SEOUL, Korea and STAMFORD, CT — Samsung Electronics and will acquire Harman International Industries for $112 per share in cash, or total equity value of approximately $8 billion. The deal, announced Nov. 14, changes ownership for Harman-owned brands including Martin Professional lighting products and pro audio brands including AKG, BSS, Crown, dbx, JBL, Soundcraft and Studer.
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WAYNE, NJ – As part of the company’s overall initiative to increase awareness of its Cine-Style zooms among Cinematographers, Camera Operators and Camera Assistant, the Optical Devices Division of Fujifilm, Fujinon, has embarked on a series of hands-on, educational seminars. The most recent took place in New York at Abel Cine on Nov. 1, and the next one is set for Sony DMPC in Los Angeles on Dec. 1.
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WESTERLO, Belgium For Albert 1, a new musical produced by Simon de Merode and staged around and on a series of pontoons floating on the moat of the Westerlo Castle in Belgium, LD Michel Jacobs lit the 150 by 100 meter performance space with Robe moving lights including 20 Robe BMFL Blades as the main fixtures. The sold-out show was seen by 1,850 people a night over two weeks.
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LONDON – The production behind British comedian Ross Noble’s latest stand-up tour ‘Brain Dump’ has turned to a tourable lighting control system for the first time. The team has invested in an Avolites Titan Mobile console to power the eccentrically brilliant set, made of giant inflatable light bulbs each with an LED light source at its core. Production manager Shaun Weager, who has worked with Noble since 2012, came up with the 16-ft high dream-like design in response to a creative brief Noble ingeniously constructed using his daughter’s Play-Doh
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NEW YORK – In support of her breakout EP and hit single “Gold,” singer-songwriter Kiiara made her television debut Sept. 15 on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. LD Michael Keeling designed the lighting for this segment. He had a back line of Elation ZCL Series lighting fixtures to support her performance. Used for backdrop visuals in the form of columns of eye-catching vertical lighting effects was Elation Professional’s ZCL 360i™ single beam moving effect light.
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NEW YORK — ETCP is pleased to announce an extremely high renewal rate for its original Entertainment Electrician certificants. A decade ago, almost 100 candidates from North America gained their ETCP Certifications at LDI in Las Vegas, NV. This year in October, 94 percent of the inaugural class of 2006 renewed their certifications as their second five-year renewal was due to expire.
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LERMA, Mexico – Chauvet named Carlos Zamora de Martino general manager of Chauvet Mexico. Prior to joining Chauvet’s Mexican operation, Zamora held senior executive positions at a number of global companies. He was also the co-founder and CEO of Geo Lite LED Lighting. In his new position, he will be responsible for managing all facets of the Chauvet Professional, Chauvet DJ, Iluminarc and Trusst business in Mexico.
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Blizzard’s Stiletto I7 multi-effect moving head features beam and wash capabilities along with rotating gobos. The Stiletto I7 comes with seven 15W Osram RGBW LED moduless and an infinite rotating lens for kaleidoscopic effects using LED beam projection.
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LIVE OAK, FL — LD Andrew Cass recently deployed Martin MAC Axiom Hybrid and MAC III Profile fixtures at Suwannee Hulaween, a three-day music festival that took place over Halloween weekend 2016. Set in the Florida Everglades at Suwannee Music Park, the festival’s lineup included The String Cheese Incident, My Morning Jacket, Disclosure, STS9, Logic, Umphrey’s McGee, and more. Cass chose the MAC Axiom Hybrids for their versatility, performance and wide acceptance among lighting directors.
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SHIZUOKA, Japan – Lighting designer Scott Zielinski used Robert Juliat’s Dalis 860 cyclorama washlights to light the backdrops for the theatre production of Richard Sandaime, a co-production between the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre and the Singapore International Festival of Arts. The theatrical production premiered at the Shizuoka Arts Theatre in Japan as part of its World Theatre Festival 2016 earlier this year.
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Area Four Industries released its latest catalog for EXE Technology rigging and automation products. The company notes that the D8 range now features an 8:1 safety factor with new load capacities of 250 kg / 500 kg /1000 kg / 2000 kg and the D8+ range has new load capacities of 150 kg / 300 kg / 600 kg / 1200 kg. All EXE-Rise hoists now feature a double brake, updated identification labeling and black plugs and sockets. A new 8 x 24mm chain also brings added safety to 1000 – 2000 kg hoists, and Dynamic Stack Tracks from the EXE-DST range have updated data, new modules and new configurations.
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WARSAW, Poland – Panattoni Europe, a company that develops warehouse space for clients, celebrated the end of its business year with a gala at Warsaw’s Tor Sluzewiec racetrack, which featured 3D video mapping. VES was tasked with turning the historic, 1939-era Tor Sluzewiec interior into a warehouse full of moving, steampunk-style cogwheels. Invitees were surrounded by projections on the ceiling and every wall of the building; the dynamic visuals were integrated with a surround sound audio track.
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