SUNRISE, FL — Chauvet noted that Phil Watson, who has used ChamSys’ MagicQ himself and is still an active lighting designer, has been named ChamSys USA Director. ChamSys USA is the U.S. division of U.K.-based ChamSys, which Chauvet acquired last month.
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UK – The Fifth Estate Ltd is thrilled to announce the growth of the company, with the arrival of well-known entertainment technology editor and journalist, Lee Baldock, who joins the group of experienced marketing content producers and strategists. Baldock, who left Light & Sound International (LSi) magazine this spring, joins The Fifth Estate as senior account director.
WENDLINGEN, Germany – Harman Professional Solutions announced that Lightpower will distribute Martin’s stage lighting products in Germany and Austria. Harman’s own team will concentrate on business development of audio, video and other lighting products in Germany and Austria.
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LumenRadio, world leaders in reliable wireless DMX, announces the availability of the RDMchip – the world’s smallest wireless RDM receiver. TiMo just got a baby brother – the RDMchip. RDMchip has all the features of a TiMo RX crammed into a package of just 6×6 mm. Add a few ancillary components and you have a highly integrated wireless receiver that can talk both DMX and RDM. The RDMchip is a result from close cooperation with some of LumenRadio’s key customers that selected LumenRadio as their preferred technology provider for wireless technology.
OSAKA, Japan — Roland founder Ikutaro Kakehashi passed away on April 1, 2017 at the age of 87. Born February 7, 1930 in Osaka, Japan, he founded the Kakehashi Radio electrical appliance store, where he also repaired electronic organs and experimented on prototypes for new models. A few years later, he turned his focus entirely to developing musical instruments and founded Ace Electronic Industries to create products under the Ace Tone brand. Ace also became the Japanese distributor of Hammond organs.
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FRANKFURT – Ayrton celebrates its 15th anniversary in 2017 and will mark the occasion with the addition of new members to the Ayrton team. To complement the excellent team led by Founder and CTO Yvan Peard, Christopher Agius Ferrante has taken on the role of CEO, Michael Althaus is the new Global Sales Director, Simon Gasch joins Ayrton as a Regional Sales Manager and Chunyan Hou is the new Legal and Administration Manager. Ayrton will be at Hall 3.0 Stand G81.
MUNICH – Robe lighting announces a new wholly-owned subsidiary – Robe Deutschland GmbH – which will be based in Munich and have a regional sales force covering the entire country. The new company hits the ground running in this key European market with an exceptionally strong, experienced and well connected ‘dream-team’ on-board.
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NATIONAL HARBOR, MD- MGM National Harbor opened its doors to the public December 8, 2016. Frost Productions was tasked with creating the lighting design for a signature amenity of the MGM National Harbor, a 15,000-square foot Conservatory that greets guests upon arrival. 4Wall DC collaborated with Frost Productions, providing and installing all the fixtures utilized for the project.
NASHVILLE – When American rock band Kansas originally announced plans for a 40th anniversary tour of their five times platinum album Leftoverture, the band initially thought it would be a brief ten or twelve show run. One year later, the legendary rock group has had to add another leg to the tour to meet fans’ demands, with dates now stretching into winter of 2017 and featuring a lighting package from Bandit Lites.
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CZECH REPUBLIC – Czech lighting manufacturer Robe has acquired the rights and IP (intellectual property) from well-known U.S. lighting designer / programmer Seth Robinson of Sightline Design Group for RoboSpot, a remote controlled follow spot system. Seth originally developed the RoboSpot concept a few years ago working with automated luminaires. Initially he used scanners due to the fast response time of the mirror and as the technology of moving heads improved, he then turned his attention to utilizing them with his system.
CHELMSFORD, MASS. – Broadcast Pix™ today announced an agreement with NewBlue, an innovative titling and video effects company based in San Diego, to include its high-end CG engine in Broadcast Pix integrated production switchers. Titler Live powered by NewBlueFX produces resolution independent 3D text and graphics, as well as motion graphics animations. Broadcast Pix will demonstrate its new graphics capabilities at the 2017 NAB Show (Booth SL9721), which runs April 24-27 in Las Vegas, Nev.
