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GoVision Acquires Content Provider Graystone Media

GoVision Acquires Content Provider Graystone Media

ARGYLE, TX – GoVision LP, based here, announced that it has acquired Graystone Media, a Portland, OR-based provider of graphics, production services and live-event content for large video screens and event venues. Graystone Media was founded in 2007 by Josh Echo-Hawk. The transaction gives GoVision another physical presence on the West coast, following its February acquisition of the assets of Los Angeles-based InnoVision Media Group. A GoVision spokesman noted that all Graystone Media employees have been retained.

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Scott Chmielewski, principal of DMDS7tudios, played a key role in lighting up the Absolut “bottle” for “Nights by Absolut” on Brooklyn’s Pier 9 in September. The one-night event relied upon Clay Paky lighting fixtures (Sharpys and B-Eye K20s) with grandMA2 consoles for control.

“Nights by Absolut” on Brooklyn’s Pier 9 Lit with Clay Paky Fixtures

BROOKLYN, NY – Absolut Vodka staged four events this fall, in New York, Johannesburg, Berlin and Sao Paulo. Called “Nights by Absolut,” the events drew crowds with well-known DJs, effectively creating a vibrant one-night club scene. The lighting gear chosen for the New York event, staged in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn, included Clay Paky Sharpy and B-Eye K20 fixtures with grandMA2 consoles for control – all distributed in the U.S. by A.C.T Lighting.

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For the Adha Festival in Doha, Qatar, LD Milad Masaad used more than 300 Robe fixtures. Photo courtesy Target For Events

Adha Festival in Doha Lit with More than 300 Robe Fixtures

DOHA, Qatar – LD Milad Masaad used more than 300 Robe fixtures to light the 2014 Adha Festival staged at the Souq Waqef here. The rig, lighting a stage structure assembled for the festival, included an overhead rig with 40 Pointes, 30 LEDBeam 100s, 24 LEDWash 600s, 12 LEDWash 1200s and 22 REDWash 3?192s and a floor package with 11 MMX Spots, 16 ColorBeam 2500E ATs and another 60 LEDForce 18s.

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Australia’s “Footy Show” Martin-Centered Rig Includes MAC Quantum Washes

Australia’s “Footy Show” Martin-Centered Rig Includes MAC Quantum Washes

SYDNEY — For the Nine Network’s Footy Show, a TV sports program covering pro rugby games, lighting supervisor Andrew Veitch works to ensure that there are no visual fumbles on the set. For the NRL Grand Final Footy Show, he was also able to use 32 new MAC Quantum Wash fixtures along with 52 Martin MAC Viper Profiles and more than 100 Martin MAC101s to light the show. Chameleon Touring Systems supplied the gear.

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AT&T Offering Free Wi-Fi Access Along Las Vegas Strip

LAS VEGAS — Visitors to Las Vegas during LDI later this month might not be guaranteed a big payout at the casinos south of the Las Vegas Convention Center, but if they are also AT&T customers, they are guaranteed to break even on their fees for Wi-Fi usage along most of the Las Vegas Strip. AT&T has provided more than 60 free Wi-Fi access points along the Las Vegas strip as a public service of sorts for tourists and locals alike.

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Design One Chooses 4Wall New York for Delpozo Fashion Week Event

Design One Chooses 4Wall New York for Delpozo Fashion Week Event

NEW YORK, NY — Madrid based designer brand Delpozo cited the use and perception of color as the focal points of their Spring/Summer 2015 collection.  For the New York Fashion Week unveiling of the collection, the brand turned to Design One New York and Lead Designer Christien Methot to ensure potential buyers would see everything they envisioned.

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When the NHL Pittsburgh Penguins made their entrance for the first hockey game of the 2014-2014 season, the team’s fans were already pumped up. Kevin Hogan from Process of Illumination, LD to the Penguins’ shows since 2005, further stoked Penguin fervor with an assist from four of Robe’s Cyclone fixtures. Pictured here is Penguin team captain Sidney Crosby.

Pittsburgh Penguins Opens Season with Visual Punch from Robe Cyclone Fixtures

PITTSBURGH, PA — When the NHL Pittsburgh Penguins made their entrance for the first hockey game of the 2014-2014 season, the team’s fans were already pumped up. Kevin Hogan from Process of Illumination, LD to the Penguins’ shows since 2005, further stoked Penguin fervor with an assist from four of Robe’s Cyclone fixtures. Pictured here is Penguin team captain Sidney Crosby.

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“Inside the NFL”, which airs on Showtime and The NFL Network, upgraded its studio this year. WorldStage provided a lighting assist.

New Studio for “Inside the NFL” Gets WorldStage Lighting Assist

NEW YORK — The start of football season marked several changes for the iconic “Inside the NFL” program, which airs on Showtime and The NFL Network.  Chief among them was a move to CBS Studio 42 and implementation of a new lighting package by lighting designers Christopher Landy and Abigail Wells of Vibrant Design LLC with equipment supplied by WorldStage.

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