Well beyond his boy band days in ‘N Sync, actor/singer/dancer Justin Timberlake has emerged as one of the most versatile stars of his generation. Following a nearly six-year hiatus from music to focus on his acting career, Timberlake was back in the studio and on stage in a big way in 2013 with two album releases and two high-profile tours.
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As media servers evolve, many are adding features that until recently have been reserved for separate, dedicated hardware packages. Creating a video blend is one of these features that typically has been reserved for display presentation switching systems like the Barco Encore, Dataton Watchout or Vista Spyder. These types of switchers allow you to combine multiple displays together to increase the total resolution possible for the image being displayed.
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A few years ago, Elation Lighting unveiled their version of the low wattage, high lumen output pencil beam moving light. They were the first company to use the Philips Platinum 5R lamp in a moving head. The Platinum 5R was a successful product in the overall lighting industry, yet it left room for improvement. Elation felt the need to grab the ball and run in another direction by developing an “Extreme” version of this popular fixture. And in the process, they appear to have scored a touchdown with this beauty.
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Automated lighting fixtures and consoles are very complex systems based on millions of lines of computer code. No system is perfect, and every console and fixture has its own share of bugs or glitches. When you encounter these, you must think fast and develop a plan to work around the bug. At one point in my career, a friend dubbed me “The King of the Work-Around,” because I had an uncanny ability to quickly resolve unexpected problems, yet still achieve the desired result. Although you don’t need to become a king, you should certainly be ready to get yourself out of a jam with minimal effort. Many of your work-arounds can actually develop into good habits that save you from future problems.
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This month’s “Designer Watch” column started with two simple questions: How will you remember 2013? And what do you resolve to do, or expect from, 2014? We got informative, enlightening and entertaining responses from more than 20 lighting professionals. Read on, and enjoy!
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I travel to different venues daily. I’ve done gigs in every grand arena as well as crap hole pretending to be a proper concert venue, on this planet. Of course some gigs are better than others. Some are very tough to load into, but many of them can be overlooked as physically bad gigs because the local stagehands there are just great. But often enough, the opposite is seen. Horrible venues with less than desirable hands are not fun. Especially when the local hands can’t shut their mouths for a minute. Then these gigs just plain suck to work.
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NEW YORK — Working with production manager Hadden Hippsley, scenic designer David Gallo once again collaborated on the end-of-year gags for the jam band, Phish. LDs Chris Kuroda and Mike Baldassari handled the show visuals for the four shows that culminated in a countdown, huge balloon and confetti drop, and New Year’s celebration.
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FAIRVIEW, NJ — iWeiss, based here, named Jennifer Tankleff, pictured here, president of the company. Tankleff has also acquired an equal stock partnership with David Rosenberg, iWeiss CEO. The company also named Richard Parks vice president.
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The Rayzor Beam 2R from Elation Professional is a low wattage yet high-output moving head luminaire powered by Platinum lamp technology. This small, fast and precise moving head features the Platinum MSD 2R 132W lamp yet is powerful enough to work alongside larger fixtures. It houses static colors and gobos as well as a rotating prism and shutter/dimmer. With an average lamp life of 6,000 hours in an energy efficient package, it is well-suited for both installations and productions.
Read More »Weight load monitoring might still seem to be a novel concept to some, but not to Dart Rigging, which purchased its first Ron StageMaster (RSM)… Read More »Weight Load Monitoring Offers Peace of Mind
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MIAMI — The multi-city Life In Color tour, billed as “the world’s largest paint party,” has featured EDM standouts including Calvin Harris, R3hab and Steve Aoki, along with such attractions as zip lines, carnival rides, dancing robots and an intensely bright light show. The tour also features video imagery on MVP 18 LED panels from Chauvet Professional.
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