VENICE, Italy – ‘Protected Paradise’ is a 12 meter high mixed media installation created by Belgian artist Koen Vanmechelen. Located in the garden of the Palazzio Francetti for the 2017 Biennale di Venezia contemporary visual art exhibition. Luc Peumans of Painting with Light lit the work using, among other fixtures, the specialty StarEye fixture from Antwerp-based Lux Lumen.
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Matrox Graphics noted that its new line of IP KVM products, Matrox Extio 3 Series, featuring quad (Extio N3408) and dual-video (Extio N3208) models, will be featured at the company’s booth (#1973) at InfoComm 2017.
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PHOENIX – Video West recently brought on David Stern as VP of National Corporate and Entertainment Accounts. David brings in over 40 years of both… Read More »Video West Hires David Stern
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LOS ANGELES – “Prophecy” marks the first headlining tour for French house music producer Tchami (Martin Bresso) in North America. The new tour for the pioneer of the Future House genre features a cathedral-like stage set, which is lit by Claypaky A.leda B-EYEs from Zenith Lighting, Inc. in Orlando, the tour’s official lighting and truss provider.
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AIKEN, SC – John Berret, who co-owns Quest Sound Productions with partner Rob Boggs, used Chauvet Professional fixtures at the Aikens Bluegrass Festival. The setup included eight Rogue R1 Beams and eight Rogue R2 Spots, 14 COLORado 1-Tri Tour washes, four COLORado 3p IP blinders and six ellipsoidals, with a ChamSys MagicQ PC Wing for control.
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CHILE – Urdile Audio & Iluminación, PR Lighting’s Chilean distributors, are just one global partner that has been achieving extraordinary success with the Chinese manufacturer’s XR440 BWS, and its smaller sibling the XR330 BWS (denoting that these hybrid, high output moving heads combine Beam, Wash and Spot effect).
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BROOKLYN, NY – On April 7, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted its 32nd class: Joan Baez, Tupac Shakur, Electric Light Orchestra, Pearl Jam, Journey and Yes. Lighting designer Allen Branton lit the annual event, held this year at the Barclays Center, with gear provided by 4Wall PA.
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LONDONDERRY, NH – Tim Messina, owner of Events United, used a collection of Chauvet Professional fixtures including 12 Rogue RH1 Hybrids, six STRIKE 4 warm white multi-formatted fixtures and 112 PVP X6IP LED video tiles to turn a a 40’ by 40’ corner of this shop into a pop up music video studio. Project 2 Studios used the studio for a video featuring local singer-guitarist Matt Ellenberger.
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Austin, TX-based StageSpot launched its online custom gobo creator that lets users choose from more than 75 pre-made templates or to upload custom images and artwork. The company created its StageSpot platform with pre-built design elements and graphics, plus the ability to manage layers, which makes it easier to modify complex designs.
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NASHVILLE – Emmylou Harris and the Nash Ramblers took the stage at the Ryman Auditorium in celebration of the anniversary of their original live recording of the Grammy-winning 1992 LP, At the Ryman, which took place in an effort to restore the crumbling “Mother Church.” LD Bob Peterson supplemented the house lighting from the Ryman with Bandit Lites VL 3000 Spots, GLP X4S wash lights, along with a grandMA2 lite console for control.
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NEW YORK — When Good Morning America expanded their production facilities at Times Square Studios late last year, Dennis Size, senior vice president of design for Lighting Design Group (LDG) and LD for GMA, specified 20 High End Systems SolaSpot 1500s to augment the new space.
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Eiki International announced that its EK-500 line of LCD projectors is expanding. New units include the EK-510U (MSRP: $6,495), EK-511W (MSRP: $5,495) and EK-512X (MSRP: $4,695). All three models feature durable inorganic LCD panels with a high contrast ratio.
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