NASHVILLE —Bandit Lites has formed a partnership with LED North America and is touting the development of the SuperSport, a 400W, 35,000 lumen output fixture that weighs just over 20 pounds and is “the size of a couple shoe boxes.” The fixture has an efficacy of 89 lm/W and promises energy savings of up to 85 percent. Because SuperSport units are designed to replace traditional fixtures weighing 100 to 150 lbs., the fixtures also promise to significantly increase venue load bearing capacities.
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LOS ANGELES — The 2+-minute “Pepsi Grammy Half Time Show” commercial, which depicted ex-football stars “returning the favor” by singing and dancing halfway through a celebrity-studded Grammy Awards-style black tie event (modeled on the actual event, which included Beyoncé and Jay-Z, pictured here), was filmed at the LA Sports Arena using a lighting rig from Visions Lighting. A total of 40 Nexus 4×4 high output COB LED panels from Chauvet Professional were included in the lighting rig.
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MANCHESTER, U.K. – dbn has transformed a former Methodist meeting hall into Albert Hall with the installation of an elaborate lighting system. The century-old building will now host bands, comedy and cabaret shows, club nights, parties and corporate events.
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LD Justin Kitchenman used an arsenal of Clay Paky lights to create a party atmosphere for Luke Bryan’s latest tour.
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FARMINGDALE, NY — Group One Ltd., Avolites’ U.S. importer and distributor, based here, named Brunswick, OH-based C.L. Pugh & Associates, Inc. as its newest independent manufacturer’s rep firm for the brand. The announcement came from Brad White, Group One’s national sales manager for Avolites, to whom the firm reports. Pictured, from left, C.L. Pugh’s DeWayne Segafredo, Jerry Varsa, Jason Jacquemain, Bob Tevs, Jan Seddon and George Falkenbach. (Not pictured: Jeff Payton.)
Read More »CHICAGO — Shortly after DJ Datsik took the stage at Concord Music Hall here at about 2 a.m. on Feb. 8, small amounts of ceiling debris appeared to shake loose. Moments later, large chunks of debris fell, hitting at least four in the audience. One of the injured declined medical treatment. Three others were transported to nearby hospitals — two with minor injuries and one whose injuries appeared to be more serious, according to local reports.
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FORT WORTH, TX – USITT announced the winners of its 2014 Young Designers & Technicians Awards competition. The 11 winners will be presented with the honors at the association’s Conference & Stage Expo, which is set to talke place at the Fort Worth Convention Center here March 26-29. Three of the winners are from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, three are from Carnegie Mellon University, and two are from the Yale School of Drama. The other three are from Purdue University, the University of Virginia and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
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Chauvet Professional’s new Strike series of strobe fixtures use LED light sources. The company’s Strike 324 and Strike 882 strobes get their bright output from SMD LEDs. The Strike 324, pictured here, is shaped like a low-profile par can and contains 324 white 1-watt SMD LEDs. The Strike 882 is configured like a panel and equipped with 882 white 0.5-watt SMD LEDs.
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ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – LD John McGuire, LD for Kanye West, Deadmaus, Daft Punk and many others, is a longtime user of Hog consoles from High End Systems. He first used the company’s consoles back in 1998, and now chooses from a range of Hog control solutions from a mobile Hog 4PC setup all the way to the flagship Hog 4 desk for Kanye West’s tour (pictured here).
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SOCHI, Russia — Following its involvement in support the needs of the Summer Olympics, Riedel Communications is providing a large-scale communications network infrastructure for the 2014 Winter Games.
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