Martin M-PC Lighting Controllers
Following the launch of the M1 lighting controller, Martin Professional is adding two new PC-based controllers to its lineup: the M-PC Pro, which replaces the original Maxxyz PC, and the M-PC Basic.
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Proel Group Names Giovanni Turrin Chief Financial Officer
SANT'OMERO, Italy – Proel Group named Giovanni Turrin as the company's new chief financial officer. Turrin, who comes to Proel after working for audit firms and industrial companies, will report to Massimo Signor, Proel Group's managing director.
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Mark Sidge Joins Da-Lite Sales Consultant Team
WARSAW, IN – Da-Lite Screen Company announced the addition of Mark Sidge to its Sales Consultant team. He will be responsible for Da Lite's clients in Michigan and the Canadian provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador. Sidge will be based near Detroit.
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Guard Dog Cable Protectors Offer Optional Added Traction
For increased traction, Guard Dog Cable Protectors are now available with optional anti-slip rubber pads for use on smooth surfaces. The product is designed to protect electrical cables and hoses from damage while providing a safe crossing for vehicle and pedestrian traffic. The hinged lid allows easy access to cables/hoses, and the protectors are easy to set up, disassemble and store.
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The 10th Annual Parnelli Awards
On the Friday night of LDI, live event industry professionals crammed into the Rio Hotel and Casino's main ballroom for the 10th Annual Parnelli Awards. The highlights were many, including the presence of Paul Anka, Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, who came to honor and present Parnellis to people who were important to their career.
Read More »The Zen of the Perfect Trade Show
Every year, the "lumenati" (the enlightened members of the lighting industry) come to the Big Trade Show (the BTS), hungering for a taste of the latest technology, thirsting for a long drink from the well of new products, and they go home with aching heads and sore feet. Next year, we all promise, we'll all sing the praises of the BTS, but this year we've had our fill. Then we all beat a hasty retreat to the comfort of our stacks of virtual paper and our grand To-Do lists.
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Loyalty on Trial: XL Touring Video vs. John Wiseman
Sitting in the public gallery of the Los Angeles Superior Court, it is easy to see why the trial scene has been the trump card of dramatists for centuries. From the ancient Greeks to The Merchant of Venice to Twelve Angry Men to A Few Good Men, a good trial scene is hard to beat, and Los Angeles has seen some of the best.
Read More »A Mayhem Festival Scorcher: Korn LD Jason Bullock Helps Turn Up the Heat
It's hot. No, not just hot, it's scalding. It's baking. It's miserably, intensely, enormously, horribly, hot! It's Dallas in August. The mercury has hit 110 and it's still climbing. On the Superpages.com Center's outdoor stage for the Rockstar Mayhem Festival, Jason Bullock, LD for Nine Inch Nails, Slayer, and now Korn (among others) is searching for somewhere that's dark and cool to hang out before the show.
Read More »Mayhem Festival Perspectives: Lighting Korn and Rob Zombie
Writer and photographer Steve Jennings took the Mayhem Festival photos that appear in PLSN, Nov. 2010, pages 22-23. He also gathered these perspectives from those involved behind the scenes. -ed.
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LDI 2010: More Tech per Square Foot
For over two decades, the annual Lighting Dimensions International trade show has been our window into the world of live event production. And this year, there was a big elephant staring back through that window. The elephant in the room, of course, was LED technology.
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SHS Global: Connecting Buyers and Sellers
Twenty-five years ago, faxes were becoming popular, but there were no websites, very limited e-mail, no industry-wide tradeshows and moving lights were in their infancy. Today, of course, the world is a much flatter and smaller place.
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Lasers Turn Up the Voltage for Ghostland Observatory
Words can't describe it. Photos don't really do it justice. Even videos posted on Youtube after every one of their concerts can't quite capture the immersive laser experience at a Ghostland Observatory concert.
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