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Daft Punk’s Global Launch Uses Martin LC Panel Dance Floor

Daft Punk

Daft Punk’s Global Launch Uses Martin LC Panel Dance Floor

WEE WAA, Australia – The small Australian town of Wee Waa made the headlines last month by hosting the official global launch party for Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories. Daft Punk’s production house Daft Arts conceived and designed the space, described as a cross between Saturday Night Fever and Close Encounters Of The Third Kind. The dance floor, which resembled an LP record, comprised of 110 Martin LC Panels and 16 Martin LC Plus Panels.

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Foster speaking at the 2013 Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference after receiving the Ken Hendricks Memorial Seize the Day Award

ETC’s Fred Foster Receives ‘Seize the Day’ Award

MIDDLETON, WI – ETC CEO Fred Foster received the 10th annual Ken Hendricks Memorial ‘Seize the Day’ Award at the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference in Middleton, WI. The award celebrates entrepreneurial leaders who have been crucial to Wisconsin’s economic growth.  The award is not given for technical innovation but for innovative leadership – the ability to transform business opportunities into successes.

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Tim McGraw

Sharpys, grandMA2 Tour with Tim McGraw

LOS ANGELES – Clay Paky Sharpys and grandMA2 consoles are heading out on the road with Tim McGraw on his Two Lanes of Freedom 2013 Tour.  LD Pat Brannon went with “the ACL old-school look” by clustering four groups of four Sharpys on the rig and positioning 14 more on the floor. Premier Global is the lighting vendor.

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Belgium-Based Luminex Joins AVnu Alliance

MONTREAL — Luminex Network Intelligence has joined the AVnu Alliance, the industry consortium that certifies IEEE 802.1 Audio Video Bridging (AVB) products for interoperability.  Luminex is a Belgium-based developer of lighting control, pro audio and video data distribution equipment for the entertainment industry.

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Wybron

Wybron to Close Doors After 35 Years

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – After 35 years, stage lighting supplier Wybron announced that it will close its doors on June 30, 2013. President and CEO Keny Whitright said, “I will miss the business that I know and love.  But I am looking forward to scaling back and becoming an FTD man.  Fishing, Traveling and Driving my cars will fill most of my days.”

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Mark Knopfler. Photo: Guido Karp.

Clay Paky On Tour with Mark Knopfler

LONDON – LD Simon Tutchener is using the new Clay Paky Sharpy Wash and the Alpha Spot QWO 800 on Mark Knopfler’s tour. “I’m having the time of my life with these,” said Tutchener. “I’m still getting to know the lights but everything I’ve seen so far is just what I was expecting.”

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The Shard

Dataton’s Watchout Powers London’s The View from The Shard

LONDON – Deploying multimedia technology in way that enhances a naturally stunning visual experience is no easy task. Yet that is exactly what Event Communications and systems integrator DJ Willrich (DJW) have done at London’s The View from The Shard – using the features of Dataton Watchout multi-image display and presentation software. Dataton’s UK premium partner, Mirage Associates, provided the Watchout.

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ADJ Quad Phase HP Moonflower

ADJ Quad Phase HP Moonflower

LOS ANGELES – The high output Quad Phase HP Moonflower from ADJ is powered by a 32W 4-in-1 quad color RGBW LED source to produce 15 bright preset colors. The intense array of colors combined with the sharp beams help create a nightclub level of lighting excitement at weddings, parties or any event, without requiring a big club budget.

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Chromlech Appoints Clay Paky as New Distributor for Italy

THORIGNE-FOUILLARD, France – Chromlech, French manufacturers of the Gleamer low-voltage dimmer, the Jarag range and the new Elidy LED matrix projector, have appointed Clay Paky as its new exclusive distributor for Italy. Clay Paky is solely responsible for distributing the full range of Chromlech products across Italy, backed up by technical and after-sales support.

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