LONDON – Event production company OneBigStar has been putting their Hippotizer media servers to use at a variety of events lately including ‘Move It’, a big dance event; and also for the reveal of Virgin Atlantic’s latest crew uniforms.
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I have to start out by saying what a pleasure it is to toy around with a new original light fixture. One that does not copy or emulate any other lighting fixture on the market, but is unique. French lighting manufacturer Ayrton has once again raised the bar with the release of their MagicBlade. I am sitting in the Morpheus Lights showroom in Las Vegas as I run this beauty through its paces. Morpheus Lights distributes Ayrton in America.
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ARMIDALE, Australia – For Sunset Music Festival, an EDM music festival held at the Armidale Showgrounds here, Sydney-based Showtime Promotions and Productions provided 12 Nexus 4×4 panels from Chauvet Professional. “We hung the panels on tiered trussing, which worked very well with the curved roof structure of Showtime’s stage to create an intense focus of light.” said Showtime’s Adriano Mercurio.
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COLUMBIA, MD – Nemetschek Vectorworks announced the recipients of the Vectorworks Design Scholarship. Fifteen students will receive $3,000 to support their studies, and their schools will each get Vectorworks software licenses and training.
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TOKYO – LD Michael Meacham of iDesign Productions sought a visual design for ELE Tokyo that would help the nightclub stand out. His lighting design, which leverages the club’s unique architectural features, includes 16 Rogue R1 Beams, two Legend 412Z washes and six Strike 882 strobe panels from Chauvet Professional.
Read More »AARHUS, Denmark – Martin Professional may be known for its luminaires, but it’s also looking to add to its collection of luminaries – people involved in the lighting industry who have felt a passion for what they do. The company’s “Wall of Dedication” is a collection of these personal accounts. People share their stories of how they got into the industry, their sources of inspiration as well as pieces of advice and pearls of wisdom on a web-based platform.
WILLEBROEK, Belgium — AED Rent, based here, provided LD Luc Peumans with fixtures to support the latest tour for Belgian/Dutch rock band Clouseau’s latest tour. Peumans met the challenge of creating a “large looking” show with fewer lighting fixtures with an assortment of gear that included a dozen of Clay Paky’s A.leda B-EYE K20s.” They inspired a lot of looks for this show,” he noted.
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LMG Touring provided lighting and video gear for Donald Glover, a.k.a. Childish Gambino, who has been touring in support of his second album, Because the Internet, released last December. Along with a full lighting rig, LMG provided Barco 18K Projectors and AI Media Servers. The video gear supported custom content created by Moment Factory. The different projection surfaces included a back screen, two columns, front scrim or Kabuki, riser surfaces, and stage props. The tour provided the audience with animated sequences that took them on a ride through the Internet.
BLACKBURN, U.K. – Lighting and visuals specialist HSL, based here, supplied a floor package for the European leg of Massive Attack’s summer tour. LD Tim Oliver’s overall visual design included having lights in front of and behind the screens, and the rig was also designed to be easy to rig, break down and transport between festival gigs. As with previous Massive Attack shows, back-lighting played a key role in retaining a sense of visual mystery and magic.
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