Skip to content

Newsroom

The perfect gift

Holiday Gift Idea: How About a Ticket to the Parnelli Awards?

LAS VEGAS – If you’re part of the live event production industry, attending the annual Parnelli Awards is the place to be – and be seen. Be front and center as the industry salutes the finest companies and practitioners at the 17th Annual Parnelli Awards. It’s a night of magic where the industry’s greatest stars gather for good drink, good food and the privilege of honoring our very best. And this year, as the Parnelli Awards move to its new home in the Anaheim Hilton, on January 26, 2018 (during the NAMM show), attending this gala fest is more convenient than ever. Best of all, your ticket includes access to the pre-show festivities and cocktails, the dinner and awards ceremony and the exclusive after-party. Better yet, reserve a table for 10 and celebrate with your clients or crew!

Read More »
CityTec Sparta Lit with DTS Fixtures

Sparta Stadium, Rotterdam, Revamps its Facade Lighting with HELIOS BRONZE and DRIVENET.

[caption id="attachment_281165" align="alignnone" width="800"]CityTec Sparta Lit with DTS Fixtures[/caption]

ROTTERDAM – The Sparta Stadium, also known as ‘The Castle’, is located in the Spangen district of Rotterdam. To celebrate the centenary of its inauguration, the Municipality of Rotterdam commissioned Atelier LEK to create a suitable new lighting design for the original facade of the stadium, considered a city monument. Iris Dijkstra, LD at Atelier LEK, designed a plan for two purposes: traditional and classic lighting during normal days of the week, exuberant and spectacular during special and sport events.

Read More »

ACT Lighting Supports Behind the Scenes Through Pledge-a-Product Program

[caption id="attachment_281162" align="alignnone" width="500"]L to R – Jules Lauve, Rick Rudolph (Chair) and Eddie Raymond with Brian Dowd (second from left), Vice President of Sales for ACT Lighting[/caption]

LAS VEGAS – ACT Lighting continued their support for Behind the Scenes with a $5,000 check presentation at LDI. The donation reflects proceeds from the sales of the dot2 series of lighting control solutions from MA Lighting. The dot2 range consists of the lighting consoles: core, XL-F, XL-B; playback expansion wings: F-wing and B-wing; the Node4 1K network output node; onPC console software; and 3D visualization software. Designed for small and mid-sized projects and venues, dot2 offers advanced functionality with outstanding ease-of-use. Full tracking backup is available via plug and play networking. Learn more about the dot2 Series.

Read More »

Vin Pugliese Creates Black Friday Magic With CHAUVET DJ

[caption id="attachment_281159" align="alignnone" width="518"]Vin Pugliese utilizes Chauvet[/caption]

BOSTON – Great deals on televisions and refrigerators? That’s nice, but for progressive music fans in the Boston area, the really big news on Black Friday was the album release party for the eponymous LP by Matthew Stubbs and the Antiguas. Lending some eye-popping sizzle to the sold-out event at the iconic Sinclair club in the heart of Harvard Square was a fast-moving lightshow by freelance visual artist and lighting designer Vin Pugliese that was supercharged by a CHAUVET DJ Intimidator floor package.

Read More »

Christie D Series Redefines 3LCD Value Segment

[caption id="attachment_281156" align="alignnone" width="800"]New Christie D Series[/caption]

Christie is expanding its D Series lineup with three new value-priced single-lamp models, which are available with up to 8100 ISO lumens and both WUXGA and HD resolutions. With a combination of brightness, image quality, lens and resolution choice and a compact form factor, the Christie D Series leads the market in balancing great overall value with the best price point in this projector class. The new Christie D Series projectors offer 65,000:1 contrast ratio, 3,000 hours of lamp life, and easy integration, making them ideal for higher education, business, museums, houses of worship, government facilities, and selected rental and staging venues where they seamlessly integrate into any environment. The D Series models come with a three-year parts and labor warranty and begin shipping this month.

Read More »

Avolites in Control at Queensferry Opening

[caption id="attachment_281153" align="alignnone" width="800"]Two Avolites Quartz consoles control the lighting at the ceremonial handover of the UK's tallest bridge, Queensferry Crossing[/caption]

SCOTLAND, UK: Two Avolites Quartz consoles running the latest Titan 10.1 software were used by Scottish lighting, sound and AV specialist Black Light to control the ‘surprise’ lighting spectacular at the ceremonial handover of the new £1.35 billion Queensferry Crossing, the UK’s tallest bridge. The ceremony took place one week before the bridge’s official opening on 4 September.

Read More »

Starlite Updates Three Schools in Their Hometown

MOORESTOWN, NJ – Starlite urges all of its customers, including schools and other entertainment venues, to schedule rigging and safety inspections performed by ETCP certified riggers, at least yearly. There is compelling evidence to do so, as quite often these inspections reveal outdated, poorly designed or downright unsafe systems. This was recently the case with the Moorestown Township School District, just minutes away from Starlite’s headquarters.

Read More »

City Theatrical Broadcasts Nine Universes Of Wireless DMX Live at LDI 2017

[caption id="attachment_281148" align="alignnone" width="400"]Gary Fails Talks at LDI[/caption]

LAS VEGAS -City Theatrical recently demonstrated their innovative technology by presenting the first live broadcast of nine universes of wireless DMX using a single transmitter. This demonstration was presented to a live audience of more than 100 lighting professionals attending the Live Design International (LDI) tradeshow in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 18, 2017.

Read More »

disguise VR Ensures Seamless Execution For Nike X NBA Apparel Launch

[caption id="attachment_281145" align="alignnone" width="679"]disguise in use at Nike NBA exhibit[/caption]

LONDON – Renowned Screens Producer, Laura Frank, chose the disguise (formerly known as d3) 360-degree virtual reality pre-visualization software to take Nike’s event planning to the next level. Providing both creative and technical production teams with a fully immersive 3D experience of the NBA launch ahead of time. Nike teamed up with the NBA to weave NikeConnect technology into this season’s NBA jersey. The industry giants came together at Sony Studios in Los Angeles to announce the partnership at a spectacular visual event, featuring huge moving screens and players from all 30 NBA teams.

Read More »

Kinesys Enjoys Lively & Positive LDI

[caption id="attachment_281142" align="alignnone" width="800"]left to right – Kinesys Training Manager Martin Honeywill, David Bond, Dave Weatherhead, Tracey Anderson who runs the Atlanta office and International Marketing Manager, Charlie Felicien[/caption]

LAS VEGAS – UK automation and motion control manufacturer Kinesys enjoyed a busy and successful LDI (Live Design International) exposition in Las Vegas. It was the first time that the leading brand has hosted its own booth at the show, reflecting a growth in business in North and South America and Canada over the last few years. LDI attracts a wide range of professionals from the world entertainment technology who visit from all over the U.S., Canada and Latin America..

Read More »

Aalborg Theatre Chooses Robe

[caption id="attachment_281139" align="alignnone" width="800"]Aalborg Theatre gets Robe fixtures[/caption]

DENMARK – Aalborg Theatre is in the heart of Denmark’s attractive fourth largest city’s old town area. Established in 1878, it has a rich and colourful history and is known as a ‘heavyweight’ on the Danish theatre scene. This long standing critical fortitude was further advanced with the arrival of Hans Henriksen as artistic director in 2015, who had several key objectives including one to make the production programme more dynamic, cutting-edge and accessible.

Read More »