Calibre LEDView530 Adopted by Penmac in South Africa
RANDBURG, South Africa – Penmac, a live event, staging and multimedia company in South Africa, is making use of the Calibre LEDView530 scaler/switcher.
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Entertainment Technology Partners (ETP) Acquires EventEQ
ORLANDO – Entertainment Technology Partners (ETP) announced its acquisition of Columbia, MD-based EventEQ. EventEQ will join LMG, LLC and Premier Event Technology as ETP’s third platform company. BJ Singh, CEO of EventEQ, is pictured here, left, with Les Goldberg, CEO of ETP and LMG.
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Corporate Event in Athens Features 4-by-30-Meter AV Stumpfl Screen
ATHENS, Greece – 360 Event Agency turned to Austria-based AV Stumpfl for a four-by-30-meter Curve screen recently. It was used for presentations at an international conference of a Fortune 500 client’s major event in Athens, attended by 500 participants from 28 countries.
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JR Lighting Names Justin Litterio Systems Integration Manager
CHICAGO – Justin Litterio, an 15-year entertainment technology industry veteran, has joined JR Lighting Design, Inc. full-time as Systems Integration Manager. Most recently, Justin has toured with Panic! at the Disco as Master Electrician, Head Rigger, and Lead Video Technician. He formerly worked for Windy City Music, Inc. serving in multiple key roles over the past nine years.
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Meskie Granie Festival Tours with 100+ Robe Fixtures
ZYWIEC, Poland – For Meskie Granie, a six-stop festival tour culminated in Zywiec with a show drawing 10,000, Pawel Pajak (AKA Spider) from Fish Eye once again served as lighting, video and set designer. Spider specified 100+ Robe fixtures including 33 miniPointes, 16 LEDBeam 1000s, 18 CycFX 8s and 42 LEDWash 800s. Robe’s Polish distributor Prolight and local production company Transcolor supplied the gear.
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Dakota Restaurant and Bar Offers Dining and Dancing with Elation Fixtures
SCOTTSDALE, AZ – For Dakota, a full service restaurant and bar located in the heart of Scottsdale’s thriving Entertainment District, Elation dealer Fyxx Entertainment installed Platinum Profile LEDs, which are versatile enough to help the space transform from dining to dancing. The project is one of several in the Phoenix area where Elation fixtures have been deployed within the last 12 months.
Sixty Killed, Scores Injured by Pyro-Sparked Nightclub Fire in Romania
BUCHAREST, Romania — A fire sparked by pyro effects during a performance by heavy metal band Goodbye to Gravity ignited foam decor and raced across the ceiling within the crowded Colectiv nightclub at about 10:30 p.m. Oct. 30, filling the venue with smoke and fumes. About 400 people were in the club at the time of the fire. Sixty were killed, including all but one of the band members, according to news reports.
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tvOne Names Denise Nemchev CEO
MARGATE, Kent, U.K. – tvOne, a leading provider of video conversion and AV signal distribution technology, recently named Denise Nemchev CEO. Nemchev will lead the company’s executive team, which includes David Van Horn, CFO; David Reynaga, CTO; and Andy Fliss, VP of Sales and Marketing.
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Flex 4.12.0 from Flex Rental Solutions
Flex Rental Solutions released Flex 4.12.0 to customers on October 20, 2015. The release included several new features, performance improvements, and bug fixes. Updates made to the header block were well-received by customers. The new feature of virtual packages now getting an auto check mark when their child elements are checked was so well received that it resulted in a round of applause at the company’s recent Flex User Conference in Las Vegas.
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500ML Lighting Control Console from Philips Strand Lighting
Philips Strand Lighting’s 500ML lighting control console is designed to make it easier for LDs and technicians to control LED fixtures and moving lights. The 500ML is now available through the Philips Strand Lighting Dealer and Factory Representative network throughout North and South America.
Read More »Oregon Shakespeare Festival and USITT Team Up to Support Diversity
ASHLAND, OR – The Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) and the United States Institute for Theatre Technology, Inc. (USITT) are partnering with the goal of increasing diversity in the behind-the-scenes areas of theatre. USITT committed $5,000 to the partnership to benefit OSF’s FAIR program to mentor emerging arts leaders of color.
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dbn Lighting Supplies Gear for Walk the Plank Public Art in Hull, U.K.
HULL, U.K. – dbn Lighting from Manchester recently designed and supplied lighting equipment to two innovative site-specific shows in Hull created by outdoor arts and performance specialists Walk The Plank, in their role as artistic directors of Hull Freedom festival – a diverse mix of arts, music and cultural events staged over three days in and around the city of Hull, UK.
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