PHOENIX, AZ – For Safari Club International’s 43rd annual Ultimate Hunters Market at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, PSAV used a Vista Systems’ Spyder X20 along with an AV setup that included Christie 18K projectors and a 150-by-22-foot curved screen. The Spyder X20 was used during the event’s nightly entertainment programs including a special awards dinner gala.
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MIDDLETON, WI – ETC is now officially accepting applications for its 2015 LDI Student Sponsorship. Sponsorship recipients will be awarded an all-expense-paid trip to the LDI tradeshow in Las Vegas Oct. 23-25, 2015. Graduate students and undergraduate seniors who are studying light design, theater technology or other related majors are all encouraged to apply by Friday, April 17.
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Elation Professional’s new SixBar Series of versatile color-changing LED battens features a revolutionary 6-color LED multi-chip that provides a creative color boost to the lighting designer toolbox. Useful for production applications or installations as a wash light, uplight, wall/cyc wash, accent lighting, direct view pixel strip and more, the SixBar’s high-power single lens RGBWA+UV LEDs offer an expanded palette of colors, including stunning ambers, true whites and even an ultraviolet effect.
Read More »FRANKFURT, Germany – d3 Technologies is planning to feature a Video Format Conversion (VFC) quad DVI output card that can be used with its flagship d3 4x4pro media server at the Prolight + Sound exhibition 2015, April 15-18. d3 Technologies will exhibit at Booth C35, Hall 9.
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LONDON – National tourism agency VisitBritain recently held two distinct trade events in North and Southwest England, both aimed at helping local businesses develop international tourism. The agency turned to event production supplier White Light to provide lighting and projection mapping for both events, using new technology to complement two unique historic venues in Plymouth and Yorkshire, U.K.
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U.K. – West Midlands based Central Presentation Ltd (CPL) supplied full technical production – lighting, video, audio and rigging – for the 2015 SEMTA Skills Awards, an annual event that celebrates the achievements of people, businesses and training partners in the engineering, science and manufacturing technologies sectors, enabling UK industry to compete on the global stage.
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MEXICO CITY, Mexico – L&P Service, led by LD Mariano Alfaya and sound engineer/PM Jose Luis Torres (pictured here, L-R), have invested in an inventory that includes Robe moving lights.The duo recently added 16 MMX WashBeams to their existing inventory of 30 LEDWash 300s and 20 Pointe fixtures. The gear was sourced via Robe’s Mexican distributor, Vari International.
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BERLIN, Germany — Demonstrating the efficacy of its radio solutions in applications beyond live large-scale sports and entertainment events, Riedel Communications provided communications infrastructure for International Green Week (IGW), Jan. 15-24 in Berlin. Working with systems integrator Gegenbauer, Riedel provided IGW event host Messe Berlin with a complement of mobile radios and headsets used for organization, security, logistics, program production, and traffic management. Riedel also set up a private business radio (PBR) at the event.
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MARKHAM, Ontario, Canada – Matthew Beauchamp of Toronto-based Mobile Productions used 20 LED WELL Series uplighting fixtures from Chauvet Professional to transform the look of the historically significant Markham Museum for a Superman-themed wedding reception.
ADJ’s advanced new barrel-mirror scanner, the Zipper, utilizes versatile four-in-one effects, innovative movement and unrivaled portability, offering users a convenient and affordable new solution for breathing life into venues and mobile lightshows.
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MONTREAL, Canada — The ninth edition of Igloofest, a winter music festival, drew 74,261 visitors to the Old Port of Montreal for four consecutive weekends of concerts Jan. 16-Feb. 8, 2015. As the official collaborator of Igloofest since its creation, Solotech once again provided a technical assist, working with the visual design team from 4U2C led by Karl Gaudreau.
Read More »GLENDALE, CA – Kinetic Lighting will be hosting its annual open house on March 26 from 1pm to 8pm. This event has become a popular technology showcase and mixer for creative and technical, and professionals in the live-event industry.
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