CHICAGO – Lightswitch Architectural provided the lighting design for the Adler Planetarium’s theatre experience, Deep Space Adventure. The exhibit is designed to simulate the observation deck of a starship. Lightswitch’s design helps take visitors from the fully-lit world to the immersive environment leading to the Grainger Sky Theater.
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PADERBORN, Germany – The popular German TV music show, “Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel,” recently celebrated its 50th show with a production set up on two stages, all controlled with High End Systems’ Road Hog Full Boar consoles. LD Manfred Voss designed the show, while ARCUS Lighting supplied the gear.
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BELLINGHAM, WA – Roland Systems Group has announced the immediate availability of a system update for the Roland V-1600HD Multi-Format Video Switcher. This new update includes features addressing requests from the growing user base that use the V-1600HD in live production environments – especially where LED walls are used.
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KNOXVILLE, TN – Owl City – known for hits including “Fire Files” – toured the world in 2011 with illumination support from Bandit Lites. Each leg of the tour for the synthpop act required a different lighting package. LD/lighting director Paul Holst was up for the challenge.
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Look Solutions launches two battery-driven fog-generators for the theatre, film, TV, concert and events market: the Tiny FX and Tiny CX. The Tiny FX and CX units are already being used for cruise ships, and various entertainment sectors, such as Disney projects and Hollywood productions.
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NEW YORK – LD Tom Kenny provided a new lighting design for VH1’s revamped morning entertainment show, Big Morning Buzz Live, broadcast from the 20th floor lobby of VH1’s headquarters in Times Square. WorldStage supplied the gear for the new season. Kenny and WorldStage worked with studio LDs Dan Kinsley and John Salzman on the project.
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LISBON, Portugal — The Teatro da Trindade theatre needed a lighting upgrade, and posed the challenge to ETC’s Portuguese dealer Luzeiro: how to fit new dimmer racks into a small available space. ETC’s Sensor+ Dimming solved the solution.
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