Premier Mounts Names Dodson President
ANAHEIM, CA — Premier Mounts has named Lee Dodson, a 25-year veteran of the professional AV industry, as its next president, starting Sept. 1, 2009.
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FX Financial Relocates Its Offices
AUSTIN, TX —FX Financial has relocated to the 20th floor of the 100 Congress building in downtown Austin. The new address is: FX Financial, 100 Congress, Suite 2000, Austin, TX 78701.
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TORONTO — For-A Canada has relocated its main office in Toronto. The new office, located in Toronto’s downtown area, was chosen because of its proximity to the city’s major broadcasters, according to Andrew Alexander, vice president of For-A Canada.
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David Gray Joins Oasis Enterprises LLC
DUBAI, UAE — Oasis Enterprises LLC, a UAE distributor for lighting, video and audio products, has announced that David Gray, formerly associate regional manager for ETC, has joined the company as division manager.
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Hobday Named Managing Director as Artistic Licence Restructures
LONDON —Artistic Licence has recently completed a period of internal restructuring, with Simon Hobday assuming the role of managing director, freeing up company founder Wayne Howell to serve as creative director. Murray Gellatly has been named financial director and Diane Grant assumed the position of non-executive director in his place.
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Download Festival Updated with XL Video Web Simulcast
DERBY, U.K. — XL Video project manager Chris Saunders was working on his sixth Download Festival, an annual event staged at Donnington Park, and every year, it seems, the festival's video requirements expand. This year’s brief called for 72 hours of live Internet streaming, pushing the video crew head count to 34.
Read More »Microsoft Building Lobbies Feature curveLED and Hippotizer
REDMOND, WA — The major buildings on the new corporate campus for Microsoft have lobbies that have been equipped with a 12-foot-by-27-foot curveLED transparent video display, driven by custom Mode Studios interactive software, with Hippotizer media servers as an integral part of the control system.
Read More »Show Distribution Group Inc. Celebrates 10 Years with Las Vegas Shop
LAS VEGAS — Show Distribution Group, the Quebec-based distributor of rigging equipment, has put an emphasis on safe equipment since 1989. And when they opened a branch office in June, they didn’t have to search far for a party atmosphere for their 10-year milestone. The new shop is in Las Vegas.
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Cosmos Restaurant Expands With Acclaim Lighting
BALLANTYNE, NC — When Cosmos, a restaurant in downtown Charlotte, N.C., opened a second branch in suburban Ballantyne, the owners were counting on the reputation of their French fusion-style cuisine to jump-start the new location.
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Luminus Devices Names Keith T. S. Ward President and CEO
BILLERICA, MA — Luminus Devices Inc., developer and manufacturer of PhlatLight LEDs, named Keith T.S. Ward as its president, chief executive officer and member of the board of directors. Prior to joining Luminus Devices, Ward was president and chief operating officer of EYE Lighting International of North America.
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Torben Kaae Poulsen Named Regional Service Manager of Martin EMEA
AARHUS, Denmark — Martin Professional A/S announced that Torben Kaae Poulsen has been appointed regional service manager for the company’s European, Middle East and Africa region (EMEA).
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Posted Video Shows Scaffolding Collapsing During Concert in China
GUANGZHOU, China — A video posted on the Web site, ChinaMusicRadar.com, showed Taiwanese singer Pan Yuwen performing onstage, adjacent to a multi-tiered scaffolding structure supporting lighting and audio gear. The video captures the sudden loss of power to the I-Mag and other stage elements, followed by chaos as the scaffolding adjacent to the stage falls over the crowd.
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