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First Night Riders

First Night Riders Announce 2014 Schedule

LONDON The First Night Riders charity motorbike and classic car adventure, which raises money to help The Theatrical Guild support backstage and front of house staff, will hit the road from June 20-23, 2014. The fifth annual event will once again tour U.K. theatrical landmarks, departing and returning to London.

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Alt-J tour photo by Alex Reside and Roger Krisby

ALT-J Tours with Elation CuePix Panel

LOS ANGELES — LD Jeremy Lechterman of NYC-based JL Designs designed the lighting for ALT-J’s second tour in support of their 2012 album, An Awesome Wave. Felix Lighting’s Dylan Novicky served as crew chief for the tour, which used a rig of Felix Lighting-supplied fixtures that included Elation Professional’s new CuePix Panel.

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Total Structures hosted its first outdoor workshop near its Ventura, CA headquarters in March 2013

Outdoor Structure Workshop, Rigging Training Set for Nov. 18-21

LAS VEGAS — Total Structures has announced that it is playing a key role in a series of workshops related to outdoor structures set to take place in Las Vegas just prior to the LDI trade show. The workshops, sponsored by ALPS and Dirty Rigger, are set for MEET Las Vegas, 233 South 4th St., Las Vegas, NV 89101, from Mon. Nov. 18 to Thurs. Nov. 21. The LDI show is set for Nov. 22-24. (Total Structures also held an outdoor workshop near its Ventura, CA headquarters in March 2013, pictured here).

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Creative Technologies G10 10mm LED Display

Creative Technologies latest LED display panel is a full color, high brightness, super lightweight 10mm display measuring in at just over 24 pounds per 39″ square panel. The weight savings add savings to production cost in terms of freight and rigging requirements without the lose of picture quality. The new G10 panels have already been used on a number of productions around the world.

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OmniSistem Passport Mini

The OmniSistem Passport Mini is a compact, battery operated and wireless DMX LED uplight.  The fixture has 5, 15 watt 5-in-1 RGBWA LEDs. At full charge, the Passport Mini can operate up to 8 hours, (4 hours at full color).  The Passport Mini system includes 8 fixtures, 2 IR Remotes, a wireless transmitter and a charging flight case.

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XL Video supports Roger Waters The Wall Live tour, photo courtesy Wembley Stadium

Roger Waters Wraps Three-Year Tour; XL Video Provided Visual Support

LONDON — XL Video was one of the principal worldwide technical production suppliers to Roger Waters’ “The Wall Live” world tour, which finally wrapped in Paris Sept. 21 with a sold out Stade de France show, three years and one week after the marathon tour’s opening show in Toronto in 2010. The tour included 219 shows, sold 4.1 million tickets and became third highest grossing tour of all time, trailing only U2’s 360 and The Rolling Stones’ A Bigger Bang.

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Milspec Industries – Pro Lock Extension Cord

Milspec Industries has launched a new line of extension cords that offer locking connectors, the Pro Lock Extension Cord. The cordset has a patented Pro Lock connector that smoothly clamps onto any 15A Straight Blade Plug for a safe and strong (no pull-out) connection. Releasing the secure connection is quick and easy: Simply pull down the cap sleeve. This exclusive cordset is available in 14, 12, or 10 GA versions. Available in 25ft, 50ft, or 100ft lengths.

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PixelFlex 12mm High-Resolution LED Video Curtain

PixelFlex has added a new 12mm High-Resolution LED Video Curtain to their line. The 12mm panel measure 10.49′ x 2.62′ and weighs in at 21.6 lbs per panel. The 12mm panel provides a variety of video display options for operation and set up using a computer with a DVI-D connection. The panel is flexible in all directions and can bend around shapes and structures for imaginative display effect.

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America’s Cup Team Relies on Custom Tomcat Products

SAN FRANCISCO — Tomcat worked with Oracle Racing to build the rolling cradle system that was used to transport the boat from the assembly area to the water. Custom spans of Heavy Duty and Medium Duty trusses were fabricated to the team’s specifications to ensure that the boat was safety transported to the crane location near the water. Another aspect of the project was the crane span. This was a custom 60’ Heavy Duty Spigoted Truss Span made up of just two sections of truss. Chord splices were utilized to make each 30’ section. This span was used to lift the boat onto the cradle system as the boat was being assembled indoors.

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HyperActive YoYo

HyperActive YoYo comes in various shapes and sizes to create dynamic lighting effects. Each light has red, green, and blue colors that are dimmable, and can also be strobed. There are 8 DMX channels that provide full control over the operation of light and the movements of the lift. Custom designs and configuration are available.

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