NEW YORK — At a fundraiser hosted by the Guggenheim’s Young Collectors Council, electronic music pioneer Richie Hawtin, who swapped his more usual club backdrop to play as Plastikman alongside his brother Matthew at the Guggenheim Museum. XL Video supported the event with an LED monolith on the ground floor of the iconic museum atrium for the event, sponsored by Dior.
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NORTHRIDGE, CA — Harman Professional named Joachim Bogetvedt sales manager, Nordic, for its Martin Professional business unit. Based in Kristiansand, Norway, Bogetvedt will lead sales and initiatives for Martin Professional across Northern Europe, reporting to Steen Matthiesen, vice president EMEA Sales, Martin Professional.
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OPA-LOCKA, FL – The ADJ Group and Elation Professional marked the opening of their new facility in South Florida with a special event that drew more than 200 customers to the new location here. Along with its warehouse and shipping departments, the 48,000-square-foot facility includes a 3,200 square foot showroom and training center. The new location is just 15 minutes north of the Miami International Airport and services all of the ADJ Group companies.
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ORLANDO, FL — The band 38 Special has followed Martina McBride, Willie Nelson, REO Speedwagon, Trisha Yearwood, Barenaked Ladies, Cheap Trick and Heart in cancelling their upcoming performance at Orlando’s SeaWorld amidst intense public pressure fueled by the documentary film Blackfish. 38 Special’s announcement came after more than 1,500 people signed a change.org petition to encourage artists to cancel on SeaWorld’s annual “Bands, Brew, and BBQ” concert series.
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DALLAS, TX – Northcrest Baptist Church in Meridian, MS relied on Creative Sound and Lighting to upgrade their worship center with the latest in lighting technology. Russle Byas of Creative Sound and Lighting worked with Philips Strand and Selecon to upgrade the centers dimming and control system to Strands Vision.net which included a 250ML console, a C21 dimmer rack and S21 LED raceways. Lighting fixture upgrades included Selecon PLProfile4, PL4 and PLCyc LED products and Rama Fresnels.
For more details: www.strandlighting.com, www.seleconlight.com & www.creativesoundsolution.com
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The Mega Air DMX is a new interface by Mega-Lite for sending DMX signal wirelessly from one location to another. Bypassing the inconvenience and expense of running DMX cable, the Mega Air DMX uses frequency hopping technology to constantly select the best frequency for sending the signal. Additionally, it is built with Swedish Wireless Solution components, the industry standard.
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The illuminance of the comet in Verona Italy received illumination support from Slovakian company Leader Light. The light the exhibit which is part of the 30th International Exhibition of Nativity in Art and Culture used a number of LED products from Leader Light. Such as their LL Sport 150W 5000K with 40 & 30 degree lens. The project is a sponsorship through free service, which is carried out by AREA ITALIA.
For more details: www.leaderlight.sk
AUSTIN, TX – High End Systems has announced a partnership with Creative Stage Lighting, Co., Inc to Distribute their Axon and Axon HD Media Servers though out the Unites States. The agreement allows CSL to offer HES’ Axon Media Server products available to their network of local resellers.
For more details: www.highend.com and www.creativestagelighting.com
Elation Professional added a new moving head to their Platinum series of fixtures, the Platinum Profile 35 Pro. The Profile 35 Pro uses the Philips Platinum 35 MSR 800W lamp which is comparable to a 1,200W head. The unique feature included in this latest model, the rotating 3-blade framing system for controlling the beam shape. Also included is an 8-50 degree zoom with auto-focus, a CMY color mixing system, Variable CRO, and an 8 color interchangeable dichroic color wheel. For projection, there are two gobo wheels, a 160 degree animation effect and a 3-facet prism.
For more details: www.elationlighting.com
WALLDORF, GERMANY – Clay Paky was on hand for the opening ceremony of the new Walldorf Ärztezentrum (Medical Centre) in Germany. Lighting Designer Benjamin Schleger used an assortment of Clay Paky Sharpys, Alpha Spot QWO 800s, A.leda Wash K20s and A.leda Wash K10s to bring the town of Walldorf a fireworks display, minus the fireworks.
For more details: www.claypaky.it
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18 year old Lighting Designer Ángel Alvarado took Robe Lighting to the party to light Columbian born singer Magarita, La Diosa de La Cumbia in a special show at the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City. Alverado used a range of Rob products that included MMX Spots, LEDWash 1200s LEDWash 600s and LEDBeam 100s and ColorWash 250E ATs. The entire rig was supplied by Mexico based Tama Producciones.
For more details: www.robe.cz
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