Steal This ‘Steal Your Face’ Idea
Travis Shaffer, who leads the scenic shop at Upstaging, came up with the idea to fabricate the “Steal Your Face” scenic element framing Dead &… Read More »Steal This ‘Steal Your Face’ Idea
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Nashville Parthenon Lit In Its Original Colors for Japanese TV Show
NASHVILLE – For the Parthenon in Nashville’s Centennial Park, a full-scale copy of the original Parthenon in Athens, DWP Live helped approximate the colors that were originally used for the original structure some 2,500 years ago. The columns were bathed in the hues for a Japanese TV program. DWP Live used four Barco HDFW30 projectors, three Pandoras Box media servers and two outputs to map the building.
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LMG Hires Kaci Whisenhunt As Business Development Manager
DALLAS – LMG name Kaci Whisenhunt business development manager. Based in the Dallas office, her role will include building relationships with new clients to help meet company revenue goals and strengthening LMG’s exposure in local and national markets. Kaci will be working on capturing more local Dallas business and will also be responsible for finding more clients around the state of Texas in cities like Austin, Houston and San Antonio.
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Robert Juliat Names New Distributors for Canada and Italy in 2016
PARIS – Robert Juliat named two new distributors at the start of 2016: A.C.T Canada (for Canada) and RM Multimedia (for Italy). Robert Juliat termed the agreement with A.C.T Canada as a natural extension of its relationship with A.C.T Lighting in the U.S., and also noted that the company’s use of MDG as a distributor in Canada concluded on Jan. 1, 2016. Pictured here are Ermanno Tontini and Marco Bartolini from Robert Juliat’s new Italian distributor, RM Multimedia.
Read More »Barco Media Server, Lighting and Projection Used for Imagine Dragons’ Smoke+Mirrors Tour
SACRAMENTO, CA – Barco partnered with Moment Factory to support Imagine Dragons’ Smoke and Mirrors tour, which leveraged Barco’s XHD media server, projectors and High End Systems digital lighting.
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Spectrum Light & Sound Brings Club Experience To Beachside Paradise With CHAUVET Professional
NASSAU, Bahamas – For the Albany resort’s White New Year’s Eve Party, Paul Francis Aranha and his team used Nexus 4×4 panels and Rogue fixtures from Chauvet Professional. They chose the fixtures in part for their bright output and brilliant colors.
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Resolution EDM Event on New Year’s Eve Lit with Elation Gear
LOS ANGELES – Ramiro Aguilera of Show Production Technologies used Elation’s Platinum HFX hybrid moving head, Platinum Beam Extremes and Platinum Spot 35 Pro fixtures for the Resolution 2016 EDM party. The event, organized by Social Management Group and Heat Ultra Lounge, featured 3LAU, WeareTreo and ANDR3X on multiple stages.
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TNDV Joins Forces with Skyville Live for Special Live HD Production
NASHVILLE — Earlier in 2015, mobile production specialist TNDV managed the multi-camera production for two pilot episodes of Skyville Live, the Emmy nominated music series that brings musical performers together with an intimate audience. The success of those shoots led to an invitation to provide turnkey mobile production services for a special December program, streamed live exclusively on USA TODAY’s website with sponsorship support from Gannett Company, the national newspaper’s publisher.
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S+H Provides Custom Drape for ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ in U.K.
HERTFORDSHIRE, UK – Drapes, ‘softs’ and special effects specialist S+H Technical supplied large amounts of red velvet drapes and a substantial custom Pea-light installation for the most recent series of the BBC’s prime time show, ‘Strictly Come Dancing.’ More than 4,000 Pea-lights bulbs were ensconced in custom set panels covered in red drape that served as an integral part of the production design created by Patrick Doherty.
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‘Strictly Come Dancing’ Relies on Kinesys to Keep Show Elements Moving
ELSTREE, Hertfordshire, U.K. – DLM Events, production riggers for the last series of the BBC show, Strictly Come Dancing, supplied various Kinesys automation and flying elements for the production, recorded at the George Lucas 2 Stage at Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire.
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Pro Audio Producciones Adds 24 Robe Pointes to Inventory
MONTERREY, Mexico – Pro Audio Producciones del Norte, a busy full production solutions provider led by Victor Gutierrez, provides lighting, audio, video, rigging, staging, generators and power for a wide variety of tours, festivals and events. Recently Pro Audio has invested in 24 Pointe moving lights, their first investment in Robe products, which were supplied by Mexico City based distributor, Vari Internacional. Pictured here, from left, are Victor Gutierrez and Alberto Garcia from Vari Internacional, Robe’s distributor for Mexico.
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Columbus McKinnon Supports ESTA with Five-Year Pledge of $10K Per Year
NEW YORK – Columbus McKinnon Corporation (CMCO), a leading manufacturer of electric chain hoist and rigging products, has pledged its support for ESTA’s Technical Standards Program by becoming a Visionary level “Investor in Innovation” with a five-year pledge of $10,000 per year. Pictured here, from left, are Ken Tilson, Vertical Market Specialist – Entertainment CMCO; Lori Rubinstein, ESTA Executive Director; Mike Garl, Co-Chair Technical Standards Council; and Kurt Wozniak, Vice President – Americas CMCO.
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