LONDON – The new Cargo late-night bar and club venue in London has been drawing crowds with a Banksy graffiti art-filled courtyard and multifaceted light show looks from a number of Chauvet Professional and Chauvet DJ fixtures installed by Halo Lighting.
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MUNICH, GERMANY – ARRI invests in its range of high-quality, camera-independent accessories with the introduction of the new Lightweight Matte Box LMB 4×5. This modular matte box expands on the feature set and creative possibilities of the popular LMB-25 while retaining an entry-level price tag. Suited for a wide range of applications in just one product, this robust but lightweight matte box allows for an unprecedented level of flexibility.
MIDDLE EAST – Approaching the end of a very busy season in the Middle East, there was one more important event that the events industry in the region would be looking forward to – MEEA17. There was a sense of excitement that could be felt across the industry in the lead up to the awards ceremony this time, as everyone was aware that it would have to take something really special to break through the competition in every award category.
LONDON – Award winning lighting designer Paul Pyant returned to London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) to light a production of the Steven Sondheim classic, A Little Night Music directed by Edward Kemp and staged at RADA’s Jerwood Vanbrugh Theatre in central London. Robe enjoy a close ongoing working relationship with RADA, making their latest technologies available for students to use across the three main venues. Paul’s design for this production utilized Robe’s DL7S LED profiles and the new Spiider LED wash beam moving lights, together with other moving and conventional fixtures.
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Whirlwind’s PL2 series PowerLink Stringers are now available. These units are designed to distribute AC power to multiple locations around the stage, with the additional benefit of utilizing multiple circuits.
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ADJ’s AV3 Video Panel, now shipping, has a pixel pitch of 3.91mm (0.25”) plus bright output and high color contrast, well suited to applications with close viewing distances. It’s also being offered at a highly competitive price.
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COLUMBUS, OH – Soundgarden, which had performed 12 of the 18 shows slated on the band’s 2017 reunion tour, canceled the last six shows after the death of frontman Chris Cornell around midnight after the band’s May 17 show in Detroit. The death of Cornell, 52, the Seattle grunge rock icon who also garnered acclaim as frontman for Audioslave, Temple of the Dog and his own solo shows, had been classified as a suicide by a medical examiner.
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KNOXVILLE, TN – More than 1,500 ProPower RPD power distro racks are in service across North America, and Teri Productions of Knoxville, TN owns a fair share of them. Recently, the venerable, full-service rental and staging company has been building their inventory to accommodate new business with a variety of tours and events, ranging from Lil Wayne to motivational guru Tony Robbins.
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BOSTON – Grammy-winning American indie folk band Bon Iver is wrapping up its “22, A Million” North American tour with a complement of Claypaky A.leda B-EYE K20s delivering impressive pixel and beam effects. The tour has been supporting the band’s eponymous album, which was released last year.
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Elation Professional is offering a new IP65-rated version of its Paladin, a highly versatile hybrid LED luminaire that functions as a blinder, strobe and high-output wash light. Adding to its flexibility, this multi-functional light also houses a motorized zoom for full beam control and its IP65 rating means it can be used on all types of events without the need for weather protection. The fixture features 24 40W RGBW LEDs with a total 990 watts of power for intense and colorful effects. RGBW color mixing gives a full spectrum of color options, including high-impact white light. A motorized zoom expands the beam from 9 to 25 degrees, with output at its narrowest angle measured at 43,240 lux at 9.8 feet (3m). Multiple pixel zone control can be incorporated for eye candy looks. The Paladin includes smooth 16-bit dimming with variable dimming curve modes available. For added programming convenience, 64 color presets and 15 unique color macros are included.
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FRANKFURT – At this year’s Prolight + Sound, the company showed how their Hippotizer V4 Media Servers could be used to create impressive visuals, highlighting new V4 features like Shape to map and blend three projectors on to a highly complex tea pot sculpture. The company also offered a look at the new capabilities of Notch.
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KIEV, Ukraine – Lighting designer and director of photography Jerry Appelt specified Claypaky Scenius Unicos as the main stage workhorse fixture for his richly composed lighting design for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. The show took place at the International Exhibition Centre in Kiev, Ukraine. This year, 42 countries participated, each supported by an impressive stage and light show incorporating video, special effects and a procession of scenic props and costumes.
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