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NEP Acquires Avesco Group, Parent Company for Creative Technology

Dave Crump and Graham Andrews

NEP Acquires Avesco Group, Parent Company for Creative Technology

PITTSBURGH – NEP Group, Inc. have completed the acquisition of Creative Technology’s parent company Avesco. Based in Pittsburgh, USA, NEP is one of the world’s largest outsourced production partners supporting premier content producers across the broadcast and live events industries. Alongside Creative Technology (CT), NEP operates four other Live Events businesses focused on Large Screen Display. These comprise Faber AudioVisuals and Mediatec Solutions in Europe along with Screenworks and Sweetwater in the US. 

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PRG Belgium Invests in ProLyft Controllers

PRG Belgium Invests in ProLyft Controllers

TILDONK, Belgium – PRG Belgium has recently received a large batch of ProLyft Pro controllers, which will instantly be deployed on productions. After a thorough selection procedure, Prolyte was selected to supply PRG Belgium with its’ high-end control systems. Investing in 30 12-way control units is the first step in further professionalizing and renewing their rigging department.

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BMFLs for Avram Tal Tour

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ISRAEL – Ronen Najar, one of Israel’s leading lighting and visual designers has brought his imagination and style to the latest tour by Israeli singer Avram Tal, supporting his latest studio album ‘Now Life’. Between eight and 12 Robe BMFL Spots – depending on the size of the venue – are rigged upstage on the rear truss. These have been newly purchased especially for the tour by rental company Hakol Bakol based in Pardes Hana. This is their second Robe purchase and it was prompted by Ronen’s specification.

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Resolve to Update your Info for the 2017 Event Production Directory

LAS VEGAS — Suppose your company has a new president. Perhaps the previous guy in charge, a skinny dude with a funny name, just headed out the door for an extended vacation in Hawaii. And the new guy storming in is a blustery fellow with a red tie and tangerine hair. And let’s say you just ignored our annual plea to update your company’s listing for the 2017 Event Production Directory. All year long, instead of being informative, your EPD listing can be summed up in a single word. Wrong!

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Phish Makes it Rain to Ring in the New Year at Madison Square Garden

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NYC – (Notorious for their musical improvisation, extended jams and surprise gags, Phish returned to the stage for their annual New Year’s Run at the famed Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, New York. On December 31st, after performing for three hours, Phish began revealing their surprise New Year’s gag at 11:30 pm with a musical production of “Petrichor,” a track from their latest album Big Boat, accompanied by choreographed dancers, sixteen kinetic LED umbrellas that floated above the stage and synthetic rain, made of small crystals, which fell from the ceiling of The Garden.

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Chauvet Professional Conveys Passion At Daddy Yankee and Nicky Jam’s Los Cangris Concerts

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SAN JUAN, PR – Daddy Yankee and Nicky Jam closed 2016 on a high and very emotional note, bringing down the house for four electrifying sold-out Cangris concerts at the famed Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot. The two Reggaeton icons had a lot to celebrate, having collectively garnered six nominations for Univision’s upcoming Premios Lo Nuestro awards.

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Bluewater Opens Sixth Office in Farmington Hills, Michigan

SOUTHFIELD, MI, – ​​​​​Bluewater Technologies Group, Inc. is pleased to announce the opening of its sixth facility. In order to accommodate the continued growth and forecast of new employees required to support increased demand, Bluewater has moved part of its audio visual integration operations to a newly renovated 26,000 sq. ft. space in Farmington Hills, Michigan. This move will support Bluewater’s on-going growth plans.

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ETC Response 4 Port Gateway

ETC Response 4 Port Gateway

ETC’s new Response 4 Port Gateway is now shipping. This product is available as a table-top, rack-mount, DIN rail, or pipe-mounted device. It uses bidirectional Ethernet communication with other network devices to send or receive up to 2048 channels of DMX512 data and RDM messages. Using ACN and streaming ACN protocols, the Response 4 Port supports up to four DMX wiring connections and distributes up to 2048 channels over Ethernet. The 4 Port uses the same integrated LCD screen as ETC’s other gateways for status display and configuration information.

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The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture is an initiative of Saudi Aramco, the Kingdom’s major oil company

King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture in Saudi Arabia Stages Grand Opening with d3 Projection Mapping

DHAHRAN, Saudi Arabia — The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has officially inaugurated the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, whose debut was marked by stunning video projection mapping across the streamlined, modernist façade.  Belgium-based Visual Solutions crafted the week-long, nighttime display powered by 52 projectors and six 4x4pro media servers with VFC cards from d3 Technologies. Filmmaster MEA Events, produced the grand opening with technical director, Julien Poncelet, heading the team.  VER supplied all the video equipment and serviced the event on site.

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Three Z-HD6000s are deployed in the SMAD studio for hands-on instruction

James Madison University Enhances Hands-On Media Production Education with Hitachi Z-HD6000 Cameras

WOODBURY, NY — At James Madison University in Virginia, the vision of the School of Media Arts and Design (SMAD) includes delivering innovative media education programs that integrate traditional concepts, values, and skills with new and evolving technologies. When the university undertook a major upgrade and refresh of the equipment in its television studio last year, it selected Z‑HD6000 HDTV cameras from Hitachi Kokusai Electric America Ltd. (Hitachi Kokusai) to give students valuable, practical experience.

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