MIDDLETON, WI – Since 2006, ETC has shipped more than 400 of its Eos consoles, and as a networked system that can control conventional fixtures, moving lights, LEDs, scrollers, fog machines, media servers and more, they have collectively met a diverse array of user requirements.
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WASHINGTON, DC – It may be the longest-running TV show ever. But the current set design for NBC's Meet the Press, launched with an assist by Showman Fabricators on May 2, 2010 and featuring HD video screens, isn't likely to be confused with the way the weekly government issues-oriented news program looked when it made its debut in 1947.
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NEW YORK – Sapsis Rigging provided rigging design, equipment and installation for all lighting and sound elements as well as two 30-foot-diameter "cold air" balloons for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute Ball. The balloons were set up in the Grand Lobby and American Wing.
Read More »DENVER – Barbizon Light of the Rockies will stage demos of LED technology for theatre, worship, video, and architectural lighting on May 18 (2 p.m. to 8 p.m.) and May 19 (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.). More than 75 LED fixtures from about 35 manufacturers will be featured. The event is free.
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ABU DHABI, UAE – Robe launched Robe UAE to help distribute and market their Robe and Anolis brands in the Middle East. The new office is in the Makateb Business Centre, Abu Dhabi.
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MILTON KEYNES, U.K. – After a busy 2009, SNP Productions announced that it has moved to a larger office and warehouse facility here. The company provides video control solutions rentals, sales, training and support.
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PORT MACQUARIE, Australia – Designed by Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects and opened in mid-2009, the $50 million Glasshouse arts center includes a 600-seat performing arts theatre, a 600-square-meter regional art gallery, a studio theatre, conference facilities and a community workshop. Jands served as head staging contractor for the project.
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LONDON – For the fifth time, Entec Sound & Light is supporting the U.K. and European tour for The Australian Pink Floyd Show (TAPS), providing lighting and video equipment plus crew.
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ROCKLAND, ME – The interior walls of the Farnsworth Art Museum aren't the only things about the place that are green. So are the decisions to seek alternatives to pesticides on the lawn outside and to switch from halogen to LED light bulbs for all the museum's galleries.
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BELFAST, Northern Ireland – Production Services Ireland has completed the supply and installation of lighting and sound equipment at the new 400 seat Theatre At the Mill in Newtownabbey.
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SECAUCUS, NJ – Rose Brand has announced a second blog post on fire safety in the entertainment industry. The posting discusses flame tests, flame retardant fabric terminology such as IFR, DFR, FR, and the procedures and manufacturing techniques that make a fabric flame retardant.
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NEW YORK – Lighting designer Scott Wolfeil of LDG (Lighting Design Group) used gear supplied by Scharff Weisberg for Thin Ice, which was broadcast live on ABC from the Premier Ballroom of the MGM Grand at Foxwoods in Mashantucket, Conn.
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