LA GRANADA, CA – Gothenburg, Sweden-based LumenRadio, a wireless technologies manufacturer, announced an OEM partnership with California based Cineo Lighting, a leader in the production of lighting systems available for the motion picture, television and photography industries.
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Christie’s Phoenix product line expands with the Phoenix EP (Embedded Processor). Launched at ASIS 2016, the Phoenix AP is designed to serve as a compact, highly scalable solution for managing content on single or multiple panels. The Phoenix EP units install directly into compatible Christie displays – which also provide power – and the units can connect directly to networks using CATx cable.
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NASHVILLE – PixelFLEX noted that Crescent Events, a live event production company based in Charlotte, NC and Oxnard, CA, has expanded its video production capabilities with the order of FLEXCurve 6mm LED video panels.
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MEXICO CITY – Responding to the rapidly increasing demand for its lighting and trussing products in Mexico, Chauvet has opened a new office, warehouse, service center and showroom in Lerma, just west of the nation’s capital. Located close to major highway and rail transit channels, the new facility will house an extensive inventory of CHAUVET Professional, ILUMINARC and CHAUVET DJ lighting fixtures, as well truss from the company’s TRUSST division.
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ALBANY — Ferrini- Konarski Associates, a manufacturers rep firm with offices in Albany, Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse, NY, has been representing ETC since 1990. Today, a 12-person sales group covers 35 counties in New York State that are beyond the metro New York City area. Partners Norman Traino and Brian Horner, like ETC itself, are retooling to keep up with the shift from traditional incandescent fixtures and dimming systems to more energy-efficient lighting alternatives.
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SKARA, Sweden – All Musik is the first rental company in Sweden to take delivery of Robe’s Viva LED spot fixtures. All Musik’s Alf Kjellson figures the Viva LED spot will be a good fit with the company’s eclectic array of clients covering corporate shows, smaller music festivals and niche events. The new VIVAs, delivered by Robe’s Swedish distribute, Bellalite, join All Musik’s existing inventory of Robe fixtures. The company has previously invested in 12 DLX Spots from Robe’s DL Series and 20 LEDWash 600s, which are all constantly working.
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LITITZ, PA – Atomic, which handles rentals, set construction, design and production services for the live event industry, opened a new rental office in Frankfurt, Germany.
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LONDON – GLP plans to exhibit at the 2016 PLASA exhibition, which is set for London’s Olympia venue from Sept. 18-20. The company is highlighting its new GT-1 hybrid fixture at booth #E60.
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DENMARK – Danish Lighting Designer Robert Juhl has long known the pluses of LED lighting fixtures, such as low power draw, low heat generation, full dimming with no color temperature change and long bulb life. But because of the green cast in the light output from early LED lights, he stayed with the tried and true tungsten halogen and HMI lighting fixtures—until now.
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NEW YORK — For Bayside’s tour in support of the most recent album, Vacancy, LD Eric Price used a dozen moving lights from Chauvet Professional, including six Rogue RH1 Hybrids and six Rogue R2 Washes. JR Lighting Design of Orland Park, IL, near Chicago, supplied the fixtures for the New York-based rock band.
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SPOKANE, WA – Although it has locations across the US, the Red Lion Hotel chain isn’t ranked among the giants of the hospitality industry. The Spokane-based chain is, however, second to none when it comes to customer service. This much is evident from the many accolades the chain has won, including multiple Number 1 ratings for customer satisfaction in the prestigious Metrix Hospitality Index.
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SHAKOPEE, Minn. — RTI, a leading control and automation manufacturer for residential and commercial settings, today announced five new additions to the company’s management team and the opening of a state-of-the-art engineering wing at its corporate headquarters. The sales team appointments include: Matthew Yealy to northwest regional business manager, Angel Madrid to northeast regional business manager, Jonathan Dawson to southwest regional business manager, Bob Templeman to southeast regional business manager, and Greg Peterson to international business manager — Canada.
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