Zero 88 Photo Contest Announced
LONDON – Zero 88 has launched a competition offering one of its powerful and flexible FLX lighting consoles as a prize.
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EDC UK Gets Helping Hand from Enteetainment
MILTON KEYNES, U.K. – On behalf of Festival Republic, Dick Tee of ‘enteetainment Ltd’, was asked to look after the technical production management of the recent EDC (Electric Daisy Carnival) show in Milton Keynes Bowl, working alongside his counterpart, world renowned Production Manager Jake Berry, who was representing Los Angeles based Festival producers ‘Insomniac’.
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Danish Production Company, Sound and Light, Adds Robe BMFLs to Rental Inventory
DENMARK – Sound and Light is a busy rental company based in the bustling port and university town of Aalborg on the edge of the gently rolling, lush countryside of Jutland, north Denmark, and a recent investor in Robe’s BMFL Spot moving light fixtures. Focused on servicing the top end of the entertainment lighting market – incorporating TV productions, corporate events and industrials plus installations – Sound and Light was founded in the 1980s by Jess Otzen.
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Firefly FloppyFlex LED Neon Tours the World with Coldplay
PHILADELPHIA – The impressive stage set for Coldplay’s 2016 A Head Full of Dreams Tour is highlighted by the new, bright, RGB Firefly FloppyFlex flexible LED neon. Currently on a seven-city US stadium run, the tour began early this year in South America, then went to Europe, and will continue to Australia and New Zealand.
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Symphony Orchestra Makes the Switch to LEDtronics LED Lights
TORRANCE, CA. — To a professional symphony orchestra, being able to clearly read their sheet music is the only way to put on a performance worthy of a standing ovation. Sheet music poorly lit by troublesome incandescent lighting simply won’t due; especially for the best of the best. The members of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra had to deal with inefficient incandescent lights in their musician stand lights. After they switched to LEDtronics Right-angle LED T10 Lamps, the Orchestra no longer has to worry about bad lighting holding back their performance.
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Floating RiverStage Venue in Indiana Upgrades with ADJ Video, Lighting Gear
JEFFERSONVILLE, IN — Every Friday throughout the summer, the city of Jeffersonville, IN hosts a free concert on a floating music venue, the RiverStage. This unique floating performance space is a barge moored on the banks of the Ohio river near the city’s downtown area. For the 2016 season, Sounds Unlimited Productions upgraded the visuals with 45 ADJ AV6 LED video panels and six ADJ Vizi Hybrid 16RX fixtures. The video panels add to the live music performances, and they are also used for advertising messages for sponsors between performances.
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Arena Group Acquires Hong Kong based Ironmonger Marquees
HONG KONG – Global event supplier, Arena Group, has bought Hong Kong based event production company Ironmonger Marquees, to create Arena Hong Kong, extending its Asian capabilities with a new office and hub in Northern Asia. Ironmonger Marquees was introduced to Arena Group in 2015, when the companies collaborated on the Art Central project in Hong Kong.
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NAS Sports Tournament in Dubai Gets Protec Support for Opening Ceremony
DUBAI – The main multi-purpose indoor arena at the Nad Al Sheba Sports Complex was the venue once again for the Opening Ceremony of the annual NAS Sports Tournament. Held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Sports Council, it was opened by H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of the UAE Olympic Committee. Protec once again supplied the lights, audio and AV equipment.
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Asking Alexandria Tours North America with Chauvet’s Rogue R1 Wash Fixtures
PONTIAC, MI – LD Jesse “Load Dog” Henke included 16 Rogue R1 Washes from Chauvet Professional in the rig for Asking Alexandria’s 2016 tour of North America. The fixture met a dual need – visual intensity and ease of setup and transport. Henke positions the Rogue R1 Washes on eight vertical pipes, set into four lighting carts, spaced evenly across the upstage deck.
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A Megavision for Robe
PERTH – Megavision is one of the leading Australian rental, technical production and installation companies. Based in Perth, Western Australia, it’s focused on offering clients in the event, hospitality, club, pub, production rental / staging sectors superlative service and premium equipment together with imaginative technical solutions. Founded in 2001 by Jeff Georgiou Megavision’s first investment in Robe moving lights was four years ago.
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Awolnation Tour Gets LMG Assist
VANCOUVER, BC – LMG Touring is providing lighting and technical support for shows featuring Awolnation, formed by lead singer Aaron Bruno. Mitchell Schellenger, Awolnation’s Lighting and Production Designer, is using Robe CycFx, Pointe, Patt 2013, MMX wash beam, Clay Paky Sharpy Wash, Martin Mac Aura, and Elation Opti Quad Pars.
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TLS Productions Inc. to Host Third Annual Open House and New Product Showcase on Sept. 22, 2016
ANN ARBOR, MI – TLS Productions, Inc. announced its third annual Open House and New Product Showcase. The event is set for Thursday Sept. 22, 2016 from 11am to 7pm at the company’s headquarters in Ann Arbor, MI.
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