BOSTON — While Boston was in the middle of two blizzards and record-breaking snowfall, preparations were happening for the 50th Anniversary of Education First (EF). Producer Michael Wasserman (MPW) turned to Seabrook, NH-based Port Lighting Systems for an assist with the visuals for the multi-faceted celebration.
Read More »ARGYLE, TX – Marking its third strategic acquisition over the last 12 months, GoVision LP acquired the assets of Weatherford, TX-based Transit Image LLC, a leading provider of mobile, self-contained large format video screen rentals. GoVision says the move makes its mobile LED screen fleet the most extensive in North America.
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LOS ANGELES, CA – Eric Wade of FOHShow LLC included 108 Solaris Mozart LED lighting fixtures in the lighting rig for the 2014-15 Ushur “UR Experience” World Tour.
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GLENDALE, AZ – Every year, the NFL Super Bowl attracts hundreds of millions of viewers; many are there for the football game. Others are there for the halftime show. Key special effects decision-makers for Super Bowl XLIX, held at University of Phoenix Stadium on Feb. 1, 2015 included executive producer Ricky Kirshner of Touchdown Entertainment, production designer Bruce Rodgers of Tribe Design and special effects designer Mark Grega of Strictly FX.
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ROZNOV pod RADHOSTEM, Czech Republic – Robe Lighting’s R&D department has tested the longevity of the Osram Lok-it HTI 1700/PS lightsource used in Robe’s BMFL fixtures. Robe found that, when run consistently in its brightest 1700 W mode, the lamp life expectancy is the same as when the fixture is run in 1200W and 1500W modes – 750 hours.
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OSAKA, Japana – Ayrton’s IntelliPix-R LED panels played a prominent role in the lighting design at the annual Japanese music show, Best Hits Kayousai 2014. The show, which recognizes some of Japan’s most popular artists of the year, took place in November at the Festival Hall, Osaka and was broadcast live on the NNN network. Over 18 acts, including Exile Tribe and May J, performed during the two-hour show.
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LONDON – For the high-energy visuals accompanying the TNA (Total Non-stop Action) Wrestling Tour in the U.K., lighting operator Andre Huff ran the show using an Avolites Sapphire Touch console, with ART2000 dimmers providing the power behind the scenes.
Read More »NEW YORK – Candidates hoping to take any of the three ETCP examinations at the USITT Conference in Cincinnati, OH will need to submit their application, along with supporting materials and fee, to the ETCP office no later than Feb. 28, 2015. The tests will be conducted on the morning of Saturday, March 21, 2015.
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ATLANTA, GA – NanoLumens named Jeff Crowley vice president of global channel sales. Crowley, who brings more than 25 years of experience to the company, reports directly to Rick Bortles, NanoLumens’ executive vice president of global sales.
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FRANKFURT, Germany – Robert Juliat will be exhibiting products including the company’s Merlin 2500W HMI touring spot, pictured here, at Prolight + Sound Frankfurt. Exhibiting alongside its German partners, Lightpower GmbH, the show will also serve as the launching pad for the company’s Roxie 300W LED followspot.
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LOS ANGELES, CA – A.C.T Lighting named Bill Gallinghouse vice president of strategy and business development. Prior to A.C.T Lighting, Gallinghouse served as owner of Specification Sales & Service, LLC, a consulting firm. Prior to that he was VP of business development at ETC. Earlier, he served as MD for ETC’s London subsidiary and VP of Sales & Marketing. He also served as executive VP at PRG.
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BOGOTÁ, Columbia – For Foo Fighters’ stop in Bogata on the South American leg of their Sonic Highways world tour, event production company Iluminación Jaime Dussan provided visual support that included SGM LS-6.67 LED video screens.
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