LAS VEGAS — During the first week of June, dozens of local and regional lighting companies around the U.S. and Canada have been nominated for the annual Hometown Hero awards competition. For PLSN’s July and August issues, we’re also now rounding up crew and gear lists for our monthly Showtime feature.
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BRIGHTON, MA – High Output, Inc., a leading New England-based supplier of services and equipment for the entertainment industry, announced the opening of an office in Brighton, MA. High Output moved from its original Brighton location to a 93,000 square foot facility in Canton in 2002. The new Brighton office will serve as a second Boston area shop and will work closely with the Canton location. In homage to High Output’s beginnings, the new Brighton office can be reached at 617-787-4747, which is the company’s original Brighton phone number.
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SAINT LUCIA –– David “Gurn” Kaniski had his rig for the Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival main stage all set up when he was given the bad news: 15 of the ÉPIX Strip Tours at the heart of his design were blocking a path that (unbeknownst to the LD) had been designated for equipment load-ins. He was able to use the fixture’s flexible rigging in a way to open the path while maintaining the integrity of his visual design.
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – Earlier this year, Upstage Video released a video on their blog introducing a new LED screen support system, the V-Tower. The new system offers a compact and sleek alternative to traditional truss and staging options for LED screens in the live events Industry.
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KNOXVILLE, TN – For Leadership Knoxville’s 7th Annual Mayors’ Leadership Luncheon, which took place May 23 at the Knoxville Convention Center, Bandit Lites donated a lighting package that included Vari-Lite, Martin and GRNLite LED fixtures controlled by a Road Hog console. The event’s keynote speaker was the mayor of Louisville, KY, Greg Fisher. Knoxville, TN’s mayor, Madeline Rogero was awarded the 2016 Leadership Knoxville Distinguished Alumni Award at the event.
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PAIDE, Estonia – The multifunctional Paide Kultuurikeskus, located in the middle of Estonia, opened to the public in December 1987. In recent years, this cultural center has undergone significant improvements to its facilities to maintain its status as a national landmark, all while retaining its original and distinctive 1980s design features. The latest development phase incorporated the installation of a series of ETC ColorSource PAR luminaires.
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MOSCOW––Showcasing the talents of lighting designers Alexey Zhuravlev and Roman Vakulyuk, several Martin by Harman lighting fixtures were featured at Prolight + Sound NAMM Russia. There were several special events for the show’s attendees, including a unique project implemented by Euroshow Moscow. Demonstrations like this have become highlight attractions at many large professional audio/video tradeshows. The concept for the show was created by Alyona Morozova, and Zhuravlev and Vakulyuk joined the team during the programming.
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PR Lighting expanded its Xpar family with a new Arc LED unit, the Xpar 1012. Adopting patented PR Lighting technology, the fixture combines 12 high powered 10W (RGBW 4-in-1) LEDs in a compact form factor.
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AMHERST, NY — Stampede recently announced that its European subsidiary Stampede Europe has acquired all of the assets of Just Lamps, including the affiliated brand Diamond Lamps.
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HAMBURG, Germany – LD Björn Hermann used Clay Paky Mythos and Scenius fixtures for the large-scale light show during the christening ceremony of AIDA Cruises’ new luxury flagship AIDAprima. Built by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding in Japan, the luxury liner holds up to 3,300 passengers. The christening ceremony took place in Hamburg during the port’s 827th anniversary celebrations in May. AIDA Cruises is Germany’s largest cruise ship company, with AIDAprima the eleventh addition to the fleet. The British/American owned company was established in 1960.
Read More »Barco unveiled its ‘digital media canvas’ – a new LED screen technology that the company says is very different than traditional LED displays. Featuring a thin, lightweight, and bendable design, the R-series is designed to attach easily to virtually any surface – especially on curved surfaces. Compared to today’s LED products, the ‘digital media canvas’ promises creative freedom and greatly reduced setup time and cost for designers and crew.
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