In Memoriam: Josh Harris, 42
VAN NUYS, CA – Joshua Harris, longtime webmaster for PLSN.com, died April 19, 2017 after suffering a heart attack. He was 42.
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Ultra Music Festival Live Broadcast Filmed with URSA Mini Pro and URSA Mini 4.6K
MIAMI – Blackmagic Design noted that its URSA Mini 4.6K and URSA Mini Pro cameras were used to produce a live YouTube broadcast during this year’s Ultra Music Festival (UMF). For the first time at the UMF, DJs on the Main Stage were captured and broadcast in 4K.
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grandMA2 Software Release Version 3.3
MA Lighting released its latest software for grandMA2 lighting consoles, version 3.3, which offers significant updates to the help and fixture library systems along with hundreds of other smaller tweaks.
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Barco R7 to be Featured at InfoComm 2017
Barco added a 7mm pixel pitch model to its R-Series range of “digital media canvases. The product will be featured at Barco’s booth 3601.at InfoComm in Orlando, set for June 14-16.
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Animals as Leaders Travels Light with Squeek Lights and Chauvet Professional
NEW YORK – The tour manager for Animals as Leaders, an instrumental progressive metal band that formed in Washington DC in 2007, asked if Squeek Lights owner and LD Victor Zeiser could create big lighting looks for the band while keeping their floor package to a minimum. Zeiser got it down to a single pallet of gear, focusing on fixtures from Chauvet Professional.
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Robe Gets the LED Vibe at GSA
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SURREY, UK – Robe co-hosted a ground breaking LED Theatrical event staged by staff and students on the Theatre Production course at Guildford School of Acting (GSA), part of the University of Surrey in the UK. The Czech Republic based manufacturer supplied around 50 LED luminaires to the event and to GSA’s 2017 gala musical production staged at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in central Guildford, Surrey, including its groundbreaking DL7 theatrical range – plus the new Spiider LED wash beam, CycFX 8s, Spikies and VIVAs – plus technical support.
In Memoriam: Steve White, 61
SELMA, CA — Steve White, a veteran production manager who ran Avalon Attraction’s San Diego operations in the 1980s, then worked at Screenworks for more than two decades before retiring last fall, was found dead in his home in Selma, CA on April 30. He was 61.
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Philadelphia-Area Mall’s ‘Espionage’ Attraction Gets Scenic Assist from Global Scenic Services
PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA — Global Scenic Services worked with 5 Wits Productions on “Espionage,” a 40-by-60-foot entertainment attraction at the Plymouth Meeting Mall near Philadelphia.
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Mountain Dew Promos during NBA All-Star Weekend Get AV Assist from Raven, BMD
NEW ORLEANS — Raven Production Management Group (PMG) used Blackmagic Design components to support an elaborate AV installation on behalf of client Mountain Dew for events linked with the NBA All-Star Game in Feb. 2017.
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Georgia Church Updates House Lighting with Altman LED Fixtures
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COLUMBUS, GA – Cascade Hills Church updated their architectural house lighting system with Chalice LED Pendant and Recessed LED downlights from Altman Lighting. Church officials turned to longtime partner Morris to design and install the new house lighting system.
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Bandit Brings The Light For Nashville Grammy Block Party
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE –Nashville’s 19th Annual Grammy Block Party returned to Cumberland Park for a party for Recording Academy’s yearly member’s event. Chris Lisle Lighting Design utilized a lighting package from Bandit Lites where musical performances included Grammy-award winning super group, Lady Antebellum, Anderson East, Moon Taxi, CeCe Winans and Muddy Magnolias.
Jay O. Glerum Rigging Masterclasses to take place Summer 2017
NYC – USITT’s Jay O. Glerum Rigging Masterclasses are slated for June in Atlanta, GA and August in Hartford, Conn. The masterclasses honor the memory of one of our industry’s greatest advocates for safety and training, Jay O. Glerum. The Rigging Masterclasses offer a hands-on learning experience for each attendee in both advanced and entry level tracks providing the best of the best in training by the internationally recognized seasoned and skilled trainers.