TEL AVIV – Netherlands-based Mojo Barriers has appointed Tel Aviv-based Safety Access as its new distribution partner in Israel. The first contract of the partnership is the provision and installation of 400 meters of barrier for the opening date of Madonna’s long-awaited MDNA tour May 31 at Tel Aviv’s Ramat Gan Stadium.
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SOWETO, South Africa –The newly built Soweto Theatre, designed by Afritects, opened May 25 with Philips Strand Lighting dimming and Selecon luminaires. The equipment was selected to handle the theatre’s three spaces, which can stage a diversity of performances.
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VANCOUVER – Vancouver’s BC Place stadium has become a new landmark, due to the new lighting effects system. Controlling the Lumenpulse LED fixtures is a Pharos LPC 60 programmed with the Pharos Designer software. It allows fine-tuned cues to be executed by lighting consoles for big budget halftime shows and by scorekeepers for touchdowns and crowd messages, while allowing building systems to handle the necessary architectural commands and astronomical automation for pre-dawn and after sunset lighting displays.
Read More »TORONTO — Eddy Shenker, co-chairman of Jam Industries Ltd., died June 11, 2012 after a short battle with cancer. He was 70. Shenker and Marty Golden formed Jam Industries in 1974. During his 38 years with the company, Shenker played a key role in developing it into a unique distribution network made up of 13 Canadian and U.S. divisions.
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BUCHAREST, Romania – Linkin Park’s concert in Bucharest was staged under the Prolyte Group’s LT Roof system. Bucharest-based Standard Vision SRL bought the roof to accommodate Linkin Park and a string of other acts coming up which would have heavy equipment requirements, including Guns N Roses, Motorhead, Megadeth and Motley Crue.
Read More »Reel Video Systems (RVS), makers of LED screens that roll up, cites a number of advantages with the concept. First, there’s less need for labor… Read More »New LED Screen Concept is On a Roll
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PR Lighting’s XLED 336 is a compact, automated wash light with an 8-degree beam. Then, with the use of the included diffuser, it can become a 16-degree wash unit in seconds. RGB color mixing is controlled via DMX 512.
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