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San Francisco War Memorial Veterans Building Gets Theatre Planning/Design Assist

The Herbst Theatre at San Francisco’s War Memorial Veterans Building. Auerbach Pollock Friedlander provided theatre planning and consulting for the 900-seat venue. Photo by Kyle Jeffers

San Francisco War Memorial Veterans Building Gets Theatre Planning/Design Assist

SAN FRANCISCO — For San Francisco’s War Memorial Veterans Building, which was re-opened last September, Auerbach Pollock Friedlander provided theatre planning and consulting for the 900-seat Herbst Theatre and support spaces. Auerbach Glasow French, meanwhile, provided architectural lighting design for all public spaces including the performance venues, all lobbies, circulation corridors, historic stairs, San Francisco Arts Commission exhibit space, offices and the exterior.

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4Wall to Purchase Film and TV Division of BML-Blackbird

4Wall to Purchase Film and TV Division of BML-Blackbird; Elliot Krowe Joins 4Wall NY

SECAUCUS, NJ – 4Wall Entertainment Lighting and BML-Blackbird Theatrical Services have reached an agreement for 4Wall to purchase the Film & Television division of New Jersey based BML. In addition to the equipment purchase, current BML-Blackbird CEO Elliot Krowe, who has led the film & TV division within the company for over ten years, will be joining 4Wall New York as part of the acquisition.

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ROE Visual 18MM Hybrid LED Tiles from LMG joined the artist on tour.

Country Artist Sam Hunt Touring with ROE Visual 18MM Hybrid LED Tiles from LMG

PITTSBURGH, PA – Singer-songwriter Sam Hunt is touring the nation in support of his debut album, Montevallo, which has sold more than a million copies since its release in 2014. The Georgia native is the first artist to reach three top country charts simultaneously in 22 years. The tour’s visual design includes ROE Visual 18MM Hybrid LED tiles supplied by LMG.

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The fixtures included 24 Legend 230SR Beams, 30 SlimPANEL Tri 24 IP LED washes and 16 SlimPAR Pro Tri par-style units from sister company Chauvet DJ.

John McGuinness Creates Intense Club Atmosphere at Belfast Cream Event

BELFAST, Northern Ireland – For a Cream dance event that featured DJs John O’Callaghan, Bryan Kearney and Will Atkinson at the cavernous T13 warehouse space in Belfast on April 30, Justlite’s John McGuinness created a warmer, club-like vibe with a collection of fixtures from Chauvet Professional to complement the 592-square-foot video wall created with Chauvet’s PVP S7 panels.

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Delobelle worked with graphics and motion design company, Naked, on the promo.

TV Promo for French Soccer Team Uses d3 Projection Mapping as Quick Alternative to Post-Production Visuals

PARIS – With only two days between the shoot and first TV air date for a 53-second promo featuring members of the French national soccer team as they headed for the UEFA’s month-long 2016 Euro 2016 soccer competition, director Patrick Delobelle needed a speedy alternative to post-production visual effects. He used a d3 2x2plus media server provided by Paris-based Stello Productions for the projection-mapping solution. The Union of European Football Associations’ (UEFA) Euro 2016 tournament runs from June 10-July 10, 2016.

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Miami’s E11even Nightclub

iDesign Productions Installs Elation Lighting at Miami’s E11even Nightclub

MIAMI – E11even Nightclub in downtown Miami attracts an impressive number of top DJs and other dance music artists, especially around Winter Music Conference time. The profusion of EDM, hip hop and house music talent has been even more marked since the two-story club expanded by opening a rooftop dance and chill area that recently received a lighting upgrade from iDesign Productions that included Elation Professional lighting fixtures.

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Cine Gear Announces 2016 Technical Award-Winners

Cine Gear Announces 2016 Technical Award-Winners

HOLLYWOOD, CA — Cine Gear announces the recipients of the 2016 New Technologies Awards as judged by a team of impartial experts at the 2016 Expo event. The judging panel reviewed and evaluated nearly 100 entries to determine this year’s honorees. The 2016 Cine Gear Expo Technical Awards were presented to the best debuting products unveiled between June 8, 2015 and May 1, 2016. Winners were selected on site by a panel of industry experts with an eye toward the latest in technology. All exhibiting manufacturers were invited to enter products

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ADJ Encore Profile 1000 WW and Encore Profile 1000 Color

ADJ Encore Profile 1000 WW/Color

ADJ’s new ellipsoidal fixtures, the Encore Profile 1000 WW and Encore Profile 1000 Color, feature powerful COB LEDs, built-in manual zoom and focus, framing shutters and GOBO slots. These flexible lighting units are well suited for use for the stages of theatres, churches, concert venues, conferences and special events.

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'The Wizarding World of Harry Potter' at Universal Studios in Hollywood

4Wall Works its Magic on Harry Potter

The recent opening of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios in Hollywood is the latest in a series of high-profile projects by the Systems division of 4Wall Lighting. Despite a track record that includes installations at the Venetian, Palazzo and Cosmopolitan hotels, Las Vegas CityCenter and CBN TV studios, the company is still better known for rentals and used equipment sales.

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Event Safety Alliance

Thinking Through the Unthinkable: ESA Protocols Emerge for Active Shooter Situations

SCOTTSDALE, AZ — Although the 2011 collapse of the Indiana State Fair’s stage structure in high winds served as a catalyst for the emergence of the Event Safety Alliance, the group has never limited its safety mission to hazards arising from nature. In the aftermath of the June 12, 2016 mass murder at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, where Omar Mateen killed 49 and wounded 53 before being killed himself by police, ESA has issued protocols for active shooter situations in public venues.

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Euroshow lit Valery Meladze with Martin Atomic 3000 LED fixtures, MAC Viper Profiles, MAC 2000 Wash XBs and MAC Auras

Popular Russian Singer Valery Meladze Lit with Martin Fixtures

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Ledovy Dvorets arena recently held the concert by popular Russian musician, Valery Meladze. The show, “Half a Hundred,” coincided with the singer’s 50th birthday and depicted his creative development throughout the years. The lighting design of the concert was completely developed and implemented by the team at St. Petersburg-based Euroshow, one of Russia’s largest lighting rental companies. The lighting featured a wide selection of Martin fixtures, including Atomic 3000 LED, six MAC Viper Profiles, numerous MAC 2000 Wash XBs, 18 MAC Auras and more.

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Chauvet Professional Rogue R1 FX-B

Chauvet Professional Rogue R1 FX-B

Chauvet Professional’s Rogue R1 FX-B, the company’s latest addition to its line of Rogue fixtures, features five individually controlled pixel mappable 15-watt RGBW LEDs. The company also promises strikingly fast movements and infinitely variable pan and tilt options for a wide variety of high impact looks.

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