LAS VEGAS – Anchored by the Christie Freedom laser illumination system, the Christie CP42LH (Cinema), Christie D4K60LH (ProVenue) and Christie Mirage 4KLH (Immersive Environments) models are now available for widespread adoption, having been field proven with key Christie customers in 2014/2015 in both publicly-announced and non-disclosed installations.
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HASSELT, Belgium – Capping a 16-year run with two of the three original band members, Flemish/Dutch girl band K3 toured with a lighting and video design by Painting With Light’s Luc Peumans that included a bold, bright, poppy and positive vibe that has characterized the band since they first rose to prominence in 1998.
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LAS VEGAS – For XS, the award-winning nightclub at Wynn Las Vegas, LD Steve Lieberman opted for a bold futuristic design that drew on the pixel mapping power of Nexus Aw 7×7 warm white LED panels and ÉPIX Strip 2.0 LED strips from Chauvet Professional.
Read More »LAS VEGAS – Blackmagic Design is bringing its latest technologies to NAB 2015, which runs through April 16. The company is exhibiting at booth SL219 located in the South Hall (Lower) at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Read More »INDIANAPOLIS — On March 30, 2015, a 2-1 Indiana Court of Appeals decision ruled in Mid-America Sound’s favor on the legitimacy of its indemnity clause in the contract to provide the staging structure that collapsed in high winds Aug. 13, 2011, killing seven.
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LAS VEGAS — The governing body of the Parnelli Awards announces that David Cunningham will be the 2015 recipient of the Parnelli Visionary Award for his outstanding career and scores of innovations in lighting. “David is a true innovator, and has continually generated important breakthroughs,” says Parnelli Awards producer and PLSN publisher Terry Lowe. “In addition to being one of the most brilliant members of our community, he’s also one of the most interesting, and we look forward to honoring him at the show.”
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NELSONVILLE, OH – The Harold Brothers — Jeremy and Keith, of United Sound and Electronics — were impressed after the Avett Brothers performed at last year’s Nelsonville Music Festival, not just by the band, but also by the fixtures they used to light the band — Chauvet Professional Legend 330SRs.
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BALTIMORE, MD — 4Wall DC’s Katie Kudrick served as LD for Rhinoceros, a play written in 1959 by Eugene Ionesco that was recently revived at Loyola University Maryland under the direction of Dr. Natka Bianchini. Kudrick used Chroma-Q Color Force 72 LED battens for cyc lighting.
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NAPLES, FORT LAUDERDALE and MIAMI, FL – Leading US nightlife brand Blue Martini Lounge has introduced Robe’s MiniMe digital fixtures to three of its South Florida locations – in Naples, Fort Lauderdale and the Miami area (Brickell).
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Before pop star Enrique Iglesias set out to play some of the world’s largest venues for his 2014-2105 Sex and Love Tour he consulted Travis Shirley, his longtime creative director and show designer. To make the show’s production elements specialized yet easy to replicate in any tour destination, Shirley deployed several classic lighting fixtures from Martin Professional and one new one – the MAC Quantum Profile.
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U.S. – Elation is proud to again be lighting American blues rock musician George Thorogood and his legendary Delaware Destroyers band, who continue to surprise after four decades. George Thorogood found chart success in the ‘80s and continues to tour extensively after 40 years. Out on a “Badder Than Ever” spring tour through April, lighting designer William Bennyhoff needed a rig that could complement Thorogood’s high-energy boogie-blues style and found it in Elation Platinum Beam 5R Pro, Rayzor Q7 and Cuepix Blinder WW2 fixtures.
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