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Two Standards in Review for Revision

Two Standards in Review for Revision

NEW YORK — Two PLASA standards up for revision are posted for public review — BSR E1.17-201x, Architecture for Control Networks, EPI 19, ACN Discovery on IP Networks, which is a revision of ANSI E1.17-2008, Entertainment Technology -Architecture for Control Networks (ACN); and BSR E1.19 – 201x, Recommended Practice for the Use of Class A Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupters (GFCIs) Intended for Personnel Protection in the Entertainment Industry. They will be available for review through March 3.

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WorldStage Lights Temporary Structure as NYC Welcomes New Mayor

WorldStage Lights Temporary Structure as NYC Welcomes New Mayor

NEW YORK — On Jan. 1, Bill de Blasio took over for Michael Bloomberg as Mayor of New York City. As part of the process of welcoming the first new mayor since Bloomberg took over for Rudy Giuliani in 2002, a non-partisan citywide project, “Talking Transition,” invited New Yorkers to share their views about the city’s future. The project was based within a temporary tent-like complex at Hudson Square at Canal and Varick Streets in Manhattan. WorldStage supported the temporary location’s lighting needs.

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Loadout Accident After Luke Bryan Show Injures Four

COLUMBUS, OH — A load-out accident following the Jan. 16 Luke Bryan concert at Ohio State University’s Schottenstein Center sent four crew members to the hospital with minor injuries. Reports noted a chain of events involving a forklift, video gear and stage structure elements, with both crew and gear falling in the partial structural collapse.

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Trans Siberian Orchestra tour photo by JDPWorks

TSO Tour Rig Includes Compact Robe Fixtures

LOS ANGELES — One of the hallmarks of a holiday Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) production is glorious excess. But the 2013 tours actually scaled back a bit from previous years, a feat made possible in part by the luminous firepower emitted from compact-yet-bright LED fixtures from Robe — Robin Pointes, LEDBeam 100s and LEDWash 1200s — all provided by VER.

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