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Kansas 40th Anniversary Tour Carries On into 2017 with Bandit Lites

Kansas 40th Anniversary Tour Carries On into 2017 with Bandit Lites

[caption id="attachment_275738" align="alignnone" width="800"]Kansas heads out with Bandit Lites. Photo by Mark Schierholz[/caption]

NASHVILLE – When American rock band Kansas originally announced plans for a 40th anniversary tour of their five times platinum album Leftoverture, the band initially thought it would be a brief ten or twelve show run. One year later, the legendary rock group has had to add another leg to the tour to meet fans’ demands, with dates now stretching into winter of 2017 and featuring a lighting package from Bandit Lites.

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Robe Acquires RoboSpot Rights and IP

CZECH REPUBLIC – Czech lighting manufacturer Robe has acquired the rights and IP (intellectual property) from well-known U.S. lighting designer / programmer Seth Robinson of Sightline Design Group for RoboSpot, a remote controlled follow spot system. Seth originally developed the RoboSpot concept a few years ago working with automated luminaires. Initially he used scanners due to the fast response time of the mirror and as the technology of moving heads improved, he then turned his attention to utilizing them with his system.

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Broadcast Pix Partners with NewBlue to Add Motion CG Software to Broadcast Pix Switchers

[caption id="attachment_275733" align="alignnone" width="800"]Broadcast Pix adds Motion CG Software[/caption]

CHELMSFORD, MASS.  – Broadcast Pix™ today announced an agreement with NewBlue, an innovative titling and video effects company based in San Diego, to include its high-end CG engine in Broadcast Pix integrated production switchers. Titler Live powered by NewBlueFX produces resolution independent 3D text and graphics, as well as motion graphics animations. Broadcast Pix will demonstrate its new graphics capabilities at the 2017 NAB Show (Booth SL9721), which runs April 24-27 in Las Vegas, Nev.

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FOR-A to Debut USF-10IP Conversion Solution at 2017 NAB Show

CYPRESS, CA, – FOR-A announces plans to introduce the USF-10IP 10 GbE IP Converter at the upcoming NAB Show. The company will debut the IP Gateway USF-10IP series, along with over a dozen other brand new solutions, in its NAB booth, #C5117.  The USF-10IP is a dual 10 GbE video over IP module series that offers high-quality mutual conversion of any major standard IP video format, including ASPEN, NMI, SMPTE2022-5/6, TR-03/04 and most of the latest IP formats.

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WorldStage Increases Investment In CHAUVET Professional Maverick

[caption id="attachment_275728" align="alignnone" width="800"]WorldStage invests in Chauvet products[/caption]

SECAUCUS, NJ – For millions of Americans, The Today Show is an entertaining and informative way to start the day. For the executive team at WorldStage, the iconic morning TV program was also a way to start a growing investment in the Maverick MK2 Spot fixtures from CHAUVET Professional.

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Mojo Supply Gorillaz New Album Launch

[caption id="attachment_275725" align="alignnone" width="800"]Mojo Barriers aids Gorillaz[/caption]

NETHERLANDS – To mark the launch of their highly anticipated new album ‘Humanz’, Gorillaz performed a secret one-off show at Printworks, London, and Mojo Barriers showed it’s not all about big tours and festivals by supplying its world-class stage barriers to this prestigious event, 24th March 2017. The world’s most successful virtual band celebrated the release of their new studio album with a very special performance which saw Gorillaz play ‘Humanz’ live for the first time in a ‘’triumphant comeback gig’’ (NME) supported by Telekom Electronic Beats.

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Organizers of Showlight 2017 Announce Full Speaker List, Neal Preston Exhibition

FLORENCE, Italy – The organizers of Showlight, a quadrennial event set to take place May 20-23 in Florence’s Palazzo Dei Congressi, noted that the event’s speaker program has been finalized. Speakers include top LDs Al Gurdon, Durham Marenghi, Rob Halliday, Aldo Visentin, Luc Peumans, Mikki Kunttu and Jeff Ravitz, among others. The event will also feature Neal Preston’s rock ‘n’ roll photography.

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Roland Announces Software and Firmware Updates for the Roland V-1SDI Live Video Switcher

[caption id="attachment_275712" align="alignnone" width="800"]Roland V-1SDI RCS gets new Software[/caption]

LOS ANGELES, CA,— Roland announces a free firmware and software upgrade for the popular V-1SDI 3G SDI Video Switcher. The V-1SDI Version 1.5 firmware update supports capturing a still image from the V-1SDI RCS software for Windows or Mac, plus support for 1/3 size PinP window in addition to the 1/2 and 1/4 sizes currently available. 

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LED ArcLamps Cast Auditoriums In A New Light

[caption id="attachment_275709" align="alignnone" width="652"]ETC's new LED ArcLamps[/caption]

MIDDLETON, WI – Auditoriums are not ordinary spaces, and they require more than just ordinary lighting. The newly re-designed ArcLamp from GDS by ETC allows venues to step boldly into an energy-saving future without compromising on aesthetics or audience experience. ArcLamp, like all ArcSystem products, provides high-quality LED lighting that is specifically engineered to fit the needs of auditoriums and performance venues.

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