LAS VEGAS – Gearhouse Broadcast, in conjunction with its partners Telescopic, LLC and Big Shot Camera Cranes, will unveil SkyTechno, a dramatic evolution in camera crane technology that enables powerful camera moves previously considered impossible, at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show from April 24-27.
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KNOXVILLE, TN – Guitarist and mandolinist Andy Wood recently wrapped a special performance at the historic Bijou Theatre with a lighting package provided by Bandit Lites. The special, one night only show was recorded and featured guest performances by fiddler Brian Arrowood, singer-songwriter Kendra Chantelle, bassist Todd Parks, musician Travis Toy and Ben Lacy. LD Alex Becker used Bandit-supplied Vari-Lite VL2500s, Martin Atomic Strobes, GRNLite Moving Washes, GRNLite pars and Source Four Lekos for the show.
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Prolyte Group launched a new truss type at PL+S 2017 in Frankfurt, Germany earlier this month. BGR70 truss is, in essence, a low-volume truss with extreme load bearing capacity. The truss uses a pre-camber design to be able to handle large spans as well as extreme loads.
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WorkPro featured its news LightShark at Prolight+Sound 2017 in Frankfurt earlier this month. It’s a Web-based system that can be controlled from many device including a PC / MAC computer, tablet or smartphone, operating with the software within the light console.
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Arri, based in Munich, Germany, noted an upgrade that makes Alexa SXT a wireless professional motion picture camera system.
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SUNRISE, FL – Panic! At The Disco’s tour in support of the band’s Death of a Bachelor album wrapped up with an April 15 show at BB&T Center in Sunrise, FL. The two-month tour, which began with a Feb. 24 show in Uncasville, CT, was lit with Claypaky A.leda B-EYE K20 and Sharpy fixtures, with a grandMA2 full-size console along for the ride. A.C.T Lighting is the exclusive distributor of the Claypaky and MA Lighting brands in North America.
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MESA, AZ – For a Phoenix-area homecoming show featuring Simply Three, a three-piece string band that plays a diverse range of music, Erik Parker of Chris Lisle Lighting Design used Chauvet Professional Maverick and Rogue fixtures supplied by Creative BackStage.
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SAN JOSE, CA – Barco is teaming up with Almo Professional A/V to share its new UDX 4K large venue projector, the ClickShare collaboration system and other new meeting room solutions at the “What Will Your Lightbulb Moment Be” E4 AV Tour with stops around the U.S., including San Jose (April 19), New Jersey (Sept. 19) and Irvine, CA (Oct. 3).
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LAS VEGAS – Zylight will be featuring its Pro-Zoom line of LED zoom ellipsoidals at NAB 2017, which runs April 24-27 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Developed as a high-powered spot or gobo projector for television stages, broadcast news studios, and live theatre, the new ellipsoidal fixtures offer a choice of zoom lenses suited for various lighting projects.
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LAS VEGAS – Christie is gearing up for booth SL5310 at NAB April 24-27 with a a full lineup of Christie True™ 4K Projectors. The company will also feature the Christie Pandoras Box OCTO Server, which controls up to eight displays via one server. The Christie Boxer series of projectors (the 4K30 is pictured here) now includes the Christie Link Transmitter, and the company will also feature the Christie Mystique Install, which provides automatic stacking and edge-blending solutions, among other products offered for broadcast, entertainment, houses of worship, live events, sports and staging applications.
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GREEN BAY, WI – LD Ignacio “Iggy” Rosenberg’s design for Tesla’s 2017 shows centers on Elation fixtures, including Platinum FLX™ hybrid moving heads, ACL 360 Matrix™ LED moving head panels and Protron 3K Color™ strobes. “This was a great tour to understand the concept of providing something that was inexpensive, but not cheap,” Iggy noted.
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LONDON – The 37th edition of the annual Brit Awards, held at London’s O2 Arena and televised on UK network ITV1, pulled in over 5 million viewers this year. The iconic pop music awards used three d3 4x4pro media servers for the video mapping of the show’s extensive and dynamic content. The set used a false perspective stage with catwalks to a second stage in the center of the arena. The main stage screens, catwalks, second stage, Kabuki and roller screens were all modeled and set up in d3.
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