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Winter Jam 2015 Shows Get Visual Assist from Bandit Lites

Winter Jam Tour Spectacular (c) L. Skartland

Winter Jam 2015 Shows Get Visual Assist from Bandit Lites

NASHVILLE, TN – The Winter Jam Tour Spectacular hit the road for their 2015 leg with Christian music from Skillet, Jeremy Camp, Francesca Battistelli, Building 429, Family Force, Newsong, For King & Country, Blanca, About a Mile, Veridia and speaker Tony Nolan. Bandit Lites provided gear including Clay Paky B Eye K 20 wash lights, Martin Vipers, Vari-Lite VL 3500 washes, Clay Paky Sharpys, Martin Atomic 3000 Strobes, 4 lite inline moles, Color Force 72 wash lights. The visuals setup included 60 foot black A type circle truss divided into 3 sections all lined with 12 mil LED product.

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CHAUVET Professional Nexus panels at Women's World Cup Kickoff on Fox Sports

LD James Schipper Uses Nexus Panels for Flo Rida, DJ Blaze at Women’s World Cup Soccer Event

SANTA MONICA, CA – The Women’s World Cup Kickoff Celebration, featured on Fox Sports 1 and Timer Warner Cable, included performances by Flo Rida and DJ Blaze. LD James Schipper of Kinetic Lighting created a dynamic stage backdrop for the performances with 40 Nexus 4×4 panels from Chauvet Professional. The event, held at Hangar 8 at Santa Monica Airport in early Dec. 2014, also featured a 22 projector video mapping projection from Sweetwater Video and Bart Kresa Design to bring attention to FIFA soccer matches in 2015.

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USITT’s 2014 YD&T winners had their work displayed in the front window of New York City’s Drama Book Shop recently. Patrick Rizzotti, winner of the 2014 USITT Scene Design Award sponsored by Rose Brand, installed the display.

USITT Announces 2015 Young Designers & Technicians Awards Winners

SYRACUSE, NY – Eleven promising young theatre artists will receive 2015 USITT Awards for Young Designers & Technicians in the Performing Arts – the YD&T awards — at USITT 2015 in Cincinnati. The show runs from March 18-21 at Cincinnati’s Duke Energy Convention Center. The awards will be presented March 19. USITT’s 2014 YD&T winners had their work displayed in the front window of New York City’s Drama Book Shop recently. Patrick Rizzotti, winner of the 2014 USITT Scene Design Award sponsored by Rose Brand, installed the display.

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Avolites Announces Ai Staff Changes

LONDON – Avolites, which is launching its new V8 software, announced staff changes. Pratheepan Vigneswaran, pictured here, left, moves to Ai Sales. Simon Graham, pictured center, has left the company after two years of service, and is now working as a video and media server technician at Media Powerhouse. Annalisa Terranova, pictured right, has been named Ai support engineer and trainer.

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Nationwide Video Opens Office in Dallas

DETROIT, MI — Nationwide Video, a leading subrental supplier of audio, video, lighting and LED equipment in the U.S., announced that it is opening a new office and equipment depot in Dallas, Texas. The new location will help customers in the region gain access to Nationwide Video’s expanding inventory of cameras, lighting, audio, LED, digital displays and video gear.

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Teddybears choose W-DMX for recent festival tour

W-DMX Jams with the Teddybears

UDDEVALLA, Sweden – W-DMX by Wireless Solution was the go-to product of choice during the Teddybears recent festival tour. The Teddybears are a Swedish band formed in 1991, known for mixing pop, rock, hip-hop, electronica, reggae, punk and many other genres. Over the years their music has been featured in dozens of movies, TV shows, video games and most recently featured in Universal Orlando commercials.

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