AUSTIN, TX – Entertainment lighting and control manufacturer High End Systems has announced a distributorship with EZPro International (HK) Ltd. Effective immediately, EZPro will make HES products available to local distributors and resellers throughout China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. EZPro has dedicated a special team to focus on HES marketing and product promotion in the region.
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SAN FRANCISCO — The Bay Lights, an $8 million, two-year dynamic LED light installation created by artist Leo Villareal, sprang to life March 5 on a 1.8-mile span of the San Francisco side of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.
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TEMPE, AZ – AV Concepts has appointed Anthony Stevens as its new vice president of business development. With nearly two decades in the corporate meetings and experiential event space, Stevens will lead the company’s national sales and business development teams. AV Concepts is probably most well-known for bringing Tupac to last year’s Coachella.
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DALLAS – Philips is debuting its new LED strobe luminaire, the Showline (SL) Nitro 510. The LED- based strobe uses more than 1,300 high-powered LEDs to ensure maximum output and even distribution of light. Said Brad Schiller, Showline product marketing manager, “The SL Nitro 510 uses less power than traditional strobes, yet is extremely bright at more than 68,000 lumens and it has six programmable zones allowing designers to create a multitude of looks.”
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WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Canada – Christie Lites today announces the opening of a new stage lighting and equipment sales and rental office in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The new location – its thirteenth – strengthens Christie Lites’ multi-office network of full service and equipment across North America. Leading the Winnipeg office team is longtime Christie Lites Rep Ben Kantorovich and newcomer Gary Sywake, recently with Epic Production Technologies.
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TORONTO – Cast BlackTrax has become an official technical partner of the Eurovision Song Contest this year in Malmö, Sweden. BlackTrax is a tracking technology solution that delivers 3-D and 6-D positioning to controllers for interfacing automated and robotic technologies used extensively in event production.
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MIDDLETON, WI – ETC announced that it is now registering attendees for its once-every-two-years educational event, CUE. The 2013 event takes place July 22-25 in Madison, WI. CUE 2013 will feature hands-on training, classes, factory tours, a welcome reception, a picnic with live music performed by ETC employees, and keynote addresses by ETC CEO Fred Foster and Tony Award-winning LD Don Holder.
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LAS VEGAS – 4Wall has named Jennifer Moore vice president of national business development. Moore, who comes to 4Wall after serving as sales and marketing coordinator at Martin Professional, will be tasked by 4Wall with reinforcing its ties nationally with end-users and professional companies.
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LOS ANGELES — Wayne Forman, owner of Waynos Catering, died April 7 after a battle with cancer of the kidney. He was 52. Waynos Catering supported live concert tours for Red Hot Chili Peppers (RHCP), Pearl Jam, Def Leppard, REM and Eric Clapton, among other artists, and also provided on-location meals for crews filming Scent of a Woman, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, Meet Joe Black and Unfaithful.
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FRANKFURT, Germany — Riedel Communications featured the MediorNet MN-GV-2 card at Prolight + Sound 2013. This new interface card lets users network Grass Valley 3G camera systems — the LDK and the brand-new LDX series — and their base stations via the MediorNet fiber infrastructure.
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BOISE, ID — The Velma V. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts at Boise State University selected a NanoLumens LED display to install in its lobby to serve as an information center for patrons. The NanoSlim 4mm LED display measures 6 feet tall by 11 feet wide and complements existing lobby decor while also adding a more modern design element.
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