PITTSBURGH and AMSTERDAM — NEP Group Inc. acquired Faber Audiovisuals, extending NEP’s video display capabilities into Europe and the broader international market. Faber is a leading European company providing solutions for complete audiovisual productions. They serve clients in the sport, music and corporate markets supporting productions of all sizes.
Read More »AUSTIN, TX and WILLEBROEK, Belgium — Barco’s High End Systems announced an agreement with AED Distribution to expand their existing distribution partnership. Starting Jan. 1, 2015, AED Distribution will serve as European Master Distributor for HES products in Europe, including the Scandinavian countries, Portugal, Italy, and Greece. The companies also announced that HES’ Constantinos Vonofakidis and Tania Lesage will now serve as AED Distribution’s HES Regional Sales Manager and Brand Manager, respectively. AED Distribution will also be assuming HES distribution responsibilities for all of Africa.
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LISLE, IL – The lighting setup for the annual display, Illumination: The Lights at The Morton Arboretum in suburban Chicago, included a new fixture this year: the recently-introduced Mythos from Clay Paky. The fixtures are mounted in Igloo domes and illuminate custom water features in the arboretum’s Meadow Lake. “They have more punch and more functionality for the show, including the ability to zoom in and out and go even bigger with the prism effect,” noted Matt Pearlman, senior account executive with Intelligent Lighting Creations (ILC).
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LEEDS, UK – Omni Pictures used d3 for the first time on its Theatre of Illumination light show, a white light projection mapping of Leed’s iconic Civic Hall. “d3 really came into it’s own in the mapping for me: the fine tuning and edge blending between all the sources was superb. We had a limited amount of time to get setup, only one night before, and without d3 I don’t think we could have realized it,” said director Will Simpson.
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NEW YORK – Tasked with lighting two events over two nights on a limited budget, LD Rob Strohmeier turned to 4Wall New York for the equipment needed for the 2014 CLIO Genius Visionary Awards (pictured here) and the CLIO Awards after party the following night. 4Wall provided ETC Source Four Ellipsoidals, Chroma-Q Color Force 12 units, TMB’s Solaris Flare, Martin MAC Auras and Clay Paky Sharpy fixtures.
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EDINBURGH, Scotland – The ShowDome at Our Dynamic Earth (ODE) in Edinburgh has been transformed with support from Electrosonic, which provided refurbishment and technical upgrades to one of Scotland’s biggest attractions. In a two-phase project, Electrosonic has given the space a full-dome projection upgrade, a new theater layout, 106 new seats, and a state-of-the-art server and content management system. The ShowDome’s current presentation is Supervolcanoes.
Read More »MONTREAL – Solotech continues to provide audio and lighting production support for the Gala des Émilie, a major event that brings more than $600,000 annually to Montréal Sacré-Coeur Hospital Foundation. The 2014 event took place at the Sheraton Laval, in Laval, Quebec, north of Montreal, on Oct. 30, 2014.
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ASHEVILLE, NC – Pulse Lighting and Bandit Lites joined forces to light the 26th Christmas Jam hosted by Warren Haynes at U.S. Cellular Center on Dec. 13, 2014. With access to Bandit’s entire inventory, LD Preston Hoffman used 56 GLP X4s, 14 Martin MAC Vipers, six Robe BMFLs, 12 Clay Paky Sharpys, 30 Elation CuePix Panels, 17 2-cell LED blinders, 12 GRN Pars and two grandMA2 consoles for control.
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TURIN, Italy – LD Walter Lutzun used Robe’s new Bright Multi-Functional Luminaire (BMFL) Spots for the main stage at the two-day C2C (Club2Club) International Festival of Music & Arts. Lutzun also used 16 Pointes, 12 MMX Spots and 12 LEDWash 600s for his design, which supported a variety of DJs and artists, each requiring their own distinctive visual styling and settings.
Read More »PITTSBURG, KS – When the Bicknell Family Center for the Arts at Pittsburg State University opened its doors Dec. 7, those in attendance may have been surprised to know that, despite the stunning glass edifice, or setting foot in the beautiful wood-trimmed auditorium, and exploring its numerous versatile facilities, that the entire building was completed at the cost of $33 million.
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