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2016 MLB FanFest in San Diego Features Video Entrance Using PixelFLEX Gear

MSI Productions provided PixelFLEX FLEXLite Plus 3.9mm LED video displays near the entrance.

2016 MLB FanFest in San Diego Features Video Entrance Using PixelFLEX Gear

SAN DIEGO – The 2016 Major League Baseball FanFest was held July 8-12 in conjunction with MLB’s All Star Game at Petco Park, home of the MLB San Diego Padres. Held within the San Diego Convention Center, the 2016 FanFest event was overseen by BaAM Productions. BaAM turned to MSI Productions tech director Tom Bollard, who used FLEXLite Plus 3.9mm LED video technology from Nashville-based PixelFLEX to create an immersive LED video entrance for the five-day event.

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FABlok Modular Units from Atomic

FABlok Modular Units from Atomic

Atomic, the Lititz, PA-based creative company providing rental solutions, set construction, design and production services for the live event industry, is offering a new modular product line: FABlok. Joining the company’s FASTwall and SuperWall systems, the FABlok system consists of panels built with expanding fabric and tabbed inserts that pack small but play big when assembled to create  3D panels.

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Lambert supplied some of the gear from his own company and turned to Entec for more.

LD Richard Lambert Lights U.K.’s Jazz Dance Company Tour with Assist from Entec Sound & Light

LONDON – LD Richard Lambert turned to Entec Sound & Light for he Jazz Dance Company’s recent U.K. tour, “Unexpected Tales” for an assist. While Lambert provided his Zero 88 ORB XF control desk and a few fixtures including Chauvet Intimidator LED spots and GLP Atoms through his own business, Lambco, Entec supplied the power and data distribution, 11 Clay Paky Alpha Spot HPE 300s, 10 Martin MAC 700 Wash lights and eight overhead scaff bars.

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Techni-Lux Plans Demo Events in Fort Lauderdale, Miami on Aug. 30, Sept. 1

ORLANDO – Techni-Lux announced product and training demos in Fort Lauderdale on Aug. 30 and Miami on Sept. 1, 2016. Guests will have an opportunity to go hands on with dozens of products for entertainment lighting, video and special effects. Representatives from Techni-Lux, ChamSys, Highlite and SGM will be on hand as well. The events are designed for anyone who is involved in stage, production, A/V, night club owners and light jockeys, theatres, theme parks, houses of worship, architectural and entertainment lighting.

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Enttec Pixelator Mini

Enttec Pixelator Mini

Enttec’s Pixelator Mini is positioned between the company’s Pixelator (48 universes) and Pixie Drivers (300 to 600 pixels). The Pixelator Mini can control up to 2,720 pixels using 16 Universes of DMX over Ethernet.

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ESTA Announces January 2017 Plugfest Event

DALLAS – The ESTA Control Protocols Plugfest, an event where manufacturers and developers can test their products for interoperability with other manufacturers’ products, is scheduled to take place January 20-23, 2017, at the Dallas/Fort Worth Marriott Solana in Westlake, Texas. The event is free to attend and everyone is welcome!

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Two New ESTA Standards Published, Two Drafts in Public Review

NEW YORK — ESTA noted that two new standards were approved by ANSI and published in early August. They involve the design, installation and use of orchestra pit lifts and overhead mounting of luminaires and lighting accessories. ESTA also posted new standards for public review involving manually operated hoist rigging systems and, separately, recommended guidelines for entertainment rigging system inspections.

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Kyrgyzstan's 'Song of the Year' Ceremony Lit with Martin Fixtures

Kyrgyzstan’s ‘Song of the Year’ Ceremony Lit with Martin Fixtures

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — For Kyrgyzstan’s second annual “Song of the Year” music awards, a variety of RUSH fixtures from Martin were deployed byKyrgyzstan’s Martin Professional dealer, Sound KG Rental Company. Russian LD Alexey Zhivanov used six MH 3 Beams and six MH 4 Beams, along with three Atomic 3000 DMX strobes to provide lighting effects. The light show was operated by Martin controllers, including the M2GO and M-Touch.

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Maxin10sity used projection mapping techniques for Audi’s Late Light Show

Audi HQ Lights Up with Video-Mapping Display by Maxin10sity

INGOLSTADT, Germany — Maxin10sity, a projection mapping design firm based in Budapest, Hungary, recently completed two major projects for Audi to mark the launch of their newest models. Commissioned by technical planning and show direction specialist Niyu, Maxin10sity used projection mapping techniques for Audi’s Late Light Show – an event for Audi employees and the community surrounding the company’s Ingolstadt, Germany headquarters. The show ran every evening over six days from May 25-30.

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