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Precise Corporate Staging Reports Theft of Gear

Precise Corporate Staging Reports Theft of Gear

NASHVILLE — Precise Corporate Staging (PCS), an audio, lighting, and video gear rental company serving the live event industry with offices in Marietta, GA and Tempe, AZ, reported a theft of some production-related gear during load out from the The Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Convention Center here on July 25, 2014.

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RML Supplies Clay Paky B-EYEs for the Sky Sports Awards

As a premier supplier of television lighting, Richard Martin Lighting stays at the forefront by constantly updating its inventory including a number of the new Clay Paky A.leda B-EYE K20. The new fixtures had barely been unloaded before they were off to their first gig, the Sky Sports Awards. “There is a wide range of moving light product on the market,” said Gemma Jaques, “so it’s really important that we make the right choices when opting to invest in a new fixture.  The colours are fantastic on the units and the effects available provide that ‘something new’ that designers have been desperate to see. We’ve been extremely excited to see how they will be used.”

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Robe Pointes Used for O.A.R. Tour

To create a clean, modern lighting aesthetic for O.A.R.’s summer tour, LD Jeremy Lechterman chose Robe Pointes as one of the core elements of his lighting design. They were used for everything from spectacular aerial effects, to soft, subtle gobo work and from wash lights to laser simulations highlighting the band during solos.  “They are without doubt the most multi-functional and multi-used light in the rig.” he confirmed, adding “which is really impressive considering their neat size!”

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Jenni Vartiainen on Tour with SGM

LD Pasi “Pasu” Koivistoinen has been using SGM lights in his work with Finnish pop singer Jenni Vartiainen over the past two years. He had this to say about the P-5 fixture. “I like to create big looks on stage with lots of colours; the P-5 is perfect for that job. They are pretty much the backbone of the show, providing the colour and pulsating. The even spread and brightness that my six floor units, washing the drapes, are able to give is somewhat jaw dropping, while the four front/side P-5s, with narrow lenses, are perfect to colour-wash the band and to give dramatic looks that I like.

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Elation Professional EZ4 LED Video Panel

Elation Professional EZ4 LED Video Panel

Elation Professional says its EZ4 4mm pixel pitch LED video panel is well suited for applications requiring high-definition image quality at a competitive price. The product features a high density of blackface pixels to ensure a clear and sharp picture. Colors display vivid, consistent and uniform, and a brightness level of 1,200 Nits means the EZ4 performs well even in high ambient lighting conditions. Modular rigging and design options allow users to easily and flexibly rig or floor mount the unit.

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Satura Spot CMY Pro from Elation Professional

Satura Spot CMY Pro from Elation Professional

Elation Professional’s new LED-based Satura Spot CMY Pro is a high-powered LED spot luminaire with zoom, CMY color mixing and dual gobo wheels. Seven dichroic colors are included for added color customization. A 320W LED engine delivers 11,700 lumens of power for an output across all colors that is comparable to 575W and even 700W discharge fixtures.

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Roland V-1600HD Mixes Coldplay’s Visuals on Tour

Roland V-1600HD Mixes Coldplay’s Visuals on Tour

LOS ANGELES — For their recent Ghost Stories tour, with stops at venues ranging from E-Werk in Cologne, Germany; the Beacon Theatre in New York; Royce Hall in Los Angeles; Casino de Paris in Paris; Dome City Hall in Tokyo; and the Royal Albert Hall in London, video director Ben Miles chose the Roland V-1600HD Multi Format Live Video Switcher for a production that made heavy use of a mixture of live and pre-recorded content.

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