PLSN University
Mar. 15-17, 2010 Steamboat Springs, Colo. www.plsn.com/university
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Costa Cruise Ship Launch Lit by Martin MAC III Profiles
GENOA, Italy — For Costa Cruises’ launch celebration for two new ships, the Costa Pacifica and Costa Luminosa, LD Fabio Maschera of Switch On of Milan used Martin MAC III Profile luminaires for their long-throw output and ability to work well with a stage dominated by an LED wall.
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DBN Lights Up Summer Arts Events in the U.K.
MANCHESTER, UK —DBN Lighting lit several prominent summer arts events this year, including Manchester International Festival, Music & Art on the Waterfront in Liverpool, and the Salford Proms in the Park.
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PRG Distribution Helps ETS Lighten its Load
ALBUQUERQUE, NM — Event Technology Services (ETS) serves a diverse client base handling everything from casino and club installations to concert and corporate events. When ETS owner Eric Kennedy needed to expand his inventory of gear, he turned to PRG Distribution to find the equipment that would fill the bill.
Read More »Metropolitan Museum of Art Lighting Upgrade Includes ETC Ion Console
NEW YORK —New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art (MMA) upgraded the lighting for its renovated American Wing courtyard. The upgrade included an ETC Ion lighting console used for control. The new lighting package was designed by Michael Nishball, principal, and Robert Young, associate, Theatre Projects Consultants (TPC), under contract to the architectural firm of Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates.
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Pittsburgh Festival of Lights Features Five-Minute Projection by Ross Ashton
PITTSBURGH, PA — The 2009 Pittsburgh Festival of Lights is featuring a five-minute projection work, Palimpsest, designed by E/T/C London’s Ross Ashton. Marguerite Jarrett Marks, a curator and organizer of the festival, which is run by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, commissioned Ashton for the show.
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ABS, ExperienceChurch.TV to Produce Second AVL Expo
PUYALLUP, WA — Advanced Broadcast Solutions (ABS) and Experience Church.tv have set the second Audio, Visual, Lighting Conference and Expo (AVL Expo) for Nov. 6-7, 2009. Representatives from more than 100 churches attended the inaugural AVL Expo last March.
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Martin MAC 401 Dual LED Washlight with Zoom
The Martin Professional MAC 401 is an LED moving head washlight with an double-sided design for dual functionality, letting it work, for example, as a double washlight or beam reflective mirror. The fixture can output up to 6,600 lumens, power consumption is 370W with all LEDs at full, and the LEDs themselves have a projected working life of 50,000 hours.
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White Light Lights Skyfest in London and Edinburgh
LONDON — Satellite TV company Sky opted for July and September alternatives to the company’s traditional Christmas party in London and Edinburgh, and event organizer The Rouge Partnership brought in White Light to handle lighting equipment rental, installation, show operation and load-out for the events in both cities, dubbed Skyfest.
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FLDA Uses LEDs to Keep TV Sports Studios Eco-Friendly, Earthquake-Ready
SAN FRANCISCO — For its new multi-studio newsroom and production facility dedicated to Northern California’s sports teams, Comcast SportsNet had to balance visual dynamics with power limits imposed by the need to be eco-friendly and earthquake-ready. The network turned to Ferri Lighting Design & Associates (FLDA) for a lighting solution.
Read More »Robe Revamps Multilingual Web Site
ROZNOV POD RADHOSTEM, Czech Republic — Robe lighting launched its new multi-lingual Web site to better serve as a key communication portal for anyone interested in the company or its products and range of services.
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Litepanels 1×1 Long-Throw SuperSpot
Litepanels adds to its 1×1 LED slimline fixture line with the new 1×1 SuperSpot. While the 1×1 Spot fixture focuses the 5600° beam to 30 degrees, the SuperSpot further focuses the output to a 15-degree beam, which concentrates the light in a smaller area to provide a longer throw.
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