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Atlona Makes Plans for InfoComm 2017

Atlona AT-HDVS-CAM

Atlona Makes Plans for InfoComm 2017

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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Digby Davies

VER Names Digby Davies CEO

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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For Motorhead’s final Bad Magic tour, which ended in Berlin in Dec. 2016, the Bomber prop, revamped with moving lights, took flight with a Kinesys automation system. The band announced that it would disband after the death of frontman Lemmy, a.k.a. Ian Fraser Kilmister, on Dec. 28.

Kinesys Takes Root in the Americas

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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The Fox Theatre in Atlanta was packed for the party. Photo by Dave Vann

Colonel Bruce Hampton Takes Flight at the Fox

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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The Komatsu booth at ConExpo 2017 in Las Vegas. Photo by Paul Trantow

Komatsu at ConExpo

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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The 4Wall PA crew

From Atomic Lighting to Beame to 4Wall PA

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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From left, LDs Mike Mahoney, Matt Guminski, Guy Pavelo and Marty Postma

HES + ETC: LDs Weigh In on High End’s Future with ETC

Few were surprised with ETC’s March 31 announcement that it would be acquiring High End Systems (HES) from Netherlands-based Barco, which had owned the Austin-based manufacturer of innovative moving lights and control systems since 2008. ETC had taken the rare step of announcing its hopes for acquiring HES with a press release on March 1, while the deal with Barco was still very much in the discussion stages.

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PLSN June 2017 Buyers Guide

Video Cabinets

It’s been two years since PLSN presented a Buyers Guide on video cabinets. Since then, just about every company has updated their product line with new and unique products. Whether they are higher resolution, curved models or waterproof tiles, they are all being engineered for faster assembly, lighter weight and higher quality. Take a look at the latest products from these leaders in the business.

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VER supplied the gear for the Vogue Arabia launch. Photo courtesy Barco

On the Surface: The Art of Projecting Art

Video mapping projects — beyond the LED concert video wall — have become more commonplace over recent years. They’re part of our landscape, adding images everywhere in our environment. While advances in technology have made these projects more feasible, challenges are still there. PLSN took a below-the-surface look at two recent projects to discover what confronts projecting on a creative palette beyond the screen.

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Chicago Blackhawks rink projection by Quince Imaging

Dazzling Illusions

Quince Imaging Dominates Pro Sports Arena Projection Mapping

It’s moments before the first Chicago Bulls NBA home game of the 2016-17 season begins, and the United Center Arena is packed with fans. Suddenly, the entire arena goes dark except for the court, which seems to glow with an inner light. The Bulls logo appears in the center, and the court floor comes to life as Bulls mascot Benny the Bull walks out to the center of the court, waving a Bulls flag in a grand circular motion.

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Jean-Michel Jarre in Israel. Photo by Greg Rybczynski

Jean-Michel Jarre: 2017 Spectacles Add to an Epic Career

French electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre has very nearly done it all. Born in Lyon, France, son of film composer Maurice Jarre, Jean-Michel began studying classical music at an early age and formed his first major rock band in the late 1960s. Within a few short years Jarre had tapped cutting-edge keyboard technology and helped to revolutionize synthesized music with releases such as 1976’s global hit Oxygène, 1978’s Équinoxe, and 1981’s Les Chants Magnétiques.

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Upstage Video president Doug Murray

Sourcing LED from Overseas: The Distribution Model Evolves

I recently had a visitor wander into my office and introduce himself. I’m not normally one to spend much time with a cold calling salesman, but this guy came with good creds. He was from a manufacturers rep organization and was introduced to us by a friendly neighbor. We had quite the interesting conversation. He asked me for my perspective (as a customer and a reseller) on how the Chinese LED manufacturers were developing their distribution model.

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