TUSTIN, CA – WorldStage marked the grand opening of its new expanded facility in Tustin, CA with a three-day celebration featuring guided tours and innovative technology demos. The move to the new 1111 Bell Avenue facility was prompted by the continuing growth of the company and the need to accommodate the SoCal operation in a larger, more efficient and functional environment.
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Chauvet Professional’s Maverick MK3 Wash raises the bar on output, color consistency, and pixel effects. Powered by 27 (40 W) Osram RGBW LEDs, it has the muscle to handle any application, including long throw situations, with ease. Pixel mapping effects, built in color macros and gobos, along with a CTO color mixing option make this fixture the complete wash light package. Control options including DMX, sACN, Art-Net, Kling-Net or W DMX round out this fixture, which can also receive Art-Net or sACN in, and send DMX out, simplifying cable runs.
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RICHARDSON, TX — Bobby Dennis, technical director at The Heights Baptist Church in Richardson, TX, near Dallas, oversaw an upgrade to the lighting rig that replaced its old scrollers with 14 COLORado Batten 72 Tour fixtures, six COLORdash Par-Quad 18s, and six COLORado 1-Quad Zoom Tours, all in time for the church’s 2017 Easter services. He plans to add two more Par-Quad 18s and two more 1-Quad Zoom Tours by summer.
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Resolume announced the release of Arena 5.1.4 and Avenue 4.6.4. These new versions are said to fix a few crashes and iron out some wrinkles. The company has also come up with what it calls “The Ultimate Guide to Multiscreen Output with Resolume,” in response to the often-heard question, ““I want to connect a dozen and then some screens, what hardware should I get?” Along with a list of different options, visual learners are advised to check out the flowchart.
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LAKE FOREST, CA— VidOvation made two key announcements April 20, the appointment of Tom Miller as the company’s new vice president of sales and marketing, and its move to a larger headquarters facility in Lake Forest, California. More than double the size of the previous office, the new facility houses all of VidOvation’s executive, engineering, and manufacturing operations.
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Luminair v3.5, a free update to the DMX lighting control software for iPad Pro, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch and Apple Watch from Synthe FX, is now available. The new release is focused on adding new options that enhance the creative workflow for film and television production, a market which has widely adopted Luminair app as the preferred mobile lighting control solution both on-set and in the field.
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NAPERVILLE, IL — Lighting designer Justin Litterio used Elation’s ACL 360 Bars for two of Calvary Church’s recent NXT Breakaway events. These events are annual winter weekend youth group retreats with activities, competitions, worship and music. Litterio used the rotating LED color-changing batten for NXT events in Lake Geneva, WI (Jan. 14-16) and Carlinville, IL (Feb. 18-20).
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CANBERRA, Australia – Elite Event Technology recently added a pallet of TMB ProCable multicores, adding just under 700 meters to their inventory and bringing their TMB cable total to “around 10 kilometres worth,” said Darren Russell, Elite Event Technology’s Managing Director, pictured here. “We’ve invested in a mixture of TMB ProPlex DMX and Ethernet cabling, ProCable multicable assemblies with Socapex connectors, and headers, patch panels, and tails.”
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SINGAPORE – The first rental and technical production company in Singapore – and indeed south east Asia – to invest in Robe’s new Spiider LED wash beam fixtures is Expo AV-InSync which works locally and internationally throughout the Asia Pacific region including Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, etc.. Currently they have upwards of 200 Robe fixtures in the lighting inventory. When the Spiider was launched last year, it was perfect timing as they were looking for new LED wash lights and loved the Robe LEDWash 600+s that they already own.
GERMANY – Munich-based DoPchoice, maker of light softening and controlling equipment for professional LED lights, will debut new light shaping tools in booth C10845 at 2017 NAB. The DoPchoice patented Snapbag® self-tightening soft box is known for easy handling, output quality and quick deployment. This year the company adds several new versions.
NASHVILLE — New York-based indie-pop band, Misterwives, hit the road for an arena tour as the main support for Panic! at the Disco. The six-piece band is known for its colorful and vibrant performances and has been gaining popularity for several years. Cour Design was tasked with creating the lighting design for the tour and turned to 4Wall Nashville for the gear.
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MIDDLETON, WI– ETC is gearing up for the 2017 NAB Show, which will take place from April 24th through 27th, in Las Vegas. ETC’s stand, C4342, will be the place to be to experience the latest in studio lighting and rigging, including their Source Four LED system, Source 4WRD, ColorSource family of fixtures (pictured here) and their rigging systems.
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