Implementing the newest technology in an artistic manner requires hours of forethought, study and preparation, and we need to accept that this is a never-ending… Read More »Tech Changes Make Ongoing Education Mandatory, but Online Resources Help
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LAS VEGAS — When one door closes, another opens. But for the first week in August, PLSN and FOH readers will have one last opportunity to vote for their favorite Hometown Hero lighting companies AND nominate other companies, individuals and products for a 2016 Parnelli Award. That’s right, even though the voting for the Hometown Hero Awards won’t slam shut until Aug. 8, the door for Parnelli Awards nominations is now wide open, until Aug. 24. And if you haven’t done so, you can also nominate a product for an Indispensable Technologies “IT” Award this month as well.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – For this year’s Miss Florida USA pageant, which selects the young lady who will represent the state in the next Miss USA competition, Abbas Ritscher of The Design Oasis and lighting designer Charles Brennan lit those competing for the coveted crown within 1,167-seat Parker Playhouse with a rig that included ten Rogue R1 FX-B fixtures from Chauvet Professional.
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PARIS – French wholesaler LA BS, who has been supplying professionals and end users for 25 years, has signed an exclusive distribution partnership with GLP for its lighting fixture solutions in France. With more than 45 employees, LA BS will now distribute the complete impression series range for GLP. Pictured here is Bruno Souchaud, lighting product manager for LA BS, which has a showroom in Paris and a warehouse in the suburbs just south of the French capital.
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CESENA, Italy – A band comprised of 1,200 musicians performed before a sold-out audience of 13,000 for a unique event, “Rockin’1000 – That’s Live.” The massive concert was staged on the lawn of the Manuzzi stadium in Cesena, Italy in late July. LD Claudio Tappi used more than 400 DTS moving lights for this mega rock event. AMG International supplied the DTS fixtures for the gig.
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BEAVERTON, OR — Biamp Systems held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for their new Cascade Building in Tigard, OR on July 27. The Cascade Building, which is home to Biamp’s manufacturing and customer support teams, joins the Gemini Building and together serve as the company’s headquarters. Although based in a different town, the two buildings are less than one mile apart. Tigard’s Mayor John L. Cook (pictured here) and others were on hand to weild the big scissors and make the buiding’s grand opening official.
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City Theatrical announces the launch of a new RGBI QolorFlex LED tape developed for professional lighting designers who often need deeper blue accents, backgrounds, and shadings in set lighting. City Theatrical’s RGBI LED tape alternates a 5050 RGB chip with a 450nm indigo chip, giving extra powerful, deep blue output.
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NEW YORK – New media companies have been countering traditional broadcast and cable UpFronts with digital content NewFronts to showcase their original program slates to advertisers. AOL upped the ante this year with “AOL Access: A New Kind of NewFront,” held in Manhattan’s South Street Seaport neighborhood.
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VOLKLINGEN, Germany —Focon Showtechnic, the German distributors for PR Lighting, noted that the Chinese manufacturer’s products were used at the Electro-Magnetic EDM festival in Völklingen, which drew close to 10,000 to the Völklinger Hütte on July 16. The Völklinger Hütte, a former steel plant and world cultural heritage site, was visually transformed for a lineup that included Robin Schulz, Alle Farben, Chopstick & Johnjon, Moguai, Richie Hawtin, and others.
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JAKARTA – Indonesia based Lemmon Productions purchased 54 Robe Pointe multipurpose moving lights. Pictured here are, from left, Hanslee Lim (Regional Sales Director, Robe Asia Pacific), Lemmy Ibrahim (CEO of Lemmon Productions) and Albert Leong (Technical Sales Manager, Robe Asia Pacific).
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SYDNEY and AUCKLAND – Lexair Entertainment, based in the Sydney suburb of Macquarie Park NSW, announced a joint venture with New Zealand based Entertainment Lighting Solutions (ELS). The new venture is called Lexair New Zealand. Pictured here, from left, are Nick Abel, director of ELS, and Alex Mair, managing director of Lexair.
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