RIGA, Latvia – For a Kings Of Leon outdoor show here, LD Paul Normandale used 24 VL3500 Wash and seven VL3015LT Spot Luminaires in conjunction with a LED video wall. The event took place at the 20,000-capacity Mezaparks Stage here. Company NA provided the fixtures.
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Luccas Oliveira and Abbas Ritscher, co-founders of The Design Oasis in Davie, FL, both have a background in lighting design. As such, they became aware of a distinct market need – for 24/7 rental service and support. They embraced that “client-centric” vision from the start.
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MORRISON, CO – Elation Professional’s EVLED 20 LED panels played a key role on OneRepublic’s Native tour, forming a focal point of the show’s unique diamond-shaped set look. The EVLED panels are located upstage behind the band and remain static during the show. LD Chris Lisle explains: “The overall look of the show is comprised of diamonds, and the center focus is three diamond-shaped video panels made up of Elation EVLED 20s that slightly overlap each other. There are a few tiles of each screen strategically removed to create a unique look.”
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A wasp, hornet, yellow jacket, or honeybee? Which of these have anything to do with a moving light? All the buzz is because Clay Paky, Italian based lighting manufacturer and maker of the popular Sharpy, has taken the beautiful naturally occurring honeycomb pattern and applied it as a front lens to its latest wash light, the A.leda B-Eye K20.
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LONDON – Event production company OneBigStar has been putting their Hippotizer media servers to use at a variety of events lately including ‘Move It’, a big dance event; and also for the reveal of Virgin Atlantic’s latest crew uniforms.
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I have to start out by saying what a pleasure it is to toy around with a new original light fixture. One that does not copy or emulate any other lighting fixture on the market, but is unique. French lighting manufacturer Ayrton has once again raised the bar with the release of their MagicBlade. I am sitting in the Morpheus Lights showroom in Las Vegas as I run this beauty through its paces. Morpheus Lights distributes Ayrton in America.
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ARMIDALE, Australia – For Sunset Music Festival, an EDM music festival held at the Armidale Showgrounds here, Sydney-based Showtime Promotions and Productions provided 12 Nexus 4×4 panels from Chauvet Professional. “We hung the panels on tiered trussing, which worked very well with the curved roof structure of Showtime’s stage to create an intense focus of light.” said Showtime’s Adriano Mercurio.
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COLUMBIA, MD – Nemetschek Vectorworks announced the recipients of the Vectorworks Design Scholarship. Fifteen students will receive $3,000 to support their studies, and their schools will each get Vectorworks software licenses and training.
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TOKYO – LD Michael Meacham of iDesign Productions sought a visual design for ELE Tokyo that would help the nightclub stand out. His lighting design, which leverages the club’s unique architectural features, includes 16 Rogue R1 Beams, two Legend 412Z washes and six Strike 882 strobe panels from Chauvet Professional.
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