Video of the Week: Mega Lite at USITT 2015
Eaton’s New Zero 88 FLX Lighting Console
Eaton announces FLX Lighting Console, the newest addition to its Zero 88 product line.
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Winners of the 2015 Rose Brand-USITT Action Design Competition Announced
CINCINNATI, OH — Team Autumn, pictured here, was voted this year’s winner of the Rose Brand/USITT Action Design Competition at the USITT Expo March 18-21. Votes were tabulated via the Rose Brand Instagram and Facebook pages.
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Kaiser Chiefs Tour the U.K. with Robe Cyclones
LONDON – Show designer Rob Sinclair and LD Ali Pike used four Robe Cyclone LED wash lights with built-in DMX-controlled fans for The Kaiser Chiefs, who recently wrapped a U.K. arena tour in support of the band’s fifth studio album, Education, Education, Education & War. BPM-SFX supplied the four Cyclones, which were positioned two per side on the downstage edges of the stage.
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PAC for Mount Olive Township, NJ Acquires PixelFLEX FLEXCurtain
MOUNT OLIVE TOWNSHIP, NJ – An impressive performance of The Little Mermaid gave the head of Mount Olive Township’s Board of Education, Dr. Larrie Reynolds, the plan for a final visual touch for the performing arts community – a 25mm PixelFLEX LED FLEXCurtain video wall.
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Kanazawa Castle Projection Mapping Project Uses coolux Technology
KANAZAWA CITY, Japan – A large-format projection on Kanazawa castle in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, took place on two nights last fall, Oct. 11-12, 2014. The event was part of the celebrations surrounding the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train service, which goes all the way to Kanazawa, since March of this year.
Read More »Flex Rental Solutions Welcomes 500th Customer
SACRAMENTO, CA – Flex Rental Solutions welcomed Sight & Sound Audio Visual, Inc., based here, as Flex Rental’s 500th customer.
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Entec Collaborates with The Gig Company for Suggs & Friends Charity Event in London
LONDON, U.K. – Entec worked with The Gig Company on “An Evening With Suggs and Friends,” an event supporting awareness of pancreatic cancer held at Emirates Stadium in London. Pictured here are, from left, Suggs and DJ Locksmith (Rudimental).
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LRLR Raises Funds for Behind the Scenes with Raffle and Auction at USITT
CINCINNATI, OH – The Long Reach Long Riders (LRLR) once again raised funds for Behind the Scenes during the USITT Conference March 19-21. Sales of raffle tickets, some key donations, and BTS and LRLR-branded swag raised just over $14,000 for the charity. Pictured here are LRLR’s Bill Sapsis and USITT president Lea Asbell-Swanger.
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Elation Sniper Illuminates “Back to School” Set in Germany
GERMANY – One of Germany’s pre-eminent hosts, Thomas Gottschalk, takes celebrities back to their school days in the second season of “Back to School,” RTL Network’s popular quiz game show, and Elation Professional’s award-winning Sniper is along for the nostalgia, providing flexible and unique special effect lighting looks.
Read More »AED Rent Adds to Prolyte Inventory; Investment Exceeds 1M Euros
LEEK, The Netherlands – Prolyte, based here, noted that the Belgium-based rental division of AED Group has stocked up on Prolyte products as it continues its expansion across Europe. Prolyte says AED Group’s investment is valued at more than one million Euros and includes H30V truss, H40V truss, S52V truss, circular trusses and ST tower systems.
Read More »Autism Speaks’ Light It Up Blue Campaign Returns with Rosco Hues
STAMFORD, CT – Rosco announced #68 Parry Sky Blue and #80 Primary Blue are the official color filters of Autism Speaks’ Light It Up Blue campaign again this year. Rosco’s Light It Up Blue is a global initiative that occurs on April 2, World Autism Awareness Day. Many iconic landmarks, hotels, sporting venues, concert halls, museums, bridges and retail stores will use the two blue Roscolux filters to light themselves up blue.
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