FT. LAUDERDALE – ARRI Inc. has promoted Jeffrey A. Reyes to director of sales, Latin American Markets. Reyes previously served as a technical sales representative at ARRI, working closely with rental houses and customers for lighting and camera products.
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MALMO, Sweden – The semi-finals for the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest are set to take place at Malmo Arena here May 14-16, with the finals following on May 18. Projected visuals will be playing a key role, and Barco has noted that a record-setting 60 of its projectors, including the HDQ-2K40 pictured here, will be included in the rig along with three Encore systems. This is the 58th Eurovision competition and the fifth to be staged in Sweden.
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MIAMI – HazeBase products were selected by five lighting companies for all seven stages of the Ultra Music Festival’s 15th anniversary recently in Miami. The challenge met by the product line was a wide-open waterfront space with a 12-hour per day schedule.
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LAS VEGAS – Stage Technologies once again held a hands-on automation course May 9-11 as part of the 2013 USITT Elite Training Weekend in Las Vegas. The course covered an introduction to automation, introduction to operating and programming the eChameleon software, and also included a hands-on look at Stage Technologies winches and control systems. Applicants were required to be USITT members as well as university students.
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AARHUS, Denmark – Industry professional Matt Hallard has joined the Martin Professional EMEA sales organization as business area manager, Rental. Hallard worked as production manager for P&O Cruises Worldwide, as regional sales manager at PRG Distribution and most recently for Philips Vari-Lite as European sales manager.
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DALLAS – Maryland-based event production company Showcall Inc., working with the Bush Center’s communications and events team, successfully planned and produced dedication events for the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas. Says Ajay R. Patil, principal at Showcall, Inc., “While we are accustomed to working on high caliber events, this was different. It was an incredible experience for our team to see the work come together on a sunny day in Texas, with all five living presidents together on one stage!”
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PRETORIA, South Africa – The South African State Theatre in Pretoria has added more Robe LED fixtures to its lighting inventory, specified by Head of Lighting Simon King. The State Theatre’s lighting crew appreciate the new Robes because they are light in weight and easy to handle. The new Robes are distributed around the theatre’s different spaces – the majority on the two main stages.
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NEW YORK CITY —The world premiere of the film “The Great Gatsby” lit up the screen in 3-D with Christie Solaria Series digital cinema projectors. The star-studded event took place at Avery Fisher Hall. Christie dealer Digital Media Systems selected two Christie CP4230 DLP digital cinema projectors for the screening, which converged the light from two projectors to create a seamless image projected onto a silver screen.
Read More »Television lighting designer Ted Wells has been honing his craft since the early 1970s. PLSN contributor Michael S. Eddy asked him about career advice. Here’s… Read More »Two Pieces of Advice for TV Lighting
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BURBANK, CA – After wrapping the North American leg of Alicia Keys’ 2013 Set The World On Fire tour in Chicago, Chaos Visual Productions is set to fire up the video for Keys as she takes her show across the Atlantic. Chaos Visual COO Nick Jackson says, “This is definitely one of the more elegant shows that we’ve seen on tour in the last few years.”
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FRANCE – In late 2012, Michel Sardou began a four-month “Les Grands Moments” tour across France. No traditional spotlights were used. Lighting designer Jacques Rouveyrollis used just one type of spotlight on stage throughout the tour – the MAC Viper Profile.
Read More »SINGAPORE – Eight Robe DLX LED Spots have been installed in a lighting upgrade at a leading international school in Singapore. The Berrick Performance Hall is a multipurpose space used for a wide range of shows and events, with at least two events or productions taking place each week.
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