Owatonna, MN—Wenger Corporation introduces two new products at LDI: the new J.R. Clancy Vantis™ Wall Controller, and a new service offering, Wenger’s Remote Lighting Support… Read More »Wenger Introduces Two New Innovations at LDI: The New Vantis™ Wall Controller and Remote Lighting Support
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Festivals, concerts, conferences, graduations, and athletic events all share one common characteristic – they all feature crowds. If your work involves planning to accommodate large groups of people, you must know how to plan to mitigate risks and keep your crowds safe. The Event Safety Alliance (ESA) would like to invite you to their next Crowd Safety Symposium taking place on January 17-18, 2022 in the Los Angeles area.Read More »ESA’s Crowd Safety Symposium Returns to Los Angeles in January 2022
LAS VEGAS – Blue Planet announces the launch of one of the industry’s most comprehensive B2B resale portals. The new Blue Planet B2B Portal is a resale platform designed to provide a company with immediate access to the lowest dealer to dealer pricing available on most AVL brands in the entertainment industry. There are many product lines that are nearly impossible for smaller companies to obtain, and this portal allows those companies to harness the purchasing power of Blue Planet to effectively compete (and profit) on jobs which one otherwise might have to pass on. The Blue Planet B2B Portal offers a solution for all AVL related companies needing resale pricing and support on product lines outside of their existing portfolio.Read More »Blue Planet Launches AVL B2B Reseller Portal
The new Framebot 600, from Mega-Lite, is a full-featured automated luminaire with robust features packed into a medium-sized housing. This theatrical and production-grade unit is equipped with a 600W 7,000K LED that produces an output of over 20,500 lumens (@ approximately 45ft). Here’s a video introduction for the Framebot 600:
Middleton, WI—The B-Box4, a new F-Drive accessory, is now available from ETC, simplifying installation and vastly increasing compatibility with third-party LED fixtures. The B-Box4 uses the RJ45 output of an F-Drive card to position up to four channels of Molex, terminal, or RJ45 connections at any location in your installation.Read More »ETC Introduces F-Drive B-Box, Expanding Fixture Compatibility
Cluj-Napoca, Romania – A Kinesys Apex automation system with the new Kinesys Vector control console was used to create kinetic effects above the audience at… Read More »The Untold Kinesys Story
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NEW YORK – Production Resource Group, LLC (PRG), a leading provider of production solutions for entertainment and live events, has named Stephan Paridaen as CEO, effective Jan. 3, 2022. Paridaen currently holds the role of president & COO at PRG, leading its operations in EMEA and APAC since 2010. Simultaneously, Jeremiah J. “Jere” Harris will become the company’s executive chairman and chief creative officer.Read More »PRG Names Stephan Paridaen CEO
USA – Starting in December, the ADJ team is preparing to bring entertainment lighting, LED video and pro audio solutions to customers in the Northeast, Midwest and Texas with the second phase of the Reunited Thru Light tour. The road show events will offer attendees the opportunity to meet in person with the ADJ team and other industry professionals and get an exclusive preview of ADJ’s latest product innovations.
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ORLANDO—To complement the immersive video content featured on Porter Robinson’s Nurture Live Tour, Ben Coker designed and programmed a sophisticated lighting rig, provided by Christie… Read More »Porter Robinson’s Nurture Live Tour Wows Audiences With Dynamic, Immersive Lighting From Martin
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Cwmbran, Wales—Two FLX S24 consoles from Zero 88—a Signify entertainment lighting brand—have been supplied by Ross-on-Wye, UK based CJP Broadcast for lighting control in two new broadcast studios for virtual production and television at the University of Sunderland’s David Puttnam Media Centre. CJP’s technical manager James Ruddock, who led the virtual studio installation team, chose the consoles for their power, compact size, and footprint, and as, “a good value option for educational applications of all levels with its many features and great functionality as found in larger lighting desks.”Read More »Zero 88 FLX S24 Provides Flexible Lighting Control for University of Sunderland
Columbia, MD—With fellow General Device Type Format (GDTF) founders MA Lighting and Robe Lighting, Vectorworks, Inc. reveals several valuable updates to GDTF—the standard for describing the hierarchical and logical structure and controls of any type of controllable device in the lighting and entertainment industry. The GDTF file format has continued to evolve with input and involvement from manufacturers across the globe and critical feedback from its many adopters, resulting in a newly published update to DIN SPEC 15800:2021.Read More »General Device Type Format (GDTF) Founders Announce Updates to DIN SPEC 15800:2021
MUNICH – In September, the International Motor Show (IAA), among the world’s largest trade shows for passenger cars, took place for the first time in Munich as a new concept, IAA Mobility, focused on future-oriented mobility. TLD Planungsgruppe GmbH was responsible for the lighting design, among other things, for the Mercedes-Benz presence and chose Elation KL series luminaires as the high-quality lighting solution.Read More »TLD Relies on Elation KL Series for Top Standard Mercedes-Benz Stand at IAA 2021