BRISBANE, Australia – A newly completed memorial to World War II submariners is the centerpiece of the 300-metre Submariners’ Walk Heritage Trail on the Brisbane River boardwalk in Tenerrife, Queensland, Australia. The walk features a series of plaques and submarine-shaped seats commemorating the sailors and their service. The memorial itself comprises a landmark sign illuminated by Firefly’s Digital FloppyFlex RGBW LED neon.
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ANAHEIM, CA – The Parnelli Board of Advisors has announced that concert visualist Jonathan Smeeton will receive the 2018 Parnelli Visionary Award. Smeeton is a founding pioneering of the psychedelic light show, one of the first if not the first to take lights out with a touring band, and through his work and lectures continues to be one of the most influential lighting designers in live event history.
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FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS AND KIEV, UKRAINE –RUSHWORKS, the Dallas area-based software development company that produces cool technology for production, playback, and streaming, has expanded into Eastern Europe by signing an agreement with VisionHOUSE, establishing the full-service systems integrator based in Kiev as their exclusive Ukrainian distributor. RUSHWORKS and VisionHOUSE made the announcement jointly from their respective headquarters. The agreement underscores RUSHWORKS’ commitment to global expansion, already having agreements in place with the UK’s Cache Media and AV Group Technologies in the Asia Pacific region.
LOS ANGELES – Zylight, a leading manufacturer and distributor of innovative LED lighting solutions, has announced the distribution of Rayzr 7 – a new series of seven-inch LED Fresnels. Rayzr 7 is the latest in a select group of broadcast, film, and stage lighting manufacturers that Zylight distributes across North and South America. Zylight will showcase its entire product line, as well as products it distributes from other companies, at the 2017 Cine Gear Expo (Stage 15 – Booth S11), which runs June 2-3, 2017 in Hollywood, CA.
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – Christie 360 Experiential Studios, a digital strategy and content powerhouse for Christie®, has joined forces with TCL Chinese Theatre, the most iconic movie palace in the world, to captivate visitors and movie goers with a high-impact multimedia production using the most advanced projection technologies.
ORLANDO – Protecting your audiences, your performers and your business from dangerous overloads has never been easier.We at Eilion Engineering are proud to announce that our Bluetooth capability has been expanded further. All portable radio receivers and Bluetooth enabled desktop or rack mounted central radio receivers are now capable of handling up to 75 load cells. Users can now conveniently monitor hugely complex installations from their iPad or iPhone.
YONKERS, NEW YORK – In a move to expand their International sales division, Altman Lighting is pleased to announce the appointment of Jaime Friedstadt as their new International Sales Director. With a wealth of knowledge in both the architectural and entertainment lighting industries, Friedstadt will now manage the Altman Lighting sales channels in the Caribbean, Latin American, European, Middle Eastern and African markets.
ROCHESTER, MN — elektraLite LED fixtures are helping rock wall climbers scale new heights at Rochester, Minnesota’s Roca Climbing & Fitness. According to Jeremy Schaar, owner of the indoor rock climbing gym, he required small, lightweight lighting fixtures with clean white lighting that would shine like daylight on the rock-climbing wall. “We needed clean white light because we set our climbing routes on the wall by the color of the ‘hold,’” Schaar explains.
GOTHENBERG – LumenRadio, world leaders in wireless DMX, are now making SuperNova 4 available for download. SuperNova 4, a complete system management tool for lighting rigs, was showcased at ProLight + Sound in April and brings an all new flat UI design and improved performance. The new features and improved UI has made this market leading RDM management tool even better.
SUNRISE, FL – The new Épix Strip IP from CHAUVET Professional makes pixel mapping a snap indoors or out. In addition to standing up to inclement weather thanks to its IP65 rating, the new one meter LED strip features a quick programming mode that greatly reduces the amount of time needed to set up pixel mapping programs by allowing access to several prebuilt effects while using just a few DMX Channels.
