USITT has approved funding for free stage rigging inspections and safety training at 12 more schools via its Rigging Safety Initiative. Of those schools, five were recent applicants to the program and seven applied previously and were awaiting approval for funding. The RSI has approved applications from over 100 schools in 25 states since it began in 2011.
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VMB has two new line array lifters – the TL-A400 and TL-A500. Both lifts have been designed to be as compact as possible while retaining all the features of the rest of the line array series.
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KANSAS CITY, MO – Electrosonic installed a new AV system at the National World War I Museum and Memorial. The upgrade included ANSI lumen projectors, Dataton video server technology, High End Systems projectors, Medialon Manager LITE Software and more.
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AARHUS, Denmark — Underscoring its position as a leading manufacturer of lighting and visual effects solutions, Harman’s Martin Professional is committed to developing new optical solutions that improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their offerings. It is Martin’s innovations in optical components and lens systems that have enabled its fixtures to produce superior colors and quality of light.
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ORLANDO, FL – Alcorn McBride will unveil the company’s ShowWatcher app for Apple Watch at Booth #1301 at InfoComm 2015 (pictured here). The company will also feature the new A/V Binloop Uncompressed synchronized video player, the DVM8500-AB Digital Video Machine HD and the AmpTraXX 16-channel amplifier with DSP.
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AUSTIN, TX – Robe moving lights took center stage along with an eclectic mix of new and emerging musical talent at Hype Machine’s Hype Hotel venue during the 2015 SXSW Music Festival in Austin, Texas.
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ODESSA, Ukraine – Grand Master provided stage, light, sound and special effects with SGM gear distributed by ART-R.
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NASHVILLE — Country music maverick and “Gonna Wanna Tonight” singer Chase Rice turned to LD Chris Lisle and 4Wall Nashville to light his opening spot on Kenny Chesney’s The Big Revival Tour this summer. Lisle, who also relied on 4Wall for Rice’s headlining Ignite the Night tour in 2014, included Elation Platinum Beam 5R Extremes, Chauvet Nexus Panels and Chroma-Q Color Force LED Battens in his latest lighting design for Rice.
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Dallas, TX – Lighting designer Mike Lurz is one of the first to use the new Wash, Beam and Shaft luminaire from Philips Vari-Lite.
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ERLANGER, KY – tvONE, a leading designer and manufacturer of cutting-edge video and multimedia processing equipment, will demonstrate the latest feature enhancements of its award-winning CORIOmaster video wall processing systems, including: Live Video Window Transitions, Custom Resolutions, and 4K capabilities at InfoComm 2015, booth 3843, held in Orlando, FL, June 17th – 19th.
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ORLANDO, FL — China-based LED manufacturer ROE Visual has grown to become one of the most recognized LED system manufacturers in the entertainment market, supplying LED screens to events and projects like Bon Jovi, Coldplay, and the Olympic Winter Games through AV rental companies including VER, PRG and AED. For its Black Onyx panels, to be featured at InfoComm 2015, ROE Visual turned to Prolyte for a support frame system.
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