ADJ Enters China Market
LOS ANGELES – ADJ is opening a sales and distribution facility in the city of Pan Yu, China. The new Guangzhou ADJ China will sell ADJ lighting products that are modified to meet the needs of the Chinese market.
Read More »LOS ANGELES – ADJ is opening a sales and distribution facility in the city of Pan Yu, China. The new Guangzhou ADJ China will sell ADJ lighting products that are modified to meet the needs of the Chinese market.
Read More »ORLANDO – The new Robe Robin Cyclone product was inspired by Pittsburgh, PA-based LD Scott Warner, who had an idea and took it to Robe. It features an integrated fan in the center of a moving head, surrounded by a ring of 24 individually controllable RGBW multichip LEDs. Cyclones are designed for wafting drapes and softgoods around the stage and set to produce subtle effects, as well as for cooling artists while performing in any hot environment complete with ‘hair-blowing’ and ‘smoke through the fan’ looks.
Read More »NASHVILLE – LMG, Inc. took part in the grand opening celebrations on May 19-20 for the Music City Center in Nashville. Operating onsite under the name Music City Audiovisual, LMG signed a multi-year AV contract with the Music City Center to support the 1.2 million square foot facility with dedicated onsite staff and equipment. Pictured here, from left, is LMG’s Nashville account team: Curt Wallen, Steve Austin, Stephen Presti and Chris Royea.
Read More »MOONACHIE, NJ – 4Wall New York will open its doors to the public on May 30 for the company’s fifth annual 4Wall Vendor Showcase and BBQ event. The event is free and takes place from 3-7 pm. Manufacturer representatives will be on hand to answer questions. Along with hands-on demos, 4Wall’s UsedLighting.com division will present a number of show specials.
Read More »LONDON – White Light supplied production solutions for the newest exhibition, ‘David Bowie Is,’ at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum. David Bowie Is combines lighting, video, and physical elements with the dramatic and distinctive sounds of Bowie’s music to create a larger-than-life sensory experience. For the exhibition, White Light provided lighting fixtures, lighting control and production services, including project management and console programming.
Read More »BURBANK, CA – Chaos Visual Productions is supplying Fleetwood Mac’s 2013 Live tour, which continues into Europe this summer. Production designer, Paul “Arlo” Guthrie of Minneapolis-based Toss Film + Design works with tour manager Marty Hom and road manager Allan Tate to execute Fleetwood Mac’s first tour since 2009.
Read More »OMAHA, NE – Richard Lund has joined the Strong team as Western regional sales manager. With more than 25 years of experience in the entertainment and LED lighting industry, Lund most recently served as Western regional sales manager for Philips Entertainment. Prior to this, Lund worked for Color Kinetics as regional manager. He serves on the board of managers for the Illuminating Engineering Society.
Read More »LINKOPING, Sweden – German electro-pop band Kraftwerk is using Dataton Watchout to project 3-D content in their concerts this year, starting May 24 in Australia. The audiences will wear polarized 3-D glasses to achieve the effect.
Read More »ITALY – Eros Ramazzotti’s European tour set, video and lighting were designed and built by lighting and video designer Jvan Morandi and his company Placing Shadow. Morandi explains the design. “The set itself consists of large hanging parallelepipeds, which are fitted with high resolution LED panels and large areas for video projections. The entire 18-ton assembly is equipped with a vertical automation system attached to the corners of the 3-D structures (four triangles, a diamond and a cube), which can be moved to give substance to the scene.”
Read More »LONGWOOD, FL – 0energyLIGHTING, Inc. (0eL) announces that Creative Stage Lighting (CSL) has become a master dealer in the U.S. and Canada for their FlexAray LED fixture line. The LED fixtures’ hexagonal shape allows for multiple units to be connected along each of the six sides for a variety of applications. The product portfolio includes RGBaW, variable and static white fixtures (3200, 4400, 5600K).
Read More »LAS VEGAS — And the 2013 Parnelli Lifetime Achievement Award Winner is…[cue drumroll here] has just been announced here:
The event will take place Saturday, Nov. 23 in Las Vegas, NV, and sponsorship opportunities are available.
Read More »NEW YORK CITY – Recently, a midtown Manhattan branch of a major financial institution set a new standard for information displays with the unveiling of the city’s first NanoLumens-powered stock ticker. The full-color, 3-foot tall by 60-foot long L-shaped LED display is one of New York’s most dynamic, vibrant and unique stock tickers, according to Bill Shiverick of Atlanta-based Vertical AVTV, the AV integrator who recommended and installed the display.
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