EDC Las Vegas 2014: Stage by Stage, Gear and Crew
EDC Production Crew
Producer: Insomniac Productions
Executive Producer: Forrest Hunt
Production Director: Alyxzander Bear
Production Designer/LD: Stephen Lieberman/SJ Lighting
EDC Las Vegas 2014: Stage by Stage, Gear and Crew
Christie’s Donation to the USC School of Cinematic Arts Launches Immersive Cinematic Experience
LOS ANGELES – Christie continued its technology partnership with the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts by launching a state-of-the-art cinema experience at USC’s Eileen Norris Theatre. The company donated a Solaria Series DLP CP4230 4K projector and a complete Christie Vive Audio system, utilizing over 40 different speakers, sub-woofers, and amps.
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Riedel Creates Integrated A/V, Data, and Intercom Solution for Rabobank Hockey World Cup 2014
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Riedel Communications equipment provided an interconnected digital TETRA system and intercom system for the Rabobank Hockey World Cup 2014. The Riedel installation supported HD video transport for two LED screens in Kyocera Stadium, audio and video for displays across the press village, and flexible data and intercom communications across the event.
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Build Me a Stadium, Fill It with Video
Back when the Raiders had a team that knew how to find the end zone, I used to run slo-mo (instant replay) as part of an eclectic and highly skilled television crew in the Bay Area. We did broadcasts for the Raiders, the Giants and the A’s, Cal and Stanford basketball, and other various live events ranging from the Miss California pageant to the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.
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ETC Source Four LED Series 2 Lustr
Our industry isn’t the only one where LEDs are making a big impact. Retail, commercial and even residential lighting designers and installers are all moving toward LEDs and away from traditional bulbs. Even with their higher upfront costs, LED fixtures are making inroads in nearly every kind of lighting application in markets all over the world.
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Fineline Lights Warwick Castle’s 1100th Anniversary
WARWICK, UK – Fineline supplied lighting, LED side screens and an IMAG camera package for Warwick Castle’s 1100th Anniversary Summer Proms Spectacular – a music, fireworks and pyro extravaganza to celebrate the founding of the castle.
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Scorpions Lit by GLP Impression X4 XLs for “MTV Unplugged” in Greece
ATHENS, Greece – Rainer Becker, long-serving LD for legendary German rock band the Scorpions, is the first adopter of GLP’s new impression X4 XL moving head for the MTV Unplugged series. Six of the fixtures were positioned along the front edge of the subwoofers, with Becker declaring, “I prefer big effects. They have so much power that if you set the zoom to zero they will hurt people’s eyes so you have to fire them over the heads of the audience.”
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Tomorrowland Dance Festival Lighting System Includes ELC Lighting’s “Buddy” Nodes
BOOM, Belgium – The latest product from ELC Lighting, the Buddy, made its debut at the Tomorrowland electronic music festival. Luc Buytaert at AVL Lighting said “Everything about the Buddy makes it a perfect device for an event like Tomorrowland. Freelancers and technicians all want one in their tool box because you can use it for everything. It’s perfect for testing the rig without having the console, testing the outputs of the console, expanding the outputs of a console or using it as a small controller with the free ChamSys MagicQ software.”
Read More »Creative Technology Names Ed Jarman Senior Project Manager in Dubai
DUBAI, UAE – Creative Technology’s Middle East operation has recently recruited Ed Jarman in the position of Senior Project Manager at their Dubai Investment Park offices. Jarman will be heading up day-to-day project management and project development. Working alongside Mark Woodhouse, General Manager of CT’s Dubai operation, Jarman will also be supporting existing and building new relationships with clients throughout the Middle East.
Christie Promotes Jennifer Smith, Mike Esch and Ihor Stech
CYPRESS, CA – Christie promoted Jennifer Smith to executive vice president of Christie’s new Global Market Solutions group. Succeeding Smith as vice president, Global Engineering for Christie, is Mike Esch, promoted from senior director of engineering. Ihor Stech was promoted to executive vice president, Operations.
Read More »JoeCo Moves Into New Offices in Cambridge, U.K.
CAMBRIDGE, UK – BlackBox Recorder manufacturer JoeCo recently moved to new offices at its Cambridge headquarters. The new building incorporates office and meeting space, production and workshop facilities, as well as a dedicated development and testing area for the expanding BlackBox product range. The move coincides with the forthcoming release of the company’s latest product – the new BlackBox BBR1MP Recorder with integrated mic preamps – and the expansion of the company’s team.
Read More »Clay Paky Lights German Talent Show
German talent show Keep Your Light Shining uses dramatic lighting to emphasize the importance of each singer’s brief chance to impress the viewing audience. With only 15-20 seconds to sing in the spotlight, they have to do their best to have an impact before the light moves onto the next performer. To keep up with the fast-paced action, LD Jerry Appelt chose Clay Paky fixtures including 54 Alpha Spot HPE 1500, 24 Alpha Spot QWO 800, 12 Alpha Profile 800, 36 Alpha Beams, 88 Sharpys and 48 A.leda B-EYE fixtures.
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