Keeping it Fresh
Whenever I can, I take the time to just play for a bit with the lighting rig before I start programming. I usually do this… Read More »Keeping it Fresh
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Parnelli Voting Ends Oct. 29, Tickets to Nov. 20 Gala Still Available
LAS VEGAS — With the Parnelli Awards voting deadline of Oct. 29 fast approaching, now is the time to cast your vote for the Parnelli award nominees of your choice and reserve your spot or table for the gala evening itself, set for Nov. 20, 2009 at the Peabody Hotel in Orlando, Fla. The Parnelli Awards dinner starts at 8 p.m., immediately following the Neil Diamond Crew Reunion, which starts at 7 p.m. To vote, go to www.parnelliawards.com/vote. For tickets, go to www.parnelliawards.com/reservations.
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Mark Nash Named Full Compass President
MADISON, WI — Full Compass Systems announced the recent promotion of Mark Nash as their new company President. At the company’s ribbon cutting for their new building, with employees, friends, and government officials in attendance, Jonathan Lipp presented Nash with the position of president, promoting him from his former executive vice president role.
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Wybron BP-2 Used On Tour with the Killers
MIAMI — Steven Douglas, the show/lighting/video designer on the current tour for the Killers, has been using a lighting rig that includes 41 Mac 2000 washes, 34 VL 3000 Spots, 52 ColorBlast 12s, 18 i-Pix BB4s, 18 GLP Impressions and 27 Atomic Strobes with scrollers. The gear list also includes the Wybron BP-2 Beam Luminaire.
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Martin Gear Lights Up Venetian Ballroom for Weddings
GARFIELD, NJ —MYI Audio/Video Design & Installation supplied and installed a Martin lighting rig for the Venetian’s multi-use ballroom including four MAC 2000 Performance and 13 MAC 575 Krypton moving heads, nine MX-10 scanners and 12 Stagebar 54 LED luminaires, all controlled via a Martin LightJockey system.
Read More »ESP Vision Vectorworks 2010 Plugins for Windows and Mac OSX
ESP Vision now has modeling plugins available for use with Vectorworks Spotlight 2010 on Windows and Mac OSX operating systems. Because many lighting designers use both platforms of Vectorworks, Vision plugins were developed to allow the creation of Vision data files using Vectorworks Spotlight 2010 running on the PC and Mac.
Read More »Madonna, U2 and AC/DC Tours Top Billboard List for 2009
NEW YORK — Madonna, U2 and AC/DC are among the finalists for Billboard’s 2009 Billboard Touring Awards, which will be awarded Nov. 5. The awards are based on box office results globally from Oct. 1, 2008, through Sept. 30, 2009.
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Primetime Emmy Awards Ceremony Uses Christie Projectors
LOS ANGELES — American Hi Definition, Inc. supported the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards telecast from the Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live with six Christie Roadster HD18K projectors.
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Newcastle’s Theatre Royal Updated with New Lighting Control System
NEWCASTLE, U.K. — White Light recently completed a six-week upgrade to the lighting control and dimming systems at Newcastle’s Theatre Royal, which included ETC’s Eos control system and ETC Sensor dimming.
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Futuroscope’s “Blue Note Mystery” Controlled by Medialon
POITIERS, France — The Blue Note Mystery, a show created by Yves Pépin and produced by ECA2 for the Futuroscope theme park, relied on E/T/C and Medialon to help transport spectators into a dreamscape of sound and music.
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LightConverse 3D Virtual Show Platform (v40)
The latest Lightconverse 3D Virtual Show Platform lets users integrate and visualize multiple show-related disciplines in real-time, including lighting, video, laser, pyro and DMX controlled moving objects.
Read More »Da-Lite 3D Virtual Grey Projection Screen
Da-Lite Screen Company says it has increased the gain on its 3D Virtual Grey projection screen by over 40 percent, for a gain of 1.85 vs. the previous 1.3 gain fabric. That means a dramatic improvement in the brightness of the projected image, while maintaining the 99 percent polar retention of the previous material.
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