7: The Eagles
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Lighting Designer / Director: Dave Hill, Patrick Woodroffe
Pete’s Big TVs, Creative Technologies and Rock-it Cargo Help BET TV Show Go On
The BET Network has recently designated Pete's Big TVs/Performance Video of New Castle, DE, as their "go to" company for a host of shows. But even a "go to" company sometimes needs to know how to "go to" get help when the unthinkable happens – like when their equipment does not arrive.
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Guns N’ Roses Tour Places Video Front & Center, and Director FOH
While it's not surprising that the current Guns N' Roses world tour is a big old-fashioned three-guitar arena show with enough pyro to make you think you're in Boston on the Fourth of July, it's not the typical flash and trash lighting rig. And even though the increasing importance of video in rock shows is nothing new, this one stands out.
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Michael J. Passaro of “Promises, Promises:” Stage Manager as Translator
Promises, Promises production stage manager Michael J. Passaro calls PLSN just after his show has brought Molly Shannon in the key supporting role of Marge McDougall. It's the same role that won Katie Finneran her second Tony Award this year.
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Trey Songz’ “Passion, Pain & Pleasure” Tour
Shortly after Eric Marchwinski graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston with a degree in Music Production and Engineering, he found himself in the hot seat of his first concert tour.
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ELC Checker
ELC calls this unit the Checker Handheld DMX512/RDM toolbox, but unlike your father's toolbox, this one is digital. It does fit easily in the hand and it is battery operated, making it truly handheld, and it does work with both DMX512 and RDM. But what, exactly, does it do?
Read More »Incubating Visuals
Collaboration between academia and business has become, well, big business. Since 1980 there have been over 4,300 start-ups that were incubated in U.S. universities, and new spin-off and technology and patent licensing deals are cut seemingly weekly.
Read More »The Grand Poobah of the Console
Fred Flintstone was a member of the Loyal Order of Water Buffaloes Lodge #26 and was continually trying to gain leader status of this group by becoming the "Grand Poobah." This high-ranking position would have allowed him to rule over all others and reign supreme over the group's members.
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