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Makkai Joins Showcall’s Washington, DC Team

Elizabeth Makkai

Makkai Joins Showcall’s Washington, DC Team

WASHINGTON, DC – Elizabeth Makkai joins the Showcall Team in its Washington, DC Office. Makkai will focus her activities on generating new business in Showcall’s corporate, association and sporting sectors.  Additionally, she will round out Showcall’s operational and major project management efforts. Showcall Inc. provides turnkey production services on an international basis for events such as Papal Visits, Summits, White House Conferences, Fortune 100 companies, associations, and national entertainment.

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Draft of Powered Rigging Standard in Public Review

NEW YORK – BSR E1.6-4 – 201x, Portable Control of Fixed-Speed Electric Chain Hoists in the Entertainment Industry, is available for public review until March 26 on the PLASA website. The control systems covered are most often used to control one or more chain hoists being used to fly equipment or scenery in shows or events being done in arenas and convention centers.

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Mega-Lite DRAMA RGBW

Mega-Lite DRAMA LED

Mega-Lite’s DRAMA LED is a new hard-edge, professional profile fixture available in two models: RGBW (red, green, blue and white; pictured here) and W (white). Both fixtures have a single source LED, which makes for a uniform beam, free of multicolor shadowing. Both fixtures feature dimmer, strobe and macros, measure 22 by 22.75 by 14.25 inches and weigh 11 lbs. Both also have multiple lens options (19°, 26°, 36°, 50°) and feature DMX 512 operation via 3-pin XLR connectors (in and out). The RGBW version uses a 150W LED; the W version uses a 120W LED. Both work with 100V/220V AC power supply.

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Lincoln University HD TV Studios

Chroma-Q Provides Eco Lighting for Lincoln University TV Studios

LINCOLN, UK – Lincoln University has invested in 30 Chroma-Q Color Force RGBA LED fixtures for its two television studios at the campus’ Media Broadcast Production Centre, which have recently been upgraded to full multi-camera and HD specification facilities. The Chroma-Q Color Force fixtures and battens have replaced all the studio’s old soft lights and cyc lights, reducing about 43,000 watts of power consumption with 3,700 watts with the new LED lighting.

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Litepanels Hilio LED fixtures

Litepanels Hilio LED Lighting Fixtures

VAN NUYS, CA – Litepanels’ Hilio high intensity LED lighting fixtures are now shipping. Daylight color balanced Hilio is a small-footprint LED fixture capable of emitting 5600°K illumination over a 20 ft. to 25 ft. (6.1 – 7.6m) distance without requiring a ballast. The new high output Hilio draws just 115W (while providing comparable illumination to a 575W HMI) and offers a bulb life of 50,000 hours while operating from 100-240VAC 50/60 Hz, or 24VDC battery.

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Earl Girls First to Purchase New MA onPC Command Wing

LOS ANGELES – Earl Girls Theatrical Equipment in Egg Harbor City, NJ, has become the first dealership to place an order for grandMA’s new MA onPC command wing, which paves the way for mobile use of the grandMA2 control system. Designed as a hardware complement to the free grandMA2 onPC software, the MA onPC command wing emulates the look and feel of the command section of a grandMA2 console as closely as possible.  It provides a portable 2,048-parameter control solution that may be used in nearly any location.

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Ziquid

Elation, American DJ Put Ziquid Lounge into the Spotlight

SAN ANTONIO, TX – The owners of the Ziquid Lounge in San Antonio wanted to create an international-style club that appealed to clientele on both sides of the border.  Event Ignition chose American DJ and Elation lighting for the club’s interior and exterior, including the Nucleus LED, a tri-color LED with six scanning heads used as a centerpiece on the dance floor.

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RB USITT design flyer

Rose Brand and USITT Host Design Action Competition

SECAUCUS, NJ – Rose Brand is now accepting applications for students wishing to compete in the Design Action Competition at this year’s USITT Conference, to be held March 28-31 in Long Beach, CA. The competition will consist of up to four different teams of students competing against each other to create the best scenic environment.  Teams will consist of a student scenic designer, technical director, lighting designer and a costume designer. They will be given a 10’ x 10’ space and 3.5 hours within to work. The deadline for applying is March 1.

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Chris Wallace

Wallace Joins TV One as Western Regional Sales Manager

ERLANGER, KY – Chris Wallace is the new Western Regional Sales Manager at TV One, a designer and manufacturer of video and multimedia processing equipment. Wallace brings with him an extensive sales background with 13 years of experience in the AV Industry. He will be based in Northern California to oversee Western Canada along with California, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Alaska and Hawaii.

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Alexa Brierley

GDS Adds to Sales Support Team

BRISTOL, UK – Alexa Brierley is the new Sales Account Coordinator at GDS, a UK manufacturer of lighting and control systems, with headquarters in Bristol. She will help the international sales team with customer service and dealer support.

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