Ayrton, Morpheus Lights Report LDI Show Success
LAS VEGAS – Ayrton and U.S. distributor Morpheus Lights called the 2015 LDI show “the best ever” for Ayrton products, with six new product releases that were “extremely well-received.”
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Joyce Bente Named President and CEO of Riedel North America
WUPPERTAL, Germany — Riedel Communications has named Joyce Bente the new president and CEO of Riedel North America. Bente joins the company with nearly 30 years of experience in the broadcast industry, and she will lead strategy and operations with the primary goal of expanding Riedel’s presence across North American markets.
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Airstar Products Lit Up Europe’s Summer Music Festivals
LE CHAMP-PRÈS-FROGES, France – Airstar reports that its products were seen by more than half a million festival goers this year. Summer has historically been a busy season for Airstar whose solutions are now in high demand across major international festivals for public lighting, rescue and safety, signage and decoration.
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“Microsoft Beach Club” Pairs Microsoft Kinect, Christie Technologies
CANNES, France – Christie and Microsoft brought mixed-reality technologies to the beachfront in Cannes, France for the Microsoft Beach Club during the 2015 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Visitors to the Microsoft Beach Club experienced the latest in projection mapping collaborations via two customized projects using Microsoft Kinect technology and Christie projectors and software.
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Resolution X Credits Martin RUSH MH 6 for Economy, Quality
MELBOURNE, Australia – Showtech notes that Resolution X, the first company to purchase the new Martin RUSH MH 6 Wash, has credited the manufacturer for combining features and value. The fixture is based on Martin’s RUSH PAR 2 RGBW Zoom, utilizing the same LED engine and zoom system. They are pictured here at a gig for the Melbourne International Arts Festival held at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl
Drai’s Las Vegas Glows with Design by Steve Lieberman, Fixtures from Ilumnicarc
LAS VEGAS – The entrance to Drai’s Beachclub/Nightclub atop the Cromwell hotel on the Las Vegas Strip features a distinctive lighting design by Steve Lieberman of SJ Lighting that includes the use of Colorist Pod 18QA fixtures from Iluminarc, the company devoted to architectural fixtures that is an affiliate to Chauvet Professional.
Littlite Adds Nic Mikeska to Sales Team
HAMBURG, MI – Littlite announced that Nic Mikeska has joined the company’s sales team as Outside Sales Representative. Mikeska will work to expand Littlite to new markets. The task light has been serving backstage crew member needs for 30 years.
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University of Kentucky’s Big Blue Madness Basketball Practice Lit by Bandit Lites
LEXINGTON, KY – It was a capacity crowd at Rupp Arena Oct. 16 as the University of Kentucky’s Wildcats took the court for their annual Big Blue Madness. The exhibition basketball game marks the first ‘official’ practice, and consists of grand spectacles, lasers, fireworks and stunning lighting provided by Bandit Lites.
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PixelFLEX Bringing Latest LED Video Screens to Nashville
NASHVILLE – PixelFLEX is bringing its latest LED video screens to Nashville for WFX 2015, set for Nov. 18-19, 2015. Featured products in booth 507 will include the Parnelli Award-winning FLEXCurtain HD and the curve-able FLEXLite Plus along with the company’s FLEXCurtain and FLEXLite LED video solutions (pictured here).
Shaking it Up for Shania
While planning for Shania Twain’s 2015 “Rock This Country” tour, it would have been easier to simply borrow from the production design elements that worked… Read More »Shaking it Up for Shania
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Event Safety Lapses in Romania, China Take Tragic Turns
BUCHAREST, Romania and NANNING, China — A pyro-sparked fire and limited egress turned a 400-capacity nightclub into a deathtrap in Bucharest, Romania. Goodbye to Gravity band members were among the 60 killed and 154 injured. Separately, a structural collapse killed a crew member and injured 13 others during setup for a show at the Guangxi Sports Center in Nanning, China that was to feature pop vocalist Jolin Tsai.
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