LONDON – A touring specials rig of fourteen Robe Pointes is lighting up the stage for the Black Veil Brides’ The Black Mass world tour. “The band is very powerful visually and sonically, so I wanted our part of the performance to be based on timing and punch,” LD Chris Reade explained. “Rather than just a lot of thrashing and flashing for no apparent reason, you can expect lots of big potent looks – and a careful application of ‘less-is-more’ to make the most of the ‘negative’ space onstage as well.”
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MOSCOW – Russian Visual Artists have used d3 to design and deliver the LED video treatment for Vegas, a new shopping center in Crocus City, Moscow. d3 was chosen based on the simplicity of the d3 production suite and several key features such as mapping, flexible output options, the rapid development of the software and the option to easily build in an understudy in case of hardware failure.
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The new SwissLas PM-8200RGB is a full color white light laser with up to 8.2W RGB power and diode-only technology. The 4mm/1.0mrad beam specifications make this laser system well suited for long distance projections as well as high power beam shows.
DAVIE, FL – The Design Oasis added 96 Chauvet Professional Nexus Aw 7×7 panels, which are now being used in the lighting rig on America’s Got Talent. “The Nexus Aw 7×7 impressed us as soon as we saw it. We were blown away by its intense sharp beams, and immediately thought there were a million ways this light could contribute to concert and broadcast designs,” said Design Oasis founder Luccas Oliveira.
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LONDON – XL Video is supplying LED screens and an I-Mag projection system and camera for the Il Divo A Musical Affair tour. The screen is XL’s Pixled F-11 measuring 20 tiles wide by 10 high. XL’s camera package comprises four Sony HXC-100 HD operated units, two fitted with long lenses and positioned at FOH, and two on track-and-dolly in the pit fitted onto Osprey air pedestals.
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Lighting Designer Christopher Bolton recently used 24 Robe Robin Pointe fixtures for a recent gala dinner and evening of entertainment staged by corporate client EOH at Sandton Convention Centre here. One of the key challenges was the need to support more than 30 musical sections in the show, many set to timecode, despite a paucity of programming time. Bolton got an assist from Jade Manicom and also worked closely with stage and set designers Verusca DiZio and Paul Hughes and show director Samantha McGraw. AVL Productions served as technical service providers, working for producers Jam Productions.
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SCOTTSDALE, Arizona – Twenty two brand new moving lights from Chauvet Professional bring next-level production quality to Horizon High School’s annual choir showcase and fundraiser,… Read More »Horizon High School Upgrades to Chauvet Lighting
Read More »SUN VALLEY, CA – GLP US Inc., the North American-based subsidiary of German Light Products, named Jamey Brock southeast sales manager, a new position. Based in Florida, Brock will work with GLP’s existing team members and Sales Manager Rick Fallon, who will continue to cover the Northeast region of the U.S.
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Gigahertz-Optik’s BTS2048-VL was designed to meet the challenges in industrial manufacturing of LEDs. This light & color meter uses three processors, an electronic shutter and input and output triggers for synchronized LED binning applications.
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