DUBLIN – To coincide with the premiere of the latest Star Wars film, The Force Awakens, Disney commissioned Tom Rohan of event production house Eventco to turn Dublin’s 398-foot-high Spire into a giant Lightsaber. LDs Mick Murray and Matthew Cregan collaborated on the project, controlling 16 Clay Paky SuperSharpys with Avolites’ Titan One DMX USB Dongle.
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MADRID – Light artists Marshmallow Laser Feast (MLF) used PRG-supplied Clay Paky Sharpys to support a will.i.am/Lexus promotional event that paired headlight beams to music. LD Matthew Button chose the Sharpy for its crisp, high-power beam effects.
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WILKES-BARRE, PA – Mountain Productions named David Piccola Installation Department Manager. Piccola, an entertainment industry veteran, will handle rigging installations in the Event Venues market. He brings experience with rigging installations in professional sports facilities, event venues and theatrical venues.
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KLAMATH FALLS, OR – The Bill Collier Community Ice Arena for Klamath Ice Sports, which is hosting the 14th annual Figure Skating Spectacular Jan. 30, will feature a visual bonus this year, made possible by the installation of lighting fixtures from elektraLite. The annual competition is a draw for top skaters and amateurs from around the U.S.
Read More »BALTIMORE – With laser projectors becoming more affordable, there are many enthusiasts and laser artists creating laser light shows. The International Laser Display Association has announced a new contest to find and publicize non-ILDA members who are creating exceptional shows.
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MIAMI – For the Life in Color “Kingdom” tour, featuring Jack U, Steve Aoki, Zeds Dead, Flosstradamus, Big Sean and other EDM artists, a large lion-head set element has eyes animated with Chauvet Professional video panels. The festival tour included a show at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Jan. 16. Shows are also set for Kalamazoo, MI on Feb. 12 and Denver, CO Feb. 20.
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ATLANTA— At this year’s annual Passion gathering of Christian college students, 40,000 young people ages 18 to 25 filled three arenas to worship, pray and hear inspirational speakers. This three-day conference, held January 2-4, 2016, featured a multimedia extravaganza managed through TNDV’s mobile production infrastructure, including and big screen displays of video, lyrics and scripture delivered from Renewed Vision’s ProPresenter 6 media presentation software.
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SUNRISE, FL – Chauvet Professional announced a new video series called Church Tech Talk, hosted by well-known church LD Greg Persinger of Nashville-based Vivid Illumination. The initial series includes six videos filmed at Chauvet Professional’s Florida showroom. Together, they promise to serve as an informed overview of the key issues involved in church lighting since the advent of LED technology. In the each individual video, Persinger covers a broad spectrum of topics, ranging from maintenance tips to design concepts.
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REUTLINGEN, Germany and SHENZHEN, China – Germany-based eyevis, a manufacturer of visualization systems for professional applications, and Unilumin, the Chinese manufacturer of LED displays, have announced their cooperation.
Read More »INDIANAPOLIS – The Electronic Systems Professional Alliance (ESPA) named Jeff Gardner as its first executive director. He takes this position after nine years on staff at CEDIA (Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association), directing both technical training and industry certification.
Read More »WESTFORD, MA— Artel Video Systems named Anthony Morelli chief revenue officer. Prior to Artel, Morelli was VP of Global Customer Care and Global Media Software Professional Service at Imagine Communications, formerly Harris Broadcast.
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LONDON – For Skindred’s current tour in support of the album, Volume, LD Jordon Cooper included several Robe fixtures, including the company’s new LED ColorStrobe, MMX Spots LEDWash 600s and CycFX8s and 4s.
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