Video of the Week: Robe at PLASA 2014
2014 PLASA Show Report
PLASA ranks as one of the premier shows of its kind, presenting groundbreaking technology to an international audience of pro audio, lighting and stage technology experts. Here are some highlights from this year’s event, staged for the second year at London’s ExCeL Convention Center.
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KLM Plane Gets Projection-Mapped with d3 Assist
AMSTERDAM — For the 95th anniversary of KLM (Royal Dutch Airlines), The Unit Showcontrol B.V., based here, designed, sequenced, mapped and projected imagery on a passenger plane using 25 projectors using d3 Technologies gear. The design team and crew were able to tackle the project despite the window of time with access to the actual plane was limited to a 24-hour span.
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NBC’s Carrie Underwood Sunday Night Football Intro Lit with Robe
LOS ANGELES – NBC’s 2014 NFL Sunday Night Football intro, featuring Carrie Underwood singing “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night,” features a lighting design by LD Benoit Richard that makes use of a back wall comprised of 72 Robe CycFX 8 and Pointe fixtures.
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Main Light Industries Takes Delivery of Clay Paky Stormy Fixtures
NanoLumens Helps Louisiana State University Students Focus on Post Graduate Career Goals
Group One Names Sonic Sales West Coast Rep for elektraLite
FARMINGDALE, NY — Group One Limited named Sonic Sales to oversee West Coast sales activities for the elektraLite brand. Based in Carlsbad, CA with offices in San Francisco and Seattle, Sonic Sales was formed in 1997 and is led by CEO Josh Carruthers (pictured here, right, with Sonic Sales’ Kenny Andrews, left).
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USITT Unveils New Website for 2015 Show in Cincinnati
USITT has launched the new website for its 2015 Conference & Stage Expo, at usittshow.org. The site, branded exclusively for USITT 2015, is designed to make it easy to find info and plan for the big event, set for March 18-21 in Cincinnati’s Duke Energy Convention Center.
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Martin Announces MAC TW1 Fixture Refurbishment Program
Rap Artist MGK Gets Support from LD Alex Kay, 4Wall
LOS ANGELES — Alex Kay, LD for up-and-coming rap artist Machine Gun Kelly, a.k.a. MGK, is no stranger to bringing big lighting looks to small venues. He’s served as LD for the rap superstar since the artist was doing local shows in his hometown of Cleveland in 2012.
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ADJ VF Series Fog & Snow Machines
Launched in time for the 2014/2015 holiday season, ADJ’s VF Series Fog & Snow Machines are positioned as affordable effects makers for a variety of applications. Models include the compact VF400 400W mobile fog machine, the more powerful VF1000, the higher-capacity VF1300, and the largest machine in the series, the VF1600. ADJ is also launching the VF Flurry, an efficient 600W unit for simulated snow effects.
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