LAS VEGAS – High End Systems will be featuring its automated LED lighting and control products at the Barco’s InfoComm 2016 Booth # C8720. Additionally, key HES personnel will be in attendance throughout the show. New fixtures in the SolaRange family will make their debut to the US market, including SolaSpot Pro 2000 and SolaWash Pro 2000.
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LAS VEGAS – ADJ will be featuring the Vizi Hybrid 16RX, Vizi Beam RXONE, Ikon Profile, Encore Profile 1000 WW and Encore Profile 1000 Color and Airstream DMX Bridge at InfoComm 2016 at InfoComm 2016 Booth #C5246.
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LAS VEGAS — During the first week of June, dozens of local and regional lighting companies around the U.S. and Canada have been nominated for the annual Hometown Hero awards competition. For PLSN’s July and August issues, we’re also now rounding up crew and gear lists for our monthly Showtime feature.
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BRIGHTON, MA – High Output, Inc., a leading New England-based supplier of services and equipment for the entertainment industry, announced the opening of an office in Brighton, MA. High Output moved from its original Brighton location to a 93,000 square foot facility in Canton in 2002. The new Brighton office will serve as a second Boston area shop and will work closely with the Canton location. In homage to High Output’s beginnings, the new Brighton office can be reached at 617-787-4747, which is the company’s original Brighton phone number.
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SAINT LUCIA –– David “Gurn” Kaniski had his rig for the Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival main stage all set up when he was given the bad news: 15 of the ÉPIX Strip Tours at the heart of his design were blocking a path that (unbeknownst to the LD) had been designated for equipment load-ins. He was able to use the fixture’s flexible rigging in a way to open the path while maintaining the integrity of his visual design.
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EventCollab event project management software is designed to serve as one central place online (cloud-based) where everyone involved in an event — from the planner to the lighting designer, AV crew, staging company and others — can share documents, chat, have discussions, assign to-do tasks and track time. Permissions are easy, using circles, to help team members connect and get the job done. The software has integrated with Google apps, and the company will be integrating EventCollab with Salesforce and Office 365 soon.
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – Earlier this year, Upstage Video released a video on their blog introducing a new LED screen support system, the V-Tower. The new system offers a compact and sleek alternative to traditional truss and staging options for LED screens in the live events Industry.
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KNOXVILLE, TN – For Leadership Knoxville’s 7th Annual Mayors’ Leadership Luncheon, which took place May 23 at the Knoxville Convention Center, Bandit Lites donated a lighting package that included Vari-Lite, Martin and GRNLite LED fixtures controlled by a Road Hog console. The event’s keynote speaker was the mayor of Louisville, KY, Greg Fisher. Knoxville, TN’s mayor, Madeline Rogero was awarded the 2016 Leadership Knoxville Distinguished Alumni Award at the event.
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PAIDE, Estonia – The multifunctional Paide Kultuurikeskus, located in the middle of Estonia, opened to the public in December 1987. In recent years, this cultural center has undergone significant improvements to its facilities to maintain its status as a national landmark, all while retaining its original and distinctive 1980s design features. The latest development phase incorporated the installation of a series of ETC ColorSource PAR luminaires.
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MOSCOW––Showcasing the talents of lighting designers Alexey Zhuravlev and Roman Vakulyuk, several Martin by Harman lighting fixtures were featured at Prolight + Sound NAMM Russia. There were several special events for the show’s attendees, including a unique project implemented by Euroshow Moscow. Demonstrations like this have become highlight attractions at many large professional audio/video tradeshows. The concept for the show was created by Alyona Morozova, and Zhuravlev and Vakulyuk joined the team during the programming.
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PR Lighting expanded its Xpar family with a new Arc LED unit, the Xpar 1012. Adopting patented PR Lighting technology, the fixture combines 12 high powered 10W (RGBW 4-in-1) LEDs in a compact form factor.
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