Kling-Net: An Alternative to Merging DMX
How do you take two different DMX sources and combine them into one signal? The answer, until recently, has been to use a piece of… Read More »Kling-Net: An Alternative to Merging DMX
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MTV VMA Rig Included Showline SL Nitro 510 Fixtures
BROOKLYN, NY — LDs Tom Kenny and Roy Bennett lit the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, and for Bruno Mars’ performance of “Gorilla,” they relied in part upon dozens of Showline SL Nitro 510 LED luminaire from Philips Entertainment Lighting. The rig also included 200 VL3500 Wash FX, 80 VL3500 Wash, 24 VLX Wash, 80 VL3500 Spot, and 40 VL3000 Spot fixtures from Philips Vari-Lite. VER supplied the gear.
Read More »Severe Weather Cancels Maroon 5/Kelly Clarkson Gig at the Gorge
QUINCY, WA — The 20,000-capacity Gorge Amphitheatre here, managed by Live Nation, was forced to cancel the show set for Sept. 28 featuring Maroon 5 and Kelly Clarkson due to “severe, unseasonable weather,” venue management noted on a Facebook posting, adding that it was the first weather-related cancellation at the venue in 27 years.
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Parnelli Nominations Close, Ballot Coming Soon; PLSN to Chronicle Industry’s Feminine Side
LAS VEGAS — As the calendar once again lurches from September to October without the luxury of a 31st day, the Parnelli Board of Advisors is busily tallying September’s nominations and working toward the final Parnelli Awards ballot, which should be online later this week. We’ll be providing a ballot link in next week’s newsletter. Parnelli voting will then be open until Oct. 31.
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Launch for One Direction’s Concert Film Lit with Martin Rush Fixtures
LONDON — For the red carpet premiere of This Is Us, One Direction’s concert film, HSL Lighting provided a lighting rig that included nearly 30 Martin Rush Strobe 5×5 fixtures to add some flash to the daytime event. The premiere took place at Leicester Square here on Aug. 20. The film has since earned more than $62 million worldwide, making it the fourth highest-grossing concert movie to date.
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One Republic Tour Rig Features Gear from 4Wall Nashville
NASHVILLE — One Republic recently hit the road for a summer tour in support of their latest release, Native. LD Chris Lisle and tour LD Erik Parker relied upon lighting from 4Wall Nashville. The rig included Vari*Lite VL3000 Spots, Vari*Lite VL2500 Wash fixtures, Martin MAC Aura Wash LEDs, Clay Paky Sharpys, Martin MAC 101 Wash LEDs, Chroma-Q Color Force 72 LEDs, Color Kinetics iColor Accent Powercore LEDs and Jarag 5 / Par 30 fixtures.
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Blizzard Lighting Launches Skywire Brand for Wireless DMX Products
Blizzard Lighting redesigned its wiCICLE 2.4 GHz wireless DMX receiver, pictured here, inside and out. Along with the rebuild, the Waukesha, WI-based firm has come up with “Skywire” as a brand for all its wireless DMX products. Accordingly, the newly designed DMX receiver is now known as the wiCICLE Skywire.
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Beacon Theater Tribute to Édith Piaf Includes Upstage Video LED Wall
NEW YORK — Diminutive in stature — she was only 4’8” — Édith Piaf rose from the streets to become a giant in French popular music from 1935 until her death in 1963. The organizers of the annual Francofolies music festivals honored the legacy of the legendary singer, known by a stage name that translates to “sparrow,” with a big production at the Beacon Theater here that included a 25-by-58-foot 8mm LED wall from Upstage Video.
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Rock the Bells Festival Canceled in DC, NYC
WASHINGTON, DC and NEW YORK — Guerilla Union, organizer of the Rock the Bells 2013 Festival Series, announced that the events planned for Washington DC (RFK Stadium Festival Grounds, Sept. 28-29) and the New York metro area (Meadowlands Race Track, Oct. 4-5) were canceled “due to a lack of ticket sales,” according to an announcement on the tour website, rockthebells.net.
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SGM G-Spot Now in Production
AARHUS, Denmark — SGM announced that its G-Spot LED moving head fixture, previewed at Prolight+Sound in Germany earlier this year, is now in production — with double the light output.
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Miss Supranational Beauty Pageant Lit with PR Lighting Fixtures
MINSK, Belarus — The ‘Miss Supranational’ pageant recently took place over a three-week period here, with the gala final held at the Minsk Sport Palace. LD Igor Piotrowsky included PR Lighting’s XL1500 Wash and XL1500 Spot fixtures in the rig.
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Church of the Highlands Using Barco Gear for AV Expansion
BIRMINGHAM, AL — AV provider Clark relied upon Barco projection and video processing for an AV upgrade at Church of the Highlands’ Grants Mill campus here. Over the past four years, Barco and Clark have outfitted four of the 10 campuses with a wide array of Barco video presentation solutions.
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