Video West Hires David Stern
PHOENIX – Video West recently brought on David Stern as VP of National Corporate and Entertainment Accounts. David brings in over 40 years of both… Read More »Video West Hires David Stern
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Tchami’s ‘Prophecy’ Tour Rig Includes Claypaky B-EYE Fixtures
LOS ANGELES – “Prophecy” marks the first headlining tour for French house music producer Tchami (Martin Bresso) in North America. The new tour for the pioneer of the Future House genre features a cathedral-like stage set, which is lit by Claypaky A.leda B-EYEs from Zenith Lighting, Inc. in Orlando, the tour’s official lighting and truss provider.
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Quest Sound Productions Uses Rogues to Light Aiken Bluegrass Festival
AIKEN, SC – John Berret, who co-owns Quest Sound Productions with partner Rob Boggs, used Chauvet Professional fixtures at the Aikens Bluegrass Festival. The setup included eight Rogue R1 Beams and eight Rogue R2 Spots, 14 COLORado 1-Tri Tour washes, four COLORado 3p IP blinders and six ellipsoidals, with a ChamSys MagicQ PC Wing for control.
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Urdile Deploys PR’S XR440 BWS Hybrid on Major Shows in Chile
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CHILE – Urdile Audio & Iluminación, PR Lighting’s Chilean distributors, are just one global partner that has been achieving extraordinary success with the Chinese manufacturer’s XR440 BWS, and its smaller sibling the XR330 BWS (denoting that these hybrid, high output moving heads combine Beam, Wash and Spot effect).
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LD Allen Branton, 4Wall PA Light Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
BROOKLYN, NY – On April 7, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted its 32nd class: Joan Baez, Tupac Shakur, Electric Light Orchestra, Pearl Jam, Journey and Yes. Lighting designer Allen Branton lit the annual event, held this year at the Barclays Center, with gear provided by 4Wall PA.
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Events United Uses Chauvet Fixtures to Create Pop Up Music Video Studio in Shop Location
LONDONDERRY, NH – Tim Messina, owner of Events United, used a collection of Chauvet Professional fixtures including 12 Rogue RH1 Hybrids, six STRIKE 4 warm white multi-formatted fixtures and 112 PVP X6IP LED video tiles to turn a a 40’ by 40’ corner of this shop into a pop up music video studio. Project 2 Studios used the studio for a video featuring local singer-guitarist Matt Ellenberger.
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StageSpot Launches Online Custom Gobo Creator
Austin, TX-based StageSpot launched its online custom gobo creator that lets users choose from more than 75 pre-made templates or to upload custom images and artwork. The company created its StageSpot platform with pre-built design elements and graphics, plus the ability to manage layers, which makes it easier to modify complex designs.
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Emmylou Harris Celebrates at the Ryman with Bandit Lites
NASHVILLE – Emmylou Harris and the Nash Ramblers took the stage at the Ryman Auditorium in celebration of the anniversary of their original live recording of the Grammy-winning 1992 LP, At the Ryman, which took place in an effort to restore the crumbling “Mother Church.” LD Bob Peterson supplemented the house lighting from the Ryman with Bandit Lites VL 3000 Spots, GLP X4S wash lights, along with a grandMA2 lite console for control.
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LD Dennis Size Adds SolaSpot 1500s to ‘Good Morning America’
NEW YORK — When Good Morning America expanded their production facilities at Times Square Studios late last year, Dennis Size, senior vice president of design for Lighting Design Group (LDG) and LD for GMA, specified 20 High End Systems SolaSpot 1500s to augment the new space.
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Eiki Expands EK-500 Series
Eiki International announced that its EK-500 line of LCD projectors is expanding. New units include the EK-510U (MSRP: $6,495), EK-511W (MSRP: $5,495) and EK-512X (MSRP: $4,695). All three models feature durable inorganic LCD panels with a high contrast ratio.
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Christie Pandoras Box Enables Synchronized Visual Wonder at IBM Conferences in Las Vegas
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CYPRESS, CALIF.– One of the nation’s leading Fortune 500 companies showcased thought leadership conferences with non-traditional visual support at multi-venue, multi-screen events powered by Christie®. Unlimited Visibility Inc., led by IBM-partner Drury Design Dynamics, applied their technical prowess to both IBM InterConnect 2017, a global cloud conference, and IBM Amplify, a conference on Watson marketing disciplines, held earlier this year in Las Vegas. Christie Pandoras Box plus Christie Widget Designer enabled the combined team to turn the complex process of mixing traditional presentations and a wide variety of media content into a simplified task with visually compelling results.
White Light Oversees Lighting Installation for Pink Floyd Exhibition at V & A Museum
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LONDON – Now open at the V & A Museum, The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains is the first international retrospective of one of the world’s most pioneering and influential bands. The exhibition offers an immersive and multi-sensory journey through the career of Pink Floyd, chronicling their music, design and staging, from the 1960’s through to the present day. Following the company’s work on last year’s EXHIBITIONISM, the Rolling Stone’s exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery, White Light was called upon to oversee the lighting installation and supply the lighting equipment on this occasion.