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Panic! At The Disco’s ‘Death of a Bachelor’ Tour Lit with Claypaky Fixtures

The tour included a grandMA2 full-size console for control.

Panic! At The Disco’s ‘Death of a Bachelor’ Tour Lit with Claypaky Fixtures

SUNRISE, FL – Panic! At The Disco’s tour in support of the band’s Death of a Bachelor album wrapped up with an April 15 show at BB&T Center in Sunrise, FL. The two-month tour, which began with a Feb. 24 show in Uncasville, CT, was lit with Claypaky A.leda B-EYE K20 and Sharpy fixtures, with a grandMA2 full-size console along for the ride. A.C.T Lighting is the exclusive distributor of the Claypaky and MA Lighting brands in North America.

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The band performed Feb. 23 at Ikeda Theater in Mesa, AZ

Simply Three Lit with Mavericks and Rogues

MESA, AZ – For a Phoenix-area homecoming show featuring Simply Three, a three-piece string band that plays a diverse range of music, Erik Parker of Chris Lisle Lighting Design used Chauvet Professional Maverick and Rogue fixtures supplied by Creative BackStage.

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Zylight fixtures to be featured at NAB 2017

Zylight to Debut Pro-Zoom LED Spots at NAB 2017

LAS VEGAS – Zylight will be featuring its Pro-Zoom line of LED zoom ellipsoidals at NAB 2017, which runs April 24-27 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Developed as a high-powered spot or gobo projector for television stages, broadcast news studios, and live theatre, the new ellipsoidal fixtures offer a choice of zoom lenses suited for various lighting projects.

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Christie Boxer 4K30 projector

Christie Gearing Up for NAB Booth SL5310

LAS VEGAS – Christie is gearing up for booth SL5310 at NAB April 24-27 with a a full lineup of Christie True™ 4K Projectors. The company will also feature the Christie Pandoras Box OCTO Server, which controls up to eight displays via one server. The Christie Boxer series of projectors (the 4K30 is pictured here) now includes the Christie Link Transmitter, and the company will also feature the Christie Mystique Install, which provides automatic stacking and edge-blending solutions, among other products offered for broadcast, entertainment, houses of worship, live events, sports and staging applications.

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2017 Tesla Tour Rig Centers on Elation Fixtures

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GREEN BAY, WI – LD Ignacio “Iggy” Rosenberg’s design for Tesla’s 2017 shows centers on Elation fixtures, including Platinum FLX™ hybrid moving heads, ACL 360 Matrix™ LED moving head panels and Protron 3K Color™ strobes. “This was a great tour to understand the concept of providing something that was inexpensive, but not cheap,” Iggy noted.

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BRIT Awards 2017 photo by John Marshall

Brit Awards 2017 Design Team Uses d3 4x4pro Media Servers for Previz, Video Mapping

LONDON – The 37th edition of the annual Brit Awards, held at London’s O2 Arena and televised on UK network ITV1, pulled in over 5 million viewers this year. The iconic pop music awards used three d3 4x4pro media servers for the video mapping of the show’s extensive and dynamic content. The set used a false perspective stage with catwalks to a second stage in the center of the arena.  The main stage screens, catwalks, second stage, Kabuki and roller screens were all modeled and set up in d3.

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Robe for The Young Renegades

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UK – Boston, Massachusetts based lighting designer Jeff Maker once again chose Robe as his main moving lights for the most recent UK and European tour for U.S. rockers All Time Low which was a teaser for their upcoming “Last Young Renegade” album release, scheduled for June 2nd. The band combine their hi-energy, in-the-face mix of gritty pop punk rock with a relentlessly busy touring schedule and are renowned for their live performance.

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The Whirlwind podMIXai is Released

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USA – Building on the clever innovation that is a hallmark of Whirlwind, they introduced earlier this year the podMIXai. An active mixing device, the podMIXai combines a dynamic microphone with an unbalanced stereo audio source for connection to a single line level input of a sound system. Use it with CD and MP3 players, mobile phones, computer sound cards, etc. along with a microphone for announcements over background music. The output is mono-balanced line-level. The compact, rugged podMIXai, includes a wall adapter power supply, which provides 12VAC at 1-Amp.

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BB&S Intros Smallest Pipeline Lights for Fit-Anywhere Versatility – See them at NAB Booth C10845

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LAS VEGAS – At NAB 2017, BB&S Lighting introduces new, fit-anywhere, 4-inch and 8-inch long Pipes to join their Pipeline family of 1-foot, 2-foot, 3-foot and 4-foot lengths. Each is available in 3200°K, 4300°K or 5600°K color temperatures. Just 1-inch in diameter, Pipeline’s rugged, cylindrical Pipes emit a high 98 TLCI remote phosphor LED light, spread over 180 degrees.

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Little Caesars Arena In The District Detroit Is Home To The Largest Skydeck™ Tension Wire Grid In The World

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 SANFORD, FL –  The gritty city of Detroit is known for many things. It’s the Motor City, the Arsenal of Democracy, and the birthplace of Motown. It’s home to four major sports franchises: the Tigers (MLB), the Lions (NFL), the Pistons (NBA), and the Red Wings (NHL). It’s the fourth largest city in the Midwest and now, it’s home to the largest SkyDeck™ tension wire grid in the world.

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RUSHWORKS Demonstrates Latest Arsenal of Powerfully Simple Production, Playback and Streaming Tools at NAB 2017

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LAS VEGAS, NV  – RUSHWORKS, a Dallas area-based software development company that produces cool technology for production, playback, and streaming, is demonstrating the latest tools in its arsenal of powerfully simple products at NAB 2017 in Booth SL12713.  This year RUSHWORKS is enhancing it already robust range of technology solutions with: LOCKED ON, an object tracking solution that eliminates the need for video camera operators.

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