LOS ANGELES – Elation was involved with Deadmau5’s performance at Mansion 360 in Miami Beach, FL. Shining the light on the artist were Platinum Beam 5Rs and EPV 762MH moving head video panels, in addition to the club’s current installation of EPV and EVLED systems.
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WEST SUSSEX, UK – Creative Technology (CT) set the scene for the backdrop to The Voice, which premiered March 24 on the BBC. Alongside production designer Julian Healy, CT had a three day time frame to rig the LED screens as backdrops and floor covering. The main set screen was comprised of 30 sq. meters of Chromatek Black Faced 6mm LED screen. Beneath the artists’ feet is another 30 sq. meters of Flyer 12mm display to provide graphics and media content to further intensity the set design.
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KERKRADE, NETHERLANDS – Ian Webster has been named sales manager for the United Kingdom, northern region, by the ADJ Group. Webster will be responsible for sales and customer development for American DJ Lighting and American Audio products in his territory. Previously, Webster was a technical sales specialist with Motorola United Kingdom for seven years.
Read More »BURBANK, CA – SHS Global has opened an office here to service the West Coast of the U.S., Latin America, Asia and the Pacific Rim. Staffing the company’s fourth location is SHS co-owner Leigh-Anne Aiken, new sales rep Alberto Juarez and other support personnel. SHS’ other locations are in Austin, TX, New York and Brussels, Belgium.
Read More »Another week has past and the weekend is almost over. Did you get everything done that you wanted? Work on an interesting show? Share with us over on ProLightingSpace! Before Sunday is gone, take a moment for yourself and catch up on the biggest news for the past week. Put on another pot of coffee, finish the comics and see what everyone is talking about from the previous week.
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FARMINGDALE, NY — The 1971 musical Godspell returned to Broadway in November at the Circle in the Square Theatre with a new show, new cast, new design. LD is David Weiner, whose lighting scheme showcases PRG-customized Pulsar LEDs incorporated into vintage fixtures to preserve the production’s continuity and set design.
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PHILADELPHIA – When tasked with lighting the 192nd Mayoral Inauguration for Michael Nutter, Executive Producer Scott Mirkin and Lighting Designer Scott Clyve elected to use equipment provided by 4Wall Entertainment in New York. The space was a 37,500 square foot lobby of the Pennsylvania Convention Center where house lighting was not an option. Adding to the challenge, Clyve, Lagler and Producer Scott Mirkin were expected to create a multi-functional stage design to support dance and live musical performances.
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NEW YORK – Belgium-based architectural lighting manufacturer Kreon Inc, appoints Darin Fowler as General Manager of North American operations. Fowler, headquartered in New York City, will oversee all sales, customer service and marketing in the US and Canada. Fowler most recently was Regional Sales Manager at High End Systems, specializing in lighting for fixed installations. Before that, he was Senior Designer/Project Manager for NY-based Schwinghammer Lighting and also Johnson Light Studio, with his career start at Focus Lighting.
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SUNNYVALE, CA – New OSRAM Ostar Stage LEDs have a flatter profile, a narrow beam angle and higher luminance than before. They are now only 1.23 mm high – one-quarter of the usual height – enabling a much more compact spotlight design. The glass cover on the new LEDs has been optimized for injection of the light into lens systems. The LEDs can be used in spotlights of any size, from small stage spotlights to large moving head luminaires.
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GLADSTONE, Queensland – Gladstone Entertainment Centre has installed six VARI-LITE VL3500 Spot luminaires from Philips Vari-Lite to keep their existing VL500 Washes company. Supplied by Rockhampton’s Stage & Audio, the fixtures are permanently rigged on the FOH lighting bar.
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