BURBANK, CA — Riedel Communications has promoted Jake Halverson to operations manager within the company’s North America team. Halverson is based in Burbank, California, and reports directly to Joyce Bente, President and CEO of Riedel North America.
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DALLAS — Osprey Video named JB&A Distribution to represent Osprey’s complete product line to systems integrators and value-added resellers in the U.S. and Canada. The distribution agreement focuses primarily on the A/V, broadcast, and IP streaming markets.
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MANCHESTER, U.K. – Quantum Special Effects has made a vibrant splash on the Take That Wonderland Tour with the launch of their latest innovation – UV Rain.
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BALTIMORE, MD – Afterglow Lighting recently added grandMA2 full-size consoles, Chain Master chain hoists and Claypaky Stormy strobes to its rental inventory. A.C.T Lighting, Inc. is the exclusive North American distributor for all three brands.
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Maxi-Cool cabinets, designed to help film and video crews keep servers from overheating, have been adopted by a number of production studios since they were introduced.
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CHICAGO – At a time when some bands are using exotic, abstract and hard to decipher scenic elements on stage, pop punk phenoms Real Friends are taking an entirely different approach. Touring the USA, Mexico and Australia in support of their second studio album The Home Inside My Head, the Chicago based quintet is performing in front of a downright homey set, complete with a family room couch, Afghan blankets and lamps that look like they popped out of mid-century America.
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Prolyte Campus Educational Events in the U.K. Continue
LEEK, The Netherlands – Prolyte Group’s “Prolyte Campus” technical training events have been staged in the U.K. via a partnership with its distributors. The next in a series of events will take place at A.C. Entertainment Technologies UK’s location in High Wycombe, U.K. on July 25, 2017.
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LPS-RealTIME Pro software, from Germany-based LPS-Lasersystems, has popular features for designers of multimedia laser shows such as RealVIEW. The software is also frequently updated with new enhancements. The latest addition to LPS-RealTIME Pro software from LPS software specialists is the network-based LPS-RealLAN technology, reducing the need for cables between the stage and FOH.
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FORT WORTH, TX – XSF named Fort Worth-based Eagle AVL as a Master Stocking Distributor for the company’s standard product truss and accessories line. Eagle will have XSF 12” and 20.5” truss in stock available for purchase along with truss and rigging accessories.
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NASHVILLE – Tens of thousands of people poured into downtown Nashville for CMA Fest weekend, where Predator’s pride, music lovers and tourists took in the city for the biggest multi-day celebration of all things country music. Bandit Lites provided the lighting for Universal Music Group’s Budweiser Dome, a structure that boasted a 35 foot ceiling with a 360-degree projection dome featuring live concerts and the debut of live 360◦ concert films, including immersive performances from Kip Moore, Jimmy Buffett, Eric Church and Gary Allen.
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MONTREAL – SESQUI’s 360° cinematic dome tour kicks off on June 21 in Toronto, and will carry on through August, travelling through communities all over Ontario. SESQUI programming offers a variety of events, bringing together technical innovation and art in celebration of Canada’s heritage, landscape and people. Réalisations is proud to have been part of SESQUI’s 360 Technical Innovation Team, providing design expertise in the production of filming rigs, auto calibration and playback systems as well design of the mobile dome theatre.
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LONDON – For Ed Sheeran’s current world tour in support of his latest album, Divide (÷), lighting and production designer Mark Cunniffe and lighting director Matt Jones have been using Claypaky Scenius Unico and Claypaky Mythos2 fixtures to further enhance Cunniffe’s goblet-shaped set design.
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