MANCHESTER, U.K. – The eighth series of BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing closed in October with a Halloween theme featuring virtual lightning bolts, ghosts, goblins, and top amateur dancers. LD Mark Kenyon specified Solaris Quasar 15k high-powered strobes to add to the lightning effects.
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NASHVILLE – Bandit Lites reports that business development manager Brent Barrett started working with Lady Antebellum back in 2006, before the country music trio ascended the charts and winners podiums at the ACM, CMT, Teen Choice Awards and CMA Awards.
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LONDON – The 2010 BBC Radio 2 Electric Proms were staged at the Camden Town Roundhouse. Siyan supported the lighting design by Steve Finch and Bryan Leitch with crew and gear, including i-Pix LED fixtures. The three-night weekend event was headlined by Elton John, Robert Plant and Neil Diamond.
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Christie's Mirage Series 3D DLP projector line has expanded with six new models that bring 3D solutions to new markets. The new Christie Mirage M Series 3-chip DLP projectors are compatibile with today's 3D standards to support growing demands for 3D displays for rental/staging and other applications
Read More »NEW YORK – The Class of 2005 ETCP Certified Riggers who passed the inaugural examinations came up for renewal this November, as certification is valid for five years. Two-hundred and seven Rigger-Arena and Rigger-Theatre certifications were awarded and 94 percent of these certifications have been renewed. Those who are in the Class of 2006 ETCP Certified Entertainment Electricians will come up for renewal in October of 2011.
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PETALUMA, CA – Panamax/Furman named Martha Brooke Eastern regional sales manager. LEED certified, Brooke brings a high level of energy management expertise to her new role, in addition to over 10 years of experience in consumer electronics.
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Roland Systems Group's VR-5 is a fully-integrated audio mixer and video switcher with built-in recorder/player for live production and web streaming. It basically combines Roland's audio and video technology into one unit.
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BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI – Pioneer Memorial Church added a FOR-A MV-3200 Series multi-viewer as part of a larger reconstruction of its video control room last summer. The video team at the 3,500-member church produces a weekly telecast, New Perceptions, and the new FOR-A multi-viewer allowed them to replace a wall of aging CRT monitors with four flat panel displays.
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Elation Professional's TVL2000 is equipped with 450 cool white and 450 warm white LEDs that can be combined to adjust color temperature from 3200°K to 6500°K. The unit provides a 30° beam angle and produces up to 98 foot candles at a 10-foot throw distance.
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – The Teatro Colón opera house, opened in 1908, received a careful-yet-comprehensive renovation earlier this year, and LD Ernesto Diz and Stage Tech SRL chose Vari-Lite, Selecon, and Strand Lighting fixtures – all Philips Entertainment brands – for the upgrade.
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MOSCOW – Lighting and fireworks lit up the sky for the 2010 Victory Day celebration in Moscow earlier this year. Clay Paky fixtures played a central role in the event, which marked the 65th anniversary of the end of the war against Nazi Germany on May 9, 1945.
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ATHENS, Greece – The renovated Galaxy Bar on the roof of the Hilton Hotel in Athens uses 35 Martin Professional smartMAC gobo and color-changing moving heads to project shifting patterns of color and movement onto the same number of hanging "drums."
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