CHICAGO, IL – Chicago Spotlight, Inc. and Grand Stage Lighting Co. Inc. have agreed to merge their operations. The combined company, known as Grand Stage Company, will be divided into three divisions. Grand Stage will continue as the corporate identity and be responsible for all sales, systems integration, and marketing efforts.
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When it comes to laser measures, the display is as important as the technology that captures the distance from point A to point B. The Bosch GLM 50 C offers a backlit color display with large numbers to easily see measurements, and full-word function description to provide simplicity when using its array of features.
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LOS ANGELES – Christmas came in July for the tech team at UCLA’s Royce Hall. A recent shipment of ETC Source Four LED Series 2 Lustr arrays has been checked in, tested and stenciled with the Royce emblem. A compelling demo of the technology last fall by Outreach and Training Specialist Tom Littrell was enough to prompt an order for 18 Series 2 light engines, nine Source Four LED CYC adapters and nine Source Four LED Fresnels.
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BOSTON — X 20 Media, a Barco company, announced that it will be exhibiting SharePoint TV on the X2O visual communications platform at SPTechCon Boston 2015 in booth 901. The event will take place Aug. 24-27 at the Sheraton Boston Hotel.
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MIAMI – To update the look of a toll plaza on the Miami Dade Expressway (MDX), Barbizon provided Iluminarc architectural lighting fixtures. Iluminarc is an affiliate of Chauvet.
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Philips’ entertainment lighting brands Vari-Lite and Strand Lighting, along with the Showline product range, were on display for the three-day Mediatech Africa exhibition in Johannesburg. Philips’ Martin Palmer, pictured here, supported the DWR Distribution team on stand to offer visitors in-depth product knowledge and demos. Philips exhibited the Vari-Lite VL4000 Series, Strand Lighting NEO and 500ML Consoles and the Showline SL NITRO 510 and 510C LED strobes.
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LOS ANGELES – Industrial Light & Magic presented a session titled 40 Years of Creating the Impossible at SIGGRAPH 2015. The session, celebrating the company’s 40th anniversary in filmmaking, took place Monday, Aug. 10, at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The visuals relied upon a Christie CP4230 DLP projector.
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BEAVERTON, OR — Biamp Systems, a leading provider of innovative, networked media systems, has announced the appointment of Frank Pajak as applications engineer for the East Coast of the United States. Based in Chicago, Pajak will provide support to customers using Biamp’s award-winning DSP equipment in a variety of AV applications.
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LAKE ORION, MI – Lightware’s 25G Hybrid 120×120 router marked its most unique installation to date with its integration on a 250-foot private yacht built in Germany. Lightware USA is the US distributor of products from Lightware Visual Engineering in Budapest, Hungary.
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MUNICH, Germany – For Verstehen sie Spass, a ‘hidden camera’ television series of two live and two recorded shows, the format included music performed by The Scorpions; Germany’s 2015 Eurovision representative, Ann Sophie; and baritone crooner, Marc Marshall. LD Thomas Gerdon included Ayrton lighting fixtures to light the live broadcast from Munich’s Bavaria Studios no 9 in April.
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PERTH, Scotland – Green Hippo noted that Lanz Short, content designer and programmer, had relied on its Hippotizer technologies for visuals seen at the T in the Park festival, which ran from July 10-12. Green Hippo also interviewed Short and provided a brief Q&A with the content designer. Pictured here is a moment from Twin Atlantic’s performance on the Radio1 stage.
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SAN DIMAS, CA – The Bonita Center for the Arts is a multi-use venue housing a 700-seat proscenium theatre and 60-seat multipurpose/green room. Located on the San Dimas High School campus, the Center is utilized by the entire Bonita Unified School District, as well as visiting performing arts companies. Auerbach Pollock Friedlander provided theatre and audio-video consulting services.
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