SAN ANTONIO, TX — With an expected 3.5 million visitors and multiple events staged over an 11-day span in late April, including the Opening Ceremonies, Fiesta Oyster Bake, Night in Old San Antonio (NIOSA), Fiesta Flambeau Parade and the Battle of Flower Parade, event sponsors might worry about their message getting lost in the crowd.
Read More »HOLLYWOOD, CA — Hippotizer media servers delivered a variety of LED visual effects for the 81st Academy Awards Show. Designer Bob Dickinson and media programmer Jason Rudolph specified the Hippotizer content delivery system. VER supported the application, with Matt Waters as lead engineer.
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LONDON — A lighting demonstration performed by Durham Marenghi at the Royal Albert Hall put a sampling of Clay Paky gear to the test — Alpha Beam 1500s, Alpha Beam 300s and the long-throw Alpha Wash 1500 LT wash light.
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LIVERPOOL, U.K. — The need for speed may seem to be forever at odds with rigging and staging safety, but Echo Arena Liverpool is using a solution that keeps time and risk to a minimum. While one rigging grid system is installed over the usual stage area, a second grid can be deployed anywhere in the venue.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — A new iPhone application from Wybron gives users a way to put more than 1,500 gobos into their pockets. The Moiré Gobo Library lets users browse, search, and experiment with A-size gobos from GAM and Lee, with more to come.
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NEW YORK — LED displays made by Daktronics have proven to be more than a fad at Radio City Music Hall. First installed in 2007, the Daktronics units usually appear as 11-foot-by-16-foot LED screen configurations, but the modular panels change for special performances like the Radio City Christmas Spectacular.
Read More »NEW YORK — Traxon Technologies — an Osram Company, the joint venture firm formed by Osram and Traxon Technologies Ltd., named Monte Spencer as director of North America sales for e:cue lighting control products and systems.
Read More »SECAUCUS, NJ — ARRI CSC is relocating its New York camera rental department to a 36,000-square-foot facility here, bringing the department to a building that adjoins its lighting and grip division. The total footprint of the buildings is over 91,000 square feet.
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LAS VEGAS — Entertainment Labor Force, dba ELF Labor, named John C. “5ive” McInnis as director of operations of the company’s Las Vegas office. McInnis brings 20 years of experience in large theatrical and rock arena installations to the company. He has previously handled staffing, project management and production support and labor.
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ASHLAND, VA — Milos America has relocated its corporate offices and warehouse. The 18,000 square-foot facility handles sales and support for North, Central and South America. The address is: 10520 Lakeridge Parkway, Suite A, Ashland, VA 23005; Phone: 800.411.0065, Fax: 800.411.0165.
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When Walt Disney World®’s Facility Asset Management (FAM) group came to Walt Disney World Entertainment’s in-house lighting designer Charley Pogue with a query about replacing the lighting on Disney’s iconic Cinderella Castle, he had little idea what might lie ahead. FAM wanted to see what it might take to replace the 700-watt arc source fixtures that have been lighting the Castle for 10 years. The fixtures had served their purpose and parts for the discontinued luminaires had become scarce, while the labor to keep them working had increased. And there were far more environmentally friendly options available.
Read More »Having to light an act with a skinny budget and limited physical space is not the ideal gig. But the good news is that lately… Read More »Brighter, Cheaper Lighting Options for Small-Budget Bands
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