NASHVILLE – US rapper ИF’s Clouds tour included a production design from Chris Denholm (also musical director) and Clay Joiner (also lighting designer) that needed some seriously bright lights. Denholm and Joiner chose more than 200 Robe fixtures including 64 Robe Tarrantula wash beams, 128 Spikies and 16 BMFL Spots plus two BMFL FollowSpots on a RoboSpot remote followspot system.
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SOUTH KOREA – In South Korea, Incheon International Airport’s Media Tower caused a sensation when it was installed at the end of 2018. The 27… Read More »South Korea’s Incheon International Airport’s Media Tower Upgrades Technology with Analog Way
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LONDON – The Royal Opera House in London has chosen Elation Professional’s Artiste Picasso as the venue’s new front-of-house moving head lighting solution. White Light Ltd supplied the LED profile luminaires to the venue, home to both The Royal Opera and The Royal Ballet.
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SCOTTSDALE, AZ – A sense of seasonal excitement returned as Scottsdale Public Art’s annual art experience, Canal Convergence | Water + Art + Light, lit up Scottsdale Waterfront area from Nov. 5-14, 2021. Masary Studios’ art installation Say What You Will (SWYW) transformed voices into art using Epson laser projectors.
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BRUGUIÈRES, France – The 1,800-capacity La Bascala venue marked its 10th birthday with a big celebration supported by Mikaël Nomikos and his company, Live Solutions. Along with an assist from Capture software, Mikaël and his team relied on LED fixtures and video panels supplied by ADJ dealer Les Rythmes de la Nuit.
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Egypt – Green Hippo’s Taiga and Karst+ were the media servers of choice for man-of-the-moment Egyptian artist Mohamed Ramadan, whose recent outdoor performance on Egypt’s… Read More »Hippotizer Drives Huge LED screen for Prominent Egyptian Performer Mohamed Ramadan
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YICHANG, China – A fleet of Christie® 3DLP® and 1DLP® laser projectors are bringing Tujia culture and folklore to life with an array of awe-inspiring… Read More »Christie Laser Projectors Bring Tujia Culture and Folklore to Life in ‘Dreamback Chexi’ Large-Scale Nighttime Performance
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EMERYVILLE, CA – David Schleifer has been named chief operating officer of Advanced Systems Group (ASG), a solutions provider for media creatives and content owners.… Read More »ASG Names David Schleifer Chief Operating Officer
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In this Month’s S*P*A*Minar, Larry Heyman, S*P*A*M Member, Assistant Professor in properties design and fabrication and a Lecturer in the design program at Oklahoma City University (OCU) School of Theatre and Set Decorator will lead a conversation about the challenges presented by set dressing, set decoration, and design. He’ll examine the concept that set decoration and dressing is an extension of the narrative created by the director and set designer. Participants will discuss issues and concerns facing the modern properties director as they embark on “painting” the details of the set from an artistic and storytelling perspective. S*P*A*Minars are put on by the Society of Properties Artisan Managers (S*P*A*M). Read More »S*P*A*Minar | Set Decoration: The Forgotten Narrative with Larry Heyman, November 14th
NASHVILLE – The Gospel Music Association held the 52nd Annual GMA Dove Awards with a star-studded, in-person Nashville event on Oct. 19 at Lipscomb University’s Allen Arena. Bandit Lites supplied the lighting system for the live event, which was also broadcast on TBN.
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New York, NY—The New York premiere of the exhibition Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams opened at the Brooklyn Museum on September 10, 2021 and traces the groundbreaking history and legacy of the House of Dior. The exhibition brings to life Dior’s many sources of inspiration—from the splendor of flowers and other natural forms to classical and contemporary art. With objects drawn primarily from the Dior archives, the exhibition includes a vast array of over two hundred haute couture garments as well as photographs, archival videos, sketches, vintage perfume elements, accessories, and works from the Museum’s collection.Read More »Worldstage Provides Extensive AV & Lighting Support for Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams Exhibition at The Brooklyn Museum
Fremont, CA—Blackmagic Design announced Blackmagic URSA Broadcast G2, a next generation professional broadcast camera with 6K digital film sensor that brings digital film quality to both traditional and online broadcasters. The advanced 6,144 x 3,456 digital film sensor provides exceptional low light performance with dual gain ISO of up to +36dB as well as 13 stops of dynamic range. Blackmagic URSA Broadcast G2 also includes H.265 and Blackmagic RAW file formats, Blackmagic generation 5 color science, as well as a USB-C expansion port for external disk recording, and more. Here’s a video with Blackmagic Design CEO, Grant Petty, highlighting news from Blackmagic Design:
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