DEVON, UK – A special custom version of ShowLED Animation supplied by UK Distributor S+H Technical Support Ltd is being used on the current touring version of the hit ‘Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert: The Musical.’ The Animation Cloth has been supplied to the tour’s video contractors XL Video as specified by their project manager, Ed Cooper.
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MIAMI – Along with LeBron James & Co., some other sharp shooters were on hand to ramp up the excitement at the Miami Heat’s NBA championship celebration – Platinum Beam 5Rs from Elation Professional. There were 54 of Elation hard-edge moving beams shining overhead and onto the stage at American Airlines Arena, as the team received its championship rings in front of its fans.
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SEATTLE – Enhancing the overall shopping mall experience for visitors — by creating an atmosphere with low maintenance color-changing fixtures, which can be activated for selective events — is a challenge facing many management companies. When Gene Tasche, operations manager of Pine Street Group LLC, the company responsible for the Pacific Place shopping center in Seattle, contacted GLP authorized dealer PNTA, it was precisely with that in mind.
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LAS VEGAS – There are Spyders inside the Race & Sports Book at The Mirage Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas and guests couldn’t be happier. Vista Systems’ Spyder video processors are part of one of the most sophisticated technology installations in Nevada created by Technology West Group.
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NEW YORK CITY – Kings of Leon, Pretty Lights, Feist and The Avett Brothers took the stage under a Bandit Lites rig at New York City’s annual Governor’s Ball festival to entertain fans who braved the rain and subsequent mud in their quest to rock.
Read More »WILKES-BARRE, PA – Mountain Productions is already gearing up for its CM Hoist School, which will take place at the company’s facilities here from March 10-14, 2014. The 29th annual event, featuring seminars and hands-on instruction, will be the first to expand to a full five days. Students will receive the same rigging education, but at a more comfortable pace.
Read More »INVERNESS, FL — Pat Benatar and husband Neil Giraldo, who were scheduled to perform June 21 at WalkerFest 2013 at the Citrus County Fairgrounds here, refused to perform, citing concerns about the integrity of the staging structure. The event was to be a fundraiser for three charities — the Wounded Warriors Project, Habitat for Humanity and the United Way.
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NORTHAMPTON, UK – Harting’s new Han-Fast Lock PCB termination system provides simple solder-free push-fit single-wire connection to printed-circuit boards, greatly enhancing the ease and flexibility of power distribution for entertainment equipment such as lighting dimmers, power supplies and winch/hoist motor controllers.
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NEW YORK CITY – The top names in finance and entertainment weren’t the only ones shining at the annual Robin Hood Foundation gala in New York City. Clay Paky Sharpy, Sharpy Washes and Alpha Spot QWO 800 fixtures were also out in force along with three grandMA2 consoles for lighting control.
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LOS ANGELES – Moment Factory was commissioned by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) to work in collaboration with Marcela Sardi of Sardi Design and Mike Rubin of MRA International as the executive multimedia content producer for seven iconic media features at the New Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The overall objective is to enhance the passenger experience and bring back the romance and magic of travel.
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PUIDOUX, Switzerland – A complex multiscreen projection set to run for five months in a national pavilion at one of the world’s most prestigious art events – the Venice Biennale – had to work and it had to work well. Scandinavian rental and installation company, Informationsteknik, proposed Dataton’s Watchout as the solution to the playback on five screens but dealing with 11 channels of audio and one screen in 5.1.
Read More »TORONTO — The Ontario Ministry of Labor issued new guidelines on the safe use of event structures for live performances on June 19. They include recommendations for appropriate structural design and materials, correct positioning on the site, ground conditions and foundations, proper planning and control of work practices, ongoing inspection of the finished structure during use and the development of an Operations Management Plan (OMP) that includes weather monitoring and emergency procedures.
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