PHOENIX, AZ – Before the start of the 2014 NFL regular season, University of Phoenix Stadium in Arizona, home to the NFL Cardinals and also Super Bowl XLIX, retrofitted 312 high-performance light-emitting diode (LED) stadium light fixtures. The LED fixtures replaced more than 780 metal halide high-intensity discharge (HID) fixtures and lit the field during the Super Bowl matchup between the Patriots and the Seahawks on Feb. 1, 2015.
Read More »ORLANDO, FL — Absen is offering its Certified Engineers Program for engineers, technicians, and freelancers working in the event production industry. The next event is set for 7703 Kingspointe Parkway, Suite 600 in Orlando, FL on March 10, 11 and 12, 2015. The course is offered at no charge to qualified participants. Attendees are responsible for covering their own travel, food, and accommodation expenses.
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CINCINNATI, OH – Terrence Spivey, artistic director of Cleveland’s Karamu House, the nation’s oldest black theatre, will help USITT promote diversity in theatre at USITT 2015 in Cincinnati in March.
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MEXICO CITY, Mexico – Elation Professional’s Mexican partner, ADIMSA, is involved in a large variety of projects throughout the course of a year and often turns to Elation products to fulfill the demand for dynamic lighting. Recently, ADIMSA has supplied Elation LED lighting fixtures to several top clubs in Mexico including Republica-DF in Mexico City and Press Club in Monterrey.
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BOSTON, MA – Fan Experience is significantly enhanced with 40 NanoLumens NanoSlim displays and 12 totally new “Transparent Visualization” displays developed by the pioneering tech leader.
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ENID, OK — For Emmanuel Baptist, a 35-year-old church undergoing a renovation, Springfield, MO-based Paragon 360 provided lighting fixtures from Chauvet Professional including COLORdash Batten-Quad and Par-Quad RGBA fixtures, COLORado Batten 144 Tour washes, Ilumipod Logic Tri-4 RGB fixtures, and Iluminarc Ilumiline Logic 12 linear RGB fixture and Wedge Tri RGB uplights as well as 6 Core 3×1, and 10 Core 3x 3 COB LED panels from Chauvet DJ.
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Cosmic Truss has launched a brand new display monitor and TV mounting bracket that is compatible with their F34 and F44 truss systems. Constructed from steel, measuring 16 inches wide, and just 3/16 inch thick this new bracket is both lightweight, yet extremely strong. It ships complete with two Cosmic Truss narrow half couplers and so is ready for use straight out of the box.
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MANCHESTER, U.K. – dbn Lighting provided lighting, visual design and equipment for the most recent season of Manchester’s famous Warehouse Project (WHP 2014).
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Christie’s Boxer 4K30 has six 450W mercury lamps delivering 30,000 center lumens.
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LOS ANGELES, CA – 4Wall Entertainment has made a sizable purchase of Clay Paky Mythos fixtures, a highly-advanced hybrid light which serves as an excellent 470-watt spotlight and an extraordinary beam light. A.C.T Lighting, Inc. is the exclusive distributor of Clay Paky lighting in North America.
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U.K. / The Netherlands – Lighting and visual control expert Avolites has appointed South Holland-based Improve as its new Digital Media Reseller in The Netherlands.
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KRAKOW, Poland – The biggest live event in Polish Mixed Martial Arts history, KSW 29: Reload, took place this month at Krakow Arena in front of over 16,000 audience members, with thousands more around the globe tuning into the live broadcast in Pay per View. Lighting designer and director Pawel “Spider” Pajak therefore chose the fantastic power and effects of the Clay Paky Sharpy, SuperSharpy and A.leda B-EYE K20 to ensure the tournament packed a huge punch.
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