In Memoriam: Jimmy Cannon, 59
MOONACHIE, NJ — Jimmy Cannon, general manager of 4Wall’s New York facility, based here, died Dec. 28 from complications related to a ruptured aneurysm that occurred two weeks earlier. He was 59.
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In Memoriam: Jimmy Cannon, 59
Chauvet Professional Nexus 2×2 and Nexus 4×1 COB RGB LED Fixtures
Chauvet Professional’s Nexus 2×2 (2 rows of 2 LED cells) and Nexus 4×1 (1 row of 4 LED cells) build on the success of the company’s larger Nexus 4×4 panel (4 rows of 4 LED cells). All feature 27W (2A) COB LEDs with a light-boosting reflector design, and all can be used for pixel mapping effects.
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Elation Professional EU Names Karl Lager New Sales Rep for Austria
KERKRADE, The Netherlands — Elation Professional EU named Karl Lager as the company’s new sales representative for Austria. Lager, who starts Jan. 1, comes to Elation from Licht-Lager GmbH, a trading firm he founded along with two partners in 2003.
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Using Flames Onstage? Plan Early
David Leveaux’s new production of Romeo and Juliet starring Orlando Bloom and Condola Rashad exemplifies the trend of Broadway productions becoming genuinely live action versions… Read More »Using Flames Onstage? Plan Early
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Bryan Ferry Tours U.K. with Chauvet Professional Video Panels
LONDON — OneBigStar Ltd, which provided the video, lighting and rigging for Bryan Ferry’s summer Jazz Age tour through Europe, also supported the artist’s round of U.K. performances, which wrapped up in late November. The set featured a video wall backdrop comprised of 36 PVP S7 video panels from Chauvet Professional.
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Mega Systems, Inc. Plans Mega Pro Sessions for 2014
SAN ANTONIO, TX — Mega Systems, Inc. announced its plans for Mega Pro Sessions series in 2014. The company is planning to tour the U.S., offering software training and displaying the latest innovations in lighting, audio and video. The first events will take place in San Diego (Jan. 17), Anaheim CA (Jan. 20), Phoenix (Jan. 28) and Dallas (Feb. 5).
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OmniSistem Launches Mobile Website
OmniSistem’s new mobile website, at omnisistem.com, targets the needs of those using tablets and mobile phones. The new site is designed for easy and efficient navigation to the company’s products with new touch and swipe features that can serve as a convenience for customers including on-the-go lighting designers, installers and DJs.
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Miss America 2014 Pageant Rig Includes Clay Paky Gear
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – The Miss America pageant returned to its Atlantic City origins earlier this year and lighting designer Allen Branton was charged with lighting the cavernous Boardwalk Hall and making sure 53 beautiful women looked their best whenever the TV camera turned their way. He was aided by Clay Paky Sharpy and Sharpy Wash fixtures from Atomic Lighting in Lititz, PA.
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Elite Multimedia Stocks Up with TMB-Supplied Gear
NASHVILLE — TMB announced that Elite Multimedia Productions (EMP) has stocked up on a substantial quantity of the gear it distributes, including five ProPower Lighting Distros, 20 ProPlex Data Distribution splitters and miles of ProPlex cable outfitted with Neutrik’s Ethercon connectors.
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Rock Band in Uruguay Lit with Robe Gear
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Rock and ska band La Vela Puerca played two shows at the Teatro de Verano Ramón Collazo Theatre here with lighting directed by Sebastián Cybulski using Robe Robin LEDWash 600 and ColorSpot 1200E moving lights provided by Alejandro Ottonello Iluminación.
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Morton Arboretum Lights Up with Elation LEDs
LISLE, IL — For “Illumination,” a dynamic and interactive holiday light experience at The Morton Arboretum here, Lightswitch principal, project director and LD John Featherstone used more than 300 Elation Level Q7 IP PARs provided by Chicago-based Intelligent Lighting Creations (ILC). A nonprofit outdoor museum where over 4,100 different species of trees and other plants are highlighted in special landscaped areas, the collection is brilliantly illuminated through Jan. 4, 2014.
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Swedish Holiday Celebration Lit with SGM SixPacks
GÖTEBORG, Sweden — LD Henrik “Henke” Hjälm, who is also production and technical manager at Trädgår’n, host to the recent “Rock Around The Christmas Tree – from Elvis to Guns N Roses” celebration involving Swedish rock bands, 15 nights and nearly 8,000 spectators, opted for a dozen SGM SixPack LED blinders for the shows.
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