New Splitters from Mega Systems
Mega Systems offers three different splitters to meet individual lighting installation needs – Mega, Disco and Enlighten Splitters.
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Drivecon LoadLock
Drivecon's LoadLock, a free feature available on all Drivecon closed loop hoist inverters, is designed to minimize the effects of operator-induced shock loading, which can result in cumulative fatigue on the crane's mechanical and structural components.
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Stage Technologies PC Wing
PC Wing is a compact training tool from Stage Technologies. The console enables students and automation technicians to learn to program and operate automation technology off-line in a classroom environment.
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First Night Riders Raise $15,000 for The Theatrical Guild
LONDON – In early June a group of bikers, hailing from all sectors of the entertainment technology industry, swapped their blacks for leathers and their hard hats for helmets and embarked on an eight-day sponsored motorcycle tour of U.K. theatres to raise money for The Theatrical Guild (TTG).
Read More »Drape Kings Names Greene Business Development Manager
NEW YORK and WASHINGTON, DC – Drape Kings has hired Meredith Greene to oversee its recently-opened Washington, D.C. Metro office.
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VH1 Storytellers Lights Christina Aguilera with Coemar Fixtures
NEW YORK – LD Tom Kenny lit Christina Aguilera's recent appearance on VH1's Storytellers using Coemar fixtures. Since 1996, the program has featured artists and bands including Sting, Elton John, Alanis Morissette and Coldplay.
Read More »Learning by Accident
The good news is that no one was seriously injured…as far as we know…and we don't know much. The bad news is that it happened again.
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Arched Video Wall for Bon Jovi’s “Circle” Tour
Bon Jovi's The Circle Tour needed a set design that was both practical and visually unique. Tait Towers credited Doug "Spike" Brant for coming up with the main visual concept: a video wall that looms skyward, beyond the stage, in the shape of a giant arch.
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Choctaw Casino Synchronizes Lighting, Water and Flame Effects
Visitors to the Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, Okla. can see a series of color-changing pylons that flank the boulevard on the way to the resort, and a circle of nine obelisks around an entry fountain attract attention with water effects, lighting and fire as they get closer. ETC Unison Mosaic show controllers are used to orchestrate both the synchronized scenic effects and exterior LED wash lighting.
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New Consoles Help WWE Tour Adapt for Different Shows at Different Venues
PRG Distribution North America supplied six ChamSys MagicQ 100Pro consoles to Upstaging, Inc., the lighting supplier for the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) tour, which travels year-round with live events in two cities per week.
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Sugarland Set Fuses Steampunk Influences, Mechanics and Artistry
Steve Cohen's set design for Sugarland's Incredible Machine tour has an affinity for the sci-fi "steampunk" style seen in films such as Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland and Disney's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, but rarely seen in concert touring.
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Media-Savvy Church Chooses Video-Friendly Lighting Gear
Billing itself as a "church for people who don't like church," Real Life Church in Valencia, Calif. didn't follow a conventional path when it built its own facility after nearly a decade of holding services in, first, a movie theater and, most recently, a high school auditorium.
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