RANCHO CORDOVA, CA– Barco and Mankin Media Systems (MMS) have created a new AV system designed to elevate the video shows supporting Silverdale Baptist Church’s sermons and programs. Energy efficiency was of paramount importance. When Silverdale and MMS evaluated projectors, they considered power-saving features just as critical as performance and image. Their choice: Barco’s HDX-W14 large venue projector.
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DALLAS – LD Ryan Patrick Murphy chose VL440 Spot luminaires from Intelligent Lighting Creations for Andrew Bird’s “Break it Yourself” tour. Murphy wanted to travel lightly with a minimal lighting rig, yet he also wanted the power to create his vision of “shadows and silhouettes” in his design.
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AUSTIN, TX – High End Systems announces open house events in Las Vegas June 14 and in San Francisco June 20. Wholehog training seminars are also set in conjunction with the events.
Read More »Okay, maybe that’s a tip from yesteryear, but here’s a newer one: Check out Kevin Mitchell’s profile of Parnelli-award-winning lighting designer Chip Monck in the… Read More »Avoid the Brown Acid
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LAS VEGAS — Each year, PLSN honors regional lighting production companies with our Hometown Heroes awards. These awards honor the best small companies in six regions across North America: the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Northwest, Southwest and Canada. PLSN readers — the people who actually work with these companies — get to decide who’s really the best.
Read More »OSLO — A larger-than-anticipated crowd — 5,000 to 6,000 fans, according to some reports — started packing the streets near Oslo’s Opera House May 30 where Justin Bieber was set to perform a free concert from the roof as part of the NBC special, Justin Bieber: All Around the World.
Read More »BUFFALO, NY — Folding chairs were damaged and thrown on the stage, along with bottles and cans, after headliner Eric Church’s performance was cancelled June 1 at Coca-Cola Field due to weather concerns. There were no reports of serious injuries. Organizers of the WYRK Taste of Country concert had delayed Church’s appearance on the stage, then cancelled the event amid concerns that the high winds might destabilize the stage structure.
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BOULDER, CO — Industry veteran Danny Abelson announced the formation of Zeehi LLC, a new company dedicated to developing solutions to improve the workflow of entertainment production professionals. Zeehi’s management includes other industry veterans with experience in audio and lighting product design, production management and fixed installations. Zeehi’s first entertainment technology solution, CueCast, will debut this summer.
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