ORLANDO – Christie has announced plans for InfoComm 2017, set to take place June 14-16 in Orlando. The Christie Center will showcase technologies including Christie Boxer and Pandoras Box Quad Server (screenshot pictured here); warped and blended visuals; 3D mapping using Christie Mystique; plus numerous LED walls and large-format LCD panels
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ORLANDO, FL – grandMA2 consoles and switches played a key role in networked lighting and video control for SAP’s Sapphire NOW/ASUG Annual Conference at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. Lighting Designer Paul Palazzo and Programmer Paul J. Sonnleitner have worked on the event since 1999 and have been using MA consoles for the last 12 years. A.C.T Lighting is the exclusive distributor of MA Lighting products in North America.
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BALTIMORE, MD – For seven days in April, the night sky over the city that gave birth to “The Star-Spangled Banner” glowed in a rainbow of colors, as Baltimore celebrated its Light City Festival. Over 400,000 visitors crowded the city’s downtown streets to enjoy hundreds of illuminated sculptures, building projections and interactive exhibits. At the heart of it all was the “Light Up The Night,” stage, where artists from a variety of musical genres including hip-hop, rock, jazz and world dance performed each evening.
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TILBURG, The Netherlands – DTS Katana fixtures brought blades of light to the acts performing during the Aus Berlin festival at the Koepel Hal and Wagenmakerij in Tilburg, The Netherlands last winter.
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MIDDLETON, WI – ETC announced the promotions of two new global service managers. Durrell Ramer was recently promoted to the role of global customer service and systems manager while Mike Meskill is taking on the role of global technical service manager.
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NEW YORK – WorldStage supported the 2017 Turner Upfront and NewFront events with LED video displays and media server systems, along with an extensive camera package and a few unique audience engagement elements.
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SAN JOSE – AV collaboration and control leader Atlona will use InfoComm 2017 as the launch pad for the company’s first PTZ conferencing camera. Built for use with Atlona’s HDVS-300 Series soft codec conferencing solution, the new AT-HDVS-CAM provides professional-quality imaging while streamlining integration for today’s software-defined conferencing systems. The AT-HDVS-CAM will be showcased alongside other Atlona innovations in Booth 3961 at the event, taking place June 14-16 in Orlando, Florida.
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GLENDALE, CA – VER, the global provider of production equipment and engineering support, named Digby Davies CEO. Davies brings nearly 30 years’ industry experience, including 11 years as COO and then CEO of technology services provider PSAV to the position.
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The Atlanta-Area Hub is Setting the Stage for Future Growth in the U.S., Canada and Latin America
Kinesys, co-founded in 2003 by U.K. managing director (and Kinesys USA CEO) Dave Weatherhead, started as so many of the innovations that have pushed this industry forward with a simple request, “Can you make this?”
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Music Matters Shines a Light on 70th Birthday Jam
The event, “Hampton 70 — A Celebration of Col. Bruce Hampton” at the Fox Theater in Atlanta GA all started with a short conversation between Duane Trucks, drummer for Widespread Panic, and music entertainment lawyer, Matt Wilson, at the Candler Park Music Festival in 2016.
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LD Dave Ward Puts the Company in a Different Light at the Las Vegas Exhibition Center
An old adage goes, “The only difference between men and boys is the size of their toys.” This has never been more obvious than at the CONEXPO-CON/AGG convention. The event, staged once every three years, is touted as the “world’s largest tradeshow.”
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New 4Wall PA Division Builds on Solid Partnership with Leading Lighting Designers
When gaffers Brad Hafer and Brett Puwalski formed Atomic Lighting in 2008, they brought a unique perspective to the business of supplying lighting, rigging and production support to leading lighting designers nationwide.
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