LONDON – LD Martin Nicholas is using a lighting rig supplied by White Light for Wet Wet Wet’s U.K. tour. The gear list includes Vari-Lite VL2500 Spots and VL2500 Washes, Coemar Infinity ACL-M beamlights and Martin MAC Viper spotlights, all driven by a grandMA Full Size console programmed by Mark Scrimshaw. Four Robert Juliat Aramis followspots provided the key front light to the performers, while Look Solutions Unique haze machines ensured the lighting, particularly the beams from the ACL-Ms, were clearly visible.
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LAS VEGAS – WorldStage was on hand to support Pedersen Media Group by enhancing the core AV equipment package provided for the CES 2014 Pre-Conference Keynotes held in Las Vegas earlier this year. The coveted first slot was given to new Intel CEO Brian Krzanich. WorldStage has worked with PMG on numerous Intel events in the past, including the Intel Developers Forum (IDF) and Intel’s International Sales & Marketing Conference (ISMC).
CYPRESS, CA – Custom Media Solutions has been depending on FOR-A video switchers to meet the company’s production needs in recent years. The company recently selected a FOR-A HVS-390HS switcher for use with its wide-ranging video production applications, including live entertainment, conferences and corporate events. “We’ve been continuously pleased with our FOR-A equipment and the quality it brings to our productions,” owner Marc Shroyer explained. “Our switchers have helped us to provide our customers with top notch, cutting edge video productions at very competitive prices.”
Read More »TARPON SPRINGS, FL — A 17-year-old student at East Lake High School here sustained a head injury April 14 while dismantling a set for a… Read More »Backstage Rigging Accident Injures Student, 17
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LOS ANGELES – GLP US Inc. named Greville Kellett West Coast Sales Manager within the company. Originally from the UK, Greville moved to the U.S. a number of years ago, settling in California. He comes to GLP having had positions with soft goods manufacturer Dazian, California based Big Hammer Productions and UK based, White Light, with whom he worked for a number of years before moving to the US.
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EU – The Europe-based Knight of Illumination Awards, which celebrates outstanding achievements in lighting design, is expanding internationally with the launch of ‘KOI South Africa’ in 2015.
SYDNEY – Mojo Barriers has partnered with event supply company EHQ to supply crowd barrier products throughout South East Asia. The first show of the Mojo/EHQ partnership was Future Music Festival 2014, where Mojo provided 200m of barrier sections to meet the whole event’s requirements.
Read More »NEW YORK – Quince Imaging announced plans to transform the entire basketball court of the Barclays Center into a three-dimensional projection display on April 18. The company has teamed up again with Think Media Inc. to merge Quince’s 3D animations with traditional 2-D video content.
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NEW YORK – For the 10th anniversary of the Hemsley Lighting Portfolio Review here March 15-16, 4Wall NY once again hosted an automated lighting seminar and a Manufacturers Showcase. The annual event held at Lincoln Center was attended by 32 graduating lighting design students from 15 university programs across the country.
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