LONDON, Ontario, Canada — Solotech Inc. received the CITT Supplier Achievement Award from the Canadian Institute of Theatre Technology (CITT). The award was presented Aug. 18 at a banquet during the conference held here. Solotech president Denis Lefrançois, pictured here, accepted the award. It is presented annually to the individual or company that has shown sustained commitment to providing excellent service and products to the Canadian cultural industries community.
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NEW YORK — To help launch the Space Shuttle Enterprise exhibit at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum here this summer, Focus Lighting worked with the architects at H3 Hardy Collaboration and the in-house exhibit and aircraft restoration team to light the 1976-vintage prototype for the space shuttle program.
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AUCKLAND, NZ – Dream Solutions’ free ArtNet Remote for iOS devices is now available as an app on the Apple App Store. This is a simple one-screen utility to directly set DMX channels in an ArtNet environment. This utility is designed as a pocket app for any lighting professional and provides the familiar command syntax used on most control consoles.
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STAMFORD, CT – Rosco has formed a joint venture partnership with Boston-based engineering group The Black Tank to design, develop and distribute LED lighting fixtures to the entertainment and architecture markets. At PLASA 2012 Rosco is debuting the Miro Cube, its new line of wash lights based on Black Tank’s Brick Blaster fixtures. Three luminaires make up the range: Miro Cube 4C, Miro Cube WNC and Miro Cube UV.
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RALEIGH, NC – The Nature Research Center (NRC) wing of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences dazzled visitors at its recent opening with its array of interactive exhibits and experiences featuring audio-visual systems by Electrosonic. Its new, 80,000-sq.ft. Nature Research Center offers labs, research opportunities, interactive exhibits and live presentations designed to make science a tangible and fun experience. Small Design Firm was charged with designing the interactives; Batwin & Robin Productions was the content producer.
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LONDON – Entec Sound & Light has worked for Britpop band Blur and their LD Dave Byars since 1990, when the emerging band were a small support group. Their production matured in the 2000s, and Entec has been with them all the way. Entec recently supplied audio and lighting for various elements of Blur’s recent shows, culminating in the band’s gig in London’s Hyde Park coinciding with the Olympic Closing Ceremony.
Read More »Prism Projection recently expanded its RevEAL line of products with the RevEAL Profile Jr. The Profile Jr. is a new compact LED profile spot that promises the strengths of Prism’s award-winning RevEAL product line, in a new compact design that is compatible with existing industry-standard lens tubes matched with high output performance. The Profile Jr., along with the Profile, are designed for use in many applications including long throws well over 50’ like those in front of house lighting positions.
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KRONACH, Germany – For 10 days in July, the old city of Kronach lit up with contemporary lighting for the seventh annual light festival, “Kronach Shines.” More than 80,000 visitors were drawn to the luminous creations around town, which used more than 1,000 light sources and 10 km of cable. Steinigke Showtechnic helped support the project with LD Andreas Jung.
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LOS ANGELES — Elation Professional’s new EPV375 HO LED Display Panel creates see-through video effects indoors and outdoors at concerts, stage shows and special events. Rated at IP65, the EPV375 HO was built to withstand wind, dust and rain. Each panel weighs less than 55 lbs., and may be assembled into any desired screen size. With 8,000-nit brightness, this semi-transparent 37.5mm-pixel-pitch panel will produce high-contrast visuals under any conditions.
Read More »AGUA DULCE, CA – Entertainment Services Group, a manufacturer of show control systems, has added Capture Polar 3D visualizer integration to their VenueMagic Show Control software platform. Capture Polar brings the ability to create real-time shadows, volumetric beams, realistic color mixing and HDR mapping with lighting equipment.
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