SERIATE, Italy – A group of 20 technicians from U.K. stage and rental companies took part in a three-day training event held by Clay Paky at their headquarters here. The training event, held Nov. 9-11, focused on the Alpha 700 range of fixtures.
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SOUTHLAKE, TX – Whites Chapel United Methodist Church (WCUMC) has invested in a new Jands Vista T2 lighting console and GLP LED fixtures to enhance the traditional services in its main sanctuary.
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JOHANNESBURG – DWR Distribution added Dave Whitehouse, an established theatre lighting designer, to its sales team and JC du Plessis, another experienced lighting professional, to its technical crew.
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Da-Lite's new wood and metal video conferencing carts feature monitor mounts for each cart that can accommodate up to a 50-inch diagonal monitors. They also provide 5 degrees of backward tilt, 15 degrees of forward tilt and support 100 pounds. A camera shelf, which can be mounted above or below the flat panel, is also included.
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LONDON – Rihanna headlined the Festive Lights Switch On event, held recently in the main atrium space at Westfield London Shopping Centre in Shepherd's Bush, West London. Cover It Up was there as well to provide draping so the public could continue shopping while those attending the event could enjoy the show.
Read More »NEW YORK – ESTA has started work on a new project to write an American National Standard: BSR E1.42 – 201x, Entertainment Technology – Installed Stage Lift Safety Standard, and also announced two new draft standards public review related to chain hoists and RDM.
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NASHVILLE – Rascal Flatts' Unstoppable tour managers Trey Turner and Doug Nichols haven't stopped turning to designer Bob Peterson and Bandit Lites for their lighting needs. Plans call for both to continue supporting Rascal Flatts into 2011, when the tour will be called Nothing Like This, after their latest album.
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The BET Network has recently designated Pete's Big TVs/Performance Video of New Castle, DE, as their "go to" company for a host of shows. But even a "go to" company sometimes needs to know how to "go to" get help when the unthinkable happens – like when their equipment does not arrive.
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While it's not surprising that the current Guns N' Roses world tour is a big old-fashioned three-guitar arena show with enough pyro to make you think you're in Boston on the Fourth of July, it's not the typical flash and trash lighting rig. And even though the increasing importance of video in rock shows is nothing new, this one stands out.
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Promises, Promises production stage manager Michael J. Passaro calls PLSN just after his show has brought Molly Shannon in the key supporting role of Marge McDougall. It's the same role that won Katie Finneran her second Tony Award this year.
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Shortly after Eric Marchwinski graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston with a degree in Music Production and Engineering, he found himself in the hot seat of his first concert tour.
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ELC calls this unit the Checker Handheld DMX512/RDM toolbox, but unlike your father's toolbox, this one is digital. It does fit easily in the hand and it is battery operated, making it truly handheld, and it does work with both DMX512 and RDM. But what, exactly, does it do?
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