ERL, Austria – For El Juez (The Judge), an opera that premiered at the 862-seat Festspielhaus here, LD Eduardo Bravotechnical and lighting manager/grandMA2 operator Johannes Laugwitz used Clay Paky A.leda Wash K10, A.leda Wash K20 and Alpha Wash 1500 fixtures.
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SINGAPORE — Martin named Glenn Loh key account manager for the company’s Asia & Pacific team. Loh is based in Singapore and reports to Alfonso Zarate Takano, the Asia & Pacific team’s architectural manager.
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NASHVILLE, TN – LD Justin Kitchenman of Fadeup Design Group used pixel mapped ÉPIX Strips from Chauvet Professional for Luke Bryan’s 2014 “That’s My Kind of Night” tour in support of the artist’s Crash My Party album. Elite Multimedia supplied the LD with 104 ÉPIX Strip 2.0 fixtures.
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MONTREAL – For projections on the ice at Air Canada Centre, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) turned to Solotech and dynamic content specialist 4U2C for a visual assist. The Sept. 8, 2014 deal led to arena-spanning visuals supporting both the Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto Raptors games earlier this season.
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden — For the V.I.P. guests at the invitation-only Nobel Prize Banquet held Dec. 10, 2014, LD Per Sundin included 18 Clay Paky Alpha Profile 800 ST fixtures supplied by Woodlite. Sundin called the Alphas “perfect” for the event, which called for looks that were “subtle and beautiful” rather than big and bombastic with hundreds of moving lights.
Read More »CINCINNATI, OH — All three ETCP examinations will be held at USITT in Cincinnati, OH on the morning of Saturday, March 21, 2015. Candidates who wish to take more than one exam should contact ETCP. The deadline to register for the exams is Feb. 28.
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TORONTO – The Chroma-Q® premium performance lighting brand’s North American and UK resellers are showing their support for the industry by making a contribution to highly deserving industry charity, Behind the Scenes, for every Chroma-Q Color One 100™ LED Par sold.
Read More »TACLOBAN, The Philippines — Kristel Mae Padasas, 27, died Jan. 17 from a head injury caused by a loudspeaker scaffolding collapse during Pope Francis’ visit to the reconstructed airport in storm-ravaged Tacloban.
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LAS VEGAS — In mid-2014, the Event Production Directory (EPD), long the Bible of working event planners and production professionals, made the jump from the printed page and Internet browsers onto iPhones and other iOS devices. Now, less than half a year later, a version of the EPD App can be used on Android devices as well.
Read More »GLENDALE, AZ and TACLOBAN, The Philippines — Separate accidents linked with the setup for the NFL’s Super Bowl in the U.S. and Pope Francis’ visit to the Philippines claimed the lives of Ryan “Scrappy” Lipman, 31, on Jan. 14 and Kristel Mae Padasas, 27, on Jan. 17.
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AV Stumpfl has two new solid-state video player hardware products for playback of content with resolutions up to UHD. Multiple players can be frame-synchronized via network and new content can be delivered via Internet. The players are fully integrated in AV Stumpfl’s Avio communication layer for turnkey use in themed attractions and networked Digital Signage systems. A customizable web interface and a lot of control options are included of course.
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