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Rosco & DMG Lumière – Creating Brilliance Together

Rosco & DMG Lumière – Creating Brilliance Together

LOS ANGELES – We’re thrilled to announce Rosco’s acquisition of the Film, Television and Broadcast LED specialist company DMG Lumière. Since its start in Lyon, France in 2014, DMG Lumière has experienced great success, quick growth and its products have been recognized as innovative set lighting tools by filmmakers around the globe. “DMG Lumière is the perfect partner as we look to grow our business, and we’re delighted to welcome them into the Rosco family,” said Rosco CEO Mark Engel.

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2017 Crave Festival

Chauvet Professional STRIKE 1 Ups Intensity at Crave Festival

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands – Carving out a name for itself in northern Europe’s bustling festival scene, the Crave Festival has been making waves in electronic and techno music circles with its searing musical performances and edgy industrial vibe. The 2017 edition of this red hot festival more than lived up to expectations, thanks in part to a stunning custom stage setting designed by RF Shows. Central to this design were 14 CHAUVET Professional STRIKE 1 fixtures, which provided hard-hitting visuals in support of the industrial theme of the festival, which takes place in the shadows of The Hague.

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British soul musician Michael Kiwanuka performs at Ostrava 2017. Photo by Zdenko Hanout

2017 Colors Of Ostrava Festival Lit with Robe Fixtures

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic — Robe moving lights made a major contribution at the 2017 Colors Of Ostrava (COO) festival with nearly 100 fixtures utilized to light the ArcelorMittal Stage in a stylish and flexible production design created by Kamil Kruzik. The lights were supplied by oneAVteam, the largest audio visual rental group in Central Europe. Three companies cooperated on this project – AV MEDIA, RentalPRO and YVENTECH. The annual four day international multi-genre Festival is staged on the site of the former ironworks at Dolní Vítkovice, Ostrava, Czech Republic.

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LOCKN’s Terrapin Station Stage

SJP Productions Creates Forest of Light at LOCKN’ Festival with ChamSys

ARRINGTON, VA – “Magic is what we do, Music is how we do it,” Jerry Garcia once told an interviewer.  Had the Grateful Dead frontman been around to see the fantastical transformation of his namesake forest at the recent LOCKN’ Festival, he undoubtedly would have agreed that there can be quite a bit of magic involved in lighting too. S. Jeremy Peters turned the thickly wooded “Garcia’s Forest” around LOCKN’s Terrapin Station Stage (named after the Grateful Dead’s mystical 1977 album) into a transcendental canopy of color with 150 pixel-mapped IP65 par fixtures that he controlled with his ChamSys PC Wing and Playback Wing.

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Nominations Open for USITT Young Designers, Managers and Technicians Awards

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Students and Early-Career technical theatre artists can gain recognition, cash, and a trip to USITT 2018 in Fort Lauderdale if chosen for one of 14 Young Designers, Managers, & Technicians Awards from USITT. These awards are made possible by generous gifts to USITT from their sponsors in the performing arts and live entertainment, design, and technology industry. They further USITTs mission of nurturing and recognizing excellence in emerging professionals.

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Storm Ltd added to their ample inventory of ProPlex Data Distribution units.

ProPlex Takes UK and Europe by Storm

LONDON – Storm Ltd. of the UK has optimized their large inventory of ProPlex Data Distribution units, installing them in rugged, touring racks, the perfect solution for their work on productions throughout the UK and Europe.  To paraphrase a great British statesman, never in the history of show networking has so much data been distributed by so few devices. 

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ARRI SkyLink wireless control

ARRI Marks 100 Years, Will Debut New Products at IBC in Amsterdam

AMSTERDAM — ARRI may be in the midst of its centenary celebrations, but along with a look back, the company is focusing on new products at the IBC Show in Amsterdam. Featured lighting products include the company’s LED soft lights – SkyPanel, L, and M series, plus the company’s wireless alternative to DMX cables for its SkyPanels, called SkyLink (pictured here). The company will also feature camera equipment such as ALEXA SXT W, ALEXA Mini and AMIRA.

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Chauvet Weathers Hurricane Irma

SUNRISE, FL  –  Chauvet reopened its Florida facility on Tuesday September 12, resuming operations in its warehouse as well as its support, sales, service and product development departments following Hurricane Irma. “Fortunately, our associates are all safe and our building made it through the storm with no damage,” said Albert Chauvet, CEO of Chauvet. “We worked together and moved quickly to put everything in place to service our customers.”

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