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CHAUVET Professional F4IP Video Panel Stands Out Rain Or Shine

CHAUVET Professional F4IP Video Panel Stands Out Rain Or Shine

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SUNRISE, FL – The F4IP LED video panel from CHAUVET Professional is a fair and foul weather friend. With brilliant SMD 1921 LEDs, a pixel pitch of 4.8 mm and 5,000 NITs illuminance, the new panel has the brightness and clarity to make a vivid impression in outdoor applications even on the sunniest days.  At the same time though, its rugged construction and IP65 rating also make it tough enough to perform flawlessly even in inclement weather.

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Curtiss Hotel Uses Eiki Projection

Buffalo, NY’s Curtiss Hotel Uses Eiki Projection on Building’s Exterior

BUFFALO, NY – The Curtiss Hotel turned to Veraview LLC for a digital signage solution that would not run afoul of city regulations against the use of LED signage. Varaview’s solution is to project directly onto the building’s exterior using an Eiki EK-800U 12,000 Lumens / WUXGA / 1-chip DLP large venue projector outdoors at the edge of the property atop a 40-foot light pole.

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Theatre Communications Group Receives Support from National Endowment for the Arts

NEW YORK, NY – Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, was awarded $100,000 by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) as part of its second round of funding for FY 2017. As the only funder in the country to support arts activities in all 50 states and five U.S. jurisdictions, the NEA will award 1,195 grants totaling $84.06 million to support organizations that employ artists and cultural workers to provide programs for thousands of people from Idaho to Maine; in urban centers such as Cleveland, Ohio and Dallas, Texas; and in rural towns as different as Haines, Alaska and Whitesburg, Kentucky.

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Jeff Ravitz And Bandit Light Electric Forest Sherwood Court

[caption id="attachment_278117" align="alignnone" width="800"]Jeff Ravitz And Bandit Light Team Up at Electric Forest[/caption]

ROTHBURY, MICHIGAN – Due to high demand (with tickets selling out before the lineup was even announced), the Electric Forest Music Festival doubled its days and held its iconic woodland adventure over two consecutive weekends, with thousands making their way back into the effervescent woods that feel straight out of a fairytale dream. Lighting Designer Jeff Ravitz returned to design the lighting for the Sherwood Court Stage with a lighting package provided by Bandit Lites.

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Mad Cool Festival 2017

Green Day Expresses Condolences After Aerialist’s Tragic Fall at Madrid Festival

MADRID – On July 7 at the Mad Cool Festival in Madrid, acrobat Pedro Aunion Monroy, 42, who had been performing in front of a crowd of 35,000 attendees, died after falling nearly 100 feet. As investigators tried to pinpoint the cause, festival organizers and Green Day were criticized for continuing with their show despite the tragedy. In a statement, Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong expressed condolences and made it clear that, had the band been aware of the accident, they would have opted against performing. Festival organizers, meanwhile, pointed to “security issues” as the rationale for not cutting the concert performances short. They also expressed condolences.

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ADJ Fixtures Illuminate Stage For Dutch Liberation Celebration

[caption id="attachment_278110" align="alignnone" width="800"]Dutch celebrate Liberation Day with ADJ gear[/caption]

NETHERLANDS – On 5th May 1945 the Netherlands was liberated from the Nazis. Initially the date was marked every five years with a celebration of liberation, but in 1990 May 5th was designated an annual national holiday in the Netherlands. The day is now commemorated by celebrations across the country, including music festivals held in one of the major cities of each of the Netherland’s 12 provinces. In Limburg, the festival is hosted in the city of Roermond and ADJ lighting was used to provide eye candy effects and illumination for one of the principle stages.

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The Design Oasis Spices Up All-Star Game Party with Chauvet Professional

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MIAMI, FL – The action at the 88th annual Major League Baseball All-Star game was not confined to the baseball diamond. Outside the field, host city Miami rolled out its sizzling and colorful South Florida flair to turn the area surrounding Marlins Park into a festive party zone, complete with an electric 5K run, Zumba classes, celebrity events (and sightings), street fairs and, of course, high energy music.

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Jerad Garza

Ayrton Adds Jerad Garza to Growing Sales Team

FRANCE – Ayrton added Jerad Garza to its growing International sales team. Originating from Texas, Garza entered the industry as show technician with Gemini LSV in Dallas where he spent 17 years learning all aspects of show production, before progressing to the position of Sales Director and Project Manager. 

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