LONDON – LD Steve Bewley, who has long relied on GLP’s LED lighting fixtures, opted for a collection of 27 JDC1s and 72 GLP X4 Bar 20s for London-based hip-hop standout Dizzee Rascal’s recent shows. Mike Oates at Lights Control Rigging (LCR) supplied the fixtures.
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SUNRISE, FL — John Castelino has been appointed Vice President of Global Marketing at Chauvet. In his new position, Castelino will be responsible for Chauvet’s entire brand portfolio which includes: CHAUVET Professional, CHAUVET DJ, ILUMINARC, TRUSST and ChamSys. Castelino joins Chauvet after a distinguished career at Stanley Black & Decker, where he served as Vice President of Product Management and Marketing. During his time at Stanley Black & Decker, Castelino led some of the company’s largest brand portfolios such as DEWALT and Mac Tools.
SCRANTON, PA. -For the Ballet Theatre of Scranton’s production of Dracula, production designer Dennis Size used six High End Systems SolaFrame 1500 fixtures, adding a heightened level of drama to the lighting and atmosphere of the dance troupe’s interpretation of Bram Stoker’s classic novel. Delivered through Craig Friedman Productions, the 1500s augmented the house rig of the Theatre At North, in Scranton. Friedman’s company (CFP) provided over forty additional automated fixtures, including venerable Studio Colors and x.Spots. To assist with the project, Size brought in Lesli Tilly as his gaffer/head electrician. Clay Harding joined the fun as his programmer.
ETC’s latest addition to the ColorSource fixture family is the ColorSource CYC. This dedicated cyclorama fixture promises to give the back wall the attention it deserves by producing a wide range of smooth, bold colors using a unique, all-LED, five color mix of red, green, blue, indigo, and lime. With a compact and lightweight design, this affordable fixture practically blends in with the background. Your budget can now go toward something other than replacing the highly saturated, colored gel that burns through after a couple of shows. Even better, there’s no more need to buy lamp after expensive lamp. Because these fixtures are fanless and all-LED, they consume a fraction of the power of other standard CYC fixtures. But less power consumption doesn’t mean less light output. In fact, you’ll be able to light a full cyclorama with a fraction of the fixtures.
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NETHERLANDS – After almost 2 months of beta, the final Resolume Avenue & Arena 6.0.0. Download is now open to everybody. Come and get it.… Read More »Resolume Release vs 6.0.0 Software
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LOUISVILLE, KY – LeRoy Bennett’s shape-shifting production design for Lady Gaga’s current tour in support of Joanne, her fifth studio album, includes a multitude of elaborately synchronized staging and visual elements. Helping control all that complexity are five d3 4x4pro media servers with three DVI VFC cards, 3G-SDI input, timecode and Art-Net control supplied by Solotech.
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DETROIT – Little Caesars Arena in Detroit opened in September to praise as one of the most innovative and technologically impressive sports and entertainment complexes in the world. Part of the credit can be taken by the venue’s unique dynamic ceiling, a 43,000-square-foot wire grid onto which nearly 1,700 custom LED strip lights from Elation Professional are mounted. Designed by architectural and engineering firm HOK architects, the 863 million dollar, 20,000-seat arena is part of District Detroit as the major new attraction in the city’s rapidly revitalizing greater downtown.
PRAGUE – Robe BMFL moving lights – a mix of 108 x BMFL Spots, WashBeams and Wash XFs, plus 80 x Spiider LED wash beams – proved a perfect match to light the first Laver Cup international tennis tournament. The Laver Cup is a brand new indoor hard court men’s tennis competition staged for the first time in Prague’s O2 Arena … with the action broadcast worldwide on TV. The BMFLs were the primary light sources for the main show court, which saw two exciting teams – Europe (captained by Björn Borg) and World (captained by John McEnroe) – battle it out for the trophy!
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LAS VEGAS – The Parnelli Ballot for the 17th annual awards ceremony has been finalized, and voting has begun! The ballot, which includes the six North American finalists for the Parnelli Award for Hometown Hero Lighting Company of the Year (chosen during a separate round of voting in September) is posted online at parnelliawards.com, and it’s up to YOU, the PLSN reader, to decide who among the nominees will step up to the awards podium at the Anaheim Hilton in Anaheim, CA on the evening of Jan. 26, 2018.
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AUSTIN – High End Systems is pleased to announce the addition of three new employees. Terry Heisler comes to High End Systems as West Coast Regional Sales Manager and Clint Wingrove has signed on as Southeastern Regional Sales Manager. In HES Engineering, Ian Clarke has joined the company as R&D Product Development Manager.
NEWMARKET, ONTARIO – Charles R. Kaiser, Technical Director of the Newmarket Theatre was named the recipient of this year’s award. Named after long-time Newmarket resident… Read More »Charles Kaiser Receives the Fletcher Award for 2017
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