SOCHI, Russia — More than 15,000 meters of Riedel fiber optic cables were laid at the new Sochi Autodrom, which hosted Russia’s inaugural Formula One (F1) Grand Prix race on Oct. 12, 2014. Riedel was heavily involved in creating the specifications for the television production requirements and provided the infrastructure for the transmission of video, audio, and intercom signals for the circuit.
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DALLAS, TX – Harvest America, a religious event led by Southern California-based pastor, Greg Laurie, at American Airlines Arena in Dallas last fall, featured a day of live music performances, family activities along with Laurie’s sermon. The event, which required a fast-paced load-in, was lit with hundreds of Martin lighting fixtures.
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DETROIT, MI – One of the Midwest’s most popular brewpubs, HopCat, opened its sixth establishment in December, this one in the mid-town section of Detroit. Fantasee Lighting of Belleville, MI, installed Elation LED fixtures.
Read More »LITITZ, PA – Since it was founded in 2012, the Event Safety Alliance (ESA) has been expanding as a best-practices resource for those tasked with the complex challenge of ensuring that audiences at live entertainment events enjoy the show and return home safely.
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LONDON – South London based event production company PR Live used nearly 200 x CORE Lighting ColourPoint Mk 2 battery powered wireless LED uplighters to illuminate corridors, hallways, and various other key and linking areas at the Warner Music after-party following the 2015 Brit Awards.
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ANTWERP, Belgium – Painting with Light LD and multimedia designer Luc Peumans created a multi-layered, color-rich show for Clouseau’s late December shows at the Antwerp Sportpalais using Clay Paky A.leda B-EYE K20 fixtures.
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LONDON – The National Theatre’s newly transformed Dorfman Theatre opened for the first time in its seated format last month with Tom Stoppard’s The Hard Problem. More seats than ever before are available for the show, following the regeneration of the theatre by architects Haworth Tompkins and theatre consultants Charcoalblue.
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Mantracourt, makers of BroadWeigh load monitoring system, has come up with a new way of testing and calibrating its systems. The company notes that the new technology will help further ensure the accuracy and reliability of its wireless load monitoring system.
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LONDON – It was all hands on deck at Ahoy Rotterdam recently when the arena was transformed into the biggest pub in the Netherlands filled with the best live bands and 15,000 excited fans. “De Vrienden van Amstel Live,” the 17th annual festival sponsored by Amstel Beer and produced by Tribe Company b.v., used d3 Technologies’ 4U v2.5 media servers to pre-program lighting and video and act as media servers during two weeks of sold-out shows.
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CIRENCESTER, UK – Central Presentations Limited (CPL) has collaborated with event producer Bright to throw a distinctive airport-themed fancy dress party for the 1200 guests of a leading technology brand. CPL lighting designer Lee Gruszeckyj chose an array of Clay Paky fixtures to deliver effects, color and key lighting throughout the glittering event, including Alpha Spot HPE 1200, Sharpy and Sharpy Wash 330s.
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LONDON – Pop artist Robbie Williams recently completed his ‘Swings Both Ways’ tour, where LD Mark Cunniffe used Clay Paky Sharpy Wash 330s to create a fun and extravagant Vegas-style show.
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ERLANGER, KY – tvONE, a leading designer and manufacturer of cutting-edge video and multimedia processing equipment, is pleased to announce the recent appointment of Paul Streffon to the Training Manager position in the Americas.
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