ATLANTA, — NanoLumens promoted Joe’ Lloyd from director of global marketing to vice president of global marketing. In her new position she will continue to manage the growth and development of the marketing team while taking full responsibility for the company’s global marketing strategies, including content development, advertising, tradeshows, and future marketing technologies.
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Bluebell Opticom Ltd., provider of fiber optic solutions for fixed and remote applications, launched the Hothead Silhouette, an end-to-end, self-contained power, control, and video tool for 4K robotic-camera productions. Hothead Silhouette replaces copper cabling with one hybrid cable and, more importantly, allows camera operators to sit far away from the robotic head — a combination of benefits not previously available in conjunction with 4K UHD production and remote powering.
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“When are you going to make black pixel tape? When are you going to make black pixel tape? When are you going to make black pixel tape? …” ENTTEC couldn’t help but notice that people have been asking for this a lot. And not being the sort of company who likes to disappoint its clientele, ENTTEC recently announced the arrival of not one, but two special black pixel tapes which were made available globally earlier this month. The two versions, now available, include RGB (SKU: 8P60-5-B) and RGBW (SKU: 8PXW60-4-B).
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Brazilian rental company LPL supplied over 150 Robe moving lights including BMFL WashBeams to the 2017 League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) competition staged in the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro. (formally the Rio Olympic Arena) Produced by LoL developers Riot Games, professional regional champions from Asia, North America and Europe met in Brazil and battled ‘live’ to win large numbers of points counting towards the 2017 World Championship title for this hugely popular e-sport phenomena.
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PHILADELPHIA – Alex Pall and Drew Taggart, the EDM artists who have been performing as The Chainsmokers, embarked on their first arena tour earlier this year, visiting 36 cities across North America. The multi-faceted show was designed and produced by Miguel Risueno, aka Mike808, and Corey Johnson of Production Club, Los Angeles, with a lighting design from Cory FitzGerald and production management by Clancy Silver.
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Whirlwind’s Cyclone Pocket Cases have case doors that can be tucked away inside the case when not in use, eliminating the task of having to store (and keep track of) unused doors. Available in 10-, 12-, 14-, and 16-space options, the inner shell is shock mounted top and bottom. Also available in custom sizes upon request.
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PR Lighting’s Phantom 440 is a Beam, Wash and Spot Hybrid moving head fixture that makes use of a high luminance Osram Sirius HRI 440W discharge source rated for 1500 hours of use with a color temperature of 7000K, ±300K. One fixed gobo wheel with 18 fixed gobos and one rotating gobo wheel with seven rotating gobos give users a wide range of options. The fixture also features a bi-directional interchangeable animation wheel that rotates at variable speeds for a variety of impressive effects.
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Electro Kabuki (EK), makers of theatrical reveal systems, now offers a 4-way Basic Firing Box as an accessory. It’s designed to let users rig up to four strings of modules and release each independently to achieve the exact set of reveal or drop effects they need.
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SOUTH KIRKBY, U.K. – Illuminate Lighting, a company specializing in renting out lighting consoles and control systems, has acquired the lighting control and data distribution rental business of Lighting Productions. Pictured here at left is the founder of Illuminate Lighting Jonathan Pask and founder of Lighting Productions, Jonathan Dawson-Butterworth.
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FRANCE – With the appointment of AED France as Prolyte distributor next to its existing distribution partner Axente, Prolyte Group has guaranteed full distribution coverage in France, offering customers optimized access to the range of Prolyte products. Prolyte Group’s trusted partner Axente, who holds the position as Prolyte distributor and ProLyft Service Point in France for a prolonged period, made it possible to succeed to open the French market for Prolyte and grow a trusted and steady customer base.
AUSTRALIA – Lexair Entertainment is proud to have been appointed the exclusive Australian and New Zealand distributor for American followspot giant Lycian Stage Lighting. Lycian followspots are found in venues and production rental houses the world over. As the industry leader with over 50 years’ experience in followspot design and manufacturing, Lycian have a well-earned a reputation for high quality, reliable and robust products. As North America’s largest followspot manufacturer, Lycian also boast the widest range of followspots to suit every venue from the largest stadium to the smallest school hall.
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