MESA, AZ – Entertainment design firm Davis Entertainment of Mesa, AZ, has appointed Cameron Tryon to “breathe new life into its operations.” Tryon will oversee the future of operations, sales and rentals, and will help organize the company’s design projects.
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LONDON – English indie rock band Bloc Party are currently in the midst of their biggest, most ambitious tour to date. LD and set designer Rob Sinclaire is using Clay Paky products through Clay Paky suppliers, Ambersphere, a relationship which goes back through the years.
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FRANCE – Ayrton announces that all new Ayrton products equipped with a wireless DMX/RDM receiver module will feature CRMX technology by LumenRadio. The first projector to benefit from the new CRMX wireless features will be launched at Prolight & Sound Frankfurt.
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THATCHER, AZ – The Lee Theater, part of the Gherald L. Hoopes Jr. Activities Center, recently upgraded its lighting system with more ETC LED lighting and controls. Rick Woods, EAC’s activities center manager and technician, says ETC has come to its rescue since the 1990s with new products providing power savings, lower temperatures, flexible features and affordability.
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AARHUS, Denmark – Martin Professional’s new VC-Strip family of narrow LED video strips are designed to integrate into stage and set designs, and interiors such as bars, ceilings and walls. Fully compatible with Martin’s VC-Grid LED video module, they can be used together for more creative LED video designs. The flexible video strips feature a pixel pitch of 25 mm and are available in lengths up to 400 mm. They can even be cut to required length on-site.
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KNOXVILLE, TN – Tomcat USA has moved into its new manufacturing facility and U.S. headquarters in Knoxville, TN. The new 50,000-plus square-foot facility at 5427 North National Drive will house manufacturing operations as well as design, sales and administrative staff. Tennessee’s Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bill Hagerty along with Knox County officials lauded the move, which represents an investment of $2 million and the creation of 50 jobs.
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BRUSSELS – The Killers’ Battle Born world tour has taken ArKaos MediaMaster 3 with its new VideoMapper extension along for the ride. Christie Lites provided the ArKaos product for show designer Steven Douglas. The tour started last September and runs through September of this year.
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PLATTSBURGH, NY – The students of the Communications Studies program at Plattsburgh State University recently unpacked new lighting destined for their upgraded production studio. Litepanels donated the lighting, which included Sola 6 focusable Fresnels and 1×1 panel lights.
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WOODBURY, NY– Gemini Light, Sound, Video (GeminiLSV), a Dallas, Texas-based rental and production company, recently acquired three new Hitachi Z-HD5000 HDTV studio/field production cameras for its expanding video production business.
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ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL – Intelligent Lighting Creations (ILC) is hosting a free Lex Products “Panel to Plug” seminar on Thursday, April 11. There are three sessions planned: 10 am, 1 pm and 3 pm. Lex Products’ Keith Wilkerson (territory sales manager) and Patrick O’Keefe (product manager) will discuss the complexities and changing power distribution needs of permanent installations and temporary show productions.
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LAS VEGAS – More than 3,400 independent brokers and sales agents for Prudential Real Estate gathered in Las Vegas recently for their annual sales convention. Dallas-based Corporate Magic orchestrated the event for its 12th consecutive year, this time with a production set on Celine Dion’s stage at The Colosseum at Caesar’s Palace.
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STAMFORD, CT — Rosco Laboratories, Inc., based here, agreed to acquire the assets of Los Angeles-based GAM Products Inc. GAM, makers of GAMColor, GAM Patterns, Blackwrap, TwinSpin and other products, has been serving customers in the theatre and film community for more than 35 years. The acquisition promises to dramatically expand Rosco’s offerings to designers, technicians and artists.
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