Blizzard’s TOURnado IP COB fixtures use a single 80W COB LED with a wide 60° beam angle and high output RGB color for color mixing. As with other fixtures in Blizzard’s TOURnado series, the TOURnado IP COB fixtures features a convection cooled cast aluminum housing with a tempered glass lens, watertight internal gaskets and IP65 rated power and data cable connections.
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CHICAGO, IL, – United Center, home of the NBA’s Chicago Bulls and NHL’s Blackhawks, underwent a revamp during the summer months of 2016. They featured a permanently installed sports projection system. The United Center is fully equipped to project stunning imagery onto both the ice rink and the basketball court. Veteran creative designer for both Bulls and Blackhawks in-game shows, Quince Imaging was again selected to offer a robust solution, extending projection capabilities far beyond that of the existing system.
SAN FRANCISCO – WorldStage is known for the innovative and fun technical open houses held at its offices on both coasts. Recently, WorldStage San Francisco welcomed clients and partners to the WorldStage 2016 Mixed Reality Open House. A hot ticket in the Bay Area tech community, Mixed Reality offered guests a chance to get up close and personal with technology solutions for the live event marketplace that were unique and outside the mainstream. It followed the festive Tacos and Technology get-together held by WorldStage New York last summer.
FREMONT, CA – November 18, 2016 – Blackmagic Design today announced Video Assist 2.3, a major new update for Blackmagic Video Assist customers that adds 3D LUTs to both models. This update also adds features to the 5” Blackmagic Video Assist including improved DNxHD and DNxHR support, false color monitoring, expanded focus options and new screen rotation features. The Video Assist 2.3 update is available for download now from the Blackmagic Design website and is free of charge for all Blackmagic Video Assist customers.
IEPER, BELGIUM — Hardcore metal can blend harmoniously with green thinking. A case in point is the Ieper Hardcore Fest, Europe’s largest death metal and hardcore punk festival, which attracts fans with a hard stomping lineup that includes the likes of Jello Biafra, UK Subs and Atari Teenage Riot, while at the same time leaving a gentle footprint on the environment. In recognition of its efforts, the festival has won the “Groenevent Award 2015” for greenest festival in Flanders and the “Groene Pluim” award of Ieper.
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MIAMI — Pitbull hit the road recently with his “Bad Man” tour in the U.S. which featured a production design by Gabriel Fraboni and Michael Smalley of creative practice Twin Design. Robe’s BFML Spots played a central role in the production, with 46 of the fixtures serving as the main profile fixtures.
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NEW YORK – ETCP, which launched the new Portable Power Distribution Technician (PPDT) examination earlier this year, noted that 37 people passed and are the first to gain PPDT Certification.
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ElektraLite’s new ML-902 is a moving head profile spot fixture powered by a 120-watt cool white (6,500K) COB LED. The fixture promises an output equal to that of a 250-watt HMI discharge lamp. Features include an indexable seven-color wheel and a range of pattern choices via two wheels that each hold up to seven interchangeable gobos.
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Wago’s new compact 32-channel 40-pin Ribbon Connector Interface offers 24 VDC selectable connections that can be used with a variety of PLC devices.
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LAS VEGAS — Exhibiting on the adjacent stand to their US distributors, GLP Inc., Cosmic Truss’s display at last month’s LDI Show in Las Vegas took on an alluringly ghoulish theme — which really galvanized visitors, who may have thought they had arrived at the Gates of Hell. Appearing the week before Halloween, the custom-created skull that hung above the booth was one of the most photographed item at the show.
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NEWFIELD, NJ – Ken Kepler and Ed Di Bona have formed KD Productions, a full service AV production/rental company serving the Atlantic City/Philadelphia markets. The partners, who started their company two years ago, have a combined 50 years of industry experience. Di Bona was most recently technical director at the Great Auditorium in Ocean Grove, NJ. Kepler spent more than 12 years as the lead audio engineer and lead project manager for Showorks Audio Visual.
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