FARMINGDALE, NY — Group One Ltd., the U.S. distributor for Avolites and elektraLite lighting products as well as DiGiCo, Calrec and other pro audio lines, announced that it is now the official distributor of lighting fixtures made by Italy-based D.T.S. Illuminazione srl. Jack Kelly, Group One president, and Paolo Albani, DTS sales and marketing director, made the announcement.
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ST. PAUL, MN — For a recent show featuring top DJ Hardwell at the Myth Live Event Center near St. Paul, MN, Ryan Warffuel and Max Koehler of Antic Studios provided a video wall and floor package using products from Chauvet Professional. Warffuel and Koehler used PVP S5 LED panels and a symmetrical array of Rogue and Q-Wash fixtures to create an even look across the stage.
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GOTHENBERG, SWEDEN – LumenRadio, leading manufacturer of reliable wireless technologies for the entertainment industries, is pleased to announce that Martin Professional and ChamSys Ltd. have chosen to add support in their respective control software for the CRMX Nova USB TX dongle to give their users easy access to reliable wireless DMX control directly from the console.
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LENEXA, KAN. — LynTec, a leading manufacturer of innovative electrical power control solutions for professional audio, video, and lighting systems, will display its expansive electrical options and new enhancements to its market-leading RPC platform at LDI 2016. Held Oct. 17-23 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, the event will give attendees the opportunity to see how the platform’s new dimming control and panels can be incorporated into power and lighting control designs for AVL installs.
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LOS ANGELES — Tait named Michael “Mickey” Curbishley senior vice president of live event. Curbishley brings more than 30 years of entertainment experience including senior level management positions with PRG. Curbishley also served as co-owner of Light & Sound Design (LSD) and toured with top artists including Elton John, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, George Harrison, Frank Sinatra, Judas Priest, AC/DC, and Prince, among others. He has collaborated with Tait executives on many projects and will be based in Los Angeles.
Read More »LE CHAMP-PRÈS- FRANCE – Airstar, the inventor and world leading manufacturer of balloon lighting solutions, was once again involved in what is arguably the most important sports event of the year: The 2016 Rio Olympics. For the 2016 milestone sporting event, Airstar do Brazil deployed a total of 34 Flex lighting balloons – 12 Flex 4K and 22 Flex 1K – in the legendary Copacabana area. The lighting solutions were installed around the field of play at the Beach Volley Arena (BVA) and the Triathlon Stadium.
HASTINGS, UK – Penn Elcom has expanded the capacity of its specialist cable and 19 inch rack manufacturing facility in Hastings, east Sussex, UK, with a substantial investment in new cable cutting and stripping machinery from market leaders Schleuniger. This will bring the cable technology and production up to the highest levels. A bespoke built laser etching machine has also been designed and installed for adding logos, letters, numbers and other customizations to aluminum and steel rack panels, giving Penn the ability to offer further flexibility to its clients.
MINNEAPOLIS – Staging Concepts, an industry leader in custom staging solutions, has launched the Moda™ Seating Wagon, its latest modular seating solution for performing arts venues. Designed to provide additional audience seating for any size venue, this customizable product offers unlimited flexibility in seating capacity, audience configurations, and storage capabilities. Moda can range from a one-foot (30.5cm) low profile design height to a six-foot (183cm) profile design height.
SAN JUAN, PR – Salsa, cumbia and contemporary North American pop all swirl together harmoniously in Christian Daniel’s lively vocal style. Describing his captivating blend of music as “tropical pop,” the Puerto Rican-born artist has attracted a passionate fan base throughout the Americas as evidenced by his string of hits, including the chart topping single “Me Vuelvo Un Cobarde.”
LAS VEGAS, – Cineo Lighting, a leader in the production of lighting systems available for the motion picture, television and photography industries, will be exhibiting its latest new products at LDI 2016 (Stand 1044). These products include the HSX Color-Tunable Soft Source, the HS2 Wave Remote Phosphor and the Quantum120 Color-Tunable Fixture. The LDI show runes from October 21-23rd this year, so please stop by and see the new products.
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – Country crooner Frankie Ballard is out on tour bringing his classic country sound to fans across the nation. The ‘Sunshine and Whiskey’ singer is known for his vintage style on tour, something Bandit Lites lighting director Patrick Sieg focused on continuing. Using a Bandit supplied GrandMA 2 Ultra-Lite console, he worked to carefully accentuate Ballard’s four piece band, a component Sieg calls a major part of the performance.
LAS VEGAS – Console and automated lighting manufacturer High End Systems will once again be exhibiting their products at the 2016 LDI trade show in Las Vegas, held October 21-23rd, and cordially invite attendees to visit them on Booth #2215. Key personnel from the company’s executive, sales and engineering departments will be on hand at the show to meet with customers, LDs and programmers. In addition to displaying their Hog 4 range of lighting consoles, the company is introducing several new products in their SolaRange and FX lines of LED based automated luminaires.