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Maverick MK Pyxis Dazzles With Little Dragon

Maverick MK Pyxis Dazzles With Little Dragon

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LONDON, UK – The Swedish electro four-piece band Little Dragon has been on a quite a roll in 2017, as their heavy ethereal beats and synth-driven hooks have garnered them a following on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as slots at the Coachella and Bestival festivals. Reflective of the band’s stratospheric surge in popularity is the new power-packed lighting rig on its current sold-out UK tour. LD Tim Smith, who recently began collaborating with the band, specified Maverick MK Pyxis fixtures, as well as COLORdash Par-Hex 12 units, from CHAUVET Professional for their current touring rig.

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Place Bell Sports Arena Opens with Full IP Network Featuring LUMINEX GigaCore Switches

[caption id="attachment_281553" align="alignnone" width="800"]Luminex Switches in Use in Quebec[/caption]

MONTREAL –  Place Bell, the new multi-purpose sports facility in suburban Montreal, has opened with an IP-centric infrastructure, which features a large complement of LUMINEX GigaCore switches.  All the live audio, video, broadcasting and lighting in the venue runs over IP network, without compromise, using LUMINEX switches.  It’s what the LUMINEX mantra, AV networking made easy, is all about.

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A Glance At The Past And A Charge Into The Future

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LAS VEGAS – TOMCAT and JTE racked up another successful show at LDI that not only featured their current line of innovative products, but also the products they had each manufactured over the years that allowed them to experience the success they both enjoy today.  The walk through time was to celebrate the 30th anniversary of TOMCAT and the 40th anniversary of James Thomas Engineering in truss manufacturing, but the main thrust of the show was to highlight their current line of truss products and new innovations.

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Robert Juliat Dalis for LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore

SINGAPORE – Founded in 1984, the award-winning LASALLE College of the Arts in Singapore is a stunning example of modernity and creativity dedicated to providing its students with top class education in contemporary arts and design. It moved its main campus to McNally Street in 2007 where its many new facilities included the 480-seat Singapore Airlines (SIA) Theatre and several studio and rehearsal spaces.

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ACT Academy Launches Online

New Platform Delivers Expert Training to grandMA2 console Users

LOS ANGELES  – ACT Lighting has launched ACT Academy, a brand new online platform featuring classes for MA Lighting’s grandMA2 console.  Classes are led by expert instructors through video tutorials and lesson quizzes, which can be accessed at any time and at the individual user’s own pace.  ACT Academy can be found at http://academy.actlighting.com. The online learning system was built from the ground up by ACT’s education team to meet the increased demand of requests for training.  The launch will significantly broaden the scope and usage of the grandMA2 and deliver expert training to anyone who requires it.

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Elai Botner & Yaledi Haucutz Tour Israel with Robe

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ISRAEL – Israeli singer songwriter Elai Botner & Yaledi Haucutz  completed an extensive seven month tour of Israel with some uber-cool lighting created by Mickey Vilensky, who chose an all-Robe moving light rig! The 12 x BMFL Spots and 24 x Spiider LED wash beams were supplied, together with the rest of the lighting equipment, by Simul Argaman Systems.

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Flares at Ozzfest Meets Knotfest

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SAN BERNARDINO – Metal music, black tees, devil horns, and . . . VIP lounge packages?  We’ve come a long way since Woodstock.  Last month’s Ozzfest meets Knotfest mega-metal festival in San Bernardino, CA featured dozens of metal bands, including Ozzy Osbourne, Slipknot, Marilyn Manson, Deftones, and Prophets of Rage.  Four stages supported non-stop metal shredding with lighting and video provided by 4Wall Entertainment.  Brighter than even the pyro were the 30 Solaris Flares in the lighting rig.

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Barbizon Lighting Company Sponsors Scholarships for Stage Lighting Super Saturday

 NEW YORK, NY –The Barbizon Lighting Company announced today that it will sponsor multiple scholarships for students attending Stage Lighting Super Saturday held at the NYU Tisch’s Abe Burrows Theatre, January 13th, 2018. For 13 years stage lighting enthusiasts have attended this intensive all-day seminar led by leading theatre lighting professionals. This year’s special guest is Tony Award-winning Lighting Designer Jennifer Tipton in a panel discussion that includes Natasha Katz, Ken Billington, and Brian MacDevitt – also all winners of the Tony Award for Best Lighting Design.

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City Theatrical DMXcat® Now Available In Seven Languages

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NEW JERSEY – City Theatrical’s DMXcat Multi Function Test Tool is now available in seven languages: Spanish, French, German, Italian, Korean, Japanese, and English. DMXcat was translated in partnership with multilingual lighting professionals to ensure that technical and industry terms were captured appropriately in every offered language. Based on the user’s smartphone language settings, the suite of mobile applications will automatically update its written content to Spanish, French, German, Italian, Korean, Japanese, or English, if the others are not selected. Translations are now live for iPhone, Android, and Amazon Fire.

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Quince Imaging Helps MARS Petcare Actualize Virtual Retail Store of the Future

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HERNDON, VA,– MARS Petcare, leading global pet care distributor, enlisted Quince Imaging to design an innovative platform, simulating modern shopper behavior in virtual reality – without the use of VR goggles.  As part of an ongoing research initiative, MARS constructed a “Retail Store of the Future”, empowering retailers to adapt the shopping experience to today’s era of pet owners.  MARS developed a futuristic retail model, which incorporates modern pet care needs and expectations of pet owners in a variety of demographics.

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Rose Brand Inc. Wins Best Debuting Product for Nebula™ Net at 2017 LDI Show

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SECAUCUS, NEW JERSEY – Rose Brand wins the award for best debuting product at this year’s LDI show in Las Vegas for the Nebula Net – a see-through floating projection surface that is virtually undetectable to the audience. The new 26-feet Darknet projection fabric made its debut at the Rose Brand LDI booth at the Las Vegas Convention Center last month.

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Entertainment Engineering and Design students at UNLV during a recent lighting technology class.

Parnelli Support for UNLV’s Entertainment Engineering and Design Program Continues

LAS VEGAS – Since the Timeless/Parnelli PLSN/FOH Scholarship program was established in late 2006, more than 21 students in the Entertainment Engineering and Design program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) have benefitted. Four female students and one male student were awarded the scholarship this academic year. The program is yet another reason to attend and support the Parnelli Awards, which will take place Jan. 26 at the Anaheim Hilton during NAMM 2018.

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