CRESSKILL, NJ — Crestron Electronics announced Nov. 4 that company founder and chairman George Feldstein died after battling brain cancer over the past year. Feldstein, a lifelong tinkerer, whose company developed AV and lighting control panels and systems for commercial applications along with residential control systems, was 73.
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ROME — Mario De Sisti, a lighting designer who founded De Sisti Lighting in early 1982, died Oct. 31, 2014. Survivors include sons Fabio and Sergio De Sisti, who plan to continue the company’s legacy of innovation with lighting and rigging product technologies, building on past successes that have advanced flicker-free lighting for television applications and such rigging innovations as motorized self-climbing hoists.
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – For Miley Cyrus’ Bangerz world tour stop at Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot on Sept. 11, Musique Xpress Lights provided Chauvet Professional fixtures. The gear, including 44 Q-Wash 560Z-LED moving washes and 48 COLORado Batten 72 Tour LED linear wash fixtures, was chosen and approved by both LD Sean Burke and LD Richard Vicens of Musique Xpress Lights.
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ATLANTA — NanoLumens promoted Nathan Remmes from director of business development & demand generation to vice president of marketing & business development. He reports directly to NanoLumens senior vice president of sales and marketing Karen Robinson, who announced the promotion.
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ATLANTA – For Jeffrey Fashion Cares, an annual autumn fashion event that also raises funds for charity, The Magnum Companies Ltd. opted to use 50 of Chauvet Professional’s PVP S5 video panels for a 9-by-16-foot video screen that served as a backdrop for the runway.
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OAKLAND, CA — A 20-year-old college student partying with friends at Spookfest 2014, a Halloween-themed EDM concert staged Oct. 31 at the Oracle Arena here by San Francisco-based KITS-FM/Live 105, got separated and was found dead after falling more than 20 feet from a restricted area behind the main stage.
Read More »ARGYLE, TX – GoVision LP, based here, announced that it has acquired Graystone Media, a Portland, OR-based provider of graphics, production services and live-event content for large video screens and event venues. Graystone Media was founded in 2007 by Josh Echo-Hawk. The transaction gives GoVision another physical presence on the West coast, following its February acquisition of the assets of Los Angeles-based InnoVision Media Group. A GoVision spokesman noted that all Graystone Media employees have been retained.
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coolux GmbH, makers of Pandoras Box products, is offering new hardware options. The current Pandoras Box product structure will remain in place, however all server systems will make use of the new and more powerful hardware configuration.
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