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Total Show Pro Goes with Robe

[caption id="attachment_274697" align="alignnone" width="800"]Claudio Pasos (in striped shirt) at the front on the right with some of his crew, including commercial director Francisco Uribe Vasquez on the far left (in light blue shirt).[/caption]

MERIDA, MX. – Merida, the capital of Yucatan State in Mexico is a thriving, buzzing hub of culture and industry, rich with Mayan and Colonial –- Spanish, French and British – heritage and a lively contemporary arts and live performance scene, lots of greenery and arguably, the best ice cream in Mexico! Based on the north west of this picturesque city is Total Show Pro, a full technical production company delivering lighting, sound, video and staging – design and equipment – founded by Claudio Pasos four years ago.

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The Conservatory at MGM National Harbor

4Wall DC Lights The Conservatory at MGM National Harbor

NATIONAL HARBOR, MD — Ever since MGM National Harbor opened its doors to the public Dec. 8, 2016, guests have been impressed by a signature amenity of the resort that is visible upon entering – the 15,000-square foot Conservatory. 4Wall DC was tasked with lighting the soaring interior space enclosed by the 85-foot-tall glass-topped atrium.

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From left: CAT Entertainment Service’s Jason Roof, Greg Landa, and Bobby De Luna

Cat Entertainment Services Powers Fox Sports Broadcast of Super Bowl

HOUSTON — Cat Entertainment Services noted that its technicians were on hand during Super Bowl LI at NRG Stadium to ensure a steady stream of power at the event. In all, the company fielded 16 technicians who were looking after a total of 8,600 kW of generator power, 1,300 kVA of UPS-supported power, and more than seven miles of cable. Pictured here, from left, are Jason Roof, Greg Landa, and Bobby De Luna

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Substance Church's Northtown campus installed the new PixelFLEX wall

Substance Church in Minneapolis Installs a 47-Foot-Wide PixelFLEX Video Wall

MINNEAPOLIS — Adam Frey, technical director at Substance Church in Minneapolis, worked with integration partner Reach Communications to install a 47-foot-wide PixelFLEX video wall. The wall, which nearly fills the proscenium stage of the recently-built auditorium at Substance Church’s Northtown campus, measures 11.5 feet tall and is made with FLEXTour LED video panels. It can also be raised when not in use via a stage rigging system.

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LightParts Upgrades Victory World Church with Fixtures from High End Systems, Claypaky and GLP

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NORCROSS, GA – Statistically the most diverse worship facility in North America, Victory World Church in Norcross, GA seats up to 12,000 parishioners a week. They broadcast their services to over 6,000 online viewers. Victory recently turned to LightParts for assistance in upgrading their lighting system, and a mix of new gear has now been installed in their worship facility. Included in the system are 16 High End Systems SolaWash Pro 2000 and 16 SolaSpot Pro 1500 LED fixtures, an HES Axon HD Pro and DP8000s, Hog4, Road Hog 4 and HedgeHog 4S consoles, eight Claypaky B-Eye K20s and 16 GLP X4 Bar 20 fixtures.

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ONErack Adds New Dual Redundant, Hot Swappable Power Supply at ISE 2017

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ERLANGER, KY, – tvONE a leading designer and manufacturer of cutting-edge video and multimedia processing equipment, solved the AV world’s rack mounting nightmare last year after revealing the ONErack, a universal racking mounting solution with power and cooling. This year at ISE in Amsterdam, tvONE makes enhancements to the award winning solution; generating even more appeal on stand 5-S60.

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XYZ Cultural Technology Now an Authorized Dealer of ETC Lighting Products

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MONTREAL – After several months spent demonstrating the quality of its integration team and solid organization, XYZ Cultural Technology has officially been invited by ETC (Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc.) to join the exclusive ranks of its authorized distributors. Joe DiNardo, Regional Manager for ETC, explains that “it is very difficult to become an ETC dealer, but once you’re on board, you have the backing of our Sales, Marketing and Manufacturing force. We were very impressed with how XYZ presented themselves and we are very proud to welcome them as partners.”

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Leading Mexican Rental Company Invests In Chauvet Professional Maverick MK2 Wash

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MONTERREY, Mexico –Serpro Producciones, one of the largest audio and lighting rental companies in Mexico, has taken a major step toward increasing its ability to serve customers by adding 90 Chauvet Professional Maverick MK2 Wash fixtures to its inventory. The company invested in the RGBW LED moving washes after carefully evaluating a wide variety of options. The fixtures have been specified for Justin Bieber’s “Purpose Tour” appearances in Mexico later in February.

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Ron StageMaster from Eilon Engineering Monitors Large Rig for 2016 ‘Swedish Idol’ Finale

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STOCKHOLM, Sweden – With a history of pop music success, including multiple Eurovision Song Contest victories, perhaps no country embraces reality song competitions like Sweden. One good example is the well-known Idol franchise, which has been one of the most popular shows on Swedish television since debuting in 2004. The 12th Swedish Idol season started airing on TV4 in August 2016 with a finale show held Dec. 8 at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm.

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Lawo V_Pro8 8 Channel Video Processing Toolkit Debuts at ISE 2017

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AMSTERDAM – At this year’s ISE show in Amsterdam, Lawo will debut its V__pro8 8-channel video processing tool armed with a comprehensive software update. With its latest update, Lawo’s V__pro8 became even more powerful, further increasing its features-per-RU density. Amongst the latest additions is an updated A/V sync tool, which, in addition to the native V__line sync pattern and the EBU pattern, can now also read the Vistek VALID8 format. Furthermore, the integrated quad-split multiviewer now features multi-colored Tally lamps, which are switchable via Ember+, allowing to integrate the MV tally in the overall tally system of your installation.

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MMX4x2

Lightware Unveils Compact MMX4x2-HT200 Mini Matrix Switcher

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Lightware USA has introduced the MMX4x2-HT200, an HDBaseT-compatible, single CATx-based mini matrix switcher designed for smaller collaborative places.  Lightware USA, based in the town of Lake Orion, MI, is the US sales and support office for Lightware products. The new matrix switcher has a uniquely small footprint that makes it ideal for classrooms, meeting and conference rooms, control rooms and home cinemas.  It easily handles laptop, PC, videoconferencing and cloud sources and outputs to videoconferencing systems, monitors and speakers.

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Video shoot in Bandit Lites rehearsal facility for Taylor X

Bandit’s Venue One Rehearsal Facility Hosts Video Shoot for Taylor X

NASHVILLE — For Taylor X’s recent video shoot capturing her performance of her urban pop dance song, “No Ceiling,” which took place at the rehearsal facility that Bandit Lites provides to its clients, LD Erik Parker availed himself of the some of the light fixtures that Bandit has in its inventory, including Vari-Lite VL3000 Spots, GLP impression X4S, Martin Atomic Strobes and ETC Source Four Pars.

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