LOS ANGELES – Canadian rapper Drake is touring with Elation’s EPV762 MH Moving Head LED Video Panel. LD Patrick Dierson says the moving panels are getting such jaw-dropping audience reactions, that they’ve increased the number of them as the tour continues on, from an original 48 units to 96 units. Drake’s tour returns to the US in May.
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LAS VEGAS- The 4Wall Entertainment System & Design team has added two new project managers on opposite coasts. Tommy Green, pictured left, takes on the role of project manager and is based at 4Wall’s Los Angeles location. Kelly Easterling, right, serves as project manager for all East Coast system and design projects and will be based at 4Wall New York.
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NORTH BERGEN, NJ – In less than 10 hours, Drake Kings installed more than 7,700 yards (equaling 4.3 miles) of event carpet and Astro Turf for the recent Bike Expo New York. They also set up 96 trade show booths while lining the perimeter of the expo with 500 feet of event drape. It took two months of planning to pull off the event set-up.
Read More »INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission unanimously approved new regulations on temporary staging May 2 that went into effect May 3.… Read More »Indiana Now Requiring Stage Structure Inspections, Emergency Plans
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KIEV, UKRAINE – Rental company Feyeria, one of the largest owners of High End Systems equipment in the Ukraine, is using SHOWGUN 2.5 automated luminaires and the Road Hog Full Boar on all areas of entertainment. The company owns 24 SHOWGUN 2.5s and has used them on tours with Paul van Dyk, Fat-Boy Slim, the Scorpions and corporate events as well.
Read More »The decision to cancel a show due to bad weather needs to be well-informed. Fortunately, there are a lot of resources available. Websites like livewxradar.com… Read More »Consult Live Weather Radar during Storm Season
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MEXICO CITY – Vari Internacional is the new Robe lighting distributor for Mexico. Robe made the announcement during the recent 2012 Sound:check Xpo trade event, during a special after-show party. The Mexico City-based company has a 25-year history as a leading professional lighting and sound sales operation in Latin America.
Read More »SATELLITE BEACH FL – Lighting industry veteran K.R. ‘Kaj’ den Daas is joining the board of directors of the Lighting Science Group (LSCG), one of North America’s largest LED bulb manufacturers. den Daas has taken on a multitude of roles in the industry including many titles with Philips Lighting dating back to 1977. In 2010 he became owner of a consulting firm offering strategic advice to electrical industry clients. He holds a number of board positions with LED and other lighting related developers.
Read More »BEIJING, China — Palm Expo 2012 is set to take place from May 24-27 at the China International Exhibition Centre (CIEC) here, with more than 1,700 exhibiting companies and brands from 35 countries featured within 110,000 square meters (nearly 1.2 million square feet). The 2012 event marks the 21st time the exhibition has been staged.
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CLEVELAND – Pete’s Big TVs provided the video production package for the 27th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on April 14 in Cleveland. The show premieres May 5 on HBO. The visuals interspersed live action with content from the performers’ past. Pete’s Big TVs provided high resolution LED panels, projectors, teleprompters and crew.
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SECAUCUS, NJ – Inspired by their involvement with the creation of the 2012 Academy Award main stage drapery, Rose Brand has developed its own awards program: the Rose Brand & Fan Choice Awards. Nominations are now open in the categories of scenic/set design and event environment design in this social media-based contest.
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SERIATE, ITALY – RS Rock-Service GmbH has added to its inventory 24 Clay Paky Alpha Spotlight 800 QWOs. The Italian company’s 800W moving head was recently presented at ProLight+Sound in Frankfurt.
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