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Train Travels with Vari-Lites and LMG

Train

Train Travels with Vari-Lites and LMG

DALLAS -Train’s LD Brock Hogan was tasked with creating one of the band’s largest rigs to date for their California 37 tour, which just finished. He chose VL3500 Wash FX, VLX Wash, VLX3 Wash, and VL3000 Spot luminaires from LMG Touring. It was his fifth tour with the band, and one of his concerns was to make sure the lighting did not lose out to the ambient light from the video elements. The VLX3 Wash helped him cut through, even with the LED video wall in the background, he said.

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Obama Victory Celebration Lit by Martin MAC Vipers

CHICAGO – Supporters gathered at McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago on Tuesday evening, Nov. 6, to join Barack Obama and Joe Biden in celebrating their victory on election night. LD Bob Peterson used Martin Professional’s new MAC Viper Profile for top and backlight onto the main podium walkways used at the event.

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CNN election viewing in Chicago

GoVision Provides Screens for CNN’s Election Night

CHICAGO – CNN supplemented its wall-to-wall election night coverage by hosting viewing events in Chicago and Boston, the respective home bases of President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney. The network hired Texas-based GoVision, a supplier of customized modular LED walls and turnkey mobile LED units, to provide and install its giant screens at both free public viewing events.

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Lester Cobrin

White Light Appoints Lester Cobrin Head of Concert Touring

LONDON – Lester Cobrin has joined entertainment lighting specialist White Light as Head of Concert Touring. Cobrin brings to the role more than 20 years experience in the lighting and live production industry, having worked previously with Samuelson Concert Productions & Theatre Projects, LSD/PRG, Bandit Lites, and most recently XL Video.

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Quartier des Spectacles

Christie Digital Maps Montreal’s Downtown

KITCHENER, Ontario– Christie technology has been drawing crowds nightly since 2011 to Quartier des Spectacles, Montreal’s entertainment district. Within this square kilometer, audiences are captivated by visual creations displayed on several buildings using 26 Christie Roadster projectors. From December to February, the show’s theme is ‘Lighting Therapy’ and visitors will again flock to the site for an energizing experience under the influence of the magic of light.

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Wild Knight

Scottsdale’s Wild Knight Lights Up with Elation

SCOTTSDALE, AZ – After opening in 2011, Wild Knight quickly became one of Scottsdale’s hottest nightclubs. Yet club owners believed much-needed energy was missing. After consideration, they decided to supplement the DJ booth with an LED video screen display. To create the screen, Dorel Baila of LED Source, LLC used EPV762 high-resolution LED video panels from Elation Professional.

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Incubus

LD Jibson Chooses Vista L5 for Incubus Tour

CHICAGO – Chicago-based LD Robb Jibson chose a Jands Vista L5 console from Windy City Lighting to control lighting and media for Incubus, co-headliners on the North American “2012 Honda Civic Tour” with Linkin Park. Following such positive experiences using the Vista control platform, Jibson decided to invest in his own Jands Vista S3 console, which he uses as a tracking backup.

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HITT Contracting's 75th Anniversary

Spyder Streamlines HITT Contracting’s 75th Anniversary

FALLS CHURCH, VA – Bartkresa design of Los Angeles used Vista System’s Spyder to showcase video content during the the 75th anniversary celebration for HITT Contracting in Falls Church, VA. Bart Kresa used a Spyder to switch the six outputs from a pair of video servers to three sets of triple stacked projectors. Says Kresa,  “We were still editing the materials while the show was running. So as we had one system online playing back the content, we were editing on the other system and then going online with system B and editing on system A.”

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Moon

Martin Moonlights in Russian Club

YEKATERINBURG, Russia – Moon nightclub in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg upgraded its lighting package of Martin fixtures with MAC 350 Entour and MAC Aura LED fixtures. The fixtures enhance the themed parties and performances in what is the city’s only male striptease venue. Twelve years ago Moon installed Martin products, and decided to replace the older technology with the newer LED sources for service and energy savings.

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Floriade

Australia’s NightFest Blooms with Martin

CANBERRA, Australia – Floriade, Australia’s biggest celebration of spring, is held every year for 30 days during September and October. It showcases one million flowers in bloom, set in Canberra’s Commonwealth Park and attracting more than 400,000 visitors. For this year’s NightFest, Mandylights designed and created the lighting ambience, making extensive use of the Martin MAC 301 Wash LED moving head. PRG supplied the fixtures.

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