DALLAS – What's so tough about being a roadie? Performing arts venue managers will learn the answer to this question first-hand when they participate in this year's Performing Arts Managers Conference (PAMC) "Roadie for a Day" Boot Camp on Saturday, Feb. 26.
Read More »MIDDLETON, WI – ETC is hosting an end-user training event at its headquarters for the first time. CUE – which stands for Create, Understand, Experience – targets lighting professionals of every skill level.
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The new Stagebar 2 LED luminaire from Martin Professional has twice the lumen output and 10 times the intensity of the Stagebar 54. It also has a new lens design for a narrower, more concentrated field of light for better beam control and greater light intensity for improved floodlighting capability. A choice of lens options, which includes an opalescent diffuser lens for scenic on-camera looks, provides designers with beam angle flexibility.
Read More »SAN DIEGO – AV Concepts, which recently launched its New Technology & Innovation Division, is adding gear and staff for 2011, with new hires in project management, production, operations and sales. The company also anticipates new hires in marketing and recruiting for audio technicians, video technicians and CAD designers.
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – The exhibit technology team at Bowen Technovation chose Furman's P-8 PRO II and AC-215A power conditioners to protect sensitive components in the control room equipment racks at the Computer History Musuem, used for flat-panel displays, touch screens and projectors throughout the museum's multimedia exhibits.
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SYDNEY – Waterforms International updated the lighting used in the main Dancing Brolga Fountain at the Cockle Bay Wharf dining and entertainment complex in Sydney's Darling Harbour with 30 Anolis ArcSource 6 fixtures. Anolis' Australian distributor, ULA, supplied Waterforms' Dirk Slotboom with the color-changing LED fixtures.
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LONDON – Lady Gaga is now sharing the limelight with a waxen twins at Madame Tussauds attractions in London, Amsterdam, Berlin, New York, Hollywood, Las Vegas, Shanghai and Hong Kong. Architainment Lighting provided Madame Tussauds' show services manager, Simon Morris, with a new LED fixture, the PL1 from Philips Selecon, in time for the December press launch.
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PARMA, Italy – Building on the idea of projecting a nativity scene on the Oratorio dei Rossi church, the Parma city council opted to use projections on Strada Garibaldi near the city's center instead of traditional holiday lighting for the 2010 Christmas celebrations from 12 Clay Paky V.I.P. 300 fixtures.
Read More »LONDON – Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Wizard of Oz will open at the London Palladium in March with lighting gear provided by White Light. LD Hugh Vanstone's rig will include a selection of moving lights from Vari-Lite, Martin Professional, Clay Paky and Coemar, plus a variety of LED fixtures and conventional gear.
Read More »PHOENIX – Nancy Tallman has been named lighting project manager for Clearwing Productions Arizona. She has more than 20 years experience in the entertainment industry.
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BIRMINGHAM, U.K. – Lighting designer Nathan Wan used Robe moving lights at the core of his rig for the Fifth Gear Live Action Arena at the 2011 Autosport International show. It was the third year that Wan has lit that portion of the show, working with sound and lighting contractors Network Audio.
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LSC Lighting Systems' Redback Wallmount range, which previewed at trade shows last fall, is now available. Features include optional relay channels, RDM, various output connector configurations, external wallplate control and a slim profile.
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