LAS VEGAS – LDI 2016 was twice as nice for Chauvet Professional, as the company’s new freestanding theatrical lighting demonstration booth drew large and appreciative crowds throughout the three-day show. Located across the aisle from the CHAUVET Professional main booth, the new demo area highlighted the company’s groundbreaking Ovation LED ellipsoidals, Fresnels, battens and cyc lights, as well as its COLORado wash fixtures.
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BELGIUM – Belgian entertainment engineering specialist WIcreations was tasked with creating a neat and novel piece of technical wizardry for Coen Janssen, keyboardist with acclaimed Dutch symphonic rock band Epica … who wanted to be able to move his keyboards up, down, along and around the stage throughout their energetic live performances.
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NASHVILLE – In an effort to offer their clients an even greater understanding of how LED video can transform any environment, the award-winning LED video manufacturer PixelFLEX is proud to announce a new partnership with SpaceView. As an Augmented Reality technology, SpaceView transforms the way commercial construction and renovation design teams collaborate and visualize their creations by providing near-instantaneous and accurate product installation renderings.
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RIO de JANEIRO – LD Durham Marenghi included Robert Juliat followspots in his designs for the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games. He used 10 Robert Juliat Lancelot 4000W HMI followspots and four Robert Juliat Cyrano 2500W HMI followspots for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Chris Henry, the spot captain employed by Marenghi, worked alongside Agora, the Italian-based lighting supplier for the Ceremonies, and credited the fixtures for their performance.
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STUTTGART, Germany — Creative Technology (CT) announced changes for its operations in Germany, shifting some work to its bases in the Netherlands, U.K., Spain and beyond but retaining a presence in Stuttgart, Cologne and Berlin. The company also named Mike Dörfling business development director in Stuttgart. Christ Elsten was named managing director for the Netherlands and Germany. He will work alongside commercial director Albert Deltour.
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TORONTO — APG Displays, a leading video wall integrator, launched APG Rentals, a new business unit dedicated to high-end video for the rental and staging industry.
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MURRAY HILL, NJ – It’s not often that science and art meet the live event world. These very diverse fields came together at two unique events in New Jersey where invited guests and the public were treated to impressive interactive experiences. WorldStage helped Nokia Bell Labs and Stevens Institute of Technology supply technology and content integration for the First Shannon Conference on the Future of the Information Age on the Bell Labs campus in Murray Hill.
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GLASGOW, Scotland – More than 150 guests attended the launch of Adlib’s new warehouse and office facility in Glasgow on Oct. 13. Located on an industrial estate near Glasgow International Airport, the Open Day event welcomed guests from all industry sectors to get better acquainted with Adlib’s partners and the gear they rent.
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NASHVILLE — To maximize its ability to respond quickly and accurately to its customers’ requirements, TNDV Television has integrated Riedel Communications’ MediorNet MicroN high-density media distribution network device within its flagship mobile production truck, Exclamation. Deployed as a stand-alone unit, the MicroN device enables flexible, efficient processing of uncompressed HD signals in the remote-production environment.
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LAS VEGAS — The 2016 LDI show, held at the Las Vegas Convention Center Oct. 21-23, featured a slew of new ideas in the form of products and solutions all geared to make the lives of attendees a little brighter, flashier or just plain easier. Whether attendees were looking for a high-tech way to optimize their visual design work flow or a low-tech but useful gizmo that could be hammered into a squished connector to make it round again, solutions abounded on LDI’s show floor, which featured 350 exhibitors and a big audio demo area in the parking lot outside.
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