OWENS CROSS ROADS, AL — A Feb. 6 explosion at a pyro factory near Huntsville, AL operated by Ultratec Special Effects left two dead and four injured. One of the injured was hospitalized in critical condition; the other three reportedly received minor injuries. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and OSHA officials are investigating the accident.
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I like history. In fact, I even minored in it in college. I guess I am a firm believer in the old adage, “Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it.” Actually, there is some history that is worth repeating. For instance, I’d be happy to take another 15 years like the first 15 years of PLSN. Yes, with this issue of PLSN we are now officially 15 years old — smack dab in the middle of adolescence!
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Martin’s P3-300 System Controller LED video processor is now shipping. As the new flagship model of Martin’s P3 System Controller family, the P3-300 combines the Harman subsidiary’s P3 workflow with a new high-performance video-processing engine that can drive some 2,000,000 pixels.
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Martin’s RUSH PAR 2 CT Zoom is designed to serve as a single-lens LED PAR can that offers fully pre-mixed white color temperatures for a range of applications.
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LONDON – Metronomy completed a year of touring in support of their Love Letters album with a show at London’s Alexandra Palace. Ed Warren designed the lighting and set. The lighting setup included the floor package of Robe fixtures that the band had been using on tour, plus additional Robe fixtures for the big final show. In all, Warren’s rig included 14 Pointes, six LEDWash 300s, 39 LEDBeam 100s, 17 LEDWash 600s and 26 ROBIN 600E Spots, all supplied by Southampton based rental company GLS.
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BERGAMO, Italy – Clay Paky hosted an event for its international distributors at its headquarters here. More than 130 representatives from 53 countries around the world met in Bergamo Feb. 3-4, 2015 for an update on the future strategies of the lighting fixture manufacturer, now part of the Osram group.
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LONDON – For First Aid Kit, a folk rock duo from Sweden, LD Matt Waterfield used lighting supplied by west London based Colour Sound Experiment. The moving lights included 12 Robe MMX Spots, 22 Robe LEDWash 600s and 14 Robe Pointes, with eight Clay Paky A.Leda 20s LED washes on the floor fitted with B-Eye lenses. The set also featured 26 vertical LED battens from Chauvet Professional.
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I recently visited behind the scenes at Cirque du Soleil’s traveling arena show, Varekai. As with all of this company’s performances, safety is the key factor. Performers fly through the air, climb 20 feet up on set pieces and do all kinds of circus style stunts, without a net. Production manager Mike Naumann walked me through the setup and how Varekai rolls.
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Tour: Luke Bryan
Dates: “My Kind of Night Tour” runs Jan. 2014-March 2015. A new production starts May 2015.
Read More »I am often asked, “How many shows do you have going on?” And my default answer is “Always at least four”…I don’t mean four different… Read More »Keeping “Four Shows” In Balance
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GLENDALE, AZ — The viewing audience tuning in for Super Bowl XLIX on Feb. 1, where the Seattle Seahawks faced off against the New England Patriots at University of Phoenix Stadium, averaged 114.4 million, topping the record number of 112.2 million who watched Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014. Along with the closely contested game itself, the event featured an elaborate halftime show production with well-received performances by Katy Perry, Missy Elliott and Lenny Kravitz packed within a 12-minute span. (Katy Perry and Lenny Kravitz are pictured here.)
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