TUCSON, AZ – Pantano Christian Church already had a good lighting system, when its leaders concluded that “good” lighting wasn’t quite good enough when it came to creating the kind of engaging worship experience they wanted to offer their congregation. So they contacted house of worship design/build firm CCI Solutions of Olympia, WA to implement a comprehensive lighting and audio upgrade at their church.
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand – Christmas has come early for Oceania Productions in New Zealand this year with the arrival of New Zealand’s first batch of Robe’s BMFL units – 32 in all. Robe CEO Josef Valchar along with Cuono Biviano and Tony Lukeman from the ULA Group, Robe’s New Zealand distributor, flew over to present the units to Oceania Productions’ crew.
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa – For Electronic Dome stage at the 2014 Rocking The Daisies Festival here, Kilowatt AV provided a variety of Robe fixtures including 12 Pointes, 18 LEDWash 600s, 36 LEDBeam 100s – all from Robe’s ROBIN range – along with 12 Robe ColorSpot 700E ATs and 18 Robe LEDForce 18 LED PARs. It was the fourth year that Kilowatt has been involved with the event, staged every year at Cloof Wine Estate in Darling, South Africa.
Read More »LAS VEGAS – GlobalShop 2015, set for March 24-26, 2015 in the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, will feature an entrance marked by interactive visuals. GlobalShop producers Emerald Expositions turned to NanoLumens and Pixelfire for a visual assist with the project.
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NASHVILLE – For Thompson Square’s Just Feels Good tour, which features over 80 moving lights and a large configuration of HD video screens, LD Larry Foote has been using Jands’ Vista L5 console for control. Jeff Lavallee from Nashville-based lighting, rentals and production company 44 Designs also supported the tour looks. The setup includes a canopy of video screens and moving lights controlled by ArKaos MediaMaster Pro.
MIDDLETOWN, WI – ETC recently updated its Eos family of lighting control products with expanded control outputs, new portable controllers, lowered pricing and a new software package.
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LEICESTER, UK – Leicester’s Curve theatre has become one of the first in the U.K. to invest in the latest addition to Philips Vari-Lite’s product line, the VL4000 Spot. The theatre purchased 10 of the luminaires from White Light as an ultra-versatile and cutting-edge solution to lighting its range of productions and events.
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ENID, OK — Emmanuel Baptist Church installed 88 elektraLite Dazer RGB fixtures as part of a larger remodel project designed and built by Paragon 360 out of Springfield, MO. Ron Robertson, chief design officer of Paragon 360, credited the RGB fixtures for ample light output and an “even field of coverage.”
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LAS VEGAS – For the fight between Floyd Mayweather and Marcos Maidana at the MGM Grand on Sept. 13, Frank Gatto & Associates of Boca Raton, FL used an Avolites Sapphire Touch console running Titan software to control the lighting rig. Lighting director Jason Eible credited the desk for its playback workspace window and other useful features.
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BERLIN — Lighting designer Björn Hermann’s lighting design enhanced the Brandenburg Gate festivities marking 25 years since Germany’s reunification and the removal of the Berlin Wall. The rig included Clay Paky’s new SuperSharpy and Mythos fixtures.
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