Kinetic Lighting Names Yvette Fuentes CSM
GLENDALE, CA – Kinetic Lighting hired Yvette Fuentes as customer service representative. Fuentes is based at the company’s headquarters here.
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TS Veranstaltungstechnik Stocks Up on Clay Paky, MA Lighting Gear
BIRENBACH, Germany — TS Veranstaltungstechnik GmbH & Co. KG, based here, recently expanded its existing Clay Paky inventory (14 Alpha Spot 300s) with 38 A.leda Wash K10s and eight Alpha Spot HPE 700s. The company, which had already owned a grandMA2 ultra-light, also purchased a grandMA2 light, a VPU light and a 4Port Node onPC from MA Lighting. Pictured here are Florian Daniel Tospann (second from right) with his team and some of the new products.
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RML Adds Philips Showline SL Nitro 510s to Inventory
LONDON — Richard Martin Lighting (RML) has purchased a number of Showline’s SL NITRO 510 LED strobes for both TV and rock ‘n’ roll lighting applications. The company – which recently celebrated 30 years of working on projects including Top of the Pops, Children in Need, and Comic Relief – cited versatility as a key selling point.
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Tomcat U Set for Feb. 17-20, 2014 in Knoxville, TN
KNOXVILLE, TN — Tomcat is reaffirming its commitment to continuing education for riggers and hoist technicians around the country with Tomcat U, a four-day course aimed at the needs of a wide range of rigging experience levels.
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Spike TV’s “Bar Rescue” Episode Lit with Blizzard Lighting Products
WAUKESHA, WI — Blizzard Lighting, based here, reported that three of the company’s lighting fixtures — including their Torrent Xray, PixelStorm 240 LED fixtures and Eclipse DMX lighting control software — were used to produce Spike Channel’s Bar Rescue Episode 29, Season 3. The “Brawlin’ Babes” episode first aired Sunday 12/8/2013.
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Georgia Tech Upgrades LED Video Displays at Bobby Dodd Stadium
ATLANTA — Panasonic Eco Solutions North America helped the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) upgrade the LED video system at Grant Field’s Bobby Dodd Stadium. The AV company provided two new LED displays along with two new ribbon displays. They complement the seven existing displays installed by Panasonic at the Stadium in 2009.
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Jill Scott Tours Australia with Robe Fixtures
SYDNEY — For Grammy Award winning singer / songwriter, actress and poet Jill Scott’s recent Australian tour, LD Martin Thomas of Relentless Lighting Design included Robe’s new Pointes in the rig. It was the first time the fixtures lit the artist.
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Grand Central Terminal Lights Up with 350+ Martin Fixtures
NEW YORK — It may be 100 years old, but Bestek Lighting & Staging did several better than providing 100 candles for Manhattan’s Grand Central Terminal. The company provided more than 350 Martin lighting fixtures for a holiday-themed light show designed by Michiru Tanaka.
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Sony Commercial Uses GLP Gear for High-Energy Looks
LOS ANGELES — For a commercial touting Sony’s new Bluetooth Wireless Speaker, Tim LaValley of Battlecruiser Inc. used GLP products, including Scenex Lighting flexible LED tape, X4S LED heads and other GLP fixtures, to make a normal-looking living room explode with high-energy concert arena visuals.
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Prolyte TwinPin for H Series Truss
Prolyte has introduced a new TwinPin feature for its H series truss, in response to feedback from the North American marketplace. Prolyte partner A.C. Lighting Inc. was instrumental in developing the TwinPin format.
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Siyan Provides Robe Fixtures for Conor Maynard Tour
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, UK — Siyan, based here, supplied a floor specials package for British singer/songwriter Conor Maynard’s recent U.K. tour, where he opened for Will.i.am. LD Paul Smith from Edge of Blue Design specified Robe Pointe and LEDWash 600 moving lights among other fixtures.
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Adelaide Festival Centre Switches to ETC Control
ADELAIDE, Australia — The Adelaide Festival Centre has joined the Sydney Opera House, Melbourne Theatre Company, Sydney Theatre Company, His Majesty’s in Perth, State Theatre Centre of WA and most of the country’s leading company’s and venues, in installing ETC lighting consoles. Pictured here is Paul McGee at the console.
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