Sidram Power To Move to New Facility
HOLLYWOOD, FL — Sidram Power announced plans to move to a larger facility to support the company’s line of generator, transformers, power distro and portable air equipment.
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Broadcast Pix Opens Offices in China
BILLERICA, MA — Broadcast Pix announced it has established offices in China in cooperation with ADC for distribution and support of its Slate integrated production systems. The new offices will be located in Hong Kong, Beijing, and Guangzhou to service resellers, integrators, and customers in the region.
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Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre Adds Robe Fixtures
BRISBANE, Australia — The Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC) has increased its stock of Robe ColorSpot and ColorWash 700E AT moving lights. BCEC lighting supervisor Michael Kelly based his decision on the growing popularity of the Robe 700 series and their “value for the money.”
Read More »Combining a Clean Stage with Messy Truss
Simon Sidi is a well-respected lighting designer, but he’s made a mess of his latest tour — American Idols Live — on purpose. “I wanted… Read More »Combining a Clean Stage with Messy Truss
Read More »PRG Supports “Throw and Go” Show for Limp Bizkit at the Pearl in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS — PRG provided production support for the recent performance by Limp Bizkit at the Pearl Concert Theater in Las Vegas. LD Jeff Rials lit the show. And although if it had been eight years since the band’s last U.S. show, Rials had considerably less time to prepare with the rig, which included two dozen Clay Paky Alpha fixtures.
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LEDs Lighten Up Cherry Blossoms and Tokyo’s Carbon Footprint
TOKYO — Located near the grounds of Japan’s Imperial Palace, Chidorigafuchi Park is a focal point for national celebrations including Japan’s Cherry Blossom festival. New LED floodlights used for the park put an emphasis on a lighter carbon footprint with Lumileds, which are solid-state floodlights.
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Andrea Bocelli Concert in Roman Colosseum Lit with W-DMX
ROME — It may be one of the greatest examples of ancient Roman engineering, but the Colosseum in Rome is nearly 2,000 years old, and the venue never really had much of a hard-wired lighting control system to speak of, even when it was new.
Read More »ESTA Announces that Revised RDM Standard is Available for Review
NEW YORK — BSR E1.20 – 200x, a revision of the existing ANSI E1.20 – 2006, Entertainment Technology — Remote Device Management over USITT DMX512, is available for public review on the ESTA Web site through Oct. 19, 2009.
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DBN Lights Facade of Liverpool Landmark
LIVERPOOL, U.K. —LD Stephen Page of DBN Lighting lit the 50-meter-tall façade of the riverfront Port of Liverpool building for LuminoCity, a 30-minute multimedia show that included video projections, pyrotechnics, live performance and sound.
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PixelRange Adds Visual Twist to Glastonbury Stages
GLASTONBURY, U.K. — This year’s Glastonbury festival showcased an ample assortment of PixelRange products, from Blur’s headlining performance on the main stage to the more eclectic stages across the large festival site.
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E/T/C London Goes Wide Once Again for RAF-Themed Edinburgh Tattoo
EDINBURGH, Scotland — E/T/C London supplied a 90-meter-wide projection for the Edinburgh Military Tattoo. It’s the fifth year that the company has been involved in this event, the second year that the projection canvas has been increased from 60 to 90 meters wide, and this year’s show included the most extensive use of projected visuals yet, seen for nearly half the show’s duration.
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Tomcat Edge Pre-Rig Truss
Tomcat USA’s Edge is a 30-inch-by-24-inch pre-rig truss that can be stowed in trucks four trusses wide and features stacking spigots, plus the option for rotating spigots for connection in multiple planes. Edge also eliminates the need for bulky corner blocks, and damaged ladders can be replaced without replacing the entire section of truss.
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