LOS ANGELES – ShowFX served as a scenic vendor for the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, providing band looks for Drake (shown here), Florence + the Machine, Justin Bieber, Deadmau5 and Eminem. All performed on sets, mechanical staging or structures engineered and supplied by ShowFX.
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KUWAIT CITY – Electrosonic designed, supplied, installed and programmed extensive LED lighting, digital signage, video projection, special effects, audio and show control for the circular 360 Mall's Family Entertainment Center complex.
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AZUSA, CA – Enders & Associates equipped Azusa Pacific University with a MediorNet fiber backbone solution from Riedel Communications to provide signal transport and routing of HD video signals on campus.
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LONDON – Philips Vari-Lite has an expanded technical training program underway to benefit attendees from the U.K., Spain, German, Austria and other locations in Europe.
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MEXICO CITY – The historic El Zócalo (Plaza of the Constitution) was illuminated with a 75-minute-long multimedia spectacular in November, part of a continuing series of celebrations for the centenary of the start of the Mexican Revolution and the bicentennial of the country's independence.
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POMPANO BEACH, FL – Griffin Automation supplied and installed Anolis LEDs and Robe's new CityScape Xtreme exterior LED fixtures for the New York Strip Steakhouse & Cabaret. The venue, founded by Dennis DeGori, is a fusion of fine dining and adult cabaret.
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DOHA, U.A.E. – Al Laith Event Services built a 2,000-capacity open air theatre for the 2010 Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF) on the esplanade at Katara in Doha. The temporary structure featured 14 steel arches measuring up to 85 meters in width and 26 meters in height. It was designed by Jeremy Thom, the production designer for the DTFF event, and weighed in at about 100 metric tons.
Read More »LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles County Superior Court jury found that Chaos Visual Productions (Chaos), its founder John Wiseman and its general manager Valdis Dauksts did not misappropriate any alleged trade secrets of XL Touring Video (XLTV), nor did they breach any fiduciary duty they owed to XLTV, in connection with Wiseman's resignation and formation of Chaos in November of 2008. The jury has yet to rule on Wiseman, Dauksts and Chaos in their counter claim against XLTV.
Read More »UDDEVALLA, Sweden – Wireless Solution Sweden AB named ArchiLX to supply W-DMX to Cyprus and surrounding areas. ArchiLX, based in Limassol, Cyprus, is a provider of lighting solutions with a portfolio of products that includes Studio Due, LANTA Lighting, Global Design Solutions, Artistic License, Phillips, ETC and Zero 88.
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PHOENIX – Enliven Production Group named Andrew Hutchinson as the company's Phoenix-based project manager. Hutchinson has more than 20 years of experience as a lighting designer and project manager, working also at the Scottsdale Center for the Arts, the Phoenician Resort, Sunbelt Scenic Studios and American Audio Visual Center.
Read More »ATLANTA, GA: Atlanta based Rigging Services, Inc. (RSI) named Victor Figueroa equipment coordinator. Figueroa replaces interim rentals manager, Chesare' Cain, who will remain on staff.
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GRONINGEN, the Netherlands – For a local celebration here of Queen's Day, or Koninginnedag, the Dutch national holiday in honor of the Queen's birthday, AVL Concept provided the Prolyte MPT roof, lighting, sound, barriers and dressing rooms.
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