It probably wasn't intended to serve as a commentary on the current outlook for the international economy, but the British electronica band, Faithless, was booked to perform during the International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia in mid-June.
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It was the year that Big William Howard Taft was president and little Marie Curie published her Treatise on Radiography; Mark Twain died and Django Reinhardt was born; Jack Johnson ruled the ring and the Titanic was being built.
Oh, and Rosco Laboratories was born.
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Orwellian Influence Leads to Ministry Video Towers
Oli Metcalfe is one of the new generation of lighting designers who is completely comfortable with developing video content to complement the lighting design.
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One of the earliest automated lighting consoles on the market was called the Animator. It was very advanced for its time, but it never gained the widespread popularity it deserved in North America, probably because it had limited distribution. The company that designed and built that console is Compulite.
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Daktronics partner GoVision worked with BSUN Media Systems to help LuLu's restaurant at Homeport Marina in Gulf Shores, Ala. out of a jam. Tropical storm Alex forced the postponement of a charity concert to benefit those affected by the BP oil spill. Lulu's was left without an act to entertain the large crowds expected on June 30 and July 1.
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When Scott Scovill of Moo TV was deciding which manufacturer's LED panels to use to create the video screen for Brad Paisley's 2010 Summer Tour, he turned to the artist to help make the final call.
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A ballroom in London's Buckingham Palace was the site for a concert marking the 90th anniversary of The Not Forgotten Association, which was founded in 1920 to entertain disabled military personnel and veterans. The event was also accompanied by a 90-minute large format video projection show designed by The Projection Studio.
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"One Little Change" Leads to 14 Days of Video Madness for KISS Tour
For a creator of custom video content, it was a tall order – create a towering quantity of custom content in a short 14 days – and hold the chicks.
Read More »Nashville's staging business is the anchor component of the increasingly-elaborate productions that chug out of Music City every year. But like the sets that the handful of companies here fabricate, the business is glossy on the part that the audience sees and less so back in the shop.
Read More »I remember a time over 12 years ago when I was talking with a young student in an automated lighting programming class I was teaching. He said that he really wanted to work in this field, but that his parents thought there is no future in it. They would rather have him become a doctor or lawyer than a "lighting guy."
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Artistic Licence Rail-DALI, an all-in-one DMX/DALI converter, is being superseded by two new products: Rail-DALI-DMX and Rail-DMX-DALI. The new Rail-DALI-DMX can provide a multiple number of simulated ballasts that control DMX channels directly, or it can be used as a trigger interface.
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Chromateq's LED Player is an entry-level priced DMX controller that works with Mac and Windows. The software includes a Profile Editor (library) and a Live mode. It can automatically generate color and matrix effects combined with pan and tilt movement. The software is downloadable and updates are free.
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