LOCUST VALLEY, NY — Screenworks-NEP selected MultiDyne’s DVI-6000 for video transmission during the 2012 worldwide Madonna MDNA concert tour. MultiDyne’s DVI-6000 fiber-optic transport solution extends transmission distances to up to 24 miles — over just a single fiber — enabling equipment operators to deliver video from servers located throughout concert venues to video walls onstage.
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LAS VEGAS – Blue Man Group are putting a lightweight screen, digiTHIN, to use when they appear to materialize from a video projection in their latest production. The screens, developed by displayLED under its digiLED brand, are worn by the artists who perform rigorous routines animated by visual effects. Says BMG show director Bill Swartz, the effects illustrate the group’s creative idea that a hybrid space exists between real life and the technical world of phones and texts. “We call it 2.5D space,” he says.
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LOS ANGELES – When the Hollywood Wax Museum refurbished its on-the-street lobby to attract the attention of passers-by, Electrosonic was called upon to design and install a number of HD video displays to capture the interest of strollers on Hollywood Boulevard. Electrosonic project manager Dan Laspa says the job posed the usual challenges for “an old Hollywood building,” including obtaining seismic certification for the monitor mounts. “We worked only at night when the museum was closed so we wouldn’t impede business in any way.”
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LONDON – Sarah Cox has joined White Light as European divisional sales manager. In her new role, Cox will focus on delivering White Light’s products and service to customers throughout the UK and European markets. Cox most recently worked as business development manager for Stage Electrics, and before that, she held positions with Roland Hemming and TMB.
Read More »COLUMIA, MD —Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc. announces the Japanese-language version of the Vectorworks 2013 line of design software, including Vectorworks Designer, Architect, Fundamentals, Landmark, Spotlight and Renderworks. The “Vectorworks 2013 Caravan” launch events are free and will take place throughout Japan in January.
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KNOXVILLE, TN – LD Will Twork designed two shows in one for the band 10 Years, who returned to their roots for a concert in late December. With production from Bandit Lites, the event featured two sets from the band: an acoustic set with a string trio and a heavy metal portion from their most recent album.
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NEW YORK – The IATSE Entertainment and Exhibition Industries Training Trust Fund has initiated a program to offer reimbursement to those who take and pass any of the three ETCP Examinations – Rigger/Arena, Rigger/Theatre and Entertainment Electrician. Many IATSE Locals already reimburse their members for the full amount of their certification costs, but if a candidate or certified technician’s Local does not, the IATSE International resource is available.
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LONDON -The latest UK arena leg of Mumford & Sons’ ‘Tour of Two Halves’ world tour featured 2,547 of XL Video’s latest product, the FX-200: small opaque plastic balls encasing LED clusters which can be fitted together and configured to suit any design.
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ORLANDO – When Faith Assembly Church moved from their main campus in Orlando to a nearby significantly larger 300,000 sq. ft. space, the organization planned to make their megachurch technically savvy on a tight budget. Included in the list of new equipment installed and key to the church’s video production is a For-A video switcher set in the video control room. The Encore Broadcast Solutions team, led by Jeff Cameron, provided systems integration services including the design, sales and installation of all audio, video and lighting systems.
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LINKOPING, Sweden – German electro pop pioneers Kraftwerk will use the interactive and 3D features of Dataton Watchout multi-image and presentation software for all on-stage digital scenography at their 2013 concerts. Fredrik Svahnberg, Dataton marketing director, says, “Kraftwerk are known for their use of bold graphics and colors. They are using our technology in a very easy to use, yet powerful way to engage audiences around the world.”
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SECAUCUS, NJ – Rose Brand’s Holiday Event Décor and Holiday Production Photo Contest began recently on the Rose Brand Facebook page. Those interested can enter… Read More »Rose Brand Hosts Holiday Photo Contest
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