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CPL Makes LED Screen Investment

The AV company invested in 80 square meters of new ROE Black OnyX 3.4 mm LED screen plus ROE LED strip product.

CPL Makes LED Screen Investment

BIRMINGHAM, U.K. – Event technical production specialist Central Presentations Limited (CPL) has invested in 80 square meters of new ROE Black OnyX 3.4 mm LED screen plus ROE LED strip product … both of which are going directly onto a job in London and will then be available from the west Midlands, UK based company’s rental stock. CPL project manager Simon Haydon explains that this screen was chosen because as a high quality HD indoor product and in keeping with the company’s commitment to stocking premium brands.

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Axioms at Park Music Festival

Matrixx at the Park Music Festival in the Netherlands Features Martin Stage Lighting

NIJMEGEN, The Netherlands —Sound and lighting provider Focus Amsterdam used Martin MAC Axiom Hybrid fixtures (pictured here) and Atomic strobes at Matrixx at the Park, a seven-day (July 16-22) music festival held in conjunction with the annual International Four Days Marches Nijmegen (July 19-22). The Four Day March invites crowds to gather for a leisurely multi-day walk along a scenic byway. Participants get a medal upon completion of the journey. For the 2016 event, the 100th year for this event, 42,557 participaed. To mark this milestone, the stage at Matrixx at the Park was decorated with a collage of Nijmegen’s most famous landmarks. 

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Russia-based LDs Alexandr Letcius and Alexandr Sinitsa used 34 Pointes and 10 Robe Strobes for 'Hyperjump'

Light Sculpture at MIRA Festival in Berlin Uses Robe Fixtures

BERLIN – The MIRA digital arts festival, held June 11 at the Funkhaus Berlin, focused on both electronic music and live visuals, and the creative lighting designs on display included the use of Robe fixtures. For the large scale sound and lighting sculpture, “Hyperjump,” featuring the work of Russia-based LDs Alexandr Letcius and Alexandr Sinitsa, the setup included 34 Pointes and 10 Robe Strobes.

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Blackmagic Design played a key role with the Tomorrowland UNITE event held July 23 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.

Two-Way AV Link Helps Tomorrowland Festival UNITE with EDM Events Around the Globe

BOOM, Belgium – The Tomorrowland festival once again drew top DJs and crowds to Belgium this summer (from July 22-24). It also featured a series of tie-in events, called UNITE festivals, on the second night of the main event in Boom, near Antwerp. The UNITE festivals were staged in Germany, Mexico, India, Japan, Colombia, South Africa and Israel. The UNITE event in Gelsenkirchen, Germany got an AV assist from VPS Media that included gear from Blackmagic Design.

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Laserworld's tarm two laser projectors

Tarm Two Laser Projectors

Parent company Laserworld Group is noting that the new tarm two represents a significant laser achievement at a competitive price, promising 2.5W power after aperture with a balance of 680mW/638nm, 750mW/520nm and 1.400mW/450nm.

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2016 Billboard Latin Music Awards

DMDs7udios Gets Assist from Avolites Ai Media Servers for a Variety of Complex Projects

MIAMI – DMDs7udios has been relying upon Avolites Ai media servers to tackle projects ranging from the inside of a DJ-fueled dance party to the outside of a major new museum. The company has deployed Ai S8 and R8 media servers on a number of recent projects that underscore Ai’s power and flexibility. Pictured here are the Billboard Latin Music Awards, staged in late April, where DMDs7udios principal Scott Chmielewski oversaw media screen direction, programming, content, and media server services for a complex set design by Telemundo’s Scenery Department.

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RNC 2016 in Cleveland

Republican National Convention Equipped with Clay Paky Mythos Fixtures, grandMA2 Consoles

CLEVELAND, OH – For the 2016 Republican National Convention, which took place July 18–21 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, LD David Grill and lighting director Paul Sonnleitner used a rig that included Clay Paky Mythos lighting fixtures and grandMA2 consoles for control. The elephant in the room, so to speak, was the video backdrop (it was HUGE). That meant the lighting truss had to be 85 feet in the air, requiring fixtures that could perform well with a 120-foot throw distance and 65 foot candles of white light on the floor. PRG provided Grill with 68 Clay Paky Mythos for effects lighting. Clay Paky and grandMA products are distributed by A.C.T Lighting.

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Fenton Williams' TMs-supplied rig includes Elation Colour Chorus Series LED battens and SixPar 200 LED Par lights. DMB tour photo by Todd Kaplan.

Dave Matthews Band 2016 Summer Tour Includes New Gear from Elation

WEST PALM BEACH, FL — Theatrical Media Services (TMS) has been supporting the Dave Matthews Band for 23 years, and lighting and scenic designer Fenton Williams has lit DMB since 1991. The lighting rig got an update this year with new fixtures including Elation Colour Chorus Series LED battens and SixPar 200 LED Par lights. This summer’s tour wraps up in early September with three shows in George, WA.

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