LONDON — With its neutral coloration and cool concrete, stone and opaque metal surfaces, matter, a 2,500-capacity nightclub that opened recently inside the O2 in Greenwich, had plenty of neo-industrial edge, but little chromatic excitement. Dave Parry of Most Technical worked with club owners Keith Reilly and Cameron Leslie and also architects and interior designers William Russell and Sarah Adams of Pentagram to change that.
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Well my Spanish isn’t quite where I’d like it to be but it is good enough to strike up small talk with some of the Mexican crew and band members I have been working with on the Marco Antonio Solis U.S. tour. Most do speak alright English and the ones who don’t speak too quickly to me so my brain won’t spin. So at the end of the day the communication barrier I once thought was going to be hard to break was quite simple to step through if you’re willing to try.
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LONDON — XL Video announced the formation of a new division, XL Events, which has been created by consolidating the corporate division of XL Video and AV specialists Show Support. Located in Bromsgrove, U.K. and Hemel Hempstead, U.K., the division will be headed by Rich Rowley, who will oversee 23 associates. Pictured here, from left to right, is Rowley and XL Video managing director Lee Spencer.
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TAMPA, FL — Once known as the “cigar capital of the world,” Ybor City is now lighting up with LEDs, and fixtures from Chauvet helped Alan Kahana, the owner of the Castle, a nightclub, replace conventional gear without also having to make major changes to the building’s electrical system.
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Read More »When you finish preparing your show file, it is essential to test it. I recently spoke with a friend who spent a few days preparing… Read More »Test Your Show File Before You Head to the Gig
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KRAKOW, Poland — It may be called the Music Media Show, but along with audio systems, lighting gear is figuring prominently in this Polish trade fair. A case in point was the booth for Robe’s Polish distributor, Prolight. The 200 square-meter booth was host to Robe’s “The Future is Digital” international roadshow.
Read More »SYRACUSE, NY — J. R. Clancy, Inc. updated its Web site at www.jrclancy.com to make it easier for architects, dealers, theatre consultants and other end-users to find the information they need as they plan their rigging for a variety of performance spaces and venues.
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Hippotizer said its V3 software release 3.0.12 is now available. James Ross Heron, Green Hippo director, called the new version “the most mature and well rounded update for Hippotizer we have ever released. The new features and functionality equate to adding several new products, in addition to over 180 distinct improvements and upgrades.”
Read More »NORTH CREEK, NY — Creative Stage Lighting will host a Webinar titled “Converging Technologies: Digital Lighting, Video, and LED” on Oct. 30, 2008. The Webinar, the second in CSL's Webinar series, will focus on the merging of video, lighting and LED technology in the entertainment production industry.
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LONDON — Paul Normandale of Lite Alternative, the U.K. based lighting production company that is supplying James Blunt’s All the Lost Souls tour, is putting seven of Martin Professional’s new MAC III Profiles through their paces.
Read More »NEW YORK — ESTA has added three Fog & Smoke Working Group draft standards, for public review through Dec. 15, to the two Control Protocols Working Group draft standards already posted on its Web site, which are offered for review through Nov. 24.
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