SAN FRANCISCO — Less than a week after the son of a Cirque du Soleil founder died from a head injury in a backstage lift accident prior to the Nov. 29 production of Luzia in San Francisco, a cluttered warehouse used for a rave event in Oakland lost power and caught fire on Dec. 2, trapping dozens of revelers, many on an elevated loft platform that lacked a reliable stairwell or exit.
GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA: To support the diversification of productions shot throughout the US, VER has invested in state-of-the-art camera prep facilities and increased services across the country. VER’s signature Cineverse® service remains at the core of each facility, providing expert camera prep staff, lens technicians, camera engineers—and 24/7 technical support. VER headquarters in Glendale, California houses LA’s newest camera prep facility.
Read More »OAKLAND, CA — The death toll continues to climb after a tragic fire broke out late on Dec. 2 at a warehouse used for an all-night rave party in Oakland, CA. The structure was being used as an artists’ studio collective and was not permitted for either events or residential use, although there were numerous reports of the building being used for both.
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ROME – Lighting manufacturer Osram, which celebrates its 110-year brand anniversary this year, is joined by another famous institution: the Westin Excelsior in Rome. To mark the occasion, Claypaky – a company of the Osram group – illuminated the venerable hotel in a particularly spectacular fashion from November 5 to 20. Following the video projection shown at the Patent Office in Berlin during the Festival of Light in October, this was the second lighting installation being presented by Osram for its brand anniversary.
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Aeson LED Display Technologies says its Alchemy 680 HD Controller is a significant upgrade from their current 660 controller. Key features include RJ45 locking Neutrik Ethercon connectors, a more robust locking IEC power connector and a more compact form factor – the cabinet is 1RU (rack unit) as opposed to 1.5RU for the 660. The following are the key features of our new Alchemy 680 HD controller: RJ45 LOCKING Neutrik Ethercon connectors which replace the basic RJ45 connectors; the more robust locking IEC power connector (the power cable will never become dislodged; and the cabinet is 1RU (rack unit) as opposed to 1.5RU for the 660.
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NASHVILLE – Saxophonist Dave Koz has embarked on the Dave Koz and Friends Christmas Tour – Starring Dave Koz, Valerie Simpson, Jonathan Butler, and Kenny Lattimore. The tour features a lighting package designed by Erik Parker of Chris Lisle Lighting Design and provided by Bandit Lites.
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BOSTON MA – Available Light expanded its Boston studio with the hiring of Po-Yang Sung. Po-Yang is a Taiwanese native fresh from The University of Texas at Austin, where he received his MFA in Lighting Design. In school, he lit a variety of performance styles ranging from drama to dance to musical comedy. Prior to joining Available Light, Po-Yang served as Resident Lighting Designer at Michigan’s Thunder Bay Theatre Company.
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NASHVILLE – Since 1970, the GMA Dove Awards has honored excellence in the Christian Music industry. At the 47th Annual GMA Dove Awards, event producer and production designer Scott DeVos of DeLux Productions was brought on board to help accentuate that diversity. Wanting LED video to play an integral role in the design, DeVos needed a provider with a myriad of technologies to fill the design, so he reached out to Nashville-based Elite Multimedia. Elite Multimedia supplied him with PixelFLEX LED video walls for the production design.
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MIAMI – The Bass Museum celebrated its reopening after an 18-month expansion on Nov. 30 during Miami’s Art Basel event showcasing art from 30 countries around the world. Themed as an Intergalactic Disco, the event included a lighting design by Jon Antoine who included 12 Rogue R1 FX-B fixtures from Chauvet Professional.
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LOS ANGELES – Closing out a year of growth and expansion, Stampede, a leading distributor of ProAV solutions, noted that its 2016 Big Book of AV Tour & Conference Series will make its final stop of the year on Dec. 8 at the Marriott Los Angeles Airport from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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LONDON – For the current Placebo “Retrospective” arena tour, which wraps up with a big show at SSE Wembley Arena Dec. 15, visual designer Jvan Morandi turned to UK rental specialist Colour Sound Experiment for the full lighting, video and rigging package. Color Sound is supporting the shows with recently acquired gear including a new Kinesys automation system; new robo and static video cameras and new Robe Spiider WashBeam moving lights, among other recent additions to the company’s rental inventory.
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PRAGUE – Robe was a proud sponsor of the 2016 Signal Festival of Light, staged over four days in and around Prague in the Czech Republic. Twenty-three original and innovative pieces of light art drew estimated crowds of up to 400,000 into the city to enjoy the event which started in 2013, and is now recognized as one of the biggest as well as one of Europe’s foremost festivals of light.
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