RIVERHEAD, NY — The FOLD (Freak Out Let’s Dance) festival, staged on the eastern end of Long Island, NY on Aug. 4-5, 2015, featured Nile Rodgers and Chic, Pharrell Williams, Beck, Duran Duran, Chaka Kahn, Q-Tip and Keith Urban, among others. ProShow provided Chauvet Professional fixtures for the event.
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UK – Clay Paky Mythos, Sharpy, Alpha Spot HPE 300 and Sharpy Wash 330 fixtures are performing crucial lighting roles during season two filming of music show Sky Arts Sessions, allowing Sky TV lighting designer Richard Bowles to create fresh and dynamic looks for the varying acts in each episode.
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SECAUCUS, NJ – Rose Brand recently added Brandi Vold to the company’s sales team. Vold has more than 14 years of sales and management experience in a variety of fields. Prior to joining the Rose Brand team, Vold worked in product development for an Atlanta-based company.
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CALGARY, Alberta, Canada – For the 100-foot long mobile platform with truss used for the annual Calgary Stampede’s nightly Grandstand Show, which ran July 3-12, 2015, Pierre Marleau of Orange Frog Productions deployed 95 Clay Paky Sharpys. Orange Frog’s Barry Armstrong programmed the lighting rig using two grandMA2 light consoles with four NPUs.
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SAN FRANCISCO – This year’s Outside Lands Music Festival enlisted Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) specialist, Intellitix to enhance the festival experience for fans and help take its Wine Lands area 100 percent cashless.
Read More »Forbidden Technologies plc, maker of market-leading professional video editing software Forscene, developed and released a new end-to-end virtualized workflow for the post-production and distribution of video content. The hardware-independent solution is enabled by Forscene’s integration with the Microsoft Azure cloud computing platform. The Forscene team will demonstrate the solution for the first time at IBC2015.
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AMSTERDAM – Prolyte distributor Controllux teamed with ProLyft product manager Michiel van der Zijde on a custom hoist and control solution for Amsterdam’s venerable Concertgebouw venue. Along with the need to install the rigging in the loft above the plastered ceiling, challenges included the need to conduct the work during the nighttime hours.
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WUPPERTAL, Germany — Riedel Communications’ MediorNet real-time media network and Artist digital matrix intercom system supported the heavy metal acts that drew tens of thousands to Germany’s Wacken Open Air festival held here from July 30 to Aug. 1, 2015.
Read More »BEIJING – Christie will demo its latest digital projection technology at the Beijing International Radio, TV & Film Exhibition (BIRTV), taking place at the China International Exhibition Center in Beijing August 26-28.
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NASHVILLE – Bandit Lites added Robe’s BMFL Spots to the other Robe gear in its inventory, including 100 LEDBeam, 600 LEDWash, 1200 LEDWash, CycFX8 and Pointe fixtures. LDs including Seth Jackson, Rich Stembridge, Candace Brightman, Paul Hoffman, Chris Lisle and Dave Butzler have already requested the BMFLs for Barry Manilow, Alabama Shakes, the Grateful Dead, Miranda Lambert and Garth Brooks.
Four years ago, I started working with a famous artist. I was only a few months into being his LD, a position that was more… Read More »The Importance of Knowing Who’s Who
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LAS VEGAS – For a sixth consecutive year 4Wall Entertainment Lighting was named to the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest growing privately held companies in the US. 4Wall posted a three year growth rate of 67 percent to earn yet another spot on the Inc. ‘Honor Roll’ of companies that have appeared for five or more consecutive years.
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