ATLANTA – Brad McWhorter of Atlanta Audio Visual incorporated a collection of Legend fixtures from Chauvet Professional into the rig lighting the Isley Brothers for some of their recent peformances. McWhorter positioned 20 Legend 230SR moving beams over the stage on trussing to create a new look for Ronald Isley and the band.
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SAN ANTONIO, TX – Mega Systems, Inc. launched a new website with features designed to improve the online experience for site visitors.
Read More »COLUMBIA, MD — Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc. is bringing together a group of architects in its second installment of the Business of Creativity video series to discuss “Staying Creative In Your Firm.” The video will debut March 18, 2015 at 2 p.m. EDT. Registered participants will receive an email detailing how they can view the discussion.
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LOS ANGELES – After six seasons on network TV, Glee is ending. Console operator Glen Holland, who has been with the show since 2009 when it debuted in the auditorium of Cabrillo High School in Long Beach, CA, reminisced about the “seven years, six seasons, 121 episodes and 751 performances” that he and other Glee crew members relied on gear from ETC.
NEW YORK, NY- For toy manufacturers around the world, the annual Toyfair convention in NYC is the kick-off to the year. It’s the place where new toys are seen by the public for the first time, with buyers and distributors getting a first look at the goods that will be gracing their shelves throughout the year.
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SANTA MONICA, CA – There are many good reasons why women’s soccer has become one of the fastest growing sports in the US: it’s colorful, intense and it makes a great visual presentation. The same can be said of the Nexus LED panels from CHAUVET Professional, which have also become exceedingly popular lately. It’s only fitting then that these two stars crossed paths recently at the Women’s World Cup Kickoff Celebration on Fox Sports 1 and Timer Warner Cable.
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LOS ANGELES – Cliff Garten’s “Los Angeles Opens Its Heart of Compassion” transforms a Koreatown parking structure into a large-format blend of color, form and transparency designed to resonate with the neighborhood’s heritage. Garten got an assist with the project from Lightswitch Architectural.
Read More »CINCINNATI, OH – Studio Gear, a Platinum High End Systems partner based in Milwaukee, Wis, will be exhibiting at the USITT Conference & Stage Expo in Cincinnati, Ohio on March 18th-21st. Products on display from High End Systems will include the Shapeshifter, Solaspot Pro 1500, Solawash 19, Axon HD Pro, and the entire Hog4 product lineup.
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PHOENIX – When you’re a lighting professional you don’t go to the opera only to enjoy the soaring music and beautiful set designs, you also can’t help but cast an analytical eye on the lighting rig. Peter Nolle, technical director of the Arizona Opera, knows this very well. Visiting an out-of-town opera, Nolle was awed by a star, not on stage, but over the stage, in the form of overhead COLORado 2-Quad Zoom Tour, par-style RGBW LED fixtures from Chauvet Professional.
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SUN VALLEY, USA – TV Lighting director, Kathleen Dobbins, has been involved with the popular NBC talk show Late Night with Seth Meyers since its launch in February 2014, working alongside lighting designer, Rick McGuinness and show producer Mike Shoemaker.
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BOSTON, MA– For more than 130 years, the Boston Symphony Orchestra and its well-known alter-ego, the Boston Pops, have entertained generations of music lovers in locations all around the world.
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