SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco Opera and Ballet, no stranger to Robert Juliat gear, has become the first U.S. venue equipped with Robert Juliat's motorized Victor followspots with RJNET electronics.
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LONDON – Lighting designer Simon Tutchener has been working with Mark Knopfler since 2002. He completed his first major tour with him in 2005. And he has been dealing the challenges of integrating video with the lighting design since – well, pretty recently, actually.
Read More »VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – Lightronics named Quantum Sales & Technology as their new rep firm for Arizona, Southern California, Hawaii and Southern Nevada. Quantum ST targets the needs of those in the professional theatre, worship and education markets with professional lighting, entertainment controls, audio and multimedia products.
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LONDON – White Light supplied lighting for the production of The Railway Children staged at London's abandoned Eurostar terminal in Waterloo. Adapted from the 1970 film and Edith Nesbit's original 1906 novel, the production featured a restored steam locomotive.
Read More »SAN DIEGO – AV Concepts recently moved its San Diego operation to a new 14,000-square-foot facility – about double the size of its previous San Diego location. With room devoted to office and warehouse space, the new facility will also house a Musion Eyeliner theater.
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BOSTON – The Paramount Theatre started out in 1932 as a 1,500-seat movie palace, but fell into disuse in the 1970s. This year, it resurfaced as part of the bigger Paramount Center complex, a multi-year undertaking with a budget of $82 million.
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CARMEL, IN – The Center for the Performing Arts, a three-venue performing arts center coming to central Indiana this fall, will include The Palladium, a 1,600-seat space with four adjustable 23,000-lb. glass ceiling panels rigged by J. R. Clancy to allow the acoustics to be tuned for different kinds of performances, which will range from symphonies to country music to R&B and jazz.
Read More »{mosimage}BURBANK, CA – Chaos Visual Productions is supporting the 2010 Mojo tour for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers as video contractor.
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SINGAPORE – Showtec Communications Pte Ltd. relied on W-DMX technology from Wireless Solution Sweden AB to control the lighting gear it provided for the grand opening of the Marina Bay Sands Resort & Casino.
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LONDON – DTS Titan LED wash lights are being used to illuminate several life-size animatronics at the London edition of Dinosaurs Unleashed – the UK's largest interactive dinosaur encounter – which recently opened at the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC).
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MUNSTER, Germany – Andreas and Chris Ehrlich, better known as The Ehrlich Brothers, may not be eager to reveal the secrets behind the elaborate magic show that keeps corporate event attendees and others entertained. But Chris Ehrlich, an experienced video and sound editor, noted the duo's use of coolux Pandoras Box during their shows.
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AUSTIN, TX – Martin Professional's MAC 350 Entour hard-edge LED lighting fixture is being test-driven on Crowded House's current world tour by LD/set designer Paul Normandale.
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