CWMBRAN, UK – Since partnering with the Phoenix Artists Club in February this year, Cooper Controls has been running regular and bespoke courses on its ORB Series theatrical lighting consoles at their central London training venue. Located in the heart of the West End, the Phoenix Artists Club is conveniently placed for lighting designers, lighting programmers and theatre technicians to get hands on with Zero 88’s lighting control range. ORB Specialist Richard Lambert explains “We’re very lucky to have such a brilliant training venue that’s right in the heart of Central London and to be able to show the ORB on this newly installed theatrical moving light rig”.
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LITITZ, PA – Rob Barber has been named general manager of Atomic Rental. He will oversee new rental products including R&D, quality control and testing, and also supervise customer service operations.
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VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – One of the longest-running programs in broadcast history, CBN’s The 700 Club, had been using an analog lighting system for much of its run — the last 30 of 45 on-air years. The show, which is accessible to 1.5 billion people around the world and airs weekdays, was due for a technical overhaul from lighting fixtures to control. Their new future-proofed system includes a hybrid lighting rig of ETC Selador LED luminaires and conventional fixtures controlled by an ETCNet3 network with an Eos system at the front. It was recently installed with the help of ETC (Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc.) and 4Wall Entertainment and without interrupting the live schedule.
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LONDON – XL Events installed two large LED screens in London’s Trafalgar Square, one of the main public viewing areas for the live TV broadcast for the wedding between Prince William and Catherine Middleton. XL Events worked with event producers Jack Morton Worldwide, which also arranged for four similar format/concept sites across London for the wedding. An estimated 1 million people lined the streets, and the broadcast was seen by close to 2 billion people.
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ALFRED, NY – Alfred University’s new Miller Theatre has been equipped with a pair of Robert Juliat Topaze followspots. Barbizon Lighting NY was the integrator and supplier for the lighting, working with Beck Studios, the rigging company. The Miller Theatre is the latest addition to the Miller Performing Arts Center, which features the C.D. Smith III Flexible Theatre, a black-box space; The Rod Brown Acting Studio; dance and instrumental music rehearsal halls; a scene shop; and faculty offices.
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BURBANK, CA – Impact Video was called upon to provide the Nickelodeon TV Network with Large Screen Video Displays for the 2011 Kids Choice Awards. This year’s show was broadcast live on April 2, 2011 from the Galen Center at USC in downtown Los Angeles where talent from across the entertainment industry gathered to honor their youngest fans. The Kids were in control as their voting across all categories determined the evening’s winners.
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POTSDAM, NY – The amphitheater at Clarkson University’s Student Center has been equipped with a video wall from Video Visions made with Christie MicroTiles. Students voted to increase their own activity fees to help fund the center, and wanted to make it both welcoming and technologically advanced.
Read More »EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Traxon Technologies announced the release of a new Traxon & e:cue application designed specifically for the iPad. The app is a resource for delivering information including Traxon & e:cue products and project details, as well as general lighting industry facts, tips and trends.
Read More »MONTREAL, QC – Lumenpulse Inc. announces that architectural and entertainment lighting expert Gorm Teichert has joined as executive vice president of international sales. This addition comes on the heels of the recent appointment of intelligent LED illumination pioneer Bill Sims to its board, as well as the formal introduction of its executive team, which Teichert now joins.
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