus sound – for the SHINE 2010 Benefit Dinner, staged at The Boiler House, a new temporary structure located inside the shell of London's iconic Battersea Power Station building.
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BELFAST, Northern Ireland – Production Services Ireland (PSI) supplied lighting and video equipment for the first Irish tour for An Appointment With Mr Yeats by The Waterboys, a concept musical performance set to the poetry of the Irish poet and dramatist WB Yeats.
Read More »SHANGHAI, China – FotoPhono AS, a Norway-based AV supplier, was responsible for the AV installation at the Norwegian Pavilion at World Expo 2010. AV consultant Ole Øyvind Heier contacted Multitekst Ltd. to design, program and implement the show control system, which included Richmond Sound Design's SoundMan-Server virtual sound system and a Medialon AV control system.
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NEW YORK – LD Tom Halpain lit both the U.S. tour and a sold-out 15-performance Broadway concert engagement featuring Harry Connick, supporting the artist first with a grandMA console, then a grandMA2 for the Broadway shows, "and now we've taken the grandMA2 light out for the rest of the tour," in support of Connick's Your Songs album, Halpain said.
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SHANGHAI, China – For the second time in two years, China has hosted an epic global gathering. Among its other superlatives, the Shanghai World Expo, a $4 billion, six-month celebration of international culture, has been called the largest outdoor multimedia display in history and the biggest and most expensive party ever.
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SYDNEY – Austage, which has been supporting corporate events Down Under for 16 years, has started using Chroma-Q Color Force gear. Joe De Abreu, general manager, credited the units for their intensity of output.
Read More »PARIS – Wireless Solution Sweden AB named CSI as the new distributor of W-DMX for entertainment in France. The agreement was announced during the JTSE trade show. CSI-France also represents brands including Vari*Lite, High End Systems, About Show and Green Hippo and manages projects around the world.
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NEW YORK – Impact Video provided eight truck-mounted Daktronics LED video screens near the starting and finishing areas of the 2010 ING New York City Marathon. The truck-mounted LED displays ranged in size from 12×16 feet to 22×30 feet.
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PALERMO, Italy – The lighting and set for Panastudio Productions' La Tana del Lupo (Den of The Wolf) won't be confused with that used for the Eurovision Song Contest anytime soon.
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