KNIGHTDALE, NC — ESP/SurgeX announces the acquisition of SurgeX International, which had been operating as its own entity since Electronic Systems Protection, Inc (ESP) acquired SurgeX North America in 2008. The move unifies all SurgeX operations under a single management team located in Knightdale, NC.
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NEW YORK – Pete’s Big TVs supplied high res LED video panels and a video tech crew for the 29th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony staged April 10 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. Pete’s Big TVs provided 378 digiLED MC7 LED panels for the 65-by-15-foot (WxH) video wall that served as the centerpiece for production designer Bruce Rodgers’ set design. Pete’s also provided 60 panels of Absen A3 3.9mm for L-R displays behind the podiums.
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BURWASH, East Sussex, U.K. – Rudyard Kipling’s former home, called Bateman’s, now showcases his life and work. The historic residence has received a lighting upgrade from CLD Distribution that includes warm white LED strips for various display cases. The LED fittings were chosen because they do not emit damaging UV and keep heat to a minimum.
PixelFLEX’s FLEXLite LED tile, available in models designed for indoor and outdoor use, feature frames made with die cast aluminum, adding strength while keeping weight to a svelte 28 pounds. The indoor version comes in pitches of 3.0, 5.2, 6.9 and 7.8 mm; the outdoor version has 6.25, 8.9 and 12.0 mm pixel pitches. A high refresh rate makes the panels suited to televised and filmed events, and at 5,000 nits, the outdoor product can compete with sunlight.
SYDNEY – Technical Direction Company supported projection needs of the short film John Was A Good Man. Directed by by Kate Kazokas and Lucy Adelaide, the film’s participants tell a short eulogy of their lives to date, using the third person. As they are speaking, video images of themselves got projected onto their own faces to heighten the sense of reflection and self-analysis.
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LONDON – A team from White Light raised more than £1000 for Light Relief, the industry charity that provides support for lighting professionals in extreme hardship. The group of 22 runners completed the Richmond River Run in March of 2014. Participants in the run came from White Light departments including Hire, Sales, Events, Technical Service, Operations, Rigging, and Marketing.
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NEW YORK – Rene De Keyzer, XL Video’s founder, was named CEO for the company’s U.S. operations, based in Atlanta, GA. The announcement was made at a New York event on April 14. Pictured here are De Keyzer (left) and Lucas Covers (right), XL Video’s global CEO. Also attending the New York event was group Chief Technology Officer, Kristof Soreyn. XL Video executives were in New York in advance of the New York Auto Show.
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SACRAMENTO – As part of their recent renovations, Real Life Church, based here, added a new Elation lighting system. It includes Platinum Spot LED IIs, Design Wash LED Zooms and Opti QA PAR LED lights along with Opti Tri White LED fixtures, which are used as house lights. The installation also includes Global Truss products.
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RANDOLPH, MA – ALPS, based here, recently named Ethan Gilson as the company’s rigging specialist, a new position. An ETCP Certified Rigger and Recognized trainer, Ethan has been with the company since 1999, where he worked a lighting designer and production rigger for the Events Department. He is currently a voting member of the PLASA Rigging Working Group and has chaired task groups in the development of ANSI Standards for rigging in the entertainment industry.
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LONDON – LD Martin Nicholas is using a lighting rig supplied by White Light for Wet Wet Wet’s U.K. tour. The gear list includes Vari-Lite VL2500 Spots and VL2500 Washes, Coemar Infinity ACL-M beamlights and Martin MAC Viper spotlights, all driven by a grandMA Full Size console programmed by Mark Scrimshaw. Four Robert Juliat Aramis followspots provided the key front light to the performers, while Look Solutions Unique haze machines ensured the lighting, particularly the beams from the ACL-Ms, were clearly visible.
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LAS VEGAS – WorldStage was on hand to support Pedersen Media Group by enhancing the core AV equipment package provided for the CES 2014 Pre-Conference Keynotes held in Las Vegas earlier this year. The coveted first slot was given to new Intel CEO Brian Krzanich. WorldStage has worked with PMG on numerous Intel events in the past, including the Intel Developers Forum (IDF) and Intel’s International Sales & Marketing Conference (ISMC).