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A cyborg woman holding a colossal beating heart with a DJ mixing console became the central part of the huge nine-story high festival’s main stage.

Alfa Future People EDM Festival Draws 50,000 with Top DJs, New Technology in Russia

MOSCOW – The Alfa Future People 2016 electronic music and technology festival attracted 50,000 fans from 20 countries to Bolshoe Kozino, near Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, about 400km east of Moscow. Alfa Bank served as the title sponsor for the three-day, five-stage event. The lineup included a variety of internationally-known DJs including Martin Garrix, Armin Van Buuren, Axwell and Ingrosso, and Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike. LD Marina Larikova and video designer Yury Vorontsov worked with rental companies Laser Kinetics, Light Logic and LED Group and production company MF Group. Larikova used a Hog 4 to control Clay Paky, Martin and Chromlech fixtures, and Vorontsov used a Catalyst media server and LED DMX strips.

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Jonah Maxwell Cinematographer

Video from Up and Coming 12 year Old Cinematographer Worth a Viewing

CHICAGO – Jonah Maxwell spent seven months making a short film on an important subject that people his age know more about than us adults. In “The Bully”, the gifted 12 year old filmaker brings to light an important topic, through the eyes of his classmates. Jonah enlisted the help of many of his schoolmates and the  school grounds as he conceived, scripted, shot and edited the film. While PLSN does not normally post these kind of stories, the message is important.It’s Saturday AM and you have 5 minutes. Jonah’s pop is Dave Maxwell, Production Designer. We’d like to thank the proud  dad for making us aware of this piece.

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Martin Sceptron

Bandit Inventory Expands with Martin Sceptron Purchase

KNOXVILLE, TN – Bandit Lites’ touring inventory continues to grow with the addition of Martin’s VDO Sceptron 10. The linear LED video fixture promises easy setup, configuration and allows lighting designers a wide variety of looks for both indoor and outdoor shows. The Sceptron has become increasingly popular with designers and has been joining several tours this year.

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Avolites console at River Stage Weekends

For River Stage Weekends, LD Huw Llewellyn Uses Avolites for Control

LONDON – The National Theatre’s (NT) River Stage Weekends festival returned to London’s Southbank this year. A free summer festival, River Stage hosts a diverse array of artists and acts, from family friendly workshops to energetic riverside raves. Chief lighting designer Huw Llewellyn used an Avolites Tiger Touch II and Fader Wing running the latest Titan v10 for control during the month-long series of weekend events.

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Penn Elcom RADM-23C Raclite

Penn Elcom RADM-23C Raclite

Flightcase, loudspeaker and 19 inch rack manufacturer Penn Elcom noted that its LED rack light, the RADM-23 Raclite, has proven popular. The company recently launched an RGB version, called the multi-colored RADM-23C Raclite, so that clients can vary the color of their rack lighting.

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Blizzard Lighting PixelStorm COB

Blizzard Lighting PixelStorm COB

Blizzard Lighting’s PixelStorm COB is a high output LED linear wash fixture with pixel mapping effects. This one-meter-long fixture makes use of 12 25W RGBAW COB LEDs for bright color washes and chase patterns. The 5-in-1 RGBAW LEDs promise increased color gamut and reduce multicolored shadowing compared to conventional LEDs. The individually controlled LEDs can be used for dramatic chase effects. Users can also link multiple PixelStorm COB fixtures together to create large-scale matrixes that make the most of the fixtures’ color chase, strobe, and color-mixing capabilities.

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Andrew Davis

LMG Names Andrew Davis Systems Integration Sales Engineer

ORLANDO – LMG named Andrew Davis sales engineer for LMG’s Systems Integration division. His role will include cultivating long term relationships and partnerships with House of Worship clients to improve their audiovisual technologies. Andrew will be responsible for consulting, designing, and overseeing House of Worship installations and projects.

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CBS Radio Baltimore's UpClose Performance Studio

Baltimore Radio Station Opens Live Performance Space, Rig Includes Chauvet Gear

BALTIMORE — CBS Radio Baltimore turned to LD Brett Angstadt to give a live-venue look for the station’s new UpClose Performance Studio, which is used for webcasts. Angstadt used a variety of Chauvet fixtures supplied by Showtime Sound, including Rogue R1 Spots, COLORdash Accent Quad RGBAs, COLORdash Par-Hex 7s and Ovation F-165WW units. The rig also includes COLORband PiX RGB bars from Chauvet DJ and Trusst truss.

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Mega FX A1 DMX Fan

Mega FX A1 DMX Fan

The A1 DMX Fan from Mega FX, a new line of atmospheric effects products by Mega-Lite, is a professional, DMX-controlled fan that promises to enhance atmospheric effects used in performance environments. Equipped with a powerful motor, the A1 DMX Fan can create high wind speeds. One DMX channel controls the fan speed from slow to fast. The on-board control of this unit includes interval, duration, and timing functions via the digital display. Also, users can set the DMX start address channel directly from the unit. It has PowerCon type Nema 5-15 connections with both 3-pin and 5-pin DMX connections. The A1 DMX Fan makes rigging easy with 2 quick mount release clamps.

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Mobile Techlift

Mobiltechlifts Video with Marc Hendriks now Available

WORLD – MILOS has just released a second video as part of its special 3-month promotion on lifts from Mobiltechlifts, where you receive a free transportation wheel kit with every lift purchased until 30 September.  In this video, Area Four Industries R&D Director Marc Hendriks dives into the technical design, testing and certification of Mobiltechlifts products.

Click here to watch the Mobiltechllifts video with Marc Hendriks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPAi5Lu2nd8&feature=youtu.be

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