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Chroma-Q Provides Eco Lighting for Lincoln University TV Studios

Lincoln University HD TV Studios

Chroma-Q Provides Eco Lighting for Lincoln University TV Studios

LINCOLN, UK – Lincoln University has invested in 30 Chroma-Q Color Force RGBA LED fixtures for its two television studios at the campus’ Media Broadcast Production Centre, which have recently been upgraded to full multi-camera and HD specification facilities. The Chroma-Q Color Force fixtures and battens have replaced all the studio’s old soft lights and cyc lights, reducing about 43,000 watts of power consumption with 3,700 watts with the new LED lighting.

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Litepanels Hilio LED fixtures

Litepanels Hilio LED Lighting Fixtures

VAN NUYS, CA – Litepanels’ Hilio high intensity LED lighting fixtures are now shipping. Daylight color balanced Hilio is a small-footprint LED fixture capable of emitting 5600°K illumination over a 20 ft. to 25 ft. (6.1 – 7.6m) distance without requiring a ballast. The new high output Hilio draws just 115W (while providing comparable illumination to a 575W HMI) and offers a bulb life of 50,000 hours while operating from 100-240VAC 50/60 Hz, or 24VDC battery.

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Earl Girls First to Purchase New MA onPC Command Wing

LOS ANGELES – Earl Girls Theatrical Equipment in Egg Harbor City, NJ, has become the first dealership to place an order for grandMA’s new MA onPC command wing, which paves the way for mobile use of the grandMA2 control system. Designed as a hardware complement to the free grandMA2 onPC software, the MA onPC command wing emulates the look and feel of the command section of a grandMA2 console as closely as possible.  It provides a portable 2,048-parameter control solution that may be used in nearly any location.

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Ziquid

Elation, American DJ Put Ziquid Lounge into the Spotlight

SAN ANTONIO, TX – The owners of the Ziquid Lounge in San Antonio wanted to create an international-style club that appealed to clientele on both sides of the border.  Event Ignition chose American DJ and Elation lighting for the club’s interior and exterior, including the Nucleus LED, a tri-color LED with six scanning heads used as a centerpiece on the dance floor.

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RB USITT design flyer

Rose Brand and USITT Host Design Action Competition

SECAUCUS, NJ – Rose Brand is now accepting applications for students wishing to compete in the Design Action Competition at this year’s USITT Conference, to be held March 28-31 in Long Beach, CA. The competition will consist of up to four different teams of students competing against each other to create the best scenic environment.  Teams will consist of a student scenic designer, technical director, lighting designer and a costume designer. They will be given a 10’ x 10’ space and 3.5 hours within to work. The deadline for applying is March 1.

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Chris Wallace

Wallace Joins TV One as Western Regional Sales Manager

ERLANGER, KY – Chris Wallace is the new Western Regional Sales Manager at TV One, a designer and manufacturer of video and multimedia processing equipment. Wallace brings with him an extensive sales background with 13 years of experience in the AV Industry. He will be based in Northern California to oversee Western Canada along with California, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Alaska and Hawaii.

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Alexa Brierley

GDS Adds to Sales Support Team

BRISTOL, UK – Alexa Brierley is the new Sales Account Coordinator at GDS, a UK manufacturer of lighting and control systems, with headquarters in Bristol. She will help the international sales team with customer service and dealer support.

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Hollydazzle 2011

Clay Paky Sharpys Light Up Hollydazzle

NEWPORT NEWS, VA — The 2011 edition of Hollydazzle, an annual lighting and fireworks show staged at Newport News’ City Center at Oyster Point, featured a 45-foot-high LED Christmas tree, a fireworks display and light effects from 20 of Clay Paky’s Sharpy light fixtures supplied by Main Light Industries, Wilmington, DE. The Sharpys swept across the five-acre fountain where the fireworks originated and shot their beams into the sky to the accompaniment of holiday music and the pyrotechnics.

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Bowmer Theatre

Robert Juliat Lucy Followspots Light Up Oregon Shakespeare Festival

WALLINGFORD, CT – The Angus Bowmer Theatre at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) in Ashland has taken delivery of three Robert Juliat Lucy 1200W HMI followspots from Musson Theatrical, Inc. of Santa Clara, CA.  The fixtures were chosen for their compact size and ability to fit into the theatre, which typically doesn’t accommodate followspots. They’ll debut in the February performance of “Animal Crackers.”

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SAS

Christie MicroTiles Visually Enhance SAS Headquarters

CYPRESS, CA – Five digital displays comprised of Christie MicroTiles help create a visually dynamic corporate headquarters at SAS, an independent vendor of business intelligence in Cary, NC. SAS needed a green solution – functional and artistic – to enliven its hallways, briefing center and other areas  throughout the building. A 40-foot Welcome Wall is the highlight of the installation, greeting visitors in the registration area.

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Slovakian Legends of Pop

Robe MMXs Join Slovakian Legends of Pop

CZECH REPUBLIC – Slovakian rental company Q-99 supplied 50 Robe moving lights including Robe MMX Spots to LD Martin Kubanka for “Slovakian Legends of Pop.” The TV music series airs during a nine-week run on prime time national TV channel STV1. Taking the LED-oriented set design by Michael Brna as a starting point, Kubanka needed some seriously powerful light sources on the rig to hold their own amidst all the LEDs.

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