SANTA MARIA, CA – 4Wall Entertainment and its CEO, Michael Cannon, have donated a variety of gear to support PCPA Theaterfest at Allan Hancock College (Cannon’s alma mater). The donated gear includes Vari*Lite moving lights, Color Kinetics ColorBlaze and ColorBlast LEDs, Wybron scrollers, a High End Whole Hog 2 console, more than 100 ETC Source Four Ellipsoidals, dimming racks, hazers, snow machines and a 24-foot box truck.
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Lighting design, rental and production company Blackmotion has invested in the latest Robe moving light technology. Owner and founder Kagiso Tiro Daystar Moima (“KG”) says Robe’s commitment to producing smaller, lighter, brighter and more energy efficient fixtures factored in on their purchase decision.
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OSLO – Elektrik Solutions of Norway has supplied lighting and power control for a refurbishment of the Oslo Konserthus (Concert Hall). Some 100 ETC Selador Desire D40 Lustr+ LED fixtures have been installed in the auditorium ceiling for house lighting, along with another 14 in the choir area. The Selador Desire fixtures were chosen for their power savings along with their ability to accurately render or even enhance colors and skin tones. The ETC Unison Paradigm system was chosen for control.
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DALLAS – Working to support Behind the Scenes, Philips Strand Lighting and Philips Selecon have donated USB LED ghostlights which are now being sold by The ESTA foundation to raise funds for the financial support of entertainment technology industry professionals who are ill or injured. To date, Philips Strand Lighting and Philips Selecon have donated 250 USB LED ghostlights which have raised $10,000.
Read More »KORTRIJK, Belgium – Barco has signed a distribution agreement with AV expert TechnoPro LLC for the availability, delivery and support for Barco’s projection and image processing products in the Middle East region. “The projector and image processing business in the Middle East is a growing yet competitive business, requesting short delivery cycles, local technical support, local availability of spare parts, etc.,” says Barco’s Eric Brouwers, Regional Director Middle East and Africa. “Our distributor partnership with TechnoPro will help us cope better with these challenges and provide the best possible services to our rapidly-growing customer base.”
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LUCERNE, Switzerland – Robert Juliat’s Swiss distributor, Lumiere Spectacle LSB SA, has been spreading the word about Robert Juliat profiles, spotlights and dimmers with three Swiss venues adding to their lighting inventories this summer: Cultural center KKL Lucerne, Lausanne’s Theatre de Beaulieu and Berne’s Haute Ecole des Arts.
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LONDON – The Rolling Stones satisfied the shoppers on London’s Carnaby Street by switching on the annual Carnaby Street lighting display with a rock n’ roll twist. LD Patrick Woodroffe collaborated with James Glancy Design to transform London’s historical shopping and music district for the season. White Light supplied the lighting solutions for temporary installation, which runs through the end of the year.
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TORONTO — Two NanoLumens displays were used on the black carpet to welcome guests to the after-party of an advanced charity screening of “Skyfall,” the new James Bond movie. The after-party took place at Toronto’s Spoke Club. Nanolumens’ NanoFlex 112 displays were used to show Skyfall’s theatrical trailer and promotional ads for the new 007-themed cologne.
Read More »NEW YORK – The ETCP (Entertainment Technician Certification Program) Examinations will be given at USITT 2013 in Milwaukee. All three ETCP examinations will be given in one session the morning of March 22, 2013. Candidates who wish to take more than one exam should contact ETCP. Members and employees of members of USITT receive a $100 discount on examination fees. Interested applicants must submit their application, along with supporting materials and fee, to the ETCP office no later than March 1, 2013.
Read More »NORTH CREEK, NY – Creative Stage Lighting has announced its latest schedule for Avolites training events. Three different sessions will be offered, providing attendees with an introduction to Avolites Titan, information about new features in Avolites Titan 6, and an introduction to Ai server software.
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GLENVIEW, IL — Frank Luppino Jr., founder of Marketing Insights, head of marketing for Seeburg, a music and vending equipment manufacturer, and an industry journalist who covered NAMM for Billboard Magazine in the 1940s before serving as Billboard’s associate publisher, died Nov. 10, 2012 at age 90.
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LOS ANGELES – Clay Paky Sharpy fixtures and numerous grandMA2 lighting consoles were on hand throughout Budweiser’s Made in America Festival, which entertained crowds on Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway on Labor Day Weekend. Jay-Z and Pearl Jam headlined main stage concerts on Saturday and Sunday. Nick Whitehouse was the lighting designer for the main stage, while John Duncan, Jr. of Pinpoint Lighting was the lighting designer and equipment supplier for the B stage and electronic dance music pad.
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