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Let’s Put A Smile On That Face

Let’s Put A Smile On That Face

Buenos Dias Todos,

                         Well my Spanish isn’t quite where I’d like it to be but it is good enough to strike up small talk with some of the Mexican crew and band members I have been working with on the Marco Antonio Solis U.S. tour. Most do speak alright English and the ones who don’t speak too quickly to me so my brain won’t spin. So at the end of the day the communication barrier I once thought was going to be hard to break was quite simple to step through if you’re willing to try.

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XL Video Launches XL Events Division

LONDON — XL Video announced the formation of a new division, XL Events, which has been created by consolidating the corporate division of XL Video and AV specialists Show Support. Located in Bromsgrove, U.K. and Hemel Hempstead, U.K., the division will be headed by Rich Rowley, who will oversee 23 associates. Pictured here, from left to right, is Rowley and XL Video managing director Lee Spencer.

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LEDs Rule in Castle-Themed Nightclub

TAMPA, FL — Once known as the “cigar capital of the world,” Ybor City is now lighting up with LEDs, and fixtures from Chauvet helped Alan Kahana, the owner of the Castle, a nightclub, replace conventional gear without also having to make major changes to the building’s electrical system.

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Polish Trade Fair Brightens with Lighting Gear

KRAKOW, Poland — It may be called the Music Media Show, but along with audio systems, lighting gear is figuring prominently in this Polish trade fair. A case in point was the booth for Robe’s Polish distributor, Prolight. The 200 square-meter booth was host to Robe’s “The Future is Digital” international roadshow.

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J. R. Clancy Restructures Web Site

SYRACUSE, NY —  J. R. Clancy, Inc. updated its Web site at www.jrclancy.com to make it easier for architects, dealers, theatre consultants and other end-users to find the information they need as they plan their rigging for a variety of performance spaces and venues.

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Hippotizer Announces New Software Release

Hippotizer said its V3 software release 3.0.12 is now available.  James Ross Heron, Green Hippo director, called the new version “the most mature and well rounded update for Hippotizer we have ever released.  The new features and functionality equate to adding several new products, in addition to over 180 distinct improvements and upgrades.”

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CSL Hosts Webinar on Converging Technologies

NORTH CREEK, NY — Creative Stage Lighting will host a Webinar titled “Converging Technologies: Digital Lighting, Video, and LED” on Oct. 30, 2008. The Webinar, the second in CSL's Webinar series, will focus on the merging of video, lighting and LED technology in the entertainment production industry.

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LEDs Used for MoMA’s Cellophane House

NEW YORK — The five-story Cellophane House, part of Home Delivery, Fabricating the Modern Dwelling exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, is using an all-LED lighting installation from Philips and Arup Lighting that consumes 1.3 watts of energy per square foot, compared with the average house which uses between 1.7 to 2.3 watts per square foot.

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