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Dougie Lazer Makes Robot-Heart Beat To Rhythm Of Rogue Beams

Halloween in the Bronx

Dougie Lazer Makes Robot-Heart Beat To Rhythm Of Rogue Beams

BRONX, NY – For most of the 5,000 or so people who attended Robot-Heart, the event was a cool way to spend Halloween weekend. There was nonstop dancing, crazy costumes, artist like WhoMadeWho, a freaky robot, and a scintillating Dougie Lazer designed lightshow that featured an intense beam and strobe display using CHAUVET Professional fixtures. Those involved in putting on the two day celebration, however, also saw something beyond the free flowing party. For them, the event was another step on the way back for the hard pressed Hunts Point section of the South Bronx.

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Total Structures Truss, Hoist, Rigging & Outdoor Structure Workshop – Ventura, CA, January 2017

VENTURA, Ca. – Total Structures is very pleased to announce its latest training event which will be held in Ventura, California, during the month of January.  A wonderful time to be visiting the west coast with average temperatures in Ventura at that time of year being around 66 degrees! This five day ETCP recognized workshop will include instruction and advice on the safe use of outdoor structures as well as an explanation of the American National Standards ANSI E1.21 – 2013 (Entertainment Technology – Temporary Structures Used for Technical Production of Outdoor Entertainment Events)

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Lollapalooza Berlin

Area Four Industries brings Colour & Sound to Lollapalooza

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BERLIN — Teams from three different European offices of Area Four industries recently joined forces to work on a memorable project for Lollapalooza Music Festival in Berlin on Sept. 10-11 this year. An extremely challenging deadline was presented to A4i UK to design and build a custom, high-capacity roof system for the Perry Stage at the music festival via their London based client Colour Sound Experiment.

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ETC Paradigm Control

ETC Paradigm Control – Now From Your Phone

MIDDLETON, WI Controlling your ETC Unison Paradigm® system just got easier. The Unison Paradigm Mobile Button Station App turns your handheld device into an eight-button station, giving you more control from more places. This app enables you to configure up to eight individual buttons to control everything your Paradigm system can. You can recall lighting presets, combine spaces, control zones, and record, activate, and deactivate presets all from your phone or tablet.

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Legends of Horror

Legends of Horror Gets Spooky Projection Mapping

TORONTO – Things got spooky this Halloween as VJ Scott Guy, projection master at EMD, used AV Stumpfl Wings Vioso media serving software to calibrate, warp and blend horrific and scary graphical imagery onto the façade of Toronto’s Casa Loma as part of Liberty Entertainment Group’s Legends of Horror. Casa Loma is a historic site that was Canada’s largest home built by Sir Henry Pellatt. It is now open daily to the public and for private events in the evenings.

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Renewed Vision ProVideoPlayer2 Plays Video

Jersey Shore Private Party Gets AV Boost from Renewed Vision ProVideoPlayer2

MARGATE, NJ — Upon entering a lavish private party by a Margate, NJ beach house at summer’s end, video production company Be Terrific treated guests to an impressive 4K beach-themed show playing on large LED video screens lining the walls and floor. The 360-degree immersive experience, powered by Renewed Vision’s ProVideoPlayer2 (PVP2) software, conceptually transported guests to new locations, destinations and worlds. On the dance floor, partygoers were transfixed by simulations of rippling water, surf, and other beach elements.

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Grease the Musiacal

Australian School Theatre Creates Bigger Presence with Chauvet Professional Gear

SYDNEY – Ravenswood School for Girls has brought a new level of production to its performing arts theatre by adding a collection of Chauvet Professional fixtures to its rig for two recent shows: Grease The Musical and Ravenswood Presents. Supplied by Showtools International, the Ovation C-640FC, Rogue R1 Spot and Rogue R2 Wash were instrumental in creating powerful looks for both performances. These fixtures worked in tandem with Chauvet Professional products that were already on the school’s permanent rig, including the Legend 412Z, COLORdash Batten-Quad 6 and COLORdash Batten-Hex 8

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Exterior of exhibit

Tait Creates Cable Coaster Virtual Reality Simulator for National Geographic’s ‘Experience Mars’ Dome in New York

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 NEW YORK  –  National Geographic Channel unveiled its “Experience Mars” dome on the corner of Canal and Varick streets in New York City from Oct. 26-29. The first-of-its-kind immersive activation, which invited participants on a simulated space journey and walkabout on the red planet’s surface, also served as the commercial debut for Tait’s cable coaster virtual reality simulator.

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