Judge Tells Sugarland to Answer Delay-of-Cancellation Questions by April 15
ADJ Europe Names Ian Webster UK Sales Manager
KERKRADE, NETHERLANDS – Ian Webster has been named sales manager for the United Kingdom, northern region, by the ADJ Group. Webster will be responsible for sales and customer development for American DJ Lighting and American Audio products in his territory. Previously, Webster was a technical sales specialist with Motorola United Kingdom for seven years.
Read More »SHS Global Opens West Coast Office
BURBANK, CA – SHS Global has opened an office here to service the West Coast of the U.S., Latin America, Asia and the Pacific Rim. Staffing the company’s fourth location is SHS co-owner Leigh-Anne Aiken, new sales rep Alberto Juarez and other support personnel. SHS’ other locations are in Austin, TX, New York and Brussels, Belgium.
Read More »Weekend Update
Another week has past and the weekend is almost over. Did you get everything done that you wanted? Work on an interesting show? Share with us over on ProLightingSpace! Before Sunday is gone, take a moment for yourself and catch up on the biggest news for the past week. Put on another pot of coffee, finish the comics and see what everyone is talking about from the previous week.
Read More »Godspell Returns to Broadway with Pulsar
FARMINGDALE, NY — The 1971 musical Godspell returned to Broadway in November at the Circle in the Square Theatre with a new show, new cast, new design. LD is David Weiner, whose lighting scheme showcases PRG-customized Pulsar LEDs incorporated into vintage fixtures to preserve the production’s continuity and set design.
Read More »Mayoral Inauguration Elects 4Wall NY for Event Gear
PHILADELPHIA – When tasked with lighting the 192nd Mayoral Inauguration for Michael Nutter, Executive Producer Scott Mirkin and Lighting Designer Scott Clyve elected to use equipment provided by 4Wall Entertainment in New York. The space was a 37,500 square foot lobby of the Pennsylvania Convention Center where house lighting was not an option. Adding to the challenge, Clyve, Lagler and Producer Scott Mirkin were expected to create a multi-functional stage design to support dance and live musical performances.
Read More »Kreon Appoints Darin Fowler as GM North American HQ
NEW YORK – Belgium-based architectural lighting manufacturer Kreon Inc, appoints Darin Fowler as General Manager of North American operations. Fowler, headquartered in New York City, will oversee all sales, customer service and marketing in the US and Canada. Fowler most recently was Regional Sales Manager at High End Systems, specializing in lighting for fixed installations. Before that, he was Senior Designer/Project Manager for NY-based Schwinghammer Lighting and also Johnson Light Studio, with his career start at Focus Lighting.
Read More »OSRAM Ostar Stage LEDs
SUNNYVALE, CA – New OSRAM Ostar Stage LEDs have a flatter profile, a narrow beam angle and higher luminance than before. They are now only 1.23 mm high – one-quarter of the usual height – enabling a much more compact spotlight design. The glass cover on the new LEDs has been optimized for injection of the light into lens systems. The LEDs can be used in spotlights of any size, from small stage spotlights to large moving head luminaires.
Read More »Litepanels Tungsten-Balance LED Fresnel
Gladstone Entertainment Centre Welcomes VL3500 Spots
GLADSTONE, Queensland – Gladstone Entertainment Centre has installed six VARI-LITE VL3500 Spot luminaires from Philips Vari-Lite to keep their existing VL500 Washes company. Supplied by Rockhampton’s Stage & Audio, the fixtures are permanently rigged on the FOH lighting bar.
Read More »Pete’s Big TVs Provides Video Production for Jazz in the Gardens
NEW CASTLE, DE – For the sixth consecutive year, Pete’s Big TVs provided Jazz in the Gardens Music Festival with LED screens and a full video production system and crew. The March 17-18 event took place at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL. Equipment choice was influenced by a few factors. As the concerts each day started at 3 pm and ran until 11 pm, screen resolution was important, along with the ability to withstand weather conditions.
Read More »Nanolumens Envelops DIFFA Diners with LED Display
NORCROSS, GA – Guests at the 2012 DIFFA Dining By Design tour, now running through March 26, are immersed in a “Bioluminecent Evening At Sea” experience with NanoLumens LED displays. The event runs in conjunction with the Architectural Digest Home Design Show at Pier 94 in New York City.
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