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Buyer’s Guide: December 2023 – SFX Gear

Environmental Lights Adds Advatek Lighting Pixel Controllers to Their Offerings

Environmental Lights, a leader in LED lighting solutions, announced that they have added Advatek PixLite® controllers to their offerings for pixel lighting solutions. Advatek’s pixel controllers have been used to drive the magic behind some of the world’s most spectacular LED pixel lighting installations, galleries, shows and events. From Meow Wolf to GoLive Productions, Advatek products have helped bring complex lighting projects to life and will now be available from Environmental Lights.Read More »Environmental Lights Adds Advatek Lighting Pixel Controllers to Their Offerings

A New NYC Icon, 20 Years in the Making

New York’s Perelman Performing Arts Center, first envisioned as part of the 2003 Master Plan to rebuild the 16-acre World Trade Center site following 9/11, opened last month to great fanfare from architectural and arts organizations. The building fulfills a promise of unparalleled theatrical flexibility, fosters powerful artistic expression, and delivers technologically advanced and digitally connected spaces for creative performances—and the lobby is open to the public seven days a week.

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Barco’s Expanded F400 Projector Range

Power, speed and precision. These are the trademarks of Barco’s F400 simulation projectors. They have exciting news: two new projectors join this range. The F400-4K is a powerful laser projector with up to 4K resolution, and the FS400-4K adds NVG stimulation to the mix. They join the F400-N4K projectors (with resolutions of up to 6K and beyond) to complete the portfolio. This makes the expanded F400 range the optimal choice for highly demanding training & simulation applications.

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Tedeschi Trucks Tour with Hippotizer-Driven LED Battens

Tedeschi Trucks’ summer 2023 tour staging was dominated by soaring horizontal LED battens which displayed pixels of video content, driven by Hippotizer Karst+ MK2 Media Servers. The battens were interspersed with LED fixtures to create a dazzling series of audience blinders, color, and sweeping effects to set the scene for the band’s brand of American blues rock.

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A few shorts from the 38th Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

The 38th annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place on Friday Nov. 3 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. This year’s class of inductees were Performers Kate Bush, Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott, George Michael, Willie Nelson, Rage Against the Machine, and The Spinners. Musical Influence inductees were DJ Kool Herc, and Link Wray; and the Musical Excellence Inductees were Chaka Khan, Al Kooper, and Bernie Taupin. Here are a few short highlights and some more details of the production.

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ADJ Beams Fill Arena for Intense Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz Pay-Per-View Boxing Event

Over the summer, YouTube personality and professional boxer Jake Paul defeated mixed martial artist Nate Diaz in a fiercely contested cruiserweight professional crossover boxing match billed as ‘Ready 4 War’. Fought in front of a sellout crowd at the American Airlines Arena in Dallas, TX, the match went a full 10 rounds before Paul was announced the victor based on a unanimous judge’s decision. To build tension and excitement within the arena, more that 50 ADJ beam moving head fixtures were deployed across multiple trusses, while the intense aerial effects they created were enhanced by four of ADJ’s touring grade Entourage haze generators.Read More »ADJ Beams Fill Arena for Intense Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz Pay-Per-View Boxing Event

Robe North America is Distributing Avolites in the USA

As of November 1st, Robe North America (RNA) is the exclusive distributor for Avolites in the United States of America. The Davie, FL-headquartered company will provide full sales, service (including warranty related), training, and technical support following Robe sro’s recent acquisition of the console and media server manufacturer.Read More »Robe North America is Distributing Avolites in the USA