Chauvet Professional’s COLORado 1-Quad Zoom VW, to be featured at the LDI 2016 show in Las Vegas next month, is designed to produce a full output color temperature of 5000K, and variable white output from 2800K to 9000K. Offering full IP65 protection, the COLORado 1-Quad Zoom VW can be used outdoors with an IP rated 5-pin DMX cable.
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WILKES-BARRE, PA – Mountain Productions’ board of directors named Ricky Rose chief executive officer. Rose is an owner of the company and previously served as a staging supervisor and as director of international development. Mountain Productions’ chairman and president, Ronald W. Simms, lauded Rose as “an excellent complement to our established leadership team.” While noting further expansion plans in West Coast and international markets, Rose also credited the company’s solid foundation. “My family has owned and guided Mountain Productions for over 30 years, and it is an honor to work with our existing leadership team made up of industry veterans who have been at the company since the beginning.”
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PixelFLEX’s new TrueFLEX LED video tile is designed for fixed installations that require a non-traditional LED solution. The company says TrueFLEX offers an extra measure of flexibility with its ability to curve in any direction and attach to virtually any surface while still providing a high-resolution LED video playback system.
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NEW YORK – The 2016 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) rolled out the red carpet at New York City’s Madison Square Garden where a d3 4x4pro fed an array of scenic video screens in the iconic sports and entertainment venue. The ceremony was shown live on multiple Viacom cable networks and through smart TV and mobile devices, MTV’s website and Facebook Live.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwanese rockers Mayday are touring Asia with a lighting, visual and set design by LeRoy Bennett and Seven Designs from Los Angeles. Automate plays a key role in the elaborate lighting, video and set design, making use of 56 pieces of Kinesys automation. Rental and technical production specialist B’IN Live, which has its HQ in Taiwan with bases in China and Hong Kong, is supplyting the gear.
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NASHVILLE – For Awolnation’s recent tour, Mitchell Schellenger made use of four types of Robe fixtures – CycFX 4s, Pointes, MMX Spots and PATT 2013s. LMG Touring supplied the gear.
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AV Stumpfl has redesigned the internal drive mechanism of their 125 roll-up screens. The new design will be applied to all future Inline 125 products as of October 2016. The new Inline 125 roll-up screens also come with new control options; cable, wireless and DMX.
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Entertainment Structural Products (ESP) manufactures a range of handy specialty products for the entertainment industry. Their ESP-KNX Maxx Truss picks offer a higher load rating than other truss pick connectors on the market, while still remaining lightweight and easy to use. With an allowable 4,400-pound vertical saddle loading and a 4,400 pound “thru,” connection, they are said to exceed the rating of even super-duty truss.
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MIAMI -In anticipation of the October release of his upcoming album, In The Now, Grammy-winning singer/songwriter/producer Barry Gibb invited fans to join him virtually and in person at Miami’s Hit Factory Criteria studio for an intimate performance. Gibb performed brand new material from his upcoming album, as well as classic Bee Gees songs, and also hosted a Q&A. The entire event was live streamed in 360 degrees on YouTube and BarryGibb.com/360. To capture the 360-degree performance, Alx Klive, founder and CEO of 360 Designs, used six Micro Studio Camera 4Ks, as part of two Mini EYE 3 Professional 360 Camera rigs, with three cameras per rig.
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KNOXVILLE, TN – Bandit Lites noted the addition of lighting technicians Alex Becker and Jamie Sullivan to the company’s staff based at its headquarters location in Knoxville, TN. Becker and Sullivan are providing support by prepping sales installations, local touring shows and performing moving lights maintenance. They also cover all aspects of productions for events centering around the area.
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DENVER—Veteran Lighting Designer Jeremy Roth recently deployed Martin MAC Quantum Wash fixtures for Wilco’s current West Coast tour as well as a special performance by Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO. For both shows, Roth set out to create a lighting experience that was both organic and timeless, with an emphasis on mood, color and texture.
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