First Ever LED Ellipsoidal Shootout Big Success
BOSTON, – In mid-March, 50 lighting industry professionals pulled on their boots and rode their horses over mounds of plowed snow to Boston to see the first ever Ellipsoidal Leko Shootout produced by USITT and hosted by High Output. Seven companies brought a total of 21 fixtures each hoping to best their competitors. High Output was happy to show off their new satellite shop and sound stage in Boston. The event was brain-child of Steven Rosen FIALD, President & Creative Director at Available Light, Dan Jentzen, Director of Education at High Output, and Anthony Phelps, Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts at UMass Boston and USITT representative.
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AV Stumpfl to Showcase Stage Server and Monoclip at PL+S 2017
FRANKFURT — Austria-based AV Stumpfl returns to the prolight+sound show in April with a broad line-up of high-performance media server products and projection screens for the live entertainment space.
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Robert Juliat to Feature Oz and Alice LED Followspots, Other New Products in Frankfurt
FRANKFURT, Germany — Robert Juliat is building upon the success of Roxie, its first LED followspot, with Oz and Alice LED followspot models (pictured here) at Prolight + Sound 2017. Along with other new fixtures, the company will also unveil its new SpotMe technology at PL+S 2017. Designed for use with RJ’s Compact and Grand ranges of followspots, SpotMe promises to shine the light on performers in a “smart, progressive way.”
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Elation Artiste DaVinci LED Spot is First in New Line of Artiste Fixtures
Elation Professional’s new Artiste DaVinci, a full-featured yet compact “theatrical grade” LED moving head spot luminaire, is the first fixture in Elation’s new Artiste series.
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4Wall Nashville Offering Rehearsal Space
NASHVILLE — 4Wall Nashville is expanding its services to clients with a 29,000 square foot area connected to 4Wall Nashville’s current facility that is designated to serve as rehearsal space. It’s designed to provide clients with easy access to lighting equipment as well as any expendables needed.
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Squeek Lights Provides Chauvet Fixtures for We The Kings Tour
NASHVILLE — For We The Kings’ current tour, which began Feb. 17 in Nashville in support of the10th anniversary of the band’s debut album, Squeek Lights is providing a rig centering on fixtures from Chauvet Professional.
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‘Raiding the Rock Vault’ Returns to Las Vegas with an Avolites-Controlled Rig
LAS VEGAS — LD Robert Pick is using Avolites’ Tiger Touch II console for a new version of Raiding the Rock Vault, which opened March 11 for a six-month run at Vinyl, located inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Production designer/programmer LD Paul Dexter specified the console, supplied by Toucan Productions of Oklahoma City.
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For-A to Showcase Fujitsu IP-HE950 Units at 2017 NAB Show
LAS VEGAS — For-A will feature Fujitsu’s new IP-HE950 encoder/decoder units at the 2017 NAB show, set for Las Vegas from April 24-27. The IP-HE950 is designed to support real-time 4K, HD and SD video transmission. The units will be featured at For-A’s NAB booth, #C5117.
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MDG Makes Plans for Prolight+Sound 2017
FRANKFURT, Germany – MDG will be featuring new products at Hall 3.0, Stand E19 at Prolight+Sound April 4-7, including a new IP55 haze generator, the ATMe WPE. MDG will also show off new accessories including their Round Floor Pocket, RFP 239, updated controller, RFP-CB, plus MDG’s D-Verter 239.
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Blue Rodeo Tours Canada with Robe Spiiders and PATTs
MONCTON, NB, Canada — For Canadian country rockers Blue Rodeo, who have been touring in support of their 2016 1000 Arms album release, LD Al Paquette included Robe Spiiders and PATT 2013s in the rig. Ontario-based Apex Sound & Light supplied the gear.
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‘Wicked’ in Tasmania Lit with Philips Showline and Selecon LED Fixtures
HOBART, Australia — For a production of the Broadway musical, Wicked, that ran Jan. 27-Feb. 11 at the Theatre Royal in Hobart on the island of Tasmania, Gareth Kays of GK Productions, serving as LD and lighting provided, used Philips Showline SL BEAM 300fx, LEDSPOT 300, and Selecon PLfresnel1 MKII fixtures to brighten and animate key moments in the show.
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