WILTSHIRE, U.K. – Central Presentations Ltd (CPL) delivered full production, including lighting, sound, video and rigging, for an end of year party for technology designer / manufacturer Dyson. The event took place on the grounds of Bowood House in Wiltshire, within a TriSpan structure measuring 45 by 45 meters. Production company Bright worked once again with CPL on the event.
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CHARLESTON, SC – NBC News and YouTube co-hosted the fourth Democratic debate, and the first one for the New Year, on Jan. 17, 2016. Sunday night’s Democratic Presidential Debate took place at Charleston, SC’s Galliard Performance Hall from 9-11 p.m. Three candidates set the stage and focused on the topics of healthcare, gun control, foreign policy, and more. The debate made use of audio and LED solutions provided by LMG.
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VEJLE, Denmark – The Musikteater in Vejle, Denmark is a 1,200-capacity venue that first invested in Kinesys LibraCELL load measuring shackles and Kinesys’ LibraBASIC system about six years ago. The venue has since expanded its Kinesys safety system investment with an 8-channel DigiHoist controller, K2 motion control software and LibraWIFI, which allows the DigiHoist device to broadcast load cell information via a wireless network.
Read More »MOONACHIE, NJ – 4Wall New York noted that the mini classes on LEDs, moving lights, consoles, color theory and more for students, parents and teachers has been postponed. Originally slated for Jan. 23, 2016 from 9 am to 12:30 pm, the mini clases are now set for Jan. 30, 2016. The postponement was prompted by the threat of inclement weather.
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Chauvet Professional’s COLORdash S-Par 1 extends the company’s COLORdash LED series with an IP65-rated RGBA wash fixture that promises a major advance in LED color blending. Its 27 red, green, blue and amber LEDs are designed to appear, not as individual pixels, but as one large homogenized light source. This eliminates the “color separation” that typically occurs during LED mixing.
Read More »LOS ANGELES – Phoenix-based Event Engineering Solutions LLC, one of the first companies to acquire the HRS Event Control Station, used the all-in-one control system with built-in Linux computer and browser-based programming environment at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November. The product made its debut in October at the LDI show in Las Vegas.
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AMSTERDAM – d3 Technologies will be showcasing its full product range including the latest software release, r12, at ISE 2016, to be held Feb. 9-12 at the Amsterdam RAI Convention Center, February 9-12, 2016. d3 Technologies will be exhibiting at stand 8-H238.
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KATOWICE, Poland – LD Michal Dobek created a memorable light show with more than 100 Clay Paky fixtures on the 16th edition of one of Poland’s biggest techno music events, the Mayday festival. Taking place across the three levels of Katowice’s Spodek Arena on Nov. 7, Dobek used 72 Clay Paky Sharpys and 32 Alpha Spot QWO 800 to shoot aerial effects over the audience at the event’s main stage. TSE supplied the festival lighting system and Dobek, Waldemar Osentowski and Marcin Kalużynski operated the main stage.
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NASHVILLE – American alternative rock band X Ambassadors is touring North America through March on their “VHS” tour using a unique fully MIDI-triggered lighting rig designed by Cour Design. The setup includes Elation Professional SixPar 200 LED PAR color changers and Platinum Beam 5R beam lights.
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HAMBURG, Germany – Helene Fischer’s live show, lit with Robe fixtures, drew close to 110,000 to the Berlin Olympiastadion last summer. A miniature version of the show – at 1:87 scale – is now part of the Miniatur Wunderland attraction in Hamburg. Sven Hinzmann and the Miniatur Wunderland technical teams came up with miniaturized Robe gear including BMFL Spots, Pointes and LEDWash 600s for the tiny version of the stage show.
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NASHVILLE – Winter Jam Tour Spectacular, Christian music’s largest annual tour, has returned to the road with lighting provided by Bandit Lites. Artists this year include For King and Country, Matthew West, Crowder, Lauren Daigle, Red and Newsong. Production manager Jerry Holcomb worked with Bandit’s project manager Matt King and business development officer Brent Barrett to make the 360-degree stage lighting design a reality.
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HOUSTON – The Alley Theatre is a nationally recognized performing arts company that creates a wide range of innovative productions. Recently undergoing a $46.5 million renovation, which included improvements to the Hubbard Theatre, Associate Director for Design Kevin Rigdon was asked to also serve as the Principal Designer for the project. So working with theatrical consultants Bill Connor & Associates as well as Philips Strand Lighting Authorized Dealer StageLight, Rigdon was tasked with creating a more intimate relationship between the audience and the actors on stage, and he did so using 68 Showline SL PAR 155 ZOOM LED luminaires.
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