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Flurry Beam from Blizzard Lighting
Blizzard Lighting’s Flurry Beam moving head features a sharp 2.5° beam angle, 540°/220° pan and tilt and 8/16-Bit resolution.
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Colour Sound Experiment Lights Slaves Show at Brixton Academy in London
LONDON – Colour Sound Experiment supplied lighting for punk duo Slaves most recent tour which culminated in a highly animated show at Brixton Academy in London, with lighting created by Francis Clegg part of design collective MIRRAD.
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Apollo Design Technology Names Aaron Creps Production Technician.
FORT WAYNE, IN – Apollo Design Technology named Aaron Creps production technician. Creps will be responsible for the assembly and testing of mechanical and electronic subassemblies and products including precision calibration. He will also provide technical assistance to internal personnel and customers.
Read More »Technical Standards Program Volunteers Recognized for Service
NEW YORK – ESTA’s Technical Standards Council announced the recipients of the third annual Above & Beyond Awards that recognize outstanding Technical Standards Program volunteers. The awards celebrate those volunteers that have made a significant contribution or effort that advances the Technical Standards Program.
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Showline SL BEAM 300 FX luminaires help take ARIA to “Wonderland”
LAS VEGAS – PRG and Vickie Claiborne, lighting and digital media product specialist, supported the New Year’s Eve celebration at the ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas with a setup that included Showline SL 300 BEAM FX LED fixtures from Philips Entertainment.
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Mark Carver and Susan Rose Light Trumpet Awards with Bandit-Supplied Rogue RH1 Hybrids
ATLANTA – For the 24th annual Trumpet Awards, LD Mark Carver and lighting director Susan Rose lit artists including MC Lyte, Ne-Yo, comedian George Wallace and former U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexis Herman with a Bandit Lites-supplied rig that included 14 Rogue RH1 Hybrids from Chauvet Professional.
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Pandoras Box Version 5.9
Pandoras Box Version 5.9 from coolux/Christie promises faster, more intuitive operation with a wider range of options, compatibility and user-friendly workflow solutions. Features include a standalone Kiosk Mode, a completely redesigned Patch-Tab, the addition of a Cues Tab for an overview of all cues, and an optimized Pandoras Box Codec.
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Barbizon Updates Colorado Opera House with ETC Gear
DENVER – In a state better known for skiing, scenery and the Broncos, Colorado was once home to 46 opera houses, built to provide the mining communities with cultural enrichment. A few still remain, and the 2,500-seat Ellie Caulkins Opera House (locally known as the “Ellie”) is a perfectly restored example, sitting inside the Performing Arts Complex in downtown Denver, playing host to touring roadshows and local productions.
Read More »WorldStage Acquires Bay Area Tech Company Tekamaki
SAN FRANCISCO – WorldStage Inc. expects to acquire Tekamaki, LLC, a 12-year old event technology firm specializing in complex technological solutions, in a deal slated to be close this month. Tekamaki will build on WorldStage’s recent expansion in the Bay area through its WorldStage LAB facility, which opened in 2014.
Read More »Barco EC-200 Event Master Controller
Barco’s EC-200, a full-sized hardware controller that’s part of the company’s Event Master series of screen management systems, features new syntax-based programming designed to make the EC-200 easier to use and to allow for faster show programming. The EC-200 event controller will be shipping from mid-February.
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LD Andrew Liddle Uses Avolites Arena Console for New Order Tour
LONDON – British band New Order’s recent UK and European tour in support of their latest album, Music Complete, featured a lighting design from LD Andrew Liddle controlled via an Avolites Arena console..
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