LD Lee Rose Turns to MAC Aura for MDA Telethon
Event Safety Alliance to Debut North America “Event Safety Guide” at Event Live Expo
LOS ANGELES — The Event Safety Alliance (ESA) has solidified plans to move forward with publishing an Americanized version of the widely-used U.K. guide of best practices in the event production industry, The Event Safety Guide – also known as The Purple Guide.
Read More »W-DMX Controls 5th TAFISA World Sport
SIAULIAI, Lithuania – W-DMX recently took control at the 5th TAFISA World Sport for All Games held in Siauliai, Lithuania. SSGPRO supplied the lighting rig, choosing W-DMX for various reasons. Mr. Viktoras of SSGPRO said, “Using W-DMX saved us a lot of time during setup and programming – using cables was not an option.”
Read More »CAST WYSIWYG R29
TORONTO – CAST Group has released the latest version of its pre-visualization suite, WYSIWYG R29. R29 is available to download from the Members Only section of the CAST website. New features and enhancements include: Shaded View fixture selection and manipulation, which allows the user to quickly make artistic changes to their lighting designs without having to switch modes within the software; the 6D camera system, Drawing Purge tool, Truss End Indicators, Multi-rotate function, new World coordinate Gyroscope, World grid, Production Team Information Wizard and more.
Read More »Media Servers Can Handle 3D Playback Now
As more and more movies are being created in 3D, and 3D is beginning to make its way into the home theatre market as well,… Read More »Media Servers Can Handle 3D Playback Now
Read More »LD Travis Shirley Uses Vipers, Other Martin Gear for Linkin Park Tour
SAN DIEGO – Lighting Designer Travis Shirley used an all Martin rig that included the MAC Viper Profile for Linkin Park’s North American co-headlining tour with Incubus this summer. The tour kicked off Aug. 11, and at the time of rehearsals weeks earlier, the first Vipers were just rolling off the production line in Denmark. Christie Lites supplied the new Viper automated spot along with MAC Auras, MAC 101s, MAC 700 Profiles and MAC III Performances.
Read More »Griven Names AC-ET As Exclusive UK Distributor
LONDON – A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) Ltd. were announced at PLASA 2012 as the exclusive UK distributor for Italian manufacturer Griven’s LED lighting. AC-ET’s UK Sales Director Jonathan Walters and ACSP’s Operations Manager William Yeo met with Griven’s Director of Sales & Marketing Danilo Bettinazzi at the London show to seal the deal.
Read More »Le Maitre Names Rob Brenner CEO
MITCHAM, UK and AUSTIN, TX – Le Maitre Pyrotechnics and Special Effects named Rob Brenner global CEO and president of Le Maitre USA LLC. He is based in the U.S. but will oversee both the U.S. and U.K. companies. Brenner, a touring industry executive for more than 25 years, has produced tours for the Jonas Brothers, Justin Timberlake, Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears, among others.
Read More »Top Marks for Danish School of Engineering
Robert Juliat Appoints Venuetech as Middle East Distributor
PARIS – Robert Juliat has appointed Venuetech as its new distributor for the Middle East region. Venuetech will be responsible for the full product range and after-sale service across the region. The company will show Robert Juliat products for the first time at the InfoComm show in Dubai Oct. 14-18.
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