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Electrosonic Provides AV Support for Philadelphia’s New Museum of the American Revolution

Electrosonic Provides AV Support for Philadelphia’s New Museum of the American Revolution

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LOS ANGELES– The Museum of the American Revolution recently opened just a few blocks from Philadelphia’s historic Independence Hall.  The new red brick building boasts 32,000 square feet of galleries and theaters winding around a central atrium.  Immersive exhibits, engaging films and an iconic collection of artifacts bring to life the events, people and ideals of the nation’s founding and engage visitors in the history and continuing relevance of the American Revolution.

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Green Hippo Sees Armin Deliver Grade A Tour Finale at the ArenA

[caption id="attachment_278456" align="alignnone" width="800"] DJ Armin van Buuren played two solo shows at the Amsterdam ArenA [/caption]

AMSTERDAM – Superstar DJ Armin van Buuren played two solo shows at the Amsterdam ArenA and Dutch lighting creative Art of Light relied on a Hippotizer Karst Media Server to control a series of LED setups during the show. Closing his latest ‘Armin Only’ performance concept at the Amsterdam ArenA, with the biggest show that he has ever done, Armin van Buuren became the first DJ to stage a solo show at the famous venue. The ‘Armin Only’ show debuted in 2005 and the latest edition is bigger than ever, letting the Dutch DJ play longer sets while also exploring his artistic side.

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Avolites Arena console rocks for Dutch rock Giants Kensington

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NETHERLANDS – An Avolites Arena console was recently used as part of an extensive Avolites lighting control network for Dutch rock giants Kensington, at Pinkpop, the world’s longest-running pop festival, in Landgraaf, Netherlands. The Arena console was supplied by Belgium-based rental company, Phlippo, to the band’s lighting designer Jop Kuipers. Fairlight supplied two Titan Network Processors (TNP) and an Optical Titan Network Switch (TNS), whilst Kuipers brought in his personal Titan Mobile console as backup.

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Curvaceous Solutions from WI for FINA OC

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BUDAPEST – A spectacular Opening Ceremony in downtown Budapest marked the start of the 17th FINA World Aquatic Championships, with 14 days of world class aquatic sports following the elegant, eye-catching event directed by Olivier Feracci from French event production specialist ECA2 and Hungarian film director Csaba Kael, CEO of cultural hub Mupa Budapest. WIcreations was contacted by Guillaume Duflot from EC2A, responsible for delivering full technical production for the event, and asked to provide rigging and structures involving a number of bespoke black-steel elements, together with their extensive expertise and knowledge of working in large scale outdoor environments. 

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Robe Goes with the Flow at FINA World Championships Opening Ceremony

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BUDAPEST – The 17th FINA World Aquatic Championships took place in Budapest, Hungary with 14 days of aquatic sports following a vibrant, colorful, elegant and epic Opening Ceremony directed by Olivier Feracci from French event production specialist ECA2 and Hungarian film director Csaba Kael, CEO of cultural hub Mupa Budapest. Lighting designer Frédéric “Aldo” Fayard from Concept K in Paris specified over 400 moving lights for the event, 80 per cent of which were Robes.

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ESTA Proposed Standards News

Six ESTA Standards in Public Review

NEW YORK – Six standards are available for public review. Five of the six have comment deadlines on Sept. 25, 2017, The deadline for one of the six is a week later, Oct. 2. People materially affected by these standards are invited to review them and to comment on them, saying they are acceptable as they are or are in need of changes.

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The brand-new Source Four drew visitors to ETC's booth at LDI in 1992.

25 Years of the ETC Source Four Fixture

MIDDLETON, WI – This November marks the 25th anniversary of the launch of the Source Four fixture at ETC. Between now and the 2017 LDI tradeshow, ETC noted that they will be taking a look back at this product that has become such a major part of ETC’s story, the fixture that has made a long-lasting impact on the entertainment lighting industry, and the product that has inspired many additional ETC fixtures.

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Chroma-Q Inspire XT

Chroma-Q Inspire XT

Chroma-Q’s Inspire  XT features fully homogenized beam, theatrical grade dimming and convection cooling more than 9,500 hot lumens output. Homogenized optics allow for a single output beam designed to be clean, pure and uniform. Factory calibration helps ensure that every Inspire’s output is color matched.

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iWeiss' oldest ProPower Rack Power Distribution (RPD) rack has been in continuous service for 17 years

iWeiss Theatrical Solutions Lauds Reliability of ProPower Products

FAIRVIEW, NJ – At iWeiss, ProPower means continuity in more ways than one. Their oldest ProPower Rack Power Distribution (RPD) rack has been in continuous service for 17 years, in the most challenging and hostile theatrical conditions. With over 1,500 ProPower racks in service across North America, the story of this reliable workhorse product is worth telling.

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Claypaky Mythos and other fixtures lit up a Utah alfalfa field. The lights could be seen by passengers in planes flying overhead.

WestJet Sets World Records with 21st Birthday Light Effects Featuring Claypaky Mythos

COLORADO CITY, UT – When WestJet Airlines Ltd., Canada’s second-largest air carrier and the number one international carrier into Las Vegas, wanted to celebrate its 21st birthday, the company decided to go all out and set some Guinness World Records in the process.  WestJet treated passengers on one of its Toronto-Las Vegas flights to a massive light show in southern Utah featuring 126 Claypaky Mythos fixtures.  A.C.T Lighting Inc. is the exclusive distributor of Claypaky products in North America.

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