CZECH REPUBLIC/SLOVAK REPUBLIC – For the final of the Czech and Slovak edition of the X-Factor, LDs Michal Schmidt and Tomáš Lecký used 56 x Robe ROBIN Pointes, 22 x ColorSpot 700E ATs and 20 x ColorSpot 1200E ATs. “The Pointe is absolutely the TOP moving light product at the moment – I could not conceive of doing a high profile music show like this without them,” Schmidt said.
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UTRECHT, The Netherlands – After seven years of using Hippotizer on some of Europe’s most high-profile productions, Tenfeet, based here, opted to upgrade from first generation Hippotizer HDs for the latest-spec i7 machines. Technical sales manager Sarah Cox credited the company’s “very competitive trade in policy.”
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NEW YORK – The unconventional rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch is lighting up Broadway, and its lighting designer, Kevin Adams, is using Robert Juliat Victor 1800W MSR followspots to light up the stage. “They are a dream come true – super bright with a really even field of light,” Adams reports. “The Victors are very white, so whatever color we put in it looks great. We never have to balance them. And they’re also really quiet.”
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LISBON, Portugal – PRG provided lighting and rigging services for the Ford Mustang Experience at the 2014 UEFA Champions League Final here. Imagination LD Lucy Record sought to bring to life an interactive wall – an impressive 4m high and 9m wide curved structure featuring 36 x Martin by Harman AF-2 Fans, with each fan backed by an LED fixture.
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LAS VEGAS — InfoComm’s 2014 exhibit halls open June 18-20, overlapping with the Electric Daisy Carnival (June 20-22). Needless to say, Las Vegas’ McCarran Airport and most Las Vegas hotels will be jam-packed this week. All the more reason to opt against accepting a $400 voucher for an overbooked flight — which led to LD Richard Dunn getting bumped from a subsequent flight back to his home in the Atlanta area.
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LOS ANGELES – The Clay Paky Sharpy was lighting designer Guy Pavelo’s first choice for his hi-tech rig on hip-hop star Drake’s latest world tour. His design featured a diamond-shaped rig peppered with Clay Paky Sharpys. For this, Pavelo designed a complicated layered system of truss that exploded out from a central diamond. A considerable number of Sharpys are rigged across the master and diamond trusses with more rigged on a central ‘donut ring’ to deliver some perspective bending lighting looks.
Read More »CHARLOTTE, NC – Neutrik USA named David Kuklinski Applications Manager. He will focus on the broadcast market.
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SHANGHAI — Christie unveiled the first commercial pure laser projection system installed at the Shanghai Film Art Center on June 13, 2014.
Read More »MIAMI — At this year’s Ultra Music Festival in Miami, Martin Professional fixtures played a big role. The company recently shared links to video clips chronicling the prep work undertaken for the 2014 event. This year, a combination of Martin lighting fixtures were deployed across multiple stages, including: RUSH 5×5 Strobe, RUSH MH2, RUSH PAR1, MAC III Profile, MAC Viper, MAC 101, MAC Aura, M-1 Control, M2go Console.
Read More »ANAHEIM, CA — Flex Rental Solutions, a provider of web-based rental and inventory software for the live event industry, announced that McNally Enterprises, Inc., based here, marks a company milestone. McNally is Flex Rental’s 400th customer.
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ZHUHAI, China – Harman’s Martin M6 Console was chosen to control and calibrate the lighting systems of the Changlong International Circus Festival. The setup for the festival features two M6 consoles of the 64 channel version, as well as eight Ether2DMX8 DMX routers.
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