STOCKHOLM, Sweden — For the V.I.P. guests at the invitation-only Nobel Prize Banquet held Dec. 10, 2014, LD Per Sundin included 18 Clay Paky Alpha Profile 800 ST fixtures supplied by Woodlite. Sundin called the Alphas “perfect” for the event, which called for looks that were “subtle and beautiful” rather than big and bombastic with hundreds of moving lights.
Read More »CINCINNATI, OH — All three ETCP examinations will be held at USITT in Cincinnati, OH on the morning of Saturday, March 21, 2015. Candidates who wish to take more than one exam should contact ETCP. The deadline to register for the exams is Feb. 28.
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TORONTO – The Chroma-Q® premium performance lighting brand’s North American and UK resellers are showing their support for the industry by making a contribution to highly deserving industry charity, Behind the Scenes, for every Chroma-Q Color One 100™ LED Par sold.
Read More »TACLOBAN, The Philippines — Kristel Mae Padasas, 27, died Jan. 17 from a head injury caused by a loudspeaker scaffolding collapse during Pope Francis’ visit to the reconstructed airport in storm-ravaged Tacloban.
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LAS VEGAS — In mid-2014, the Event Production Directory (EPD), long the Bible of working event planners and production professionals, made the jump from the printed page and Internet browsers onto iPhones and other iOS devices. Now, less than half a year later, a version of the EPD App can be used on Android devices as well.
Read More »GLENDALE, AZ and TACLOBAN, The Philippines — Separate accidents linked with the setup for the NFL’s Super Bowl in the U.S. and Pope Francis’ visit to the Philippines claimed the lives of Ryan “Scrappy” Lipman, 31, on Jan. 14 and Kristel Mae Padasas, 27, on Jan. 17.
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AV Stumpfl has two new solid-state video player hardware products for playback of content with resolutions up to UHD. Multiple players can be frame-synchronized via network and new content can be delivered via Internet. The players are fully integrated in AV Stumpfl’s Avio communication layer for turnkey use in themed attractions and networked Digital Signage systems. A customizable web interface and a lot of control options are included of course.
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UK – Working with Video Designer, Andrzej Goulding, XL Video are supplying projection and media control for the Theatre Royal Bath Production of Saturday Night Fever, which is currently touring UK theatres.
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XOCHIMILCO, Mexico City – MIXPRO is one of a number of new rental company clients of Robe’s Mexican distributor, Vari Internacional who have invested in Robe products in recent months.
Read More »COLUMBIA, MD — Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc., a provider of intuitive, powerful and practical 2D/3D and Building Information Modeling (BIM) software solutions, is excited to announce the release of the Japanese-language version of the award-winning Vectorworks® 2015 product line that includes Designer, Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Fundamentals and Renderworks®.
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SHARPSBURG, GA – Since moving into a new 900-seat auditorium 18 months ago, South Metro Ministries has been progressively growing each production in their new space. Their latest event, a Christmas spectacular titled “What a Glorious Night” used gear from 4Wall Nashville to make the lighting experience one those in attendance would remember.
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SYDNEY, Australia – As the curtain rose on the Australian Recording Industry Association’s night of nights, video services and expertise from TDC – Technical Direction Company was used on an unprecedented scale.
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