SALT LAKE CITY – Tegan and Sara lighting designer Benjamin Price was given a challenge: fit the entire lighting rig for the duo's tour into a 10-by-7-foot trailer without exceeding the 5,000-pound weight limit.
Read More »NEW YORK and LONDON – The membership of ESTA and PLASA have voted to merge their two organizations. ESTA held its voting via a month-long electronic balloting process. PLASA voting took place June 2 at its annual AGM in London.
Read More »HIGH WYCOMBE, U.K. – A.C. Entertainment Technologies Ltd.'s Rigging division has been appointed as the exclusive U.K. distributor for the VMB Towerlift range, featuring the Classic, Pro and TL series of wind up stands, front loading tower lifts and line array lifting systems.
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LONDON – Following the recent changes at E/T/C UK and projection designer Ross Ashton's launch of his new company, The Projection Studio, White Light announced that it is the sole supplier of the PIGI large-format projection system in the U.K.
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TheTCP-IP CueSystem from GDS is a networked cue light system, designed to bridge the gap for stage management environments. The TCP-IP CueSystem uses the established ergonomic control platform with standard GDS outstations.
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SUN CITY, South Africa – A lighting rig dominated by Robe fixtures was used for the recent launch of the Volkswagen Polo Vivo at Sun City Superbowl. Strike Productions provided the fixtures, working on behalf of Blue Moon, the production company. Robert Hoey from Dream Sets served as lighting designer.
Read More »PHILADELPHIA – When the 2,400-seat Verizon Hall opened in Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in 2001, its automated rigging system seemed like the right choice to move the acoustic canopies as each concert required.
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ANTALYA, Turkey – The Mardan Palace resort is using lighting and projection fixtures from Coemar to entertain its guests at the resort's jazz bar, discotheque, amphitheatre and Grand Hall.
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LINDSAY, CA – Small-town boosters in New England can tout trees that change color by the season, but in this California town (pop.10,571), the color changes occur nightly, with a little help from Acclaim Lighting.
Read More »By now, you've probably heard the term "pixel map," and you're likely aware that a common way to apply an image to an LED display… Read More »No Media Server Required
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LOUISVILLE, KY – For the Winter Jam 2010 Christian music tour, which featured acts like Third Day, Newsboys, Newsong and Sidewalk Prophets, Axxis, Inc. provided LC Series LED panels as the visual centerpiece – then changed that centerpiece by flipping the panels from a horizontal to vertical configuration as the tour was underway.
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MUMBAI, India – Robe named Integrated Entertainment Solutions (IES) as its new Indian distributor. Robe's Sales Director Harry von den Stemmen met with IES's Rasesh Parekh to complete the agreement. IES will offer the full range of Robe products and comprehensive technical support across India.
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