In my two previous columns, “The Little Drone Revolution” (PLSN, Sept. 2015) and “The Drone Association — Know Before You Fly” (PLSN, Nov. 2015) I discussed our industry’s opportunity with Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), followed by an overview of AUVSI, the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, an industry focal point for news and regulatory information on unmanned systems.
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Blizzard Lighting is perhaps best known for their extensive range of LED-based products, but with the new Kryo.Morph, the company makes its first move into the realm of arc-lamp-based fixtures. These newer-generation beam units offer an increased set of tools for designers, featuring modes for both a wider, flatter field than a traditional beam unit optimized for pattern projection as well as powerful ACL-style beam projection.
LENEXA, KS — LynTec named Martin Dornfeld as its new national sales manager. In this position, Dornfeld will work directly with new and existing LynTec customers to ensure the best possible power distribution and control solution for any installation.
Read More »Typically, an automated lighting programmer is concerned only with programming the lighting elements. However, there are also often circumstances where we are tasked with programming control of various types of smoke effects. From hazers to blasts of fog or CO2, we must use caution when programming atmospheric effects. Depending on the production, there may also be strict guidelines that must be adhered to. As with any fixture on the desk, an automated lighting programmer needs to be informed and prepared to work with atmospheric effects.
Aaron Black: “I was in Copenhagen at the Royal Danish Opera with a new production of Lohengrin, which premieres Jan. 22.”
Andy Cass: “NYE is our biggest show of the year with String Cheese Incident, and it’s my personal favorite because it’s in my backyard, in Broomfield, CO. We brought in a huge 3D video wall (48 by 15 feet) and a massive light rig along with dancers and aerialist. I used a local vendor and a national vendor to make it happen.”
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We examine the scenario in which a nightclub LD (me) hosts a show with its own traveling LD. Should make for an easy day for me, eh? Perhaps. In the red corner, wearing cargo shorts, five laminates and a radio with a Jack in the Box head on the antenna, weighing in at 100 pounds soaking wet, is El Vato de la Ruta, the tour guy… And in the blue corner, wearing carpenter’s trousers, an aloha shirt and a grimace, weighing a lot more than he used to, is Surly McGee, the house guy.
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LEEDS, U.K. – Lighting rental company Zig Zag, based here, provided a rig centered on Robe fixtures to fulfill LD Mick Thornton’s design for Swedish progressive metal band OPETH. The band marked 25 years this past autumn with a European tour. Thornton has worked with the band since 2005.
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NEW YORK– WorldStage continued its relationship with experiential marketing agency Zed Ink by providing audio and video systems for the fourth annual AWS re:Invent conference at the Venetian & Sands Expo Hall in Las Vegas.
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ANAHEIM, CA – The upcoming NAMM Show January 21-24 at the Anaheim Convention Center will see Elation’s first product launches of the new year, the ACL 360i single beam moving effect luminaire (pictured here) and Protron 3K Color LED strobe.
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CAMBRIDGE, UK – Lighting designer Jordon Cooper armed himself with an Avolites Tiger Touch II with Fader Wing to control a series of dynamic UK ‘Homecoming’ gigs for alt-rock band Mallory Knox following their American tour.
Read More »NEW YORK — PRG announced Jan. 13 that it has completed the acquisition of assets from DigitalSound Production Services, Inc. (DPS). PRG said it would use these assets to strengthen and expand its inventory across a variety of its locations including its Los Angeles and PRG Paskal Lighting facilities.
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NASHVILLE – Elite Multimedia added 110 Elation ACL 360i LED fixtures to its inventory. The new fixtures, touted for their speed, vividly colored beams and ability to work as part of a matrix configuration, are now available for rent.
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