LAS VEGAS – Challenged by a federal OSHA report, Nevada's state OSHA officials reaffirmed their findings related to their investigation of the death of a 20-year-old stagehand at the MGM Grand's Hollywood Theatre on May 20, 2009.
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DOHA, Qatar – Creative Events (CCG) provided more than 1,300 mixed fixtures for the second annual Doha Tribeca Film Festival, which included 88 Clay Paky Alpha units at Four Seasons Hotel screening venue and another 104 Clay Paky Alpha units for the opening night after-party held at the Pearl Qatar. Adam Bassett Design Limited specified the gear.
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The new Wireless Uplighting System from Omnisistem is a self-contained uplight controlled via a wireless DMX transmitter which can transmit up to 400 feet. The 12-unit set is sold with a custom roadcase. (Individual LED pods are not sold separately.)
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NEW YORK – Window shoppers along Fifth Avenue saw the façade of Saks lit up with a large-scale projection light show, The Snowflake & The Bubble. Bubbles seemingly interacted with snowflakes via a custom-built six-projector system provided by Creative Technology (CT).
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The TMH-10 automated moving yoke fixture from Steinigke Showtechnic features a single 60-watt LED source, consumes 170 watts and weighs 17.6 pounds. Features include a 3-facet prism, color wheel with seven colors plus open, gobo wheel with six rotating gobos plus open and separate channels for strobe and dimmer.
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ZWOLLE, Netherlands – HA-Rental is the first rental company to purchase fixtures from the Philips Selecon professional LED luminaire range – the PL3 – for its rental stock.
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LOCARNO, Switzerland – Notre-Dame de Paris was staged at Palazzetto Fevi by the SFG Biasca gymnastic company. It was performed by 52 gymnasts and six actors with their live singing accompanied by Riccardo Cocciante's recorded music.
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MELBOURNE, Australia – Clearlight Shows P/L recently supplied the Malthouse theatrical complex with new ETC products for the venue's 520-seat Merlyn Theatre and the 198-seat Beckett Theatre.
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BRUSSELS – The Gulden Ontsporing was a highlight of the Flemish Day celebrations held in Belgium's capital recently. Lighting programmer Joris Vandamme used LSC's Clarity lighting and media controller for the show, which was broadcast live across the nation.
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DUBLIN – Management at the newly-rebuilt Aviva Stadium, a 50,000-seat venue that hosts rugby, soccer and other events, were a bit apprehensive about using LumenRadio's CRMX RDM wireless system to control eight Syncrolite 7K Xenon fixtures during the sold-out Magners League rugby game. But show manager Rob Jones at Gorilla Design confirmed that "the entire event went off without a hitch."
Read More »NEW ORLEANS – Big Screen Ventures, a new company that rents Barco B-10 mobile LED video screens for events and festivals, opened at 4300 Clio Street in downtown New Orleans, where it shares space with sibling companies RZI Lighting and Red Carpet Searchlights. The group of companies also recently purchased a larger warehouse to store their gear.
Read More »Panamax/Furman announced that Dave Keller, the company's senior vice president of sales and marketing, has been named as chairman of the Manufacturer's Group (MG) of the Independent Professional Representatives Organization (IPRO), a non-profit professional sales representative organization.
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