Nominations for the 2016 Rising Star Award Now Being Accepted
NEW YORK – USITT announced that the 2016 Rising Star Award sponsored by LDI/Live Design is now accepting nominations.
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Bluewater Hires Peter Kyte as Director of Live Event Design & Development
DETROIT, MI – Bluewater announces that Peter Kyte will join as Director of Live Event Design & Development. Kyte’s expertise in Event Design, Lighting, LED and Live Event services furthers Bluewater’s strategic push into full service event production capabilities. Kyte will be based at Bluewater’s headquarters in Southfield, MI and will report to Bluewater CEO Jeff Day.
Read More »Stage Roof Collapse Injures Performer, Sound Tech at Hazelnut Festival in Donald, OR
DONALD, OR — The stage roof erected for the Donald Hazelnut Festival collapsed as the first of three scheduled bands was performing mid-day on July 11, 2015. The performer, Rob Rainwater, and a sound technician were hospitalized after being pinned by the structure. Others onstage did not require hospitalization.
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ROE Visual Black OnyX
Black OnyX, ROE Visual’s indoor HD LED display, makes use of Tessera management software, which promises to serve as a user-friendly yet powerful interface for controlling all aspects of the system. Along with a built-in scaler and de-interlacer, users can benefit from real-time adjustment of position, rotation, color, and brightness of panels in real-time along with high-spec video performance and 3G-SDI input.
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“Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny” at Royal Opera House Gets Video Assist from d3 Technologies
LONDON – When the Royal Opera House in London’s Covent Garden recently staged “Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny,” software and media servers from d3 Technologies played a key role in the complex video mapping required for the new English-language production by John Fulljames.
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Gtek Innopix 5
Gtek’s Innopix 5 5.9mm outdoor LED video panel can be used in flat or curved configurations. With seamless assembly for smooth and vivid visuals, the panel system features a patented design for fast assembling and dismantling. The UL/CE/ETL/TUV certified panels offer a 5.9mm pixel pitch, 3000:1 contrast ratio, 16-bit processing depth, more than 4000nits brightness, IP65/IP54 protection from rain and dust and 13 step curves with built-in curving hardware that allows for anything from flat (0°) to +45° or -45° curves.
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PRG of Spain Supplies Fito & Fitipaldis with Elation Professional Cuepix Panels
SPAIN – LD Luis Pastor calls on Elation Cuepix panels for Fito & Fitipaldis’ tour.
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GDS ArcSystem Installed at The Brindley
CHESHIRE, U.K. – GDS was commissioned to supply a house lighting system featuring ArcSystem for The Brindley theatre in Runcorn.
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High Output Expands Canton Office with Addition of Two New Hires
CANTON, MA – High Output, Inc., New England’s largest supplier of services and equipment for the entertainment industry, announced today the appointment of Meghan Crimmins Young as their newest account manager and Alexa Hirsch as marketing and public relations coordinator.
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Fujifilm Supplies Lives Changed by Christ Church with Fujinon 2/3 Inch HD Lenses
WAYNE, NJ – Manheim, PA-based church, Lives Changed by Christ (LCBC), a house of worship that delivers high-definition live video of services from its broadcast campus to multiple locations throughout central Pennsylvania, recently upgraded its video imaging capabilities with the acquisition of two Fujinon XA55x9.5BESM 2/3-inch studio/field zoom and one XA22x7BES compact studio lens from the Optical Devices Division of Fujifilm North America Corporation.
Read More »Light Initiative’s Supports Years and Years’ UK Tour with Custom LED Screen
U.K. – Controllable LED specialist and design/manufacturing house Light Initiative (LI) is the creative force behind the bespoke LED structured screen on band of the moment Years and Years’ UK tour and summer festival dates.
Read More »Perfect Storm Duo Working to Keep Outdoor Entertainment Events Safe
DENVER, CO — Rich Barr, a veteran tour production manager, co-founded Perfect Storm with meteorologist Mike Chapman to help those in charge of concerts and other outdoor events guard against severe weather hazards.
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