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Dataton WATCHPAX Media Player

Dataton WATCHPAX Media Player

Dataton WATCHPAX Media Player

The new WATCHPAX media player from Dataton, the creators of WATCHOUT multi-display software, is a plug-and-play standalone unit designed to be used in situations where you need content distributed to several locations but don’t need or want a computer at each location.

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Showline SL NITRO 510 from Philips Entertainment

Showline SL NITRO 510 from Philips Entertainment

Strobes — we all know what they are and how they work.  What can be sexy about them?  They are one trick ponies, designed to blind, wash and add some strobing effects to the look of a show.  For years we have relied on strobes that use a high-powered but conventional lamp as the light source. They are bright — blinding, in fact — but have the tendency to overheat and shut down for a period if used for a long duration of time.

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Whirlwind Power Link Portable Distro Series options

Whirlwind Power Link Portable Distro Series

With all of the various types of connectors and power requirements needed for different types of devices, power distro units for the live entertainment industry need to be flexible in their configuration. A standardized configuration will never be ideal for every situation. Whirlwind recognizes this, and has developed a new line of power distros aimed at getting the right power and connection type to your devices: the Power Link Series.

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What’s the Deal with Intensity?

Programming is largely about adjusting parameters and storing data. There are many different parameter types we adjust, but one is treated very differently than all the rest. Intensity is the only parameter that we can always say that we know the importance between high and low values. It is also the original parameter that was adjustable for lighting the stage.

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Illustration by Andy Au

Making It Affordable

Few shows are put on without a budget. In the 30 years I’ve been gigging, I may have only done a handful of them. And they were private shows for billionaires. Even giant shows like the Rolling Stones travel on a budget. Of course, ticket prices at any event are directly reflected by this budget. Thus, to put on the greatest show on the planet, you may have to charge exorbitant amounts. But that’s not saying you cannot design a large, original design within your budget constraints — you just have to figure out how.

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Rose.Rabbit.Lie at the Cosmopolitan Las Vegas. Photo by Erik Kabik of Retna

LD Nick Whitehouse Lights New Kind of Venue in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS – For Rose.Rabbit.Lie., the nine-room venue at the Cosmopolitan Las Vegas that offers visitors a new range of dining, clubbing and theatrical experiences, LD Nick Whitehouse provided a design on behalf of Spiegelworld, the venue concept developer.  Whitehouse included Clay Paky fixtures in the grandMA2-driven rig. Justin Spangler of Covington, LA-based PSX Audiovisual Technologies provided the gear and served as the integrator on the project.

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