BALTIMORE, MD — Although outdoor temporary structures can be challenging, with a host of limitations and engineering requirements, Milos said its QuickTruss stepped up to the plate for a recent roof project at Washington DC’s Nationals Park and Baltimore’s Oriole Park at Camden Yard.
Read More »CORK, Ireland — The Everyman Palace Theatre’s original hemp flying system relied on a timber grid, fly floor and access ladders for more than a century, back when boats and their rigging were made with the same materials.
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA — Pacific Coast Entertainment (PCE) invited clients and prospective customers to attend an open house to view Elation Professional’s EVLED 1024SMD 20mm LED video panels, and about 200 people attended. One of PCE's goal was to show that LED screens are more affordable than many potential customers might think.
Read More »PEACHTREE CITY, GA — Cooper Controls Ltd., a subsidiary of Cooper Industries, Ltd. has entered into a technology and marketing agreement with Electronics Diversified, LLC (EDI). Full terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
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MACAU — A 45-meter-high, circular-shaped Element Labs Cobra 16 LED display turned heads during the opening event for the City of Dreams resort. It was used to display the opening show and activities, which were simulcast onto the 250-square-meter LED display.
Read More »PHOENIX — Calvary Community Church in Phoenix is using an Echolab Overture2 production system to support live, interactive worship services between two facilities eight miles apart. The Overture switcher has been installed in the production control room of the recently completed Northwest Campus located in a renovated movie theatre in Glendale, Ariz. The church’s main facility is located in north Phoenix.
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SACRAMENTO — To visually match the music created by two DJs, or “electro-pioneers” who compose layers of sound for The Crystal Method’s Divided By Night tour, LD Lawrence “Loz” Upton sought to create layers of lighting using a combination of LED and digital gear from Barco and High End Systems.
Read More »LOS ANGELES — Punk rockers hoping to catch the 15th anniversary celebration of the Vans Warped Tour won’t have to travel to the Nokia Theater to catch 3OH!3, The Aggrolites, All-American Rejects, Bad Religion, blink-182, The Decaydance All Stars, Ice T, Katy Perry, NoFX, Ozomatli, Pennywise, Rise Against and Underoath at the venue.
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PARIS — Analog Way, recently named Adrien Corso as Chief Executive Officer. Corso will lead the overall management of Analog Way group, including the subsidiaries in the U.S. and Asia. Prior to joining Analog Way, Adrien Corso worked several years in the electronic industry for a leading scale manufacturer.
Read More »ETCP has changed the way the industry looks at rigging; the way the industry looks at safety; and the way the industry looks at training…ETCP… Read More »ETCP Certification, Training Raise the Bar
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BARCELONA, Spain — The visual experience that U2 designers Mark Fisher and Willie Williams have come up with for the band’s 360º tour this summer includes a 50-meter-high claw-shaped set, a funnel-shaped transformable video screen, a motion control system designed and supplied by Kinesys, 196 PRG Bad Boys and wireless DMX to the far corners of the stadium achieved with City Theatrical’s SHoW DMX.
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LOS ANGELES — When Yanni Voices began its 51-city tour of the U.S. and Canada last spring, the production crew used a pair of grandMA2 consoles to coordinate the lighting and visuals that gave the audiences glimpses of even farther-flung destinations, from the Taj Mahal to African landscapes and the Great Wall of China.
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