NEW YORK – WorldStage provided AV support for an innovative installation in New York City’s six-acre Madison Square Park, where Dutch artist Jacco Olivier’s stop-motion animations brighten the park’s winter landscape. Olivier’s images of birds, a deer, a frog, a beetle and flora are seamlessly integrated into the outdoors, displayed on screens suspended from trees, hidden in the bushes and planted in the ground. On display in both the park’s heavily trafficked areas and quieter spots, the exhibit runs until March.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium – ArKaos’ new protocol, Kling-Net, is a protocol designed specifically to allow the distribution of real-time video data to remote display devices, such as LEDs or LED panels, over Ethernet. ArKaos has designed the protocol to simplify the process of using LEDs, especially for new and first-time users.
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Read More »GOTHENBURG, Sweden — LumenRadio AB, TMB, and City Theatrical, Inc. have entered into a confidential settlement agreement that settles all current litigation between the companies, according to a posting on LumenRadio’s web site. LumenRadio also noted that, as part of the settlement agreement, LumenRadio AB has obtained a license from City Theatrical, Inc. to U.S. Patent No. 7,432,803 (the “803” patent) and all patents in the 803 patent family that covers all LumenRadio wireless lighting control products that have been sold in the past and that are currently being sold, including those sold to LumenRadio’s OEM customers.
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EDINBURGH, U.K. — Electrosonic upgraded some of the key audio/visual components in the Scottish Government’s Media Centre at St. Andrew’s House in Edinburgh. The Centre has the facility to run presentations, record proceedings and relay images to an adjacent room.
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NORCROSS, GA — Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder agreed to perform for a fundraising event at a private residence. Given that it was a daytime event, projection was a consideration. The fact that it was someone’s backyard was another consideration. In under one hour, the backyard balcony was turned into a concert venue using the NanoLumens 112” NanoFlex display.
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RANCHO DOMINGUEZ, CA – Drapery manufacturer Sew What? Inc. supplied Kabuki curtains for the unveiling of two new BMW concept cars at the Los Angeles Auto Show, fabricating the curtains to work with the customer’s Kabuki system. This year’s show was held Nov. 18-27 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
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HIGHLAND PARK, NJ – Industry veterans Damian Doria and Alec Stoll have formed Stages Consultants, a theatre planning and design practice. The firm opened Jan. 3 with the focus on full-service consultation on theatre and acoustic design. Stages’ principals have nearly 40 years of consulting experience and another 30 in the performing arts industry.
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LOS ANGELES – LD Tony Fransen is controlling Sara Bareilles’ U.S. tour with a Jands Vista T2 lighting console, using his iPad as a remote. The band has opened for Sugarland and headlines their own shows as well. Theatrical Lighting Services (TLS) is supplying the Vista T2 and touring packages from their Nashville office.
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