SYDNEY — Chauvet Professional Nexus 4×4 performed at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney, spicing up Timomatic’s performance during the 2013 State of Origin Game 1 pregame entertainment. Singer-songwriter and dancer Timomatic gained fame as a contestant on “So You Think You Can Dance” Australia. Josh Moffat of Events Infrastructure specified, designed and operated the lighting equipment, and also supplied the visual technical support for the event.
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BURBANK, CA – Chaos Visual Productions teams up with Six Flags Great America to premiere igNight – Grand Finale, the biggest nighttime event spectacular in the Chicago park’s 37-year history. igNight – Grand Finale is featured in the Hometown Square at park close and will continue its run, which began June 15, until August 11. Chaos Visual supplies the high-definition technology that brings the visually entertaining production to life during its limited run at the park.
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DEVON, UK – A special custom version of ShowLED Animation supplied by UK Distributor S+H Technical Support Ltd is being used on the current touring version of the hit ‘Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert: The Musical.’ The Animation Cloth has been supplied to the tour’s video contractors XL Video as specified by their project manager, Ed Cooper.
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MIAMI – Along with LeBron James & Co., some other sharp shooters were on hand to ramp up the excitement at the Miami Heat’s NBA championship celebration – Platinum Beam 5Rs from Elation Professional. There were 54 of Elation hard-edge moving beams shining overhead and onto the stage at American Airlines Arena, as the team received its championship rings in front of its fans.
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SEATTLE – Enhancing the overall shopping mall experience for visitors — by creating an atmosphere with low maintenance color-changing fixtures, which can be activated for selective events — is a challenge facing many management companies. When Gene Tasche, operations manager of Pine Street Group LLC, the company responsible for the Pacific Place shopping center in Seattle, contacted GLP authorized dealer PNTA, it was precisely with that in mind.
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LAS VEGAS – There are Spyders inside the Race & Sports Book at The Mirage Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas and guests couldn’t be happier. Vista Systems’ Spyder video processors are part of one of the most sophisticated technology installations in Nevada created by Technology West Group.
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NEW YORK CITY – Kings of Leon, Pretty Lights, Feist and The Avett Brothers took the stage under a Bandit Lites rig at New York City’s annual Governor’s Ball festival to entertain fans who braved the rain and subsequent mud in their quest to rock.
Read More »WILKES-BARRE, PA – Mountain Productions is already gearing up for its CM Hoist School, which will take place at the company’s facilities here from March 10-14, 2014. The 29th annual event, featuring seminars and hands-on instruction, will be the first to expand to a full five days. Students will receive the same rigging education, but at a more comfortable pace.
Read More »INVERNESS, FL — Pat Benatar and husband Neil Giraldo, who were scheduled to perform June 21 at WalkerFest 2013 at the Citrus County Fairgrounds here, refused to perform, citing concerns about the integrity of the staging structure. The event was to be a fundraiser for three charities — the Wounded Warriors Project, Habitat for Humanity and the United Way.
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NORTHAMPTON, UK – Harting’s new Han-Fast Lock PCB termination system provides simple solder-free push-fit single-wire connection to printed-circuit boards, greatly enhancing the ease and flexibility of power distribution for entertainment equipment such as lighting dimmers, power supplies and winch/hoist motor controllers.
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NEW YORK CITY – The top names in finance and entertainment weren’t the only ones shining at the annual Robin Hood Foundation gala in New York City. Clay Paky Sharpy, Sharpy Washes and Alpha Spot QWO 800 fixtures were also out in force along with three grandMA2 consoles for lighting control.
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LOS ANGELES – Moment Factory was commissioned by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) to work in collaboration with Marcela Sardi of Sardi Design and Mike Rubin of MRA International as the executive multimedia content producer for seven iconic media features at the New Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The overall objective is to enhance the passenger experience and bring back the romance and magic of travel.
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