LEICESTER, UK – Leicester’s Curve theatre has become one of the first in the U.K. to invest in the latest addition to Philips Vari-Lite’s product line, the VL4000 Spot. The theatre purchased 10 of the luminaires from White Light as an ultra-versatile and cutting-edge solution to lighting its range of productions and events.
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ENID, OK — Emmanuel Baptist Church installed 88 elektraLite Dazer RGB fixtures as part of a larger remodel project designed and built by Paragon 360 out of Springfield, MO. Ron Robertson, chief design officer of Paragon 360, credited the RGB fixtures for ample light output and an “even field of coverage.”
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LAS VEGAS – For the fight between Floyd Mayweather and Marcos Maidana at the MGM Grand on Sept. 13, Frank Gatto & Associates of Boca Raton, FL used an Avolites Sapphire Touch console running Titan software to control the lighting rig. Lighting director Jason Eible credited the desk for its playback workspace window and other useful features.
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BERLIN — Lighting designer Björn Hermann’s lighting design enhanced the Brandenburg Gate festivities marking 25 years since Germany’s reunification and the removal of the Berlin Wall. The rig included Clay Paky’s new SuperSharpy and Mythos fixtures.
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EDINBURGH — In celebration of all things natural and nocturnal, nighttime visitors to Edinburgh’s much-loved Royal Botanic Garden (RBGE) saw the familiar landscapes and buildings transformed by a magical light installation during November. Designed by light artist Malcolm Innes, along with his colleague Euan Winton and supplied and installed by light solutions specialist Black Light the aptly named ‘Night in the Garden’ invited people to visit the gardens after dark to view and interact with an inspired display of light, art and nature.
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Read More »NEW YORK — Megan Duckett, president of Rancho Diminguez, CA-based custom theatrical drapes manufacturer Sew What? Inc., was named 2014 Stevie Awards Silver Winner – Female Entrepreneur of the Year at a Nov. 14 award ceremony at the Marriot Marquis Hotel in New York. Duckett’s award was in the Business Services of 11 to 2,500 employees category.
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LAS VEGAS – Life Nightclub at the SLS Hotel and Casino on the north end of the Strip opened recently with a design from Stephen Lieberman and SJ Lighting and lighting from lighting from Elation Professional. The 1,800-capacity club’s “wall of destruction,” a key focal point, is equipped with Elation Platinum Beam 5Rs, Rayzor Q12 Zoom wash lights, Event Bars, Cuepix Strip WW blinders and Protron LED Strobes.
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NEW YORK — For an eighth consecutive year, designer David Grill was brought on board to light one of the world’s most prestigious political gatherings, the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting. He once again turned to 4Wall for lighting gear including Martin MAC Auras and ETC Source Four Series 2 Lustr LEDs.
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WUPPERTAL, Germany — Riedel Communications, provider of pioneering real-time video, audio, data, and communications networks, worked with XL Video GmbH on Daimler’s first demonstration of the Mercedes-Benz “Future Truck 2025,” the world’s first truck capable of driving autonomously.
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Barco’s RLS-W12 projector is a 12K lumens single-chip DLP projector designed for medium-sized venues and events. It offers WUXGA (1,920 x 1,200) resolution, extended warping and blending and HDBaseT technology to provide video over a single Cat 5 cable. It has an optional rental frame for the rental and staging market as well.
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