MADISON, WI – Full Compass Systems, a national leader in professional audio, video, lighting and musical instrument sales, received Top Dealer awards from ADJ and Elation Professional Lighting at the 2015 NAMM show.
Read More »LOS ANGELES, CA- The Television Academy Foundation’s summer internship program has just opened up, providing an opportunity for a lucky college student to spend the summer of 2015 having an amazing learning experience in Hollywood.
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VANCOUVER, BC – Canada’s Grey Cup Halftime Show, held at the BC Place in Vancouver, used a design from Electric Aura for headliners Imagine Dragons. Production designer Robert Sondergaard relied on W-DMX technology from Wireless Solution Sweden AB for wireless control.
Read More »Prolyte Group announced a new website at prolyte.com. The site conveys product information along with technical support and features a modern, “pageless” design.
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NASHVILLE, TN — Mobile production specialist TNDV lent its video and audio expertise to the debut of Skyville Live, a new monthly music series streamed exclusively online to audiences worldwide from Skyville Live studios located near the center of Nashville. The series provides music lovers with live music performed by top artists in intimate settings — usually around 100 attendees.
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GLENDALE, AZ — Dall Brown, who has worked with the décor teams for Super Bowls since 2005, needed wireless control for the exterior lighting design for the Feb. 1, 2015 event at University of Phoenix Stadium. He overcame restrictions against using the 2.4GHz ISM band for DMX transmissions during the event with a solution that included a 900MHz version of the RC4Magic Series 3 wireless DMX and dimming system from RC4 Wireless.
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LAS VEGAS – SJ Lighting is using grandMA2 consoles to control lighting, video and effects for two of its latest nightclub projects: Drai’s (pictured here) and LiFE, both on the Strip in Las Vegas. SJ Lighting, based in Agoura Hills, CA, sourced the consoles via MA Lighting’s North American distributor A.C.T Lighting, Inc.
Read More »ELK RIVER, MN – Each Sunday, River of Life Church draws some 500-600 congregants with two Sunday morning services. To address concerns about the sound system, the church brought in Kevin Crow, owner of Excel AV Group of Maple Grove, MN. While offering a sound solution, he also enhanced the church’s lighting with new fixtures from Chauvet Professional.
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BROOKINGS, SD — Daktronics co-founders Al Kurtenbach and Duane Sander, along with the Kurtenbach’s son (and current CEO) Reece Kurtenbach, may be more accustomed to working in behind-the-scenes roles. But all three were front and center on CBS News Sunday Morning on Feb. 1, 2015. That’s when the 7.5 minute TV report detailed how their company has grown from humble beginnings in a town four hours away from the nearest NFL franchise to a video powerhouse providing football fans with some of the biggest stadium screens ever produced.
Read More »NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – David Gibson Swain, 54, died Jan. 28 in an accidental fall at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center. Swain had served as technical director at the PAC, which adjoins the North Charleston Coliseum and Charleston Area Convention Center since the facility opened in 1999.
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LOS ANGELES – LD Simon Miles and lighting programmer Matt Cotter have been using ETC’s Eos lighting control system for Dancing with the Stars, which is now in its 19th season. They’ve been collaborating with video director Michael Zinman and video programmer Jeff Shood on the popular show’s visuals.
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