FREMONT, CA – Blackmagic Design will host live seminars in Los Angeles (July 24) and New York City (Aug. 13), featuring hands-on demonstrations of the new Blackmagic URSA and Blackmagic Studio Camera. At both events, Blackmagic Design will showcase its complete range of products for broadcast, post production and live production
Read More »TEMPE, AZ – AV Concepts named Malcolm Tinkham vice president of client solutions. Tinkham’s career in marketing, which has spans 20 years, includes positions held with Jack Morton Worldwide and George P. Johnson. He will serve as a liaison between clients and internal teams and will also be responsible for identifying, designing and applying market-driven strategies to achieve growth.
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Artistic Licence has upgraded Rail-Split RDM, a DMX splitter, adding a fixer mode that eliminates flickering caused by misread data. Another new feature is the front-panel LED indicators, which allow the user to see at a glance the power and data activity status.
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JOHANNESBURG – Responsible for creating a one-night-only EDM spectacular, the Gearhouse Group supplied all the technical production for DJ Armin van Buuren’s Armin Only Intense World Tour stop in Johannesburg. A total of 460 DuoLED 18” panels were configured into a 21 meter wide screen backdrop, with LED accents on the side stages and front stage cladding.
SOMERSET, UK – Bristol-based lighting and visuals rental company, Fineline Lighting supplied lighting and rigging including ground support systems to five stages at the 2014 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts. This included the Acoustic, Cabaret, Circus, Astrolabe Stages and HMS WOW at the festival, staged here June 25-29.
Read More »SHANGHAI – The Shanghai International Lighting Fair debuts this fall from 3 – 5 September at the Shanghai New International Expo Center. Organised by Guangzhou Guangya Messe Frankfurt Co Ltd, the event is expected to host over 100 exhibitors. China’s central and eastern region is quickly becoming one of the fastest areas for the development of state-of-the-art properties and infrastructure projects as government planning focuses on reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
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During the course of our lives, we have ups and downs, twists and turns and moments of sheer terror and excitement — fairly similar to that of a roller coaster, only spread out over years, not minutes. The best thing to do is hold on tight and enjoy this ride we call life. We spend our entire lives planning, organizing, and preparing for the future, both in our personal and professional lives. We map out a carefully laid out plan of things that we want to do and accomplish. Then of course there is the day-to-day operation of business and life.
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Tour: North America/Europe
Tour Dates: Through end of 2014
Gig: Tour Lighting Director
The Design: “Martin Phillips’ set, lighting and video design was inspired by the band’s overall aesthetic, and designed with their custom performance MIDI interface called ‘The Blade’ in mind. While there are no ‘traditional’ instruments on stage, the band is playing their music live. Music goes from powerful anthemic sounds to beautiful string sounds and dark, moody melodies. The lighting and video complement both extremes.”
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Lighting Co
Majestic Productions, Inc.
Venue
Arena at Gwinnett Center
Duluth, GA (near Atlanta)
Lighting Co
Reach Communications
Venue
Mariucci Arena, University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
