NEW YORK, NY – Behind the Scenes Note Cards, featuring original artwork by Andrew Hefter and Christine Jones, are now available from the ESTA Foundation. The cards are blank inside, making them suitable for any occasion throughout the year.
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LAS VEGAS – LD Tim Dunn from Gearhouse South Africa will give a presentation about lighting the Closing Ceremony for the 2010 FIFA World Cup for Robe at LDI. The presentations will run daily from Oct. 22-24, with more information at the Robe booth, #2324.
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AUSTIN, TX – For the three-day Austin City Limits Music Festival, which drew over 200,000 to see performances by more than 130 music acts from around the world including The Eagles, Muse, Phish, The Strokes, and M.I.A., eps provided security gates, ground cover, and flagpoles.
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MILWAUKEE, WI – Of Farm Aid, which turned 25 this year, founder Willie Nelson said, "In 1985, I never imagined we would be doing this ever again, let alone 25 years later!" Bandit Lites has been involved with the event since 1990.
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VALASSKE MEZIRICI, Czech Republic – Robe gear may travel the world to light events staged in distant lands, but in the case of the 2010 Hrachovka Festival, the Robe fixtures were used in the backyard of the Czech factory where they were made.
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MELBOURNE, Australia – Forefront Productions and Phaseshift Productions provided visuals support for the Planetshakers religious youth conference, which drew attendees from around the world and was broadcast globally via GodTV from Melbourne's Hisense Arena.
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GUANGZHOU, China – Milos modeled a technical training and safety awareness workshop at its facility here on workshops that Milos runs regularly in Europe. The Guangzhou workshop was attended by representatives from major companies in Thailand, Indonesia, India, Singapore, Macau, Hong Kong and elsewhere in China.
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GUANGZHOU, China – Not many architectural lighting designs call for moving light fixtures, but lighting company Guangzhou Zhilliang specified 63 Coemar moving light fixtures used for the Hengda Hotel. The mixture of Infinity S ACLs and Infinity Spot XLs animate the exterior and the statues outside the hotel with CMY color mixing, aerial effects, breakups, rotating prisms and gobos.
Read More »NORTH CREEK, NY – Compulite has announced a new software update for their series of Vector lighting consoles. V3.18R01 adds a number of new features and enhancements to Vector consoles, including:
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A.C.T Lighting announced the availability of the lastest grandMA2 software, version 2.0, which adds new functionality including layout views, advanced MAtricks, advanced tracking sheet options and more.
Read More »NEW YORK – ESTA announced that Harry Box has been appointed PERA Council Manager. His role will include reaching out to PERA Council Affiliates to update and inform members about ESTA membership benefits and work with the PERA Council to develop new programs on the members' behalf.
Read More »SAO PAULO, Brazil – When Teatro Bradesco opened in the Bourbon Mall San Paulo, its 1,457-seat house made it one of the largest traditional theatres in Brazil. Its Italian-style proscenium stage features technologically advanced equipment including automated stage rigging designed and manufactured by J. R. Clancy.
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