Elation Professional Design Wash LED Pro
Elation Professional’s Design Wash LED Pro offers a combination of RGB+W color mixing, speed and brightness at a competitive price.
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Tinc Handles Production Design for Gallery Addressing Death Penalty
NEW YORK — Tinc Design & Productions provided production design and technical management for the New York premiere of the audiovisual art installation, One After, which addressed the death penalty issue in Texas at New York’s Openhouse Gallery. Tinc was responsible for the design of the event’s gallery space and its video and lighting elements, with Lance Darcy acting as production designer and Ryan Kirk as production manager.
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Modular Screens Used for Canadian Country Music Awards
VANCOUVER, BC — Midnite Hour Productions provided a Draper StageScreen as the backdrop for the 2009 Fan’s Choice Award presentation from the Canadian Country Music Association at the CCMA’s annual awards ceremony held at General Motors Place.
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Phedre Production in Ancient Greek Theatre Lit by Clay Paky Gear
EPIDAURUS, Greece — Proving that there is a fixture for every scenario, Clay Paky Alpha Profile 1200 fixtures were used during a National Theatre production of Phèdre at the Epidaurus theatre in Greece as part of the Athens Festival.
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B.B. King Museum AV Gear Relies on Furman Power Units
INDIANOLA, MS — Bowen Technovation chose Furman’s PS-PRO II power conditioner/sequencers and AC-215 power conditioners for the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center to protect components in the museum’s multimedia exhibits and enhance the AV experience for visitors.
Read More »Followspot Position Planning Guide Available for Review
NEW YORK — ESTA has announced that the latest version of the draft standard, BSR E1.28 – 200x, Guidance on planning followspot positions in places of public assembly, is available for public review through Dec. 28, 2009.
Read More »Access Pass and Design Acquires Services of BandPasses.com
RENO, NV — Access Pass and Design, a supplier of printed security credentials, lanyards, wristbands and backstage passes, has acquired the services of BandPasses.com, an online source for such products.
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Eiffel Tower Lit with Iluminarc LEDs to Mark 120 Years
PARIS — Chauvet’s Iluminarc division may be less than a year old, but it’s scored a landmark coup of sorts: more than 400 Ilumipod 48 IP RGBW wash lights are being used for an LED light show on the Eiffel Tower as part of the structure’s 120-year anniversary celebration.
Read More »In Memoriam: Lenny Sullivan, 34
MANASQUAN, NJ — Leonard “Lenny” Sullivan, 34, died in Kansas City, Mo. on Oct. 26 while supporting the tour of his cousin, Bruce Springsteen, who was touring with the E Street Band.
Read More »In Memoriam: Michael Philippi, 58
CHICAGO — Lighting Designer Michael Philippi died suddenly Oct. 27 while walking to Chicago’s Goodman Theatre, where he was working on a production of the Alan Gross play, High Holidays. The cause of death was unclear.
Read More »Bruce Springsteen Cancels Kansas City Gig, Might Perform in NYC
KANSAS CITY, MO — Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band cancelled a performance here Oct. 26 after the sudden death of Lenny Sullivan, 34. Sullivan, Springsteen’s cousin, was assistant tour manager. Springsteen’s next performance was slated for Madison Square Garden on Oct. 29 at the first of two Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary concerts. Springsteen and the band are expected to perform.
Read More »ESTA Offers Connectivity Pavilion at LDI
ORLANDO — The ESTA-sponsored Connectivity Pavilion, booth #1349, will include an expanded array of equipment running the latest in entertainment control protocols. The Pavilion will offer a hands-on demonstration of devices interfacing under RDM (ANSI E1.20), ACN (ANSI E1.17), and Lightweight Streaming of DMX512 over ACN (ANSI E1.31).
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