NASHVILLE – Bandit Lites is providing gear for country artist Billy Currington’s Summer Forever tour. LD Chris Shrom turned to Bandit for Elation’s ACL 360 Bars, Robe Robin Pointes, Elation Cuepix 2-Cell WW Blinders, GLP impression X4s and Stageline Nitro 510 Strobes. Board operator Ian Saunders is triggering the cues with a grandMA2 Light console.
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SAO PAOLO, Brazil – Analog Way will be featuring new AV solutions at TecnoMultimedia InfoComm Brazil. The event takes place from May 10-12, 2016 in São Paolo. At booth #114, Analog Way will be showcasing the VIO 4K, a premium multi-format converter that includes a variety of innovative features for LED wall applications. They will also be showcasing the Ascender 48 – 4K – PL, a powerful multi-screen seamless switcher (pictured here). The company will also present the new features of its LiveCoreTM series.
Read More »AUSTIN, Texas – Hubbell Control Solutions named three new U.S. regional sales managers. Greg Ortt takes over the Southeast states, while Joe Osterwyk handles the North Central states and Mark Westgate takes the Western states.
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FRANKFURT, Germany – Philips Lighting noted a record number of booth visitors at this Prolight + Sound exhibition earler this month. The company featured products including the Philips Showline SL HYDRUS 350, Philips Showline SL PUNCHLITE 220 and SL STRIP 10IP luminaires, among others. The Entertainment team also credited Prolight + Sound’s new concept and the company’s new booth location in the Eastern section of the Messe complex for the boost.
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ISCHGL, Austria – Muse is touring with Mojo Barriers’ specially-designed touring barrier as 160 linear meters of the system keeps crowds safe throughout the Drones world tour. Mojo Barriers was contracted to ensure audience and artist safety at all the U.S. and European dates of Muse’s nine month tour.
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LONDON – Quantum Special Effects designed two new products for Adele’s sold-out world tour – a custom tourable rain system and storm blasters that can deliver up to a minute of non-stop confetti across an entire arena. Working closely with Adele Live 2016 show designer Es Devlin and production manager Richard Young, Quantum is supplying gear for more than 100 shows across 44 arenas.
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PALM SPRINGS, CA — For the CUE 2016 National Conference, an education technology event that took place March 17-19 in Palm Springs, AV Professionals deployed Roland’s V-800HD Multi-Format Video Switcher. Garth Fjellstrom, president of AV Professionals, credited the switcher for its functionality and value. The conference, the largest of its kind in California, has been attended by educators, technology coordinators, administrators and other education professionals for 35 years.
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MOONACHIE, NJ – Al Ridella, who led 4Wall’s New York location as general manager for the previous three years, has been promoted to national sales manager. To fill the vacancy created by Ridella’s new role, the company has added experienced industry executive Brian Friborg to the role of 4Wall New York GM. Ridella is pictured here on the left, and Friborg is pictured here on the right.
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FRANKFURT, Germany –– ArKaos PRO noted that the recent Prolight + Sound exhibition in Frankfurt was one of the Brussels-based company’s busiest shows to date. Highlights of the stand included demos for the video mapping capabilities of the ArKaos PRO MediaMaster 4.2 software with an intricate array of 3-dimensional shapes outlined to perfection as projection surfaces and also a daily competition to find Europe’s fastest video mapper.
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Hubbell Control Solutions’ NX Fixture Controller is designed for standalone or networked lighting control. The fixture-based module promises to maximize savings by deploying only the features needed.
Read More »LONDON – d3 Technologies announced that LMG has become its latest rental partner in the US. d3 Technologies maintains a global network of rental partners who help fulfill customers’ d3 hardware requirements in their local areas. LMG joins a dozen other rental partners based in the US.
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AUSTIN, TX. – Following the release of the SolaSpot Pro 1000 and SolaWash FX 1000 luminaires at the recent Pro Light & Sound Exhibition, High End Systems has announced several key promotions within their sales and management teams. Jeff Pelzl has been promoted to General Manager of High End Systems; a 26 year veteran of the company, Pelzl has worked in numerous roles within the organization throughout his tenure, most recently in marketing management and as Sales Manager for the Pacific Rim territory.