PARIS – For a catwalk show featuring lingerie by Chantelle-Passionata at the Salon International de la Lingerie exhibition in Paris, LD Alex Junca specified Robe ROBIN LEDWash 600 moving lights. The three-day event was held at the Paris Expo, Port de Versailles, and Impact Evènement provided the gear.
Read More »LONDON – Renegade once again provided the lighting and visual design for the 2011 Orange BAFTA (British Academy of Film & TV Arts) Awards gala dinner and after-show party at London's Grosvenor House Hotel. The event, which followed the Awards Ceremony at the Royal Opera House, used multiple spaces in the venue, including the Great Room, the Ballroom, reception and peripheral areas.
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SOUTHLAKE, TX – Systems integrator Beck Associates provided a MediorNet fiber network backbone and an Artist digital matrix intercom from Riedel Communications for Gateway Church, creating a fiber-based, real-time network for 3G/HD-SDI video, audio, data and communications for the church's three separate campuses.
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MINSK, Belarus – PR Lighting fixtures were used at the inaugural Crossfield Festival, which drew a crowd of 8,000 to a soccer arena here. The event, promoted by All Stars Agency, featured DJ, ATB and German production duo Cosmic Gate (DJ Bossi and Nic Chagall).
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CAMBRIDGE, UK – Clear-Com named Richard Palmer regional sales manager for Southern Europe and Africa, where he will be responsible for maintaining key dealer and reseller relationships while pursuing and cultivating new sales opportunities.
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WARSAW, IN – Silver Lite 2.5, the recently-launched screen surface in Da-Lite's line of front projection materials, is a multi-purpose front projection surface that is optimized for passive linear and circular 3D applications. It is also well-suited to 2D front projection.
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ATLANTA – Inside the atrium near the entrance of the recently-dedicated Claudia Nance Rollins Building at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health, an eight-by-six configuration of Christie MicroTiles can be seen in a convex, wood-paneled enclosure. The video wall, which measures about 10.7 by 6.5 feet, is used to display news and other information.
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MONTREAL and ABUJA, Nigeria – Weighing a total of 120,000 pounds, three Stageline mobile stages were flown earlier this month from Montreal to Abuja, Nigeria aboard an Antonov An-124, a Russia-made cargo aircraft that ranks as one of the largest in the world.
Read More »MIDDLETON, WI – Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc. (ETC) has licensed patented technology to Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Philips). This license covers ETC technology described by U.S. Patent 6,932,491 (and foreign counterparts) utilized by Philips in their FastFit and MiniFastFit range of entertainment lamps.
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NEW YORK – The National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI)'s new permanent exhibition, "Infinity of Nations: Art and History in the Collections of the National Museum of the American Indian" relied upon Electrosonic-supplied engineering for 20 exhibits, including 10 linear video stations and 10 interactive workstations housed in the NMAI's George Gustav Heye Center in the Old Customs House.
Read More »NEW YORK – By Design Day, the joint fundraising day for Behind the Scenes in the US and Canada and Light Relief in the U.K., is now in its third year and, once again, the organizers are hoping for a bigger response than ever before.
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ORLANDO – Alcorn McBride, Inc., makers of show control, audio and video equipment for the theme-park industry, marked 25 years recently and revamped its website at alcorn.com. The company was founded in 1986 by CEO Steve Alcorn, who maintains his leadership role.
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