SINGAPORE — For the Marina Bay Singapore Countdown 2017 NYE event at Singapore’s Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay complex, LD Samson Phua from Intermay Magix used 60 Claypaky Mythos fixtures from Showtec Group to complement an impressive fireworks celebration titled ‘New Dawn.’
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PARIS,– Analog Way, an innovation-driven designer and manufacturer that specializes in computer and video signal processing and distribution, is pleased to exhibit at ISE 2017 from February 7-10, 2017 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. At booth #3-C95, Analog Way will be showcasing the VIO 4K, a premium multi-format converter, along with its new set of optional interfaces for the VIO 4K, including features able to support 4K60 4:4:4. The Ascender 48 – 4K – PL, a powerful multi-screen seamless switcher based on the LiveCoreTM platform.
NYC – Elation Professional will be participating in the Stage Lighting Super Saturday workshop taking place on Saturday, January 14th, at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts in New York and is proud to be contributing to the event by demonstrating lighting techniques using some of its latest lighting innovations. The all-day seminar includes practical, hands-on educational presentations and is led by active members of the theatrical lighting community.
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UK- S+H Technical, UK based specialist for LED visual effects, drapes and star cloths, supplied a spectacular LED dancefloor to enhance the atmosphere and vibes for a 10th anniversary party staged by award winning AV and event production company, Aztec. The event took place in the Royal Oak Room at the Emirates Stadium in London, famously home to Arsenal FC, and was attended by 200 plus guests, including clients, colleagues, suppliers and friends of Aztec who were entertained live by the Danny Mills Band and a DJ.
AMSTERDAM – The highly acclaimed World Christmas Circus returned to Amsterdam’s Royal Theatre Carré for their 2016-17 season … for the first time with a new Robe moving light, which was chosen by the hugely popular and successful event’s long term lighting designer, Wim Dresens. Wim has lit the Christmas Circus for the last 20 years, and has also been engaged in circus-specific training over the years. which has enabled him to perfect the specialist techniques required to light horses – 37 featured in this year’s show – aerialists, acrobats and other circus performers.
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BERLIN – Berlinale Talents welcomes 250 emerging professionals from 71 countries to its 15th edition. Exploring the theme “Courage: Against All Odds”, the Talents will participate in a six-day program featuring over 100 events, with many open to the public. Environmental sculptor Christo is going to join Berlinale Talents. The acclaimed artist will be one of around 100 internationally renowned experts presenting and discussing their work. Berlinale Talents will again take place in the theatres of HAU Hebbel am Ufer from February 11 to 16, 2017.
NASHVILLE — Thousands gathered at Bicentennial National Park to bid farewell to 2016 and usher in 2017 at Jack Daniel’s Music City Midnight: New Year’s Eve in Nashville, which included the iconic drop of the Music Note. Bandit Lites provided the lighting package for the evening, which featured performances by Keith Urban, Styx, A Thousand Horses, Moon Taxi, Charlie Worsham and Fisk City Jubilee Singers.
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Ventura, Ca. – Total Structures closes 2016, its 25th year of business in the United States, with the debut of its latest award winning products. Halo and Sky-net, fall protection solutions for Total’s ground support tower systems and outdoor roof grids, received the Best Debuting Rigging & Staging Product award from Live Design during LDI 2016. Both products are designed to work with new systems as well as existing roof systems.
NEW YORK, NY – Acolyte LED announces the promotion of Scott Vontobel to President of the company, including its offices and all employees globally effective January 1, 2017. This will include leadership of Acolyte Worldwide, United States, Acolyte Asia (China and Hong Kong), Dubai, Australia and New Zealand. Since joining Acolyte in 2015, Scott has been able to look and work with all aspects of the business and has a complete grasp on the challenges ahead of us and the future of Acolyte in this very competitive market.
ELGIN, IL.– HARTING has expanded the choice of cables that customers can use in its Han® 3A size connectors. The Han® 3A now can be assembled with cable diameters as large as M25 instead of the previous limit of M20. This increase allows the connectors to be configured with any contact insert in the series, including those with higher rated current and bigger cross sections – such as the Han® Q series. The hoods also meet the requirements of protection classes IP 65/67.
NEW YORK – When ESTA learned it would be losing a long-term source of revenue, the association faced a huge loss of its income in 2017. The immediate impact of this is to endanger the survival of ESTA’s ANSI-accredited Technical Standards Program (TSP). The ramifications of this would be enormous to the entertainment technology industry. Upon hearing of the situation, Ford Sellers, Senior Product Manager at Chauvet Lighting, commented “The work that is done by the TSP is indispensable. It is central to our industry…In fact, it is what makes us an industry, instead of just a bunch of individual projects.”
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Chroma-Q’s Color One 100X Par joins the company’s Color Force II line of fixtures. With nearly 60% more output than its predecessor and one of the brightest fixtures in this category, it promises users to new heights of performance.
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