Bamboo Group, known worldwide for its trend-setting 100,000-square-foot nightclub in Bucharest, Romania, recently opened the doors to a 27,000-square-foot, 950-capacity nightclub in the space previously occupied by the Paris Theater in Miami Beach. (The capacity, limited by a layout dominated with VIP tables and couches, will expand when additional seating areas open with the second floor mezzanine and patio later this year.)
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Lighting Helps Turn Bayfront Restaurant into Hot Nightclub
It still is what it is — a neighborhood spot were Miamians can hang out in a family-owned restaurant, which it’s been since 2007. But expansion and a big vision fueled an evolution for the owners of Off the Hookah where the dinner plates are put away and hot nightclub is revealed — all in plain sight. Read More »In my day-to-day world, I teach some fairly high-tech classes in the digital projection realm, and the students who take these classes come from a wide range of technical backgrounds. For the most part, it’s a very tech-savvy group — eager to learn, and highly skilled in networking, troubleshooting, preventive maintenance and operations. This group is also very comfortable with new concepts and the methods required for setting up digital equipment.
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HD to SDI, SD to SDI, VGA, YUV, RGB, HDMI, 3G — I find myself converting a lot these days. Because of the plethora of video signals that have developed in the last few years, techs, roadies and designers are having to come up with creative ways to get signal from point A to point B — on time and under budget.
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LD Robert W. “Bob” Peterson and lighting director Chris Stuba are shining the lights on the 50th anniversary world tour of The Beach Boys. To call this tour “long awaited” would be an understatement — it’s been 45 years since the surviving founding members of the Beach Boys last toured together.
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Over the last 10 years, the live entertainment business has been overrun with video panels. We have high res, low res, 6mm to 80mm, cubed-shaped and cylinder shaped — heck, they have video elements that roll up into a truss like your overhead garage door. I like to play with all of it. But the problem I notice is that, no matter how high your screen’s resolution, it never looks as good as a well-projected image.
Read More »ATMORE, AL — The “Gang of Outlaws” tour stop at the Wind Creek Casino and Amphitheater set for June 9 was cancelled due to stage safety concerns. The tour’s headliners include ZZ Top, 3 Doors Down and Gretchen Wilson. Roland Castillo of IATSE 134 San Jose, head rigger on the ZZ Top tour, was credited for canceling the show, according to a posting on the website for the Event Safety Alliance (eventsafetyalliance.org).
Read More »ST. PETERSBURG, FL — J. Thor Productions recently expanded its rental inventory with 10mm pixel-pitch indoor/outdoor LED video panels made by TopVision. The new LED panels are available for corporate and special event production needs along with I-Mag for concerts and festivals.
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