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Christie Announces New Roles for Jack Kline, Kenji Hamashima

Jack Kline, president and COO, Christie Digital Systems USA, Inc., will assume the role of chairman, president and CEO of all of Christie’s operating companies worldwide, effective April 1, 2014.

Christie Announces New Roles for Jack Kline, Kenji Hamashima

CYPRESS, CA. — Christie announced Feb. 20 that Kenji Hamashima, chairman, president and CEO of the Christie group of companies, will step down from his current role starting in April but will remain as chairman, president and CEO of the Christie holding company, Christie Digital Systems Inc., as well as Ushio America Inc. Jack Kline, president and COO, Christie Digital Systems USA, Inc. (pictured here) will assume the role of chairman, president and CEO of all of Christie’s operating companies worldwide.

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CSR Celebrates 20 Year Anniversary

CSR Marks 20 Years

CLEVELAND, OH — CSR, an AV production company based here, is marking 20 years. Bob Leon, company president and CEO, credited his staff for the company’s success.

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CT San Francisco Names Roy Luster Project Manager

CT San Francisco Names Roy Luster Project Manager

SAN FRANCISCO — Creative Technology (CT) San Francisco has named industry veteran Roy Luster project manager.  Luster comes to CT with 25 years in the AV and production fields, specializing in the areas of project management, technical direction and account management.  His show experience ranges from executive boardroom meetings to multi-stage, multi-show conventions, tradeshows and music festivals.

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ADJ Inno Spot Series, LED Moving Heads

ADJ Inno Spot Series

ADJ’s Inno Spot series LED moving head fixtures offers a range of brightness options (12W to 180W) and features. Designed for use within nightclubs and churches along with DJ applications, the four Inno Spot LED Moving Head models include (as pictured, from left) Inno Pocket Spot, Inno Spot Pro, Inno Spot Elite and Inno Spot LED.

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Janet Wilks Milly

In Memoriam: Janet Wilks Milly

HUNTSVILLE, AL — Janet Wilks Milly, wife of Theatrical Lighting Systems (TLS) founder and 4Wall executive David E. Milly, died Feb. 19, 2014. Before retiring as its chief financial officer in 2004, Janet Milly had played an active role at TLS, Inc., which David Milly founded in 1981. TLS’ assets became part of 4Wall in 2012, when David Milly joined 4Wall as executive vice president and co-owner of its newly-launched Nashville operation.

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XL Video Supplies Projection for Cisco Live 2014 in Milan, photo by Sean Ebsworth

XL Video Supplies Projection for Cisco Live 2014 in Milan

MILAN, Italy — XL Video provided a range of video solutions including 60 meter widescreen projection and control, cameras / PPU and crew, together with LED screens and general AV support for Cisco Live 2014, a four-day event staged at the MiCo Milano Congressi conference center here for IT and networking pros. XL Video was working on behalf of event producer George P. Johnson.

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Miami Deadmau5 Gig Lit with Eurolite Fixtures, Other Beachsound Gear

MIAMI – At 2pm EST on Jan. 28, free tickets (actually, $1, with those proceeds going to charity) became available for a Feb. 15 DeadMau5 show at Miami’s Ice Palace. It took all of about a half-minute for those tickets to be snapped up. LD Scott Chmielewski used Beachsound and Lighting gear for the event. Among the fixtures in the rig: Eurolite PMC 16×30 LED matrices, distributed in the U.S. by Inner Circle Distribution.

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Super Bowl Party’s “Non-Game” Zone Energized by PVP S7 Video Panels

NEW YORK – Even before the matchup between the Seahawks and Broncos on Feb. 2, 2014 became dubbed the “not-so-Super Bowl” due to the lopsided performance on the field, the Super Bowl party sponsored by Heineken, Esquire and All In magazine at Canoe Studios here had already planned a “game free” party area for those who, for whatever reason, just weren’t that into the game. And the space was anything but dull. Canal Sound and Light added to the visual energy with PVP S7 panels from Chauvet Professional.

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BMW World Installs Martin LEDs

MUNICH – BMW World features a dynamic lighting design using LED-based Exterior 430 luminaires from Martin Professional. Florian Felsch, general manager, Livebau Solutions, noted the the attraction is now using LEDs to show off the autos in their best light indoors as well, with LEDs calibrated at 5600K. He credited the fixtures for lowering maintenance costs by 90 percent, and allowing for a 1.5 year ROI.

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Using Vista Spyder Image Processing for Welcome Center Visuals

CAMBRIDGE, MA – Visitors to Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ new corporate headquarters here get an immediate sense of the biotechnology company when they spot the impressive 2×8 videowall, comprised of 55-inch PrimeviewUltra Narrow Bezel monitors, in the ninth floor Welcome Center.  The videowall’s content is supported by a Spyder X20 0808 image processor from Vista Systems.

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