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ADJ To Hit The Road This Fall With Pop-Up Trade Show

ADJ To Hit The Road This Fall With Pop-Up Trade Show

LOS ANGELES – Following a hugely successful launch at LDI in Las Vegas last month, the ADJ team will be hitting the road this fall to give customers across the US the opportunity to see the company’s exciting new products firsthand. The latest leg of ADJ’s Road Tour will run from November 29 to December 15 and take the form of a ‘Pop-up Tradeshow!’ The tour will hit South Texas, Chicago, Minneapolis, New York and New Jersey and the ADJ Team will visit two different locations on each day!

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WSP Halloween 2016

Bandit Brings Lights To Widespread Panic’s Halloween Bash

BROOMFIELD, CO – Southern rock band Widespread Panic returned to the road for their annual Halloween extravaganza with a lighting package provided by Bandit Lites. The ten day tour treated the jam band’s diehard fan base with both Widespread Panic’s own psychedelic songs and covers including Black Sabbath’s “Paranoid” (complete with a confetti cannon) that hadn’t been played by the band since 1987.

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New Zealand Coastline

Chauvet Professional Rogue RH1 Hybrid Illuminates New Zealand Coastline

NELSON, NEW ZEALAND – A prominent rocky outgroup in Tasman Bay, Nelson’s Fifeshire Rock was once feared as a shipping hazard. In years since, it has become one of New Zealand’s treasured national landmarks.  Standing some 14 meters above the high tide mark, it  is often the subject of photography and artworks. Recently, Nelson’s Civic Trust desired to make the rock an round-the-clock attraction by lighting it. To accomplish this, MDR Sound & Lighting supplied AV Architects Ltd with a CHAUVET Professional Rogue RH1 Hybrid fixture.

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Project SPR

Project SSSHH Uses Luminex for Lighting on Movie Sets

MONTREAL– LUMINEX GigaCore 14R PoE switches and GigaCore 12 managed Gigabit Ethernet switches are often the talk on gigs where equipment is supplied by Project SSSHH Inc., Toronto, Ontario. Project SSSHH provides the entertainment industry with sales, rentals, service and design for lighting, rigging and safety.  With backgrounds in theater, corporate production and rock ’n roll, partners Andrew Read, Ken Wiebe and Jeff Archbold have expanded into support of feature films and television. 

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Yehuda Poliker & Shlomi Shabat

A Hit for Yehuda Poliker & Shlomi Shabat

ISRAEL – When two of Israel’s biggest singing stars – Yehuda Poliker and Shlomi Shabat – get together and play onstage live … It’s a BIG deal and a hugely exciting performance spectacle that’s always well received. Needing a big lightshow with lots of power and presence … that’s why lighting designer Eyal Tavory chose a large Robe orientated rig – including 35 x BMFL spots to give the impact that everyone was anticipating at a recent show at the Rishon Lezion Amphitheatre.

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Blizzard's TORNADO™

Blizzard Lighting TOURnado IP COB

Blizzard’s TOURnado IP COB fixtures use a single 80W COB LED with a wide 60° beam angle and high output RGB color for color mixing. As with other fixtures in Blizzard’s TOURnado series, the TOURnado IP COB fixtures features a convection cooled cast aluminum housing with a tempered glass lens, watertight internal gaskets and IP65 rated power and data cable connections.

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Chicago Blackhawks Ice Projection

United Center Dual Sport Projection System Redesign

CHICAGO, IL, – United Center, home of the NBA’s Chicago Bulls and NHL’s Blackhawks, underwent a revamp during the summer months of 2016.  They featured a permanently installed sports projection system. The United Center is fully equipped to project stunning imagery onto both the ice rink and the basketball court. Veteran creative designer for both Bulls and Blackhawks in-game shows, Quince Imaging was again selected to offer a robust solution, extending projection capabilities far beyond that of the existing system.

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“Mixed Reality” describes the Unusual and Captivating at WorldStage San Francisco Open House

SAN FRANCISCO – WorldStage is known for the innovative and fun technical open houses held at its offices on both coasts.  Recently, WorldStage San Francisco welcomed clients and partners to the WorldStage 2016 Mixed Reality Open House.  A hot ticket in the Bay Area tech community, Mixed Reality offered guests a chance to get up close and personal with technology solutions for the live event marketplace that were unique and outside the mainstream.  It followed the festive Tacos and Technology get-together held by WorldStage New York last summer.

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Blackmagic Design Announces New Video Assist 2.3 Update

FREMONT, CA – November 18, 2016 – Blackmagic Design today announced Video Assist 2.3, a major new update for Blackmagic Video Assist customers that adds 3D LUTs to both models. This update also adds features to the 5” Blackmagic Video Assist including improved DNxHD and DNxHR support, false color monitoring, expanded focus options and new screen rotation features. The Video Assist 2.3 update is available for download now from the Blackmagic Design website and is free of charge for all Blackmagic Video Assist customers.

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Hardcore Fest

Chauvet Professional Helps Leper Hardcore Fest Blend Punchy Looks With Green Thinking

IEPER, BELGIUM — Hardcore metal can blend harmoniously with green thinking. A case in point is the Ieper Hardcore Fest, Europe’s largest death metal and hardcore punk festival, which attracts fans with a hard stomping lineup that includes the likes of Jello Biafra, UK Subs and Atari Teenage Riot, while at the same time leaving a gentle footprint on the environment. In recognition of its efforts, the festival has won the “Groenevent Award 2015” for greenest festival in Flanders and the “Groene Pluim” award of Ieper.

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