NEW YORK – PRG Scenic Technologies helped American Christmas, which specializes in holiday décor, go green with their display outside the McGraw-Hill building at 1221 6th Avenue. The traditional display has been replaced with an oversized string of 31 LED holiday lights.
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Elation Professional's Platinum Spot 5R uses MSD Platinum 5R Lamp Technology from Philips. The 160W/ 7,950 lumen discharge lamp source helps the fixture combine brightness and quick pan/tilt and color/gobo movements in a compact, lightweight package.
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden – CAST Software's wysiwyg and Vivien – Virtual Event Designer played a major role at last month's Nobel Prize Banquet. Held annually in the Blue Hall of Stockholm City Hall since 1934, the banquet immediately follows the Nobel Prize Awards.
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JOHANNESBURG – Dean Fourie of Integrity Promotions used Robe moving lights as part of his lighting rig for the Tiens' Annual Convention and Gala Dinner staged at the Sandton Convention Centre and Ballroom at Monte Casino.
Read More »CARLSTADT, NJ – City Theatrical added six SHoW DMX OEM partners: Altman Lighting (U.S.), Bytecraft (Australia), Global Design Solutions (U.K.), LDDE (Austria), Ocean Optics (U.S.) and Remote Control Lighting (U.K.), with new products that include architectural lighting fittings, battery-powered LED fixtures and outdoor color-changing wash fixtures.
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NEW YORK – Volker Bahnemann, president and CEO of ARRI Inc. and Camera Service Center (CSC), has announced he will step down from his roles at the company this coming spring. Bahnemann leaves with a legacy of 48 years with ARRI, 32 of which he served as CEO of ARRI Inc.
Read More »LAS VEGAS and AUSTIN, TX – The PLSN Academy of Production Technology has announced a new series of classes for 2010. In addition to the seminars scheduled in Toronto (Feb 1-3), Steamboat Springs, Colorado (March 15-17), and Austin (April 7-9), a new seminar for entry-level electricians, technicians, and students has been scheduled in San Marcos, Texas on March 8-10.
Read More »There are two types of 3D glasses; passive and active. Passive glasses are designed with polarized lenses and the left lens is polarized differently than… Read More »Passive vs. Active 3D Glasses
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LONDON – Lighting designer Chad Peters used 28 GLP Impression moving LED lights on the larger set for Paramore's recent U.K. tour stops in arena-sized venues. He sourced the fixtures from Bandit Lites, which has a rental stock of 60 Impressions.
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NORTH CREEK, NY – JB-lighting and its U.S./Mexico distributor, Creative Stage Lighting (CSL), announced a new product, the JBLED A4, a licensing agreement with Philips Solid-State Lighting Solutions, and ETL certification for the JBLED A7.
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LAS VEGAS – Several companies in the lighting and entertainment industries announced recent staff changes and appointments, including Morpheus Lights, with new national sales manager P.J. Turpin pictured here. Other appointments were announced at TMB, ARRI and Solaris, and a new event and production management company, Particle Wave Creative, has been formed.
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NEW YORK – WorldStage, Inc., the holding company for Scharff Weisberg, Inc. (SWI) and Video Applications, Inc. (VAI), has reached an agreement with Steve Gilbard, owner and CEO of Theatrical Concepts, Inc. (TCI) to integrate their substantial equipment assets and appoint Gilbard as Senior Technologist.
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