DONETSK, Ukraine – CORTMI Ltd. has carried out an innovative lighting installation at a war memorial in their native city using PR Lighting’s new ARC LED 3216, among other lighting. The three LED spotlights have been placed on specially installed masts around the monument, illuminating it with red light to symbolize the bloody years of war.
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VENTURA, CA – Don “Donnie” Halchak has joined Ventura, CA-based Total Structures as East Coast Sales Executive. He will be based out of Wilkes-Barre, PA, but will be on the road much of the time visiting customers. Halchak comes from Mountain Productions where he spent the majority of his 13-year career involved with entertainment rigging, going from hoist tech to sales rep.
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High End Systems’ TechnoArc automated luminaire is designed for small to medium scale performance applications. The compact soft-edge luminaire – and a companion to the hard-edged Technospot – features smooth CMY color mixing and a fixed color wheel, a 6.5 inch lens, 8° to 32° zoom, and more than 14,000 lumens of output. The fixture is now shipping from its Austin, TX headquarters.
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KENILWORTH, UK – Live video/AV production and rental specialist Central Presentations Ltd. (CPL) has appointed Lee Gruszeckyj to boost its busy Project Management team. “Lee G,” as he is nicknamed, has extensive industry experience dealing with video and IMAG systems – both engineering and directing – and also projection. He has previously worked with CPL early in his career.
Read More »INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana State Fair Commission held a memorial June 14 for the seven people killed by the staging collapse on Aug. 13, 2011. They also unveiled a plaque near the entrance to the fair’s grandstand listing the names of the victims.
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TORONTO – ArKaos named A.C. Lighting, based here, North American distributor for the ArKaos range of media server products. ArKaos’ product line offers software and hardware combinations designed to let users incorporate video, projection or LED control into their productions and integrate them with the show’s lighting.
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LONDON – XL Video continues to supply Coldplay’s Mylo Xyloto (MX) world tour, which has stepped up to play stadiums shows in the UK and Europe. The expanded design features XL Video’s new Pixled F-12 LED screen product.
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SUN CITY, South Africa – More than 200 Robe moving lights illuminated 18th annual South African Music Awards show, staged at the Sun City Superbowl. As part of the main design element, LD Joshua Cutts was asked to energize an inflatable set, comprising giant interlocking circles and tubes which spanned most of the ceiling.
Read More »NEW YORK — Elation Professional announced the latest schedule for its 2012 Road Show, with stops in Minneapolis June 26, Madison, WI July 17 and Chicago July 19. The specific location in Chicago is yet to be announced, but the tour will visit the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis and Full Compass in Madison, WI.
Read More »NEW YORK – Sapsis Rigging has provided fall arrest systems for the Philip Chosky Theater at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, and the John C. Borden Auditorium at the Manhattan School of Music in New York. “The more that students understand the real risks involved and the best ways to protect themselves, the better technicians they will be in professional situations,” said Bill Sapsis, president of Sapsis Rigging Inc.
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