In Memoriam: Graeme Nicol, 52
VANCOUVER, BC — Graeme Nicol, a longtime LD for Sarah McLachlan who also lit Diana Krall and Jann Arden, among others, died Feb. 14. He… Read More »In Memoriam: Graeme Nicol, 52
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CSL Adds Paul Rabinovitz, Larry Weinles and Mike Gillis to Sales Staff
NORTH CREEK, NY — Creative Stage Lighting (CSL) recently added Paul Rabinovitz (pictured here), Larry Weinles and Mike Gillis to its sales staff. All three are industry veterans with extensive experience working on behalf of lighting manufacturers, touring productions and industry distributors.
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Los Angeles-Area Video Gaming Events Rely on Ron StageMaster for Load Monitoring
LOS ANGELES – The BlizzCon convention (held in Anaheim in November, and pictured here) and the “League of Legends Season 3 World Championship” (held in Los Angeles last October) both relied upon Ron StageMaster load monitoring to manage heavy, complex rigs. Brent Armstrong of Alpine Rigging and Structural Design, a proponent of load monitoring systems, provided his perspective on the events.
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Gearhouse Takes Over Prosound Rental Operations in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG — The Gearhouse Group announced its takeover of the rental operations of Prosound, another South Africa-based provider of pro audio, lighting, AV and staging services. Prosound will continue its focus on lighting, AV and sound integration projections along with event design and sales.
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Evita Production in Estonia Lit with Robe Robin Fixtures
TARTU, Estonia – LD Palle Palmé is using some of Big House’s recently acquired Robe Robin lighting fixtures to work for the current production of Evita. The rig for the show includes 56 LEDWash 1200s, 20 MMX Spots, 24 600E Washes and six 600E Spots – more than 100 of the new fixtures in all.
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Viva Vox Choir from Serbia Performs in China with Assist from LSC Clarity
BEIJING – LD Pero Trifuljesku used LSC Lighting’s Clarity to control the visuals accompanying the Viva Vox Choir’s performance at The Great Hall of the People in Tiananmen Square. The choir and LD both hail from Serbia. Trifuljesku credited the Clarity software’s Template Editor for helping him quickly gain control over a wide range of fixtures encountered while traveling to different venues.
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PixelFLEX LED Curtains Offer Space Saving Solution for Straight No Chaser Tour
Adding versatility, flexibility and affordability, LED Curtains from PixelFLEX served as a tool for promotional material, and added a novel element of background images and video throughout each performance.
Read More »Intensity Adjustments: Absolute vs. Relative
Intensity adjustment is seen as so very important that many console manufactures include a dedicated intensity wheel on their desks. This wheel is always active… Read More »Intensity Adjustments: Absolute vs. Relative
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Ivete Sangalo Uses Extensive SGM Portfolio for DVD Recording
Faced with lighting an entire stadium for the recording of a DVD, LD Marcos Olivio turned to SGM to meet his lighting needs. A large-scale LED package made the challenge of illuminating such a large arena simpler and more economical by requiring less energy while providing a much greater intensity.
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Laura Pausini Tour Rig Includes Robe Fixtures
ROME – LD Francesco de Cave included Robe fixtures for Laura Pausini’s recent performances. Among the 200 or so lighting fixtures on the European tour were 50 LEDWash 300s. They are used for all the production’s base stage and band washing looks.
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Andy Walters Leaves James Thomas Engineering
WORCESTER, UK — James Thomas Engineering has announced the imminent departure of its sales manager, Andy Walters, after a career spanning 21 years with the company. Walters, son of the company’s co-founder John Walters, has chosen to take up an opportunity to join specialist UK model makers, Amalgam.
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