STOCKHOLM, Sweden – LD Patrick Woodroffe included 54 Robe ROBIN Pointes in the lighting design for The Rolling Stones’ 14 On Fire tour. They were located on 12 sections of HUD truss running upstage and downstage on both sides of the massive stage. The band wrapped the European leg of their tour earlier this month with performances at Stockholm’s Tele2 Arena and the Orange Canopy Stage at the Roskilde Festival.
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PR Lighting’s new LED Studio 3205D was designed with auto shows in mind. But the fixture, now shipping, is also well suited to a variety of other applications including lighting rigs for TV studios and theatres. Its single 500W LED source is available in two color temperatures, and the fixture also features a 0-100% linearly adjustable DMX dimmer, linear motorized zoom and electronic strobe, and beam angle that can go from 43° to 71°.
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LONDON – Bob Brigham, president of PRG Nocturne, noted recently that one of the main factors clinching Nocturne Productions’ willingness to be acquired by PRG in mid-2011 was “our dream to expand into the UK/European markets.” That dream has become a reality, he said, with PRG Nocturne’s U.K. operation backing 2014 tours and shows for The Eagles, Katy Perry, Metallica, Skrillex, Franz Ferdinand, Bastille, Linkin Park, and The Rolling Stones. Pictured here are U.K. team members Stefaan Michels, Mark O’Herlihy, Bob Brigham and Rich Rowley.
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OSAKA, Japan – In designing the lighting for Vanity Osaka nightclub, LD Michael Meacham made creative use of wide structural columns in the center of the dance floor. He used Chauvet’s EPIX 2.0 bars and EPIX 2.0 strips along with some adroit pixel mapping to incorporate them into his design. He also built EPIX 2.0 bars into the wall behind the DJ booth, added five configurations of 32 EPIX 2.0 strips each on the ceiling and positioned EPIX 2.0 strips behind the frosted glass in the VIP area. The LD accented the EPIX lighted columns with 20 Intimidator Spot LED 350 moving fixtures from Chauvet DJ in four groups of five. Meacham’s design utilizes the motorized focus of the Intimidator Spots to project crisp gobos over the dance floor.
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CLINTON, NJ – Dave Bright, president of Kramer Electronics’ US office, based here, has joined the board of directors for the Association for Quality in Audio Video Technology (AQAV). Kramer Electronics’ ongoing partnership with AQAV includes an ongoing focus on training and AV certifications as technology continues to shift from analog to digital.
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GLENDALE, CA – Kinetic Lighting, based here, has developed its own cross platform app to streamline its operations. The new software works on Windows, Mac and iOS devices and is designed to streamline rental and sales inventory management, orders, repair tickets, truck schedules, crew schedules, contacts, requisitions and purchase orders. The system emails reminders and alerts to users–for instance, a notice to the appropriate staff member when inventory levels fall below certain thresholds, or that an event crew needs to be beefed up – helping the company guard against costly oversights.
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FAIRVIEW, NJ – To highlight its ability to develop custom products quickly, iWeiss issued a press release showcasing a custom lifting winch that the company was able to design and manufacture within a two week time frame. The development of the custom winch, which has a 1 ton capacity and 35 feet of travel at 60 ft. /minute, was overseen by Paul Kelm, the company’s automation & production manager.
Read More »LUTON, U.K. – Steve Shortt, a 30-year industry veteran, has joined Hall Stage, based here, as head of design. Shortt has worked with Hall Stage products on projects led by the staging company’s U.S. partners, including Thern Stage Equipment, Hall Stage North America, Epic Production Technologies, Gridworks and others. The company says his appointment is part of its plan for growth in new product development and projects and installations.
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Completing the X4 family of fixtures, GLP’s impression X4 XL LED moving head is equipped with 55 RGBW LED sources, each rated at 15W and each color matched to align across units. It also offers a zoom range of 7° to 50° which forms what the company calls a “cannon of light” at its narrowest angle up to a bright expanse of coverage at its widest. For effects across its face, the X4 XL allows for individual control of each of the 55 pixels, offering both standard and custom patterns.
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OVIEDO, FL – First Baptist Oviedo, which now delivers its message through a variety of media including live streaming, sermon archiving, podcasts, and its weekly shows on local television, acquired FOR-A’s HVS-390HS video switcher earlier this year to meet its growing production needs. Josh Felix, the church’s director of technical arts, credited the switcher’s built-in color corrector on four channels and built-in scalers, which lets the crew easily scale SD images to HD.
Read More »NEW YORK – An industry draft standard relating to ACN interoperability, BSR E1.30-11, EPI 33 – ACN Root Layer Protocol Operation on TCP, has been posted for public review. BSR E1.30-11 is a Profile for Interoperability (EPI) to be used with ANSI E1.17, which is commonly called “ACN” for Architecture for Control Networks. EPIs related to ANSI E1.17 specify how conforming implementations are to operate in particular environments or situations in order to guarantee interoperability. This part of E1.30, EPI 33, is an interoperability profile that specifies the operation and formats for the ACN Root Layer Protocol operating on TCP.
Read More »TEL AVIV, Israel – The Backstreet Boys, who had been planning to end their 145-date In a World Like This global tour with three shows in Raanana, near Tel Aviv, July 29-31, have cut the tour short and postponed those gigs. Paul Anka also pushed back shows planned for Tel Aviv July 24 and 26.
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