ADJ’s Inno Pocket Wash is a dual-effect moving head wash unit that uses four 10W RGBW LEDs and a 28-degree beam angle to create changing color washes well suited for flooding dance floors, stages, clubs, bars, and entertainment centers, or for up-lighting venue walls, stages and décor.
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MIDDLETON, WI – ETC is gearing up for its biennial CUE professional development conference, which will be held in Madison, Wisconsin, from June 26th through 28th, 2015. Registration for the conference will open on Monday, January 19th, with a special early-bird discount offered until Saturday, February 28th. ETC will also offer several sponsorships to help offset the cost of the conference, transportation and/or lodging. Sponsorship applications will become available on Monday, January 19th.
Read More »SUN VALLEY, CA – GLP US Inc. has announced the next set of technical training dates for course taking place at their Los Angeles, California facility throughout the first part of 2015.
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HIGH WYCOMBE, Buckinghamshire, UK – Panto is one of the most fun and also one of the most demanding genres of performance to light, requiring busy cueing, lots of bold and fast moving multiple scene and location changes and several touches of pure visual magic to help the action flow, all with simultaneous split-second timing … a challenge that Lighting Designer Andy Webb fully embraced for the Qdos production of “Dick Whittington” at the Swan Theatre in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK, where he chose Robe for all the moving and LED elements of his design.
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CANBERRA, Australia – American artist James Turrell’s new retrospective at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra includes projections, holograms, drawings, prints and photographs as well as 10 light installations, two featuring advanced lighting control systems created by Three Bye Intermedia, Inc, a studio focusing on interactive AV solutions.
Read More »ATLANTA, GA – NanoLumens announced it has secured $13.3-million in new financing from an offering of debt and securities. Euro Pacific Canada Inc. (www.europac.ca) served as the exclusive agent for the offering. The $5-million debt component of the financing was provided by Wellington Financial LP (www.wellingtonfund.com).
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MIAMI LAKES, FL – Lighting designer Abbas Ritscher of The Design Oasis used 32 of Chauvet Professional’s Nexus Aw 7×7 panels at the Orange Bowl halftime show. The event, featuring the band Little Big Time, took place midway through the matchup between Georgia Tech and Mississippi State. That game took place at Sun Life Stadium on Dec. 31, 2014. Georgia Tech won, 49-34.
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EGYPT – Hi-Lights Egypt are using more than 800 fixtures from the PR Lighting catalogue to build the atmosphere on one of the country’s most popular TV cookery programmes: The Taste Egypt.
Read More »NORTH CREEK, NY – Creative Stage Lighting is launching CSL Service and Repairs to help customers keep expensive equipment in top shape. The company notes that its technicians are factory trained to maintain and repair High End Systems, VMB Pro Lifts, JB-lighting, Avolites, Vari-Lite, Martin, and Columbus McKinnon gear. CSL also offers repair and maintenance services on a wide selection of stage instruments.
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BROOKLYN, NY – A church is first and foremost a house of worship, but beyond that oftentimes it is also many other things to its congregation. Such is certainly the case with the Co-Cathedral of Saint Joseph. A majestic 103-year-old building in Prospect Heights, the church is more than the spiritual hub for the 1.9 million Catholics in the Brooklyn diocese; it is also a gleaming symbol of hope for a neighborhood that is clearly moving into a brighter future. When Pope Benedict elevated the church to a cathedral shortly before his retirement in 2013, the diocese began an extensive renovation project that included a new lighting system from The LightTech Group of Jamaica, NY.
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DALLAS – Jack Calmes, founder of Syncrolite and founding partner of Showco, died Jan. 5 after a long illness. He was 71. Calmes is remembered for a long roster of innovations ranging from touring sound production to the first moving lights to the big beams adding punch to the visuals for the world’s largest sporting events. Funeral services are planned for Jan. 12 at Sparkman/Hillcrest Funeral Home in North Dallas.
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