LONDON – The Scissor Sisters are touring with louvered looks for a "peek-a-boo" effect. Lite Alternative's Paul Normandale is including six floor-mounted impression LED heads in the motion-controlled set.
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MILAN, Italy – Brilliant Stages' new stage set for the stadium venues on Muse's The Resistance world tour, based on the design concepts of Oli Metcalfe and Es Devin, consists of a 62-meter-long video header, a suspended ceiling grid, a diamond-shaped stage flanked by projection screens, drum riser fascias and on- and off-stage rear fascias, a tracking B stage with inset revolving scissor lift and tech bunkers and screamers.
Read More »DUISBURG, Germany – On July 24, the free Love Parade techno festival apparently drew hundreds of thousands more attendees then the site could handle. As officials tried to limit access at the wide tunnel entrance at about 5 p.m., chaos broke out, killing 20 and injuring close to 500 fans.
Read More »BANGALORE, India – ETC (Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc.) has named long-time U.S. dealer Barbizon Lighting Company Inc. as its official distributor in India. With its newly-established office here, Barbizon Lighting will support those purchasing ETC products in India with is a sales, service and educational support.
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RADOLFZELL, Germany – The Max-Planck-Institute for Ornithology is using many of the products in the coolux Pandoras Box range for the interactive projected visuals at its visitor center, which was converted from a former chicken shed.
Read More »LONDON – Women in Stage Entertainment (WiSE), an organization established to address under-representation of women in the entertainment technology sector, announced plans to host "Tea O' Clock" on the White Light stand from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. daily during PLASA 2010.
Read More »KENT, U.K. – A backstage crew worker died after sustaining head injuries related to a fall before a July 15 concert featuring Will Young at Rochester Castle. Police and emergency workers cordoned off the accident scene, rushed the worker to the hospital in an ambulance, and the concert proceeded after an hour and a half delay.
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JOHANNESBURG – Gearhouse South Africa was contracted by ceremonies producers VWV Group to deliver all technical aspects of the Closing Ceremony of the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup – including rigging, power, sound, lighting and large-format projection, which was contracted out to Ross Ashton of U.K.-based The Projection Studio and E/T/C Paris.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia – Euroshow lit a concert staged here June 17, during the International Economic Forum. Euroshow owner Alexander Blednykh chose Martin's MAC 401 Dual, MAC 301 Wash, MAC 700 Profiles and Martin LC Plus LED panels for the event, which featured Faithless, a British electronica band.
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DOHA, Qatar – QMDI Event Organizer hired Creative Communication Group to produce the light and sound for the third Senior Convocation of Education City, an initiative sponsored by the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development.
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DORTMUND, Germany – On April 30 at the Westfalenhalle music and sports complex, "Mayday" has less to do with an emergency distress signal than with a big annual indoor celebration of electronic music. This year, EBS Lights of Limburg, Germany used more than 150 Martin moving heads and more than 300 fixtures in all for the 23,000 revelers who came to hear 50 top national and international acts perform near four large dance zones.
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JOHANNESBURG – Robe CitySkape Xtreme LED fixtures were used to illuminate what's been officially declared by Guinness World Records as the world's biggest soccer ball.
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