CASA GRANDE, AZ – When Sun Valley Community Church, based here, made the jump from SD to HD production in its Gilbert, AZ campus three years ago, the church’s technical crew began using FOR-A’s HVS-300HS video switcher. Last September, when the church was faced with the decision of purchasing a new switcher for its nearby location in Tempe, they opted for another FOR-A switcher– the HVS-XT100.
Read More »GLENDALE, CA — For Dierks Bentley’s 2014 Riser Tour, LD Chris Reade is using Martin’s MAC 2000 Wash, MAC 700 Profile, MAC Viper Profile, MAC Aura and MAC Quantum, all provided by Rod “Red” Gibson of Christie Lites. The Lighting Crew Chief is Marc “Chainsaw” Wuchter and the Production Designer is Bruce Rodgers of Tribe, Inc.
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LONDON – Stage Electrics supported The Roof, an elaborate outdoor production produced by Fuel Theatre, with a lighting gear package that included tMartin MAC Viper Performances housed in waterproof, inflatable domes as well as Martin Atomic 3000 Strobes, PAR 64s, Chauvet COLORado LED Pars, Showtec LED ARC Bars, Thomas MR16 battens and JEM ZR44 Smoke Machines, along with a complete rigging & power solution.
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LONDON – White Light supplied lighting solutions and production support for The Seekers arena tour to the UK. The lighting package included a mixture of conventional and automated fixtures – including ETC Source 4 profiles and Martin Professional Mac 700s – along with power distribution, drapes, and cyclorama, all supplied by White Light. The show toured with a grandMA console for programming and show control. LD Simon Tutchener opted for an uncluttered stage, simple backdrop, and subtle colors to accompany The Seekers’ pop melodies.
LONDON – More than 30 classic car and motorbike enthusiasts completed a 650-mile journey for this year’s First Night Riders charity ride, raising money for The Theatrical Guild. TTG helps theatre personnel who need educational sponsorship, counselling, or welfare advice in order for them to regain employment in the theatre industry.
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Le Maitre USA has launched FreezeJet, a liquid CO2 jet. The FreezeJet generates a blast of freezing fog in columns of 30 to 40 feet that disappear instantly when switched off, and can be fired at different angles. A 25-foot hose can be supplied as standard or optional, and the design allows the unit to be used with high pressure LCO2, CO2 Dewars or LN2 Dewar tanks (with optional LN2 fitting).
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WISBECH, Cambridgeshire, U.K. – 5 Star Cases supplied 250 lightweight flight cases complete with padded and semi-rigid bags to live video rental and production specialist Creative Technology. The order comprised casing for 110 x 42 inch screens, 90 x 32 inch screens and 50 x 22 inch screens.
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ANN ARBOR, MI – In addition to its production and rental services, TLS Productions also offers design services including lighting consultation, design and drafting, and onsite programming and design implementation.
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ATLANTA – With its 14-story high atrium and sparkling lobby, the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel is an impressive venue for any corporate meeting. To further enhance the setting for a recent Home Depot conference, LD Matt Dillon used Chauvet Professional fixtures – eight Nexus 4×4 panels, 36 COLORdash Batten-Quad 12 linear washes, four Q-Wash 560 LED moving yokes and 54 MVP S5 LED video panels.
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Martin Professional’s new ShowDesigner 6 (MSD 6) promises photorealistic rendering in real-time using the latest DirectX technology. Its timeline control lets users create complex presentations including lighting, video, animated scenery, camera motion and animated smoke effects. It is Vectorworks-friendly and through a Windows-based plug-in, Vectorworks files can be exported and imported into MSD 6. It also comes with its own 3D modeling app to help users quickly build objects and materials or import DXF and native SketchUp formats along with all textures and UV maps.
LITITZ, PA – Following the launch of ESA Canada, the Event Safety Alliance is continuing its international expansion, naming veteran crowd management & event safety consultant Jon “J.C.” Corbishley chair of the ESA’s new Australian affiliate. Corbishley will oversee the operations of ESA Australia and serve as the organization’s primary delegate within the region.
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OSLO – LD Don Weeks relied heavily on Robe Lights to bring to life Yes’ Three Album world tour. The design included 12 Pointes rigged onto a double triangular scaffolding structure upstage and on two downstage side towers, left and right, and utilized for most of the effects lighting.
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