LOS ANGELES – For Rush’s R40 tour, which ran from May 8 to Aug. 1, longtime LD Howard Ungerleider turned to Solotech for Philips Vari-Lite gear including VL4000 BeamWash, VL4000 Spot, VL3500 Wash FX and VL3500 Spot fixtures. He credited the VL4000 series in particular for their saturated color.
Fairview Microwave Inc., a supplier of on-demand microwave and RF components, introduces a new family of broadband, high power limiters that aid in protecting sensitive RF receivers and components such as LNAs that are in close proximity to high power signals.
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BLACKPOOL, U.K. – The fourth annual Europe’s Tribute to Elvis, which took place in Blackpool’s Empress Ballroom, gave aspiring Kings of Rock and Roll the chance to qualify for a trip to the Elvis Tribute Artist Contest finals in Memphis, TN. Arranpaul Audio, which has handled lighting and audio for the event in the past, was tasked with creating the design for the 2015 edition of the contest. LD and Engineer Ollie Wilkinson used a collection of Chauvet fixtures to create something of a fresh Elvis experience for the audience during the three-day event.
Read More »ORLANDO— OrlandoiX, an international digital festival set for Oct. 2-6, 2015, noted support from Full Sail University, which has been named a Presenting Sponsor for the upcoming event.
Lighting Companies
Stageworks Productions, Christie Lites*
Venue
The Gorge Amphitheatre,
George, WA
Tour: ZZ Top tour of North America, U.K. and Europe (May 30-Oct. 4, 2015)
Design Process: “ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons pays attention to all the production: I-Mag, video, lighting, sound. That’s awesome; it takes some of the guesswork out of it.” Read More »
ALASKA – Blackmagic Design noted that the Alaska leg of the Swatch Freeride World Tour was broadcast globally with the help of some of the company’s Design 4K products, provided Fountain Media Group (FMG). The products included production switchers, monitors, converters and SSD recorders.
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