Raising the stakes of EDM visuals, Eric Prydz’s EPIC 2.0 tour features an enormous set incorporating LED screens rather than projection surfaces, lasers, holograms, smoke machines and other visual effects. Influenced by Immersive’s creative director John Munro’s passion for brutalist and minimalist architecture, the set situated Prydz in a giant structure that overlapped the audience, made from LED screens onto which visual content was displayed. Munro drew from a visual concept, The Manmade In Nature in parallel with How Nature Influences the Manmade, to create the sublimely striking, dark images that accompanied the show.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Even with 16 previous Hafltime Shows under his belt, LD Bob Barnhart’s preparations for this year’s Super Bowl began early. By using Prelite Studios’ previsualization services, he was able to work out the details of the massive light show in advance, an approach that came in handy when bad weather delayed shipping of the lighting rig.
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Adding to their lineup of followspots, LDR announced the addition of the Astro 200W LED. Available in warm white at 3200K or cool white at 5600K, Astro is designed for applications where power supply is limited and running costs need to be significantly reduced.
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DETROIT – The Detroit Auto Show drew more than 800,000 car enthusiasts to Cobo Center here from Jan. 13-26 to see the latest offerings from automakers. Christie Lites, TLS Productions, Inc., Fantasee and Light Source used more than 3,000 Elation lighting fixtures throughout the event.
Read More »AMHERST, NY — Columbus McKinnon Corporation acquired privately-owned Unified Industries, Inc. Unified designs, manufacturers and markets overhead light rail workstations primarily used in automotive and other industrial applications. With its headquarters in Howell, MI, Unified had sales of $12.4 million in 2013.
Read More »NASHVILLE — During the “Essential Promoter’s Survival Guide,” a panel discussion held during the Feb. 19-21 Pollstar Live conference here, members of the Event Safety Alliance (ESA) discussed the continued need for a safety-first mindset within the live event production industry.
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Le Maitre calls its new Salamander Quad Pro the “big brother” to the Salamander flame units introduced last year. A four-canister system, the Salamander Quad Pro can be operated with each canister firing independently. Operators can also choose multiple colors, allowing for a variety of visual effects from a single machine — either sequentially (for increased effect duration) or at the same time (for a much bigger single flame). There are up to 120 hits in total, with flames reaching 4 meters in height.
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NEW CASTLE, DE – Video equipment rental company Pete’s Big TVs provided high resolution LED video screens, two Barco 18K projectors, and monitors for the 2014 BET Honors. The seventh annual event, held February 8 at the Warner Theatre in Washington, DC, celebrated the achievements of African Americans in music, literature, entertainment, media, service and education. The show premieres around the world on BET’s international network Feb. 28.
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