LONDON — After announcing plans to “de-merge,” U.K.-based PLASA EU has released more details about the future of their organization — including staffing changes intended to help deal with a “critical” cash flow problem. As part of the split it was also confirmed that Lighting & Sound America will remain a publication of the U.K. arm of PLASA, while Protocol will revert to PLASA North America (formerly ESTA).
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Dietmar Harting (Dr.-Ing. E.h.) handed over the position of Chairman of the Board to his son Philip Harting on Oct. 1. While retaining a key role on the board, this move transfers many of Dietmar Harting’s previous responsibilities over to his son, Philip.
LOS ANGELES – Lighting designer Benoit Richard, of Millennium Lighting Design, Inc, chose his first use of Ayrton MagicDot-R fixtures for the video shoot used for NBC’s NFL Sunday Night Football, employing 60 units in his design.
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High End Systems’ UNO, featured at LDI 2015, uses a large, high efficiency TIR lens – one of the largest ever developed for the entertainment industry. High End calls UNO an LED beam light for the future. It comes with 60 Osram RGBW LED modules and HES’ proprietary 106mm TIR lens, promising the brightest, tightest and most homogenized LED beam to date.
LAS VEGAS — Harman’s Martin featured its Exterior Inground (pictured here), Exterior Linear and Exterior Wash families of fixtures at LDI, giving designers and specifiers working in the installation market more creative options. The Wash family is pictured here.
LAS VEGAS — During the LDI 2015 show in Las Vegas, PRG offered a range of lighting, video, and automation innovations. One of the key draws to this year’s booth was the the PRG GroundControl Remote Followspot System.
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Robe’s BMFL Wash XF (Extra Features) joined the company’s BMFL Wash fixtures in the new product spotlight at this year’s LDI show in Las Vegas. The BMFL Wash is pictured here. (The BMFL Wash XF, which features an added internal component, looks very similar.)
TILBROOK, Cambridgshire, U.K. – LD Guy Thatcher used the new Zero 88 FLX lighting console by Eaton at the 2015 Tilfest event, which serves up a combination of music and ale to attendees. Thatcher used the desk at the main stage for the event, which was staged in a marquee on the grounds of the White Horse pub in Tilbrook, Cambridgshire.
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BLACKBURN, U.K. – HSL continues its recent management restructuring with the appointment of Harrison Cooke as Technical Operations Manager. Harrison will be responsible – among other things – for the design, sourcing and building of HSL’s new expandable visual control platforms utilizing the latest technology.
Read More »CHICAGO — IATSE Local 2 took aim at JAM Productions on Oct. 22, saying that “just as Local Two was about to file its petition” to the NRLB on behalf of stagehands hoping to organize, the local promoter/music venue operator “fired the entire stage crew at the Riviera, totaling over 30 employees.”
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SEATTLE – Neumos, a Seattle music venue that emerged from Moe’s Mo’Roc’N Café, which played a key role in the grunge music movement in the 1990s, recently undewent an LED update including fixtures from Chauvet Professional. Morgan Sound (Lynwood, WA) installed the new lighting rig, along with a new sound system, at the club.
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Martin’s Atomic 3000 LED Strobe, featured at LDI 2015, builds on the 15 years of success with the original Atomic 3000 DMX strobe and adds in the benefits of LED technology. It promises the same extreme brightness as its iconic predecessor, but with substantially lower peak power consumption.
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