ATLANTA – Christie, along with Draper Inc, Alcorn McBride, CyberTouch and Tannoy, is presenting the latest “Solutions That Rock” show, a free event introducing several of its new display solutions to organizations involved with professional AV rental staging, fixed installs and corporate AV environments. The event takes place Jan. 15-17 at Georgia Public Broadcasting (GBP) Media in Atlanta.
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WELLINGTON, FL –LED Source has promoted Dorel Baila to Director of Entertainment Sales. He will oversee LED Source’s entertainment division, which specializes in LED lighting solutions for nightclubs, TV/film, staging and production, houses of worship and theme parks. He will also oversee sales for the Coemar LED product line, distributed exclusively by LED Source. Baila has been with LED Source since 2007.
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Troels Volver, 58, a longtime executive with Aarhus, Denmark-based Martin Professional, died Jan. 3, 2013, after a short illness. Volver, who joined Martin in 1994 and served as CEO, spearheaded the company’s push into Singapore in 1996 and the U.S. market in 1998. Volver left Martin in 2005, working as a Denmark-based export executive for companies including SGM, an Italy-based lighting manufacturer. Volver had fully retired from SGM at the time of his death. That company, which was acquired by Martin founder Peter Johansen, is now based in Aabyhoej, Denmark.
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HARROW, Middlesex, UK – Artistic Licence Engineering’s dVnet is a new digital video-to-network converter. The latest addition to ALE’s Rack Pack range, dVnet is aimed at retail and architectural applications in which a media facade or light sculpture is to be controlled by video, and the complexity of a media server is not required.
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LJUBLJANA, Slovenia – Ljubljana-based rental company Event Lighting has invested this past year in the newest Robe Robin range. Most recently their inventory now includes the first MMX WashBeams in Slovenia. The fixtures have just been delivered via Robe’s distributor MK Light Sound, also based in Ljubljana.
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MOSCOW – Jennifer Lopez performed recently in Russia, giving LD Sean Burke the chance to try out Martin Professional’s new MAC Viper Profile from rental company Euroshow. He tested it out for the St. Petersburg show, and liked it so much, he included them in the rider for the singer’s next performance in Kiev.
Read More »LAS VEGAS – Entries are now open for the iSquint.net and Stage Directions magazine Student Lighting Design Competition (SLDC), sponsored by Nemetschek Vectorworks, City Theatrical and Field Template. Design entries must be created using Lightwright and Vectorworks software with Renderworks. Prize package includes Vectorworks Spotlight software, Lightwright, Field Template SoftSymbols and more. Entries are due March 29.
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LONDON – XL Video supplied full video production and crew to Madness’s recent UK arena tour. “Luton” Pete Hosier’s stage and video design fused circus and theatricality. He used a large Stealth LED screen upstage, 30 panels wide by 17 deep, with more panels positioned around the curved front and mid trusses to create a crowning effect.
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LONDON – Martin Professional’s new VC-Dot LED string was used to line the 14-meter high (46 ft) “Giganta” take off ramp on Nitro Circus Live’s recent European tour. LD Paul Collison specified the string of LED Dots as accent lighting on ramp edges to replace the fragile LED tubes used on previous tours. Neg Earth provided the lighting.
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NEW YORK — Lex Products is pledging a portion of the profits from the sales of their Bento box line to the Behind the Scenes charity. Bento boxes are Lex Products’ smallest series of UL Listed boxes for distributing power or breaking out circuits. The ESTA Foundation’s Behind the Scenes program provides financial assistance to entertainment technology professionals who are seriously ill or injured.
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LONDON – Entec Sound & Light continued its long working relationship with The Bootleg Beatles, a recognized tribute band to the legendary British musical group. The touring show started off largely in ‘monochrome’ to mimic the minimal stage/effects lighting that would have been available when the band’s career kicked off back in the 1960s, and exploded into colors and projections during the psychedelia era as the show’s musical repertoire progressed into the band’s later works. Entec has provided technical production for the band since 1994, playing to old and new generations of Beatles enthusiasts.
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