LOS ANGELES – For Classixx, a hard-to-classify DJ duo that recently performed a show at the 800-seat El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles to mark the release of their second LP, Faraway Reach, LD Noah Sharp used six Rogue R1 Washes in his floor package.
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LONDON – LD Richard Lambert turned to Entec Sound & Light for he Jazz Dance Company’s recent U.K. tour, “Unexpected Tales” for an assist. While Lambert provided his Zero 88 ORB XF control desk and a few fixtures including Chauvet Intimidator LED spots and GLP Atoms through his own business, Lambco, Entec supplied the power and data distribution, 11 Clay Paky Alpha Spot HPE 300s, 10 Martin MAC 700 Wash lights and eight overhead scaff bars.
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ORLANDO – Techni-Lux announced product and training demos in Fort Lauderdale on Aug. 30 and Miami on Sept. 1, 2016. Guests will have an opportunity to go hands on with dozens of products for entertainment lighting, video and special effects. Representatives from Techni-Lux, ChamSys, Highlite and SGM will be on hand as well. The events are designed for anyone who is involved in stage, production, A/V, night club owners and light jockeys, theatres, theme parks, houses of worship, architectural and entertainment lighting.
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Enttec’s Pixelator Mini is positioned between the company’s Pixelator (48 universes) and Pixie Drivers (300 to 600 pixels). The Pixelator Mini can control up to 2,720 pixels using 16 Universes of DMX over Ethernet.
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DALLAS – The ESTA Control Protocols Plugfest, an event where manufacturers and developers can test their products for interoperability with other manufacturers’ products, is scheduled to take place January 20-23, 2017, at the Dallas/Fort Worth Marriott Solana in Westlake, Texas. The event is free to attend and everyone is welcome!
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BEAVERTON, OR — Biamp Systems named Craig Upton and Daniel Reed applications engineers and appointed Jemma Zlydneva as technical support specialist. The company also added online training webinars that include sessions in Arabic as well as the additional time zones for India and the Middle East.
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NEW YORK — ESTA noted that two new standards were approved by ANSI and published in early August. They involve the design, installation and use of orchestra pit lifts and overhead mounting of luminaires and lighting accessories. ESTA also posted new standards for public review involving manually operated hoist rigging systems and, separately, recommended guidelines for entertainment rigging system inspections.
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BIRMINGHAM, UK — This year, the biggest BPM | PRO event is set to take place Sept. 11-13 at the NEC Genting Arena in Birmingham, U.K., a 16,000-capacity venue. Chauvet will feature new gear at the event, including the company’s Maverick MK2 Wash and MK2 Spot, STRIKE 1, Rogue R1 FX-B, and Ovation E-910FC.
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BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — For Kyrgyzstan’s second annual “Song of the Year” music awards, a variety of RUSH fixtures from Martin were deployed byKyrgyzstan’s Martin Professional dealer, Sound KG Rental Company. Russian LD Alexey Zhivanov used six MH 3 Beams and six MH 4 Beams, along with three Atomic 3000 DMX strobes to provide lighting effects. The light show was operated by Martin controllers, including the M2GO and M-Touch.
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INGOLSTADT, Germany — Maxin10sity, a projection mapping design firm based in Budapest, Hungary, recently completed two major projects for Audi to mark the launch of their newest models. Commissioned by technical planning and show direction specialist Niyu, Maxin10sity used projection mapping techniques for Audi’s Late Light Show – an event for Audi employees and the community surrounding the company’s Ingolstadt, Germany headquarters. The show ran every evening over six days from May 25-30.
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NORTH CREEK, NY – Creative Stage Lighting announced that they now have SGM Q7 fixtures available in their rental inventory. The low-profile and compact RGBW flood, blinder and strobe light has been extremely valuable on concerts as well as lighting architecture. With its IP65 rating, a high output of 28,000 lumens and its small physical footprint, the Q-7 is an ideal fixture for outdoor use to light up buildings, facades, architectural structures and attractions.
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BERLIN, Germany – Elation Professional’s ACL 360 Matrix moving head panel showed its versatility on the 10th edition of the re:publica Conference in Berlin. Called Europe’s most popular conference on internet and society (think TED), the event took place May 2-4 at Station-Berlin in the heart of the German capital. The ACL 360 Matrix fixtures were used for a variety of purposes including background lighting for the stage, backlighting for camera and special effect lettering.
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