COSTA RICA – More than 50 PR Lighting fixtures were deployed to support a concert in Costa Rica recently, given by French DJ/production superstar David Guetta. This included 18 of PR Lighting’s XR300 Beam, equipped with 300W Platinum 15R lamp and convex lens, and 36 compact XLED 336 LED moving heads.
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LONDON – LD Simon Tutchener is using the new Clay Paky Sharpy Wash and the Alpha Spot QWO 800 on Mark Knopfler’s tour. “I’m having the time of my life with these,” said Tutchener. “I’m still getting to know the lights but everything I’ve seen so far is just what I was expecting.”
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LONDON – Deploying multimedia technology in way that enhances a naturally stunning visual experience is no easy task. Yet that is exactly what Event Communications and systems integrator DJ Willrich (DJW) have done at London’s The View from The Shard – using the features of Dataton Watchout multi-image display and presentation software. Dataton’s UK premium partner, Mirage Associates, provided the Watchout.
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LOS ANGELES – The high output Quad Phase HP Moonflower from ADJ is powered by a 32W 4-in-1 quad color RGBW LED source to produce 15 bright preset colors. The intense array of colors combined with the sharp beams help create a nightclub level of lighting excitement at weddings, parties or any event, without requiring a big club budget.
Read More »THORIGNE-FOUILLARD, France – Chromlech, French manufacturers of the Gleamer low-voltage dimmer, the Jarag range and the new Elidy LED matrix projector, have appointed Clay Paky as its new exclusive distributor for Italy. Clay Paky is solely responsible for distributing the full range of Chromlech products across Italy, backed up by technical and after-sales support.
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LONDONDERRY, UK – James Thomas Engineering’s newly-released retro-designed PATT 2013 softlight made its first appearance at the Radio 1’s Big Weekend in May 24-26 in Londonderry. JTE designer, Sean Aston, took inspiration from the current trend for old broadcast lighting for the PATT 2013’s appearance and, using JTE’s in-house design experience and facilities, the team were able to manufacture an entirely new retro-style fixture quickly and efficiently in time for Routledge to use it on the Big Weekend.
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NEW YORK – New York City Transit Authority puts Trusst to work in a different type of setting. An office within the operations department uses… Read More »NYC Transit Authority Uses Trusst Backed by Chauvet
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LITITZ, PA – Tait provided a variety of staging, rigging and scenic elements for the Rolling Stones’ 50th Anniversary worldwide tour, continuing a long-standing relationship of nearly three decades. Mark Fisher was at the helm of the set design, which made use of the band’s iconic lips logo with a tongue-shaped runway.
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MALMO, Sweden – Lighting designer Fredrik Jönsson specified more than 700 Clay Paky fixtures to provide lighting effects forming the centerpiece of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest. With the theme “We Are One,” a key element was the ability to include the audience with whatever happened onstage, as part of the televised experience. Jönsson’s approach to the design was to create a massive video projection wall, using the lighting rig – placed on fixed and movable trusses – as the main attraction.
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OKLAHOMA CITY — Just six days. That’s how long it took Blake Shelton’s benefit concert for Oklahoma tornado victims to go from idea to live televised event. Shelton’s “Healing in the Heartland: Relief Benefit Concert” featured a coming-together of performers and concert production vendors to help raise money for those affected by the recent storms. The telethon aired live May 29 on NBC from the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City.
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MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ — Desmar Corporation/De Sisti USA, based here, has been named the exclusive North American distributor for Castel Goffredo, Italy-based Coemar lighting products. The announcement, made by Frank Kosuda, vice president on May 31, 2013, effectively brings the Coemar brand of products into the De Sisti product portfolio including De Sisti Lighting, De Sisti Rigging and LeaderLight branded product lines.
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POTTSTOWN, PA – Upstage Video has custom built a pair of new super low-profile LED trailers featuring 11 x18 ft screens made with their proprietary Color Specific 8mm SMD LED tiles.
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