GLENDALE, AZ and TACLOBAN, The Philippines — Separate accidents linked with the setup for the NFL’s Super Bowl in the U.S. and Pope Francis’ visit to the Philippines claimed the lives of Ryan “Scrappy” Lipman, 31, on Jan. 14 and Kristel Mae Padasas, 27, on Jan. 17.
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AV Stumpfl has two new solid-state video player hardware products for playback of content with resolutions up to UHD. Multiple players can be frame-synchronized via network and new content can be delivered via Internet. The players are fully integrated in AV Stumpfl’s Avio communication layer for turnkey use in themed attractions and networked Digital Signage systems. A customizable web interface and a lot of control options are included of course.
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UK – Working with Video Designer, Andrzej Goulding, XL Video are supplying projection and media control for the Theatre Royal Bath Production of Saturday Night Fever, which is currently touring UK theatres.
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XOCHIMILCO, Mexico City – MIXPRO is one of a number of new rental company clients of Robe’s Mexican distributor, Vari Internacional who have invested in Robe products in recent months.
Read More »COLUMBIA, MD — Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc., a provider of intuitive, powerful and practical 2D/3D and Building Information Modeling (BIM) software solutions, is excited to announce the release of the Japanese-language version of the award-winning Vectorworks® 2015 product line that includes Designer, Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Fundamentals and Renderworks®.
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SHARPSBURG, GA – Since moving into a new 900-seat auditorium 18 months ago, South Metro Ministries has been progressively growing each production in their new space. Their latest event, a Christmas spectacular titled “What a Glorious Night” used gear from 4Wall Nashville to make the lighting experience one those in attendance would remember.
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SYDNEY, Australia – As the curtain rose on the Australian Recording Industry Association’s night of nights, video services and expertise from TDC – Technical Direction Company was used on an unprecedented scale.
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CHARLOTTE, NC – Widespread Panic has been on the road for their fall tour, but they continued their tradition of closing out the year in grand style as they performed at the Times Warner Cable Arena. Bandit Lites worked with lighting designer Paul Hoffman to light the event.
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LITITZ, PA — Atomic Design, based here, opened a warehouse serving Miami and the southeastern U.S. The new facility, located at 2850 SW 42nd St., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312, can be reached at 954.866.1181 or 717.626.4408. Pictured here, from left, are Nick Freed, Gary Mass and Noel Duncan, who are running the facility.
Read More »GLENDALE, AZ — Ryan “Scrappy” Lipman, 31, died Jan. 14 after falling more than 25 feet to a stage under construction for the NFL’s Super Bowl XLIX tailgate party outside the University of Phoenix Stadium. Emergency responders transported Lipman from the work site to the hospital about noon. Lipman succumbed to his injuries after reaching the hospital.
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ARGYLE, TX – GoVision LP named Kevin Faciane partner and vice president of business development. Faciane will oversee the integration of GoVision’s acquisitions, partnerships and strategic alliances while also leading the company’s expansion into new areas of business. The company expanded significantly in 2014 with the acquisition of two West Coast-based companies, a Los Angeles-based LED rental company, InnoVision Media Group; and Graystone Media, a Portland, OR-based provider of graphics, production services and live-event video content.
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AUSTIN, TX – Founded in 2004 by Don Pugh and Robert Mokry, LightParts recently celebrated their tenth anniversary as the first dedicated lighting parts and repair center for the entertainment industry. This year, the company is also marking 10 years since Chris King joined LightParts. King (pictured here, center, and flanked, L-R, by Mokry and Pugh) is known as the company’s “king of electronics repair.”
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