KORTRIJK, Belgium – Barco has hired Bill Beck to work closely with its Sales and R&D teams to further expand its reach into global laser projection technologies. As a photonics entrepreneur for more than three decades, and co-founder and former chairman of the Laser Illuminated Projector Association (LIPA), Bill brings in-depth knowledge of laser technology and the specific requirements for its application.
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NASHVILLE, TENN. – Featuring a performance from Grammy-nominated country music star as David Nail, Nashville’s Blood:Water charity helped raise awareness for clean water and HIV/AIDS. Bandit Lites’ Don Lockridge has been the project manager for the event for the last three years and was instrumental in the execution from a production standpoint. Bandit provided LED GRNLite 336 Pars, MAC 250s, and a Roadhog console operated by Aaron Swetland.
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SYRACUSE, NY – USITT noted that three new officers — Mark Shanda, Jack Feivou and Carolyn Satter, who were elected by USITT members in late 2013, will officially begin their new three-year terms starting July 1. They join Markèta Fantová, who was re-elected as USITT’s Vice President of International Activities. USITT also added six directors to its 30-member board, who will also have three year terms beginning July 1. The newcomers include Brent “Mickey” Henry, Rafael Jean, Shane Kelly, Karen Manness, Michael McNamara and Vickie Scott.
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ULFT, The Netherlands – The new ‘ICER’ innovation center here features an educational hub equipped with Chroma-Q Inspire color-changing LED house lights. The fixtures’ hues range from soft pastels to bold saturated colors and clean white light, making the fixtures suitable for both entertainment and house lighting. Other features include theatrical-grade dimming and an energy-efficient LED design for reduced maintenance and operating costs.
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LAS VEGAS – Christie is showcasing its range of visual display solutions at InfoComm 2014 and is introducing (pictured here, clockwise from top left): a new laser phosphor 1-chip DLP projectors, new LED tiles and LCD panels, the new Roadie 4K25 (and 4K35, not pictured), and a new Christie LX1750 3LCD projector for fixed installations, rental and staging, and hospitality. Also on display will be a large, curved Christie Velvet LED display and the Christie Brio Family of collaboration tools.
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BATTERSEA, UK – For an Elton John concert at the Battersea Power Station Development Company, Patrick Woodroffe provided a lighting design that incorporated 15 Robe Robin LEDWash 300s, six LEDWash 600s and 12 LEDWash 1200s along with eight Pointes and eight MMX Spots.
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Barco’s new E2 image processor features native 4K inputs and outputs and supports 4K content at professional frame rates (up to 60p 4:4:4). It also offers eight mixable PGM outputs and four scaled Aux outputs for full show control with a single box.
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LOS ANGELES – For a private concert here for 800 at Sony Studios here that marked the mid-May release of Coldplay’s sixth studio album, Ghost Stories, XL Video, Ben Miles, Phil Haynes and Phil Johnston created a unique visual environment with 46 Panasonic 20K projectors and a control system that included five Avolites Media Ai S8 systems.
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MIDDLETON, WI – The touring production of Noel Coward’s Brief Encounter uses a variety of ETC products for its lighting control. For the Australian tour, electrician Ben Nichols used an ETC Eos Titanium console, complete with ETC Gateways and an ETC Remote Focus Unit to facilitate the focusing process. The lighting rig features over sixty flown fixtures, including ETC Source Four Revolution moving lights with custom strings and gobos, as well as Source Four profiles and PARs.
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MEXICO CITY, Mexico – Mexican TV’s version of The Voice, called La Voz Mexico, is lit with a rig that includes 28 Chauvet Professional Nexus 4×4 luminaires. The fixtures each make use of 16 27-watt RGB COB LEDs capable of both a pixel mapping display and a robust light output.
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ANDOVER, U.K. — John Wilson, longtime chairman and president of the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC), held annually each September at Amsterdam’s RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre, died April 28 at age 82. A memorial service is set for June 25 at All Saints Church in Upper Clatford, U.K., near here.
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NORTHRIDGE, CA — Harman named of Erik Tarkiainen vice president of Global Marketing. Tarkiainen, based at Harman’s offices here, will lead global marketing strategy and execution across the company’s Professional Division. He reports to Ralph Santana, Harman’s chief marketing officer, and Blake Augsburger, president, Harman Professional Division.
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