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L’espace Vision Builds Mega Multidock Ingest System Using Blackmagic Multidocks

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FREMONT, CA – Blackmagic Design today announced that Tokyo based L’espace Vision has created the Mega MultiDock, an ingest system built around 20 Blackmagic MultiDocks. The system is able to import media from up to 80 SSDs simultaneously and is primarily used for ingesting footage from its live concert recording service, which uses multiple Blackmagic HyperDeck Studio Pro SSD recorders.

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Oscars Recovered from Staging Mishap Prior to Envelope Mixup

LOS ANGELES — Oscar ballot counters PricewaterhouseCoopers issued a public apology for the envelope mix-up that foiled their “fail safe” system during the 2017 Academy Awards ceremony on Feb. 26, when presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway received the wrong envelope and announced La La Land as Best Picture. (Moonlight actually won.) Prior to the envelope glitch, during rehearsals at about 11:30 a.m., one of the skyscraper staging elements toppled over, reportedly crushing a camera. Fortunately no one was injured, and the ceremony was able to proceed as originally planned.

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Milos Releases Third Video in Series on Stage Roof Construction

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ROUDNICE nad LABEM, Czech Republic — Area Four Industries, parent company to Milos, released video number three in a four part series on stage roof construction. In the third video, R&D director Marc Hendriks talks about ballast and how it relates to temporary demountable structures.  Marc provides information about why ballast is needed, how to minimize it and some practical examples on how to connect it properly to your structure.  By the end of the video, you will have a better idea of how to use ballast more effectively and increase the safety of your temporary structures.

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Pete Heffernan Joins Christie Lites Rentals

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NASHVILLE  – Longtime industry veteran Pete Heffernan joins stage lighting industry leader Christie Lites. Heffernan was president of Bandit Lites for eight years prior to joining Christie Lites and his career spans more than three decades including as promoter of an Elvis Presley concert, lighting designer, production manager and finally as corporate executive. Heffernan said, “Christie Lites is a company that puts the client first and has a methodology that in my opinion is tops in the industry.”

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A Hands-On Approach for Chauvet Professional at USITT

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SUNRISE, FL — Seeing is believing, and visitors to USITT will have the chance to see (and touch) for themselves the Ovation LED fixtures that have been setting new standards in theatrical lighting since their recent introduction by CHAUVET Professional.  Displays at the company’s booth (1923) will make it easy to have hands-on experience with its groundbreaking Ovation E-260WW and Ovation E-910FC ERS-style fixtures, as well as the new RGBA-Lime batten-style Ovation B-2805FC and Ovation B-565FC fixtures.

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Richard Wilson New Elation Professional Sales Rep in Southern California

LOS ANGELES – Richard Wilson has been named Elation Professional’s new independent sales representative for Southern California. Richard, who heads R.L. Wilson & Associates based in Temecula, California, has represented several lighting, audio and video companies since 1988.   Richard brings with him three decades of valuable experience and a wealth of industry connections, invaluable when prospecting for new accounts. He will be representing Elation’s entire line of lighting and video products and started the new sales rep relationship on February 1st.

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Germany’s Fanta 4 Tours with Robe

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STUTTGART, Germany – Die Fantastischen Vier – a.k.a. iconic German rappers Fanta 4 – hit the road again on “Vier und Jetzt” their biennial tour campaign for 2016-17, reaching out to an ever loyal fan base which spans several generations and stretches across every corner of the country! Once again an equally fantastic lighting, set and visual design was created by Gunther Hecker working in close collaboration with Marc Lorenz. Their lighting rigs frequently contain Robe fixtures and this one followed that very trend with 60 Pointes that were integral to the epic yet raw show aesthetic developed by Gunther.

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KNX Structural Accessory System (SAS) Debuts

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ESP notes that its new line of multi-use truss picks that integrate make use of the company’s new KNX Structural Accessory System (SAS). The self-adjusting ESP-KNX 12″ FlexaPick will connect any 12″ U.S. box truss (Either 2″ or 1.9″ chord tube), 290-305mm x 50mm chord tube Euro-Box or Tri truss. They are available in standard 1 Ton and super duty configurations, multiple colors, and have the lowest profile of any truss pick, so motor clearance problems are a thing of the past even when your motor is in the truss.

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Dream Theater Tours Europe with Solaris Flares

Dream Theater Tours Europe with Solaris Flares

HELSINKI, Finland – Dream Theater is once again bringing their progressive metal sound to Europe.  The first leg of their Images, Words & Beyond tour closes in Helsinki this month.  They will resume in April in the UK and close in Vienna in May.  Keeping pace with the fiery brilliance of the band’s veteran metal shredders are eight blazing Solaris Flares. Lite Alternative is the lighting supplier for the European segment.  Later this year Dream Theater will be touring in Asia and America.

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