MIAMI – Sunlight seems to fill a room with extra-blinding brightness when a long closed shade is finally open. Such was the feeling at Hard Rock Stadium in late July, when, after an 18-month hiatus due to Covid, many of hip-hop’s biggest stars appeared at Rolling Loud, their first live festival since the lockdown began.
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SCOTLAND – Paul Bates of Quay Light has stayed busy through 2020 and 2021 as the pandemic has prompted a surge in demand for film, TV and video material. Quay Light now owns several hundred Astera LED fixtures with the largest stock in Scotland, and Paul, who has built a successful career as a Best Boy in the film and television lighting sector, is now focusing full time on this business.
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LONDON – Before Epic Games released Unreal Engine 4.27, disguise worked with the Unreal Engine team to create a ready-made solution for its users. With disguise’s new r19 software and the free, open-source RenderStream plugin, users can seamlessly integrate Unreal Engine alongside their disguise workflow.
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FREMONT, CA – Blackmagic Design says its recently-launched DaVinci Resolve 17.3 adds support for a new processing engine that allows the speed of DaVinci Resolve to work up to three times faster on Apple Mac models with the M1 chip.
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MARTINSVILLE, VA – Since 2008, the Rooster Walk Festival at Pops Farm has been a Memorial Day tradition in this small hamlet tucked away… Read More »Jason Patsel Lights “moe.Morial” Show with CHAUVET Professional
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After a storied career in the entertainment industry, ESTA’s Membership Manager, Frances Thompson, will be retiring at the end of 2021. For over two decades, she has been a vital force in the growth of the association and a galvanizing presence at trade shows and events. In 1996, Thompson was appointed to the ESTA Board of Directors, after being a part of the Business Resource Group for several years. She then served as Manufacturer Director until early 2000, when she was appointed as an Affiliate Director. Around 2001, Thompson joined the ESTA staff and has since held several titles. On her retirement, Thompson remarked, “I will miss engaging with members and staff. We are irreverent, creative, resourceful, opinionated, and uproarious. But most of my family and friends are as well, so I will be happy.” Thompson may be reached at [email protected] or 865-298-0267 through the end of 2021.Read More »ESTA Bids Fond Farewell to Frances Thompson and Welcomes Laura Hoepker
LONDON, UK – British rental house TSL Lighting is now offering a range of VL2600 PROFILE and VL2600 WASH luminaires from Vari-Lite, a Signify (Euronext:… Read More »Vari-Lite VL2600 luminaires land at TSL Lighting for Riot Games tournament
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DUBAI – Elation distributor Venuetech Audiovisual & Lighting Systems supplied 100 Kl Fresnel 4 CW LED Fresnel lights to Al Arabiya’s new broadcast studio in Dubai. The cold white LED lights provide bright and uniform white light for several areas of the modern studio including the main newsroom.
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LAS VEGAS – The 2021 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show, still set to take place as a live event at the Las Vegas Convention Center with exhibits open from Oct. 10-13, will require all attendees to provide proof of vaccination, according to an announcement made on Aug. 18.
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – Walking down Sturt Street, it is all but impossible not to be intrigued by the three-story building at the corner of… Read More »Showtools International and CHAUVET Professional Add New Dimension to Melbourne Recital Centre
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NASHVILLE – Citing the unexpected intensity of the current wave of Covid-19 infections, Garth Brooks announced that shows planned for the next five cities on… Read More »Next Five Cities for Garth Brooks Stadium Tour Get Canceled Due to Covid-19 Resurgence
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COLUMBIA, MD – Vectorworks announced that Tania Salgado-Nealous, who serves as chief human resources officer for the global design and BIM software provider, won a Silver Stevie award in the Human Resources Executive of the Year category at the 18th annual International Business Awards.
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