LAS VEGAS – Toronto-based North American entertainment technologies reseller, A.C. Lighting Inc., has announced that it will be providing factory certified Jands Vista and ArKaos product training sessions at LDI 2015 – in conjunction with the manufacturers themselves – after they proved very popular at last year’s event.
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LOS ANGELES – The Glitch Mob’s latest tour design includes a customized, painted set piece dubbed “the blade.” It houses both lighting and musical instruments. At the launch of the tour, LD Martin Phillips added four High End Systems Shapeshifter C1 fixtures.
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NEW YORK – This summer a large group of event technology followers gathered at Metropolitan Pavilion to eat Papaya King hot dogs and learn about the latest 4K display technology. Presented by WorldStage, the hands-on work session illustrated the different levels of image quality achieved by comparing HD projection to 4K projection. New projectors from Christie were used for the event.
NASHVILLE — Elite Multimedia supplied a lighting package that included Elation Cuepix Panels for country artist David Nail’s recent performances. Cour Design created the lighting looks.
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Development engineers at BroadWeigh’s parent company, Mantracourt Electronics, have developed a new radio module giving four times the range of the previous system. Improvements in the omni-directional antenna have provided increased performance in more challenging environments such as high concentrations of truss or wall. The system will be on show on the stand of BroadWeigh’s exclusive UK distributor, A.C Entertainment (F30).
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PR Lighting says its new XR 330 BWS high-output moving head integrates three features (Beam, Wash and Spot) in a single unit. This fixture has adopted PR patented technology, and combines advanced 330W lamp technology (via Sirius HRI 330W discharge lamp) with a carefully designed optical system.
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Laserworld offers a short ILDA cable especially designed for connecting LAN interfaces to the laser systems.
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa – CS Audio, a busy full technical – sound, lighting, video and structures – solutions and rental operation started in 1995 by Donald Clark, became the third company in South Africa to invest in Robe BMFLs, with the purchase of 12 x BMFL Blades together with 24 of the new DL4S LED Profiles. Both types of new fixtures went straight out on a tour with Australian originated Christian rock band Newsboys, pictured here.
LAS VEGAS — If you assumed that the Super “Blood Moon” Lunar Eclipse Apocalypse of 2015 would make it pointless to cast your vote for the 2015 Parnelli Awards, because the ceremony is set for Oct. 24, we hope you weren’t too disappointed when you woke up this morning and life went on as usual. And to anyone else who still hasn’t voted, there’s no cause for despair. Voting is still under way. But the deadline is Wednesday, Sept. 30, at noon, Pacific Standard Time. Don’t miss out, vote today!
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LAS VEGAS – For Imagine Dragons’ Smoke + Mirrors world tour, LD Sooner Routhier specified 44 High End Systems Solaspot Pro 1500 fixtures. VER supplied the lighting and video gear.
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YUNNAN PROVINCE, China – The Dai Show Theatre, an innovative 1,183-seat venue that opened Sept. 25, 2015, is part of the Xishuangbanna International Resort developed by Wanda Group. Auerbach Pollock Friedlander collaborated with production designers and entertainment architects Stufish, who also designed the building, and show producer Franco Dragone on the project.