LONDON – DWP Live has taken delivery of nine d3 Technologies 4x4pro media servers for its live event business and DWP Rents dry hire service, and they’ve been flying off the shelves.
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EUROPE – XLNT Advanced Technologies’ brand new CyberHoist II™ made its touring debut with US nu-metal mega-stars Linkin Park when the band returned to head-banging basics on their sold out European tour, The Hunting Party.
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PR Lighting’s XR130 Beam fixture joins the company’s XR130 range of discharge effects.
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LONDON – LD Mark Dymock specified 10 Pointes, 12 LEDWash 600s and for LEDBeam 100s from Robe for the unique U.K. retro sci-fi themed touring production, “Return to the Forbidden Planet.”
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NEW YORK, NY – Roland and Mobeon were named the official streaming partners for the Streaming Media East conference taking place at the New York Hilton May 12-13, 2015. Mobeon is producing and streaming three conference rooms plus the keynote address. Roland is supplying its VR-50HD live AV production and streaming switcher for each seminar room.
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Laserworld’s RTI VELOX is said to be the first laser moving head with infinite pan and tilt.
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LOTTE, Germany – GLP named Focon Showtechnic as its distributor in Germany. Pictured here, from left, are Udo Künzler, CEO, GLP; Frank Rethmann, CEO, Focon; and Michael Timmer, purchasign manager, Focon.
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LONDON – Lighting designer Steve Bewley included some Clay Paky Alpha Spot QWO 800s for experimental British rockers Enter Shikari’s string of home-ground dates.
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CARDIFF, Wales – LD Tim Routledge lit the opening ceremonies for the Six Nations Rugby Tournament at series at 74,500-capacity Millennium Stadium. Routledge included Clay Paky fixtures in the PRG-supplied lighting rig.
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LOS ANGELES – LD Chris Kuroda’s rig for Ariana Grande’s U.S. tour in support of her second studio album, My Everything, is relying heavily upon Robe fixtures. The rig includes 76 Robe BMFL Spots and 78 Pointe fixtures. Kuroda collaborated with production manager Chris Gratton, stage designer Nick DeMoura, programmer Andrew Giffin and the artist herself on the looks for the shows.
Read More »MISANO ADRIATICO, Italy — D.T.S. named Paolo Albani to the position of sales manager. Albani brings 17 years of industry experience to the position.
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SAN FRANCISCO — Auerbach Glasow French has been acknowledged by the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) with an Award of Merit in the Monumental Structures/Public Spaces category for their work on the renovation of the Salon Doré from the Hôtel de La Trémoille at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor. The IALD awards program recognizes excellence in lighting design; this project was selected from among 206 entries.
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