Almost everything in the live entertainment business has been transformed by digital technology. But as much digital gear as lighting, projection and staging companies carry already, there may be yet one more level of transformation to go in the near future.
Read More »Many of today’s greatest spiritual teachers such as Ram Dass and Eckhart Tolle teach the principle of staying focused on the present moment. They explain that the past cannot be changed and the future is uncertain. The only thing that any of us truly has is this very moment.
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“Do few things if you would enjoy tranquility.” —Marcus Aurelius
I received an email from someone who is not from Texas looking for a formula to calculate the current in an unbalanced 3-phase power distribution system. I could tell he wasn’t from Texas because he was going out of his way to find a solution to a complex problem.
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There are a lot of social networking sites, including the new one started by this magazine (www.ProLightingSpace.com), that allow many of us in the music biz to keep in touch, or for that matter, find each other after all these years. It can be addictive and fun. It can also be annoying. But there is one feature where people can list 25 things about anything — stuff they hate, love, worship or just wish to blog about. I’m going to hijack that idea this month and list 25 things that shaped my career in music.
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LOS ANGELES — Sid Khera of Aspect Lighting using Mega Systems Inc.’s Enigma Net to complement the event design by Jay Calhoun of Beguiled Events for a bar mitzvah at the Peterson Automotive Museum.
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MIAMI — Carnival Cruise Line’s soon-to-be-launched Dream is planning to give berth space to three of LaserNet’s new 5.2W RGBW ScannerPros. The mega-ship, the biggest in Carnival’s fleet, will offer its guests a wide range of dining and entertainment options when it’s launched this fall.
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LONDON — LD Jonathan “Leggy” Armstrong upped his count of i-Pix BB7 LED wash lights from 19 to 35 for Bloc Party’s two shows at London Olympia, part of a world tour that kicked off in January.
Read More »TORONTO — Epic Production Technologies named Martin Kelley senior account executive. Kelley has worked as a technician, lighting consultant and designer of music videos and tours, and, most recently, on the sales and account representation side of the business with bands including Rage Against the Machine, The Killers, Feist, Daughtry, Virgin Festivals and Linkin Park.
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TUCSON, AZ — Total Lighting Support used Chauvet LED fixtures for Calvary Chapel Tucson’s Easter service, which effectively turned the Tucson Civic Center into a house of worship for 9,000 attendees.
Read More »NEW YORK — Chauvet & Sons, Inc. launched its Iluminarc subsidiary and brand of architectural lighting products at Lightfair International, May 5-7. More than 20 LED-fitted products were on display.
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BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — LD Martin Kubanka used Robe moving lights and REDBlinders for the live TV show that selected who would represent Slovakia at the 2009 Eurovision song contest later this month. The show was staged at Slovakian Television headquarters and broadcast live on STV1.
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