coolux, the creators of the Pandoras Box product family, released the new Pandoras Box Version 5.7 software at the beginning of July. The new version introduces “Venue Sites,” which promise to let users visualize complete stage, installation and show setups in real-time, using 3D models.
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SERIATE, Italy – Clay Paky, based here, hosted a workshop attended by 35 budding lighting designers July 7-8. Along with console operation and moving light control, the event included a tour of Clay Paky’s manufacturing and R&D facilities. Clay Paky also hosted a contest for the participants, and six of the aspiring LDs were chosen to lend their skills to the Tones on the Stones theatre/music festival set for July 17-20.
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TRING, U.K. – Returning for a second year to the picturesque Hertfordshire, UK countryside, Chilfest 2014 took place here July 4-6. Staged by by production company Universal Event Productions, UEP took the opportunity to showcase a number of new fixtures from its inventory including SGM’s SP-6 SixPack pixel blinders, XC-5 RGB color strobes, P-5 wash lights and G-Spot profiles. The six SGM SP-6 SixPack pixel blinders were installed downstage and used for audience illumination and 10 new SGM XC-5 RGB LED strobes were rigged above and used for classic strobe effects as well as floods.
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VIENNA, Austria – For the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2014 Summer Night Concert, staged on the grounds of Vienna’s Schönbrunn Palace on May 29, LD Helmut Krammer used Robe fixtures to light four key areas – the main stage; the flower beds left and right of the main stage; the Neptunbrunnen Fountains at the back of the stage and the Gloriette structure, located at the top of the hill directly behind the stage location.
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BRUSSELS – Riedel Communications supplied the European Parliament with a large-scale MediorNet real-time media network and Artist digital matrix intercom system for the 2014 European Parliament elections held here May 22-25, 2014. The installation provided a redundant network for HD video, audio, and broadcast-quality intercom signal management, routing, and processing for the once-every-five-years EU elections.
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BETHLEHEM, PA – Upstage Video provided LED screens for World Cup viewing parties in major cities across the country. The viewing party in Bethlehem, PA (pictured here) was one of a select few outdoor viewing events officially approved by FIFA. More than 50,000 fans gathered at the SteelStacks arts and cultural campus on 12 separate game days to view the event on Upstage Video’s 17’x27’ Daktronics PST-12HD Mobile LED Screen. That screen is even larger than FIFA’s official soccer goal dimensions (8 by 24 feet).
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NEW YORK – LD Peter Greenbaum used 12 Nexus 4×4 panels to accent Sara Bareilles’ performance on the Today Show here June 6. He lined the upstage area behind the piano with two banks of three Nexus panels to create a focal point and lined two upright truss supports with the three Nexus units to frame the stage.
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LONDON – NanoLumens named David DaCosta vice president of EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa). DaCosta, pictured here, is the co-founder and former chairman of the Limited Space Media Group. He is now responsible for the development and implementation of all administrative, operational, sales, marketing, and technical support programs for the EMEA region. He reports to NanoLumens vice president of sales Rick Bortles.
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LOS ANGELES – WorldStage marked its tenth year providing A/V support for the Milken Institute Global Conference. More than 130 WorldStage technicians were on site to ensure the success of the event, and a total of 33 HD cameras were supplied. Along with video support, WorldStage also furnished extensive audio and lighting facilities that included a large complement of audio speakers, wired and wireless mics, digital audio consoles and intercom systems, as well as a package of conventional and LED lighting for 11 rooms.
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