AUCKLAND, New Zealand – Ayrton’s MagicPanel 602 LED panels are part of the rig specified by LD Rob Sinclair for the 2014/15 Queen + Adam Lambert world tour. The fixtures play an integral role in ensuring that the giant “Q” centerpiece packs visual interest. Upstaging provided the gear, with an assist from Chameleon in Australia/New Zealand and Neg Earth in Europe.
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DUBAI, UAE — Philips named Procom ME as its exclusive distributor for Dubai and the United Arab Emirates. UAE is a hotbed of growth for the entertainment and architectural lighting industries, with many new projects under development, from universities to theatres and hotels, all of which generate strong demand for professional lighting. Procom’s showroom is pictured here.
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LEICESTER, U.K. – For a production of Cinderella that coincided with the holidays at De Montfort Hall here, principle technician Jim O’Mahoney used Triple E gear to overcome some vexing rigging challenges within the 1,490-seat venue, starting with its lack of a fly tower. The solution involved the use of 92 meters of Unitrack.
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VERACRUZ, Mexico – The Museo Naval recently reopened with new audio, video and interactive exhibits powered by Alcorn McBride show controllers, lighting controllers and audio and video players. Mexico City-based Tecnologia EDD (TEDD) specified and installed the gear.
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SINGAPORE — In a prominent intersection on the outskirts of Singapore City in Paya Lebar lies the Trinity Christian Centre, Trinity@Paya Lebar. Designed to imitate the vast canyons of the Israeli deserts, the building’s beige-colored facade mimics the folds of the desert landscape. The lighting includes Harman’s Martin Professional gear.
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LONDON – For recent red carpet events including premieres for The Hobbit on Dec. 1 (pictured here) and Interstellar on Oct. 29 (pictured below), Digital Insanity’s Richard Bagshaw used Hippotizer media servers to create memorable visual effects. Hippotizer manufacturer Green Hippo provided details on each of these red carpet events.
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HOUSTON – The Eli Young Band followed a string of shows in support of its 10,000 Towns album with its now-annual House Party concerts on back-to-back weekends at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas and Minute Maid Park in Houston. LD David Carr specified Clay Paky Sharpy and A.leda B-EYE K-20 fixtures controlled by a grandMA2 light console for both the House Party shows and the tour. The fixtures and console are both distributed in North America by A.C.T Lighting, Inc.
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CYPRESS, CA — USHIO America named James Suit Eastern Regional Sales Manager for its Entertainment Business Unit. Suit has more than nine years of technical and applications expertise in the entertainment market. He also brings extensive knowledge in the application and sales of lighting fixtures, sources, and solutions in the entertainment, architectural and video markets.
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LONDON – Working with production manager Sarah Chaloner and designer Jonathan Paul Green, XL Video supplied a projection system for studio recordings of ‘Series L’ of the British comedy panel game television quiz show QI, produced by QI Ltd.
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden – W-DMX by Wireless Solution Sweden AB is currently controlling a holiday lighting display at the Stockholm Concert Hall. The installation includes 32 SGM P5’s equipped with W-DMX OEM boards. The lighting is controlled from a grandMA PC Wing located inside the hall.
Read More »AUSTIN, TX – SHS Global has been named the exclusive U.S. distributor for Smoke Factory fog machines, including their battery-operated Scotty, their Fan Fogger (fog/wind machine combination), their Mr. Mister (the first oil-free hazer) and their popular Tour Hazer. Smoke Factory, based in Germany, has been manufacturing machines for atmospheric effects for more than 20 years.
WUPPERTAL, Germany — Riedel Communications, provider of pioneering real-time video, audio, data, and communications networks, has named Robert Pennington to serve as its U.S. sales manager, broadcast, for the East Coast. In this new role, Pennington will assist customers in selecting and implementing Riedel’s broad product portfolio of networked communications and signal transport solutions.
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