Creating art while working inside client-imposed limitations can be more difficult than coloring inside the lines of an M.C. Escher painting. Constraints would seem like… Read More »Artistic Constraints and Creative Solutions
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LAS VEGAS – The Accu-Weather forecast for the 2017 PLSN/FOH Parnelli Classic, set to take place at the Rhodes Ranch Golf Club in Las Vegas on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017, predicts that after a somewhat chilly start of 60 degrees F. in the early morning, the bright sun and a warm breeze from the southwest will bring afternoon temperatures up to 78 degrees F. by mid-afternoon. Especially for anyone arriving from the freezing and drizzly sections of the country, Nov. 16 in Las Vegas will be a warm and beautiful day.
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WHITE SPRINGS, FLORIDA – Country fans turned out to enjoy the hits from country music’s biggest names at the inaugural Party in the Pines Music Festival. Bienville Entertainment turned to Bandit Lites, the world’s premier concert lighting company and the industry’s best in festival lighting systems to supply the lighting for the two stages. Hailed as the largest country music festival to ever come to North Florida, Party in the Pines featured VIP accommodations, beautiful camping facilities and meet and greets all at the stunning Bienville Plantation, one of the country’s best fishing and hunting resorts.
TORONTO, ON, – A.C. Lighting Inc., distributor of world-class lighting, rigging and video technologies, recently added Belgian-based Luminex Network Intelligence, manufacturer of data distribution equipment for professional lighting, audio and video applications to its exclusive brand line. This comes as part of a growth strategy aimed at galvanizing its robust North American Sales force.
FRANCE – This summer’s Celine Dion LIVE 2017 tour, in support of her 2016 French-language album Encore un soir, took the Canadian songstress on a 25-date tour of Europe in her first major tour for eight years. Celine Dion LIVE 2017 sold out at every venue as it visited stadiums and arenas in Denmark, Sweden, England, the Netherlands, France, Switzerland and Germany, and received stellar reviews that confirmed Dion is an artist at the height of her career.
LAS VEGAS – A MagicDMX Basic USB-DMX interface giveaway and a new addition to the award-winning MagicQ Stadium series are among the highlights at LDI for ChamSys. The company will be giving interfaces to the first 100 visitors to its booth (1415) who have downloaded and installed MagicQ on their PCs, Macs or Linux systems. (Details of that offer can be found on www.chamsysusa.com/news_ldishow)
LDI/LAS VEGAS – Christie® continues to expand the creative horizon with its newest end-to-end solutions for stagers and designers, which will be on display at the Live Design International (LDI) 2017 Show from November 17-19 in the Las Vegas Convention Center. Attendees have the opportunity to experience the new Christie Crimson projector that provides vibrant, crisp visuals and stretches the boundaries of lampless projection. Additionally, the Christie booth 2037 will feature Christie Boxer 4K30, Christie Pandoras Box, and Christie Mystique. Christie Spyder X80 and Christie Terra will also make their LDI debut, showcasing state-of-the-art processing.
BARCELONA – Green Hippo announces the appointment of Earpro as its distributor in Portugal and Spain. This announcement heralds a further exciting addition to the Green Hippo distributor ranks and, with immediate effect, Earpro will put its considerable commercial weight and industry experience behind taking Green Hippo’s award-winning line of real-time video playback technology into these two valuable markets.
NYC – SNA Displays unveiled the highest-resolution LED screen in the history of Times Square with the debut of the newest large-format LED video spectacular at 701 7th Avenue (also known as 20 Times Square). SNA selected Analog Way to provide a full 8K resolution processing solution for the massive wrap-around display, which showcases NFL Experience, a joint venture of the NFL and Cirque du Soleil.“We were honored to be selected to partner with SNA on one of the highest-profile projects in the world,” says Analog Way Regional Sales Manager, Seth Teates.
BOSTON – Innovation is the key theme of HUBweek, a unique civic festival held each year in Boston that brings together creative minds who make an impact in technology, science and art. This year’s HUBweek saw entertainment solutions company High Output decorate Boston’s City Hall Plaza in color and effects using Elation Professional IP65-rated lighting, a boost of eye-catching appeal for the festival’s new, centralized format.
AARHAUS, DENMARK – Musikhuset Aarhus – also known as Aarhus Concert Hall – in Aarhus, Denmark, is the latest in a number of high profile theatre venues in Scandinavia to invest in Robe, with a substantial purchase of 78 x Spiider LED wash beam fixtures. These are primarily designated for use in their main hall where they will be “workhorse fixtures’ explained head of lighting Ole Nielsen.
YONKERS, NY – “Altman has been a stalwart supporter of Stage Lighting Super Saturday over the last 12 years. Not many in the lighting industry hasn’t worked with Altman gear” says workshop producer Scott Parker. Altman is a name that stands for quality, durability, pride, and excellence… a name synonymous with tradition, dedication, and design innovation… a family name. For over sixty years, the Altman™ name has stood true as one of the leading innovators of theatrical, architectural, film and video lighting available on the market today.