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Bandit Lites Invests in Robe Patt 2013 Fixtures

fixtures have been most recently utilized by lighting designer Christian Hahn on Chris Tomlin’s Worship Night in America Tour,

Bandit Lites Invests in Robe Patt 2013 Fixtures

NASHVILLE  – Summer is off to a full swing, with massive tours hitting the road, meaning Bandit Lites has again invested in increasing its already expansive touring inventory, this time purchasing Robe PATT 2013 fixtures. While harkening back to vintage, broadcast lighting looks, the elegant design of the Robe PATT 2013 provides a new element of mood and stage lighting, all the while considering the need for lighting designers to utilize fixtures that will not only meet the booming retro-style trend, but also provide warm tungsten eye-candy looks.

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Philips Vari-Lite VL1100 LED Luminaire to Debut at ABTT June 6-7 in London

[caption id="attachment_277125" align="alignnone" width="640"]The new Philips Vari-Lite VL1100 LED offers a high quality, low power alternative to tungsten[/caption]

LONDON – Philips Vari-Lite’s new VL1100 LED luminaire makes its debut at the 2017 ABTT Theatre Show, set for June 6-7, 2017, at Alexandra Palace in London. The fixture is touted for setting a new standard in high quality LED moving head spotlights for stage and television applications.

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Claypaky’s SharBar Makes Russian Debut with My Michelle

[caption id="attachment_277122" align="alignnone" width="800"]The Claypaky SharBar on Russian band 'My Michelle'[/caption]

MOSCOW – Claypaky’s SharBar, the LED-based multi-beam effects light fixture, made its debut in Russia on a live concert by the band, My Michelle, at the Moscow-based Volta Club. LDs David Misakyan and Dmitry Buryak designed the lighting for the band, led by singer-songwriter Tanya Tkachuk.

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‘Heaven on Earth’ Musical Production to Rely on Avolites Technologies

[caption id="attachment_277119" align="alignnone" width="800"]Heaven on Earth press launch at Wembley[/caption]

BIRMINGHAM, U.K. – ‘Heaven on Earth’, which will be touring U.K. arenas between Dec. 4 2017 and May 12, 2018, will feature a lighting design by LD James Bawn. The show, focusing on the biblical tale of Adam and Eve, is relying upon Avolites technologies for lighting and video support. The large-scale musical is produced by Eden International Productions. It was written by Sara Jeffs and directed by Racky Plews, with an original musical score and arrangements by Geoff Alexander.

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Singer-Songwriter Banks Tours U.K., Europe with Robe Spiiders

[caption id="attachment_277116" align="alignnone" width="800"]Robe fixtures used for a Banks show[/caption]

LONDON – Singer/songwriter Banks toured Europe and the U.K. earlier this year with a lighting rig supplied by Neg Earth Lights that included 13 Robe Spiiders (and one spare). LD Ali Pike designed the show, which traveled from Antwerp, Belgium on Feb. 24 to London on March 13. The tour, in support of last year’s Altar album release, is now underway in the U.S. and Canada through late June. Banks then heads to Australia before heading back to North America, the U.K. and Europe for another run of shows later this year.

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TMB Notes 15 Million Foot Milestone for ProPlex Cat5e Cable

LOS ANGELES – TMB’s ProPlex Cat5e portable cable reached a significant milestone last month when total sales of the flagship product in the ProPlex data cable range, since its introduction at the turn of the century, reached 15 million feet. At more than 2,840 miles, that’s enough cable to stretch from Los Angeles to New York.

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Manios Digital & Film to Show New Cartoni Products at Cine Gear and Matthews’ Garage Sale

[caption id="attachment_277111" align="alignnone" width="786"]Cartoni’s Lambda 25 3rd Axis and Total Dutch facilitate 360° rotation for specialty camera shots[/caption]

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif — Cartoni USA and Manios Digital & Film will demonstrate the latest additions to Cartoni’s award-winning line of camera accessories at two events this weekend in Hollywood. Lambda 25 3rd Axis is an innovative, new accessory for Cartoni’s Lambda 25, the industry standard nodal fluid head for specialty pan and tilt shots. The new attachment allows operators to perform complete 360° rotation on a third axis, making it ideal for shooting underslung off a jib arm, dolly, crane or slider.

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SI Breaks Optical Screen Barrier: Launches Black Diamond XL, Slate XL, and Solar XL

[caption id="attachment_277108" align="alignnone" width="800"]Screen Innovations Goes XL[/caption]

AUSTIN, TX——Projection screen manufacturer Screen Innovations (SI), was founded in 2003 with one simple goal: to bring the big screen experience out of the dark. Based on the belief that two-piece projection was the best way to enjoy a truly immersive viewing experience, founder and CEO Ryan Gustafson led the small company to quickly establish a name for itself in the big screen market. In 2008, he achieved that goal with the introduction of the first iteration of Black Diamond® technology, the world’s first optically-based screen to reject ambient light from all directions.

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d3 Technologies gx Range to Debut at InfoComm 2017

[caption id="attachment_277103" align="alignnone" width="800"]d3 Technologies gx Range[/caption]

LONDON– d3 Technologies will introduce its new gx range to the US market at InfoComm 2017, June 14-16, in the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando.  The d3 team, who will be in Booth 4069, will also display their popular pro range. Prototypes of the gx range were previously shown at Prolight + Sound, Frankfurt, 2017.  The new media servers are designed to facilitate generative content, which is becoming a progressively important part of live show design.

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Christie Spyder X80

[caption id="attachment_277100" align="alignnone" width="800"]Christie_Spyder-X80[/caption]

Christie’s new Spyder X80 multi-window processor promises four times the pixel management capacity of other image processors on the market. Well suited for the demands posed by today’s higher image resolutions, Christie Spyder X80 can handle 4K video at a 60Hz refresh rate on a single channel.  The Spyder X80 will be featured at Christie’s booth 2553 at InfoComm in Orlando, FL June 14-16.

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