CHICHESTER, UK – XL Events supplied a specially constructed circular LED screen for Nissan’s stand in the exhibition area of the 2012 Festival of Speed. XL Events’ display, measuring 6 meters in diameter, was made up of lightweight Pixled F-11 LED, mounted on to a circular Litebeam truss.
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FORT WAYNE, IN – Apollo Design Technology is celebrating their 20th anniversary as a manufacturer and distributor of custom gobos and other lighting effects. Apollo began in 1992 in the home of Joel and Keersten Nichols, where they made custom gobos. Today, Apollo employs more than 65 people and occupies a 31,000 square-foot facility here.
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PRETORIA, South Africa – The State Theatre has invested in 77 new Philips Selecon SPX luminaires. Philips Entertainment brand partner DWR Distribution supplied the SPX luminaires to local installer Muthiyane Trading. Simon King, Head of Lighting for the Pretoria Theatre, says the fixture’s “crisp white light with no pinkish hues deliver high definition pattern projection as well as the color results our visiting companies expect. The interchangeable lenses also make them ideal for our various versatile venues.”
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MEXICO CITY – Mexico City-based Representaciones de Audio have been appointed territorial distributors for SGM Lighting. SGM was formally introduced to the broadcast market by its new distributor during the recent Telemundo exhibition, and having been established for the past 25 years, Representaciones de Audio believe they are well placed to exploit the SGM brand potential.
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NASHVILLE – Design of Mutemath’s recent US tour production was a creative collaboration between the band themselves and Jeff Lava and Darien Koop of Nashville-based 44 Designs. To control the lighting and visuals, they chose a Jands Vista T2 console, running the next generation Vista v2 software.
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Case manufacturer Gator Cases has added a new line of water-proof injection molded utility cases. Available in a range of sizes and styles with varied inserts, this new case series provides protection and security for audio/video equipment, optical lenses and various electronic components.
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Famous for choosing historic sites for his concerts, Yanni’s most recent concert and DVD recording took place in another majestic location, at Castillo San Felipe del Morro in Puerto Rico. The front wall of the fortress became the central visual attraction for the two-day concert and recording, acting as a background for the stage positioned in front on the grass near the ocean. “The concept was to illuminate the wall of El Morro, as the fort was the main part of the scenography,” said LD Bud Horowitz. Musique Xpress Lights supplied the CHAUVET lighting.
Read More »NEW YORK – Industry veteran Sonny Sonnenfeld has joined the conference panel list for NATEAC 2012, set for the Hilton here July 22-23. Sonnenfeld, who joins ETC’s Mark Vassallo, Jonathan Resnick of Barbizon and Bob Lorelli of Robert Lorelli Associates, will discuss the art and science of dealing with manufacturers’ reps when outfitting a new performance space.
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“When someone goes to a concert, they shouldn’t come home in a body bag,” says production manager Jim Digby. This is just one example of the frank conversation that ensued when PLSN gathered six industry leaders for a roundtable discussion about recent staging tragedies.
Along with Digby, co-founder of the Event Safety Alliance (eventsafetyalliance.org), five other industry professionals offered their thoughts for this roundtable: LD Chip Monck, rigger Roy Bickel and staging providers John Brown (Brown United), Jim Evans Sr. (Mountain Productions) and Yvan Miron (Stageline Mobile Stage Inc.).
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InfoComm continues to grow each year. Last year, Orlando set a record for the most attendees. In true Las Vegas style, InfoComm 2012 exceeded that number by 4 percent, with more than 34,000 attendees walking the Las Vegas Convention Center over three days. In all, there were 933 exhibitors occupying more than 487,000 square feet, along with numerous training and certification sessions happening over three days. There never seems to be enough time to see it all.
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