MEXICO CITY – Clay Paky and Hermes Music staged a recent event marking their new partnership at the Aldama Theatre. About 200 industry professionals attended, including dealers, lighting designers and rental company representatives.
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LONDON – City Theatrical has expanded its premises in London to support additional business services for its European customers. The company is now shipping inventory from its U.K. location.
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LONDON – Ventriloquist Jeff Dunham, known for his character Achmed The Dead Terrorist (and the catchphrase, "Siiilence,… I KEEL you!"), received support from Adlib Lighting and Sound. Dunham has been dubbed as "America's favorite comedian" by Time Magazine, and was the top-grossing standup act in North America for the past two years, according Pollstar.
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TAMPA – The 9th Annual Sea Grapes Fine Wine and Food Festival was lit recently by Bay Stage Lighting, which produced shimmering water effects to go with the theme for the evening, "Journey to Atlantis."
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SOLOTHURN, Switzerland – LEDs supplied by Coemar were used to light the Kulturm tower in late March. The tower, built in 1538, has been used for defense, as a granary, prison, bunker, and, most recently, as a multi-purpose cultural center for theatrical and art events.
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WARSAW, IN – To help those requiring custom projection screen installations, Da-Lite has introduced a new online Screen Designer application. Users can select screen type, screen size and the screen surface to suit their installation needs.
Read More »NEW YORK – Chauvet gear was involved with an episode of the Discovery Channel's Construction Intervention series that was set to air May 14 and 15.
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MIDDLETON, WI – Since 2006, ETC has shipped more than 400 of its Eos consoles, and as a networked system that can control conventional fixtures, moving lights, LEDs, scrollers, fog machines, media servers and more, they have collectively met a diverse array of user requirements.
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WASHINGTON, DC – It may be the longest-running TV show ever. But the current set design for NBC's Meet the Press, launched with an assist by Showman Fabricators on May 2, 2010 and featuring HD video screens, isn't likely to be confused with the way the weekly government issues-oriented news program looked when it made its debut in 1947.
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NEW YORK – Sapsis Rigging provided rigging design, equipment and installation for all lighting and sound elements as well as two 30-foot-diameter "cold air" balloons for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute Ball. The balloons were set up in the Grand Lobby and American Wing.
Read More »DENVER – Barbizon Light of the Rockies will stage demos of LED technology for theatre, worship, video, and architectural lighting on May 18 (2 p.m. to 8 p.m.) and May 19 (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.). More than 75 LED fixtures from about 35 manufacturers will be featured. The event is free.
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ABU DHABI, UAE – Robe launched Robe UAE to help distribute and market their Robe and Anolis brands in the Middle East. The new office is in the Makateb Business Centre, Abu Dhabi.
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