NEW YORK — As New Yorkers celebrated the arrival of 2016, several thousand EDM fans rocked out at Big Week NYC, a series of concerts produced by RPM Presents and staged at Pier 94 and Pier 36. Kevin Mignone, owner of New York-based KM Productions, lit Rudimental, Nicky Romero, Knife Party, Future, Travis Scott, Chainsmokers, and Oliver Heldens, among others, with a rig that included Robe BMFL Spots and Pointes.
Read More »INDIANAPOLIS — In a unanimous decision, Indiana’s Supreme Court ruled in favor of the State Fair Commission and against Mid-America Sound on whether contractual indemnity provisions could shield Mid-America from liability for the Aug. 13, 2011 collapse of the temporary concert staging structure used for the Indianapolis State Fair. The collapse in high winds killed seven and injured 58.
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Now available, factory direct from Quik Stage, are the company’s Clear Top Plexiglas Portable Stages. Available in several sizes (up to a 4 x 4 including an angle and curved option), Quik Stage’s Clear Top Plexiglas Portable Stages are well suited for use as Drum, Camera and Keyboard Risers or any other related application. The product is in stock and priced for affordability.
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Quik Stage’s Truss Totems can transform and add a whole new dimension to any stage or facility. Available in white or black, with several height options, Truss Totems can be used with or without LED lighting to match any décor. LED lights are also available.
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PHILADELPHIA – LD Lenny Sasso has been using the zone control and pixel mapping features of Chauvet Professional Rogue and Nexus fixtures provided by Squeek Lights for Atreuy, a Metalcore band that takes its name from one of the characters in German author Michael Ende’s The Neverending Story.
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d3 Technology’s new 3G-SDI Video Format Conversion (VFC) cards are now available, completing the trio of cards offering DisplayPort, DVI and now 3G-SDI output options for the 4x4pro platform.
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WEST YORKSHIRE, U.K. – Lighting designer James Bawn has been using Clay Paky’s SuperSharpy on recent architectural projects including Victoria Tower in Huddersfield (pictured here) and the Halifax Transmitting Tower, both in West Yorkshire, U.K. near Leeds.
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SIEGEN, Germany – For the 33rd German Rock & Pop Award competition, staged at the 4,300-capacity Siegerlandhalle in Siegen, Focon Showtechnic provided PR Lighting’s PR5000 Spots and Beams to meet the needs of the show design created by LDs Claudia Cronauer and Christian Conrad.
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DUBLIN – Irish lighting designer Conor Biddle has been turning to Elation lighting for several years now, from acts as diverse as renowned House DJ MK to Irish country singer Nathan Carter’s recent UK tour. Pictured here is MK performing at a recent show at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin.
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PLOIESTI, Romania – For a New Year’s Eve celebration in the Romanian city of Ploiesti, visitors to the main town square were treated to a fireworks display and concert. Temple Media provided a dynamic light show for the large outdoor stage, using nearly 100 LED fixtures from PR Lighting.
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DUSSELDORF, Germany – Entertainment industry engineering and automation specialist WIcreations provided a custom automation solution for the new Holiday on Ice show, Believe. WIcreations also played a key role fabricating the elaborate set as an efficient and tourable package.
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DUSSELDORF, Germany – For Believe, a new Holiday on Ice show with a storyline based on William Shakespeare’s tragedy, Romeo and Juliet (but with a more cheerful ending), Belgian design practice Painting with Light created the set, lighting and video designs. Painting with Light’s Luc Peumans imagined the set and worked alongside his team including Paco Mispelters, who created the lighting, and Michael Al-Far, who designed the video.
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