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LD Justin Townsend Turns to Elation LED for David Byrne’s Joan of Arc: Into the Fire

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NYC – Multi award-winning and Tony-nominated lighting designer Justin Townsend (The Humans, American Psycho, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson) finds that he is using Elation Professional lights more and more since his first experience with them in 2013/2014 on the Broadway musical A Night with Janis Joplin. Currently, he is using Elation Satura Profile™ and Platinum Seven™ LED-based moving heads on the world premiere of Joan of Arc:  Into the Fire, an exciting new Off-Broadway musical penned by David Byrne.

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Users can their hoist with either 115 Volt single phase power or 230 Volt three phase power.

Pointman Flex-Phase Electric Chain Hoist

Pointman Lifting Products’ new Flex-Phase hoist, initially available in the 1/4T capacity Model S unit, continues the company’s tradition of bringing new features to the world of electric chain hoists. This new-to-market hoist gives users the flexibility of powering their hoist with either 115 Volt single phase power or 230 Volt three phase power. With a lifting capacity of 500 pounds at 16 feet per minute regardless of operating voltage, Flex-Phase is well suited for  companies whose projects run the range from small events projects up to large tradeshow events. The compact chassis and low self weight of the SM series platform combine to make the Flex-Phase hoist easy for crews to handle, and leaves more of the rigging points capacity for the support of the production equipment. A Flex-Phase unit fitted with 60 feet of lift weighs in at less than 50 pounds.

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ESP-KNX MEGABlox and MICROBlox Truss Accessory Connectors

Entertainment Structural Products, Inc. (ESP) announced their new MEGABlox and MICROBlox truss accessory connectors, which are engineered by ESP for permanent installation. Designed for truss chords from 35 mm to 6 inches in two-sided or six-sided configurations, ESP says these new truss accessory connectors can be used to connect lights and speakers without whacky wing nuts or protrusions.

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RHCP on tour

Red Hot Chili Peppers Brighten Venues Worldwide with Solaris Flare

LOS ANGELES – In a bid for the title “The hardest working band in show biz,” the Red Hot Chili Peppers have 52 dates booked for The Getaway tour across the US, Canada, Europe, and Latin America.  Such a rigorous schedule requires rugged and reliable lighting fixtures, which is one of the reasons why the tour’s lighting rig features the Solaris Flare.

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Theater Akzent Chooses Robe DL Series

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VIENNA – Gerhard Scherer is a happy man since 24 x Robe DL7S Profiles and DL4S Profiles – 12 of each fixture – have been installed at the Theater Akzent Theatre in Vienna … a busy producing and receiving house located in the Wieden district of Austria’s capital city, famous for its culture and charm. Head of lighting Gerhard has been working at Akzent since it was founded in 1989 in the grounds of the former Palais Nathaniel Rothschild. Its postmodern architecture was designed by Rudolf Jarosch and it offers a 455 seat main house, a studio that can accommodate 80 people and a 380 capacity event space.

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PRG GroundControl Followspot System

PRG Granted Patent #9,593,830 for GroundControl Followspot System

DALLAS — PRG announced that it has been issued a United States utility patent for its GroundControl Followspot System. The patent (number 9,593,830) is the culmination of a multiple-year development effort by the PRG Research and Development team based in Dallas. This patent is the first issued of the four patents filed by PRG related to the GroundControl system.

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The cast, crew and crowd were able to scramble to safety.

Elaborate King Kong Set at Vietnam Movie Premiere Goes Up in Flames, No One Injured

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — An elaborate set with video screens, cryo effects and a large cast of fire-twirling dancers accompanied the March 9 premiere for Kong: Skull Island in Ho Chi Minh City (a.k.a. Saigon), Vietnam, but the spectacle took an even more dramatic twist after an apparently misplaced torch set the entire set ablaze, with crowd, cast and crew scrambling for safety. No injuries were reported.

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Inside the mobile TV production unit

Gearhouse Broadcast USA Rolls Out ‘Columbus’ OB Mobile Unit with Lawo AV Gear On Board

LOS ANGELES – Operating fully in 4K and with up to 16 cameras, Columbus is Gearhouse Broadcast USA’s newest OB Mobile Unit – and one of the most technologically sophisticated  on the road. Requiring the flexibility to serve both large sports and entertainment productions, Gearhouse turned to equipment from German Broadcast manufacturer Lawo for many of the critical components of the mobile production unit.

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tvOne Moving HQ to Cincinnati April 3, 2016

ERLANGER, KY — tvOne announced plans to shut its current headquarters office in Erlanger, KY (a Cincinnati suburb) on Friday, March 31 and open its new headquarters across the Ohio River in Cincinnati on Monday April 3. The new, larger facility is at 621 Wilmer Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45226. The company retains the same website, email addresses and toll free phone number, 800.721.4044.

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Pacific Lighting provided Altman Pegasus, Spectra Cyc 50 and ME4 fixtures.

Hong Kong Science Museum Opens New Exhibits Equipped with Altman LED Fixtures

HONG KONG – Since its opening, the Hong Kong Science Museum has captivated the public’s curiosity through interactive and enlightening exhibitions. The Museum recently opened a series of new exhibits designed to encourage a greater understanding of the world all around us. Wanting to implement an energy-efficient LED lighting system to accentuate the exhibits, the Museum called upon longtime partner Pacific Lighting Ltd who provided them with complete system of Altman Lighting Pegasus, Spectra Cyc 50 and ME4 luminaires.

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