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PLASA Focus Set for Austin, Feb. 22-23; New Sessions Announced

PLASA Focus Set for Austin, Feb. 22-23; New Sessions Announced

AUSTIN, TX — PLASA Focus, set for Feb. 22-23 at the Renaissance Austin, will feature 50 exhibitors and a two-day program of free professional development sessions. Along with sessions staged by the Stagecraft Institute of Las Vegas, The Broadway Green Alliance, Austin City Limits Live, The Production Equipment Rental Group (PERG) and the Long Centre for the Performing Arts, there will be a presentation by LD Peter Morse and a session on advanced mapping techniques using Hippotizer media servers.

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Micro Wash WWCW

American DJ Micro Wash WWCW

LOS ANGELES  – American DJ’s Micro Wash WWCW is a mini white LED par can that produces a variety of white washes, from warm tungsten to cool white. Under seven inches long, the fixture can be taken to the smallest places and tightest spaces. American DJ is marketing it to corporate events, retail displays, performance stages, mobile entertainers, small clubs and more.

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Ilumipod 7

Iluminarc Ilumipod 7 IP

SUNRISE, FL – Ilumipod 7 IP is an indoor/outdoor compact LED wash light featuring seven one-watt RGBW LEDs and an 18-degree lens. A variant of Ilumipod 7 IP features SpectraWhite Technology, which uses calibrated warm white and cool white LEDs to deliver precise and adjustable color temperature ranging from 2800K to 7000K, with four warm white and three cool white LEDs. At 8 inches high and 3 inches wide, the fixture easily fits into landscapes or as cove and contour downlighting.

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Milos Group website

Milos Launches New Website

ASHLAND, VA – Milos Group, a manufacturer of aluminum truss and other modular structural systems, recently launched an updated version of its website that organizes products by market, brand or need. Along with easier and faster access to product information, the new site offers more photos, instructional videos, downloadable catalogs, product specs and CAD blocks, plus an expanded showcase of recent Milos projects.

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The Chase

HSL Cuts to ‘The Chase’

BLACKBURN, UK – HSL is supplying specialist LED lightsources to the ITV quiz show, “The Chase, recorded in Studio Two at The London Studios (TLS) on the South Bank. TV LD Tom Kinane’s creative objectives for lighting are enhancing the drama as the competition unfolds and the potential prize money builds, ensuring the contestants are well lit, and keeping it visually interesting for viewers.

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Radio City Christmas Spectacular

Prelite Studios Teams with Paul Turner for Radio City Spectacular

SAN FRANCISCO – The 2011 Radio City Christmas Spectacular was transitioning from arenas to traditional theatrical performances with its engagements in Boston and Durham, NC. To reprogram the lighting, LD Paul Turner partnered with Prelite Studios’ Rodd  McLaughlin in a rehearsal space for 10 days to previsualize the new look with a new rig and new lighting console.

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Randy Lemke

InfoComm’s Randal Lemke to Step Down

FAIRFAX, VA – Randal (Randy) A. Lemke, Ph.D., executive director and CEO of InfoComm International since 2000, announced his planned retirement at the end of 2012, capping off 16 years of service to the commercial AV association.  “It has been an honor to serve the needs of such an exciting and innovative industry these past years,” Dr. Lemke stated, “and it’s with mixed feelings that I leave the wonderful team of professionals and close friends I have made here at InfoComm.”

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3OH!3

3OH!3 Rocks with Chauvet

ORANGE, CA – Chauvet took the stage with electro-pop rock’s 3OH!3 at Chapman University with 24 MVP 18 video wall panels and 50 COLORado 1-Tri Tour static wash lights backed by four SparkliteLED drapes. Kris Plourde of Southern California production company N-Effect supplied and programmed the gear.

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HES Open House

HES Hosts Jan. 26-27 Orlando Open House

AUSTIN, TX – High End Systems is hosting an open house in Orlando, FL Jan. 26-27 to demonstrate new products including intellaspot, Technospot, trackspot Bolt, DL.3 and Road Hog Full Boar consoles. There will also be time for customers to get some hands-on experience.

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London Eye

Stage Electrics Ring in New Year with Cooper Controls

LONDON – Stage Electrics again supplied lighting to The Mayor of London’s New Year 2012 celebrations, produced by creative events experts Jack Morton Worldwide.  As in previous years, this show featured VARI-LITE VL3500 Wash FX fixtures in each of the capsules on the London Eye, together with Syncrolite and Clay Paky Alpha Beam fixtures. But this year, Stage Electrics proposed using Zero Wire CRMX from Cooper Controls to enable wirless control of each of the 32 pods fitted to the London Eye. It was the solution LD Durham Marenghi needed.

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