EILENBURG, Germany — ChainMaster added Stephan Geidel, 31, to its sales and support team based here. Geidel, who studied industrial engineering at the University of Applied Sciences in Leipzig, will also work on the design and the development of controllers for special applications.
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MEXICO CITY — Mexican alternative rock band Café Tacuba wrapped their 2013 El Objeto tour with a gig at the 26,000-capacity Palacio de los Deportes arena here. The band’s producer, Sergio Serrano, added 14 new Robe Robin Pointes, recently purchased by local rental company, Meridian Pro S.A de C.V., to the concert lighting rig for the show. They were positioned right behind the band, forming a line upstage.
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BIRMINGHAM, U.K. — For the Live Action Arena portion of the 2014 Autosport International exhibition at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre, XL Video returned with the 90-meter-wide projection that debuted with the January 2013 event. The moving backgrounds were made up from a six-way blend of six stacks of two Barco projectors — six Barco HDF-W26s with six Barco FLM HD20s as hot backups.
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NASHVILLE — Christian rock band Skillet has a busy tour schedule, with as many as 150 performances a year. Scotty Rock, production manager for the band, credited ease of deployment as a key benefit for the band’s video setup, which includes PixelFLEX LED Curtains. The curtain panels also pack up quickly and easily.
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SHANGHAI – The Shanghai Grand Theatre (SGT) underwent a complete lighting overhaul, upgrading its three halls – the 1,800-seat Lyric Hall, the 600-seat Drama Hall and the 300-seat Studio Hall, with new ETC lighting gear provided by Hangzhou YiDaShi, ETC’s authorized distributor in China.
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COPENHAGEN – SGM took the opportunity to showcase its new LED and wash lights at a technical exhibition at the the Danish Opera House in Copenhagen recently. The event featured the company’s 850W, IP65-rated RGBY LED G-Spot moving head and P-5 wash light fixtures.
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