Jason Aldean LD Mike Swinford Includes Ayrton Fixtures for “We Were Here” Tour
NASHVILLE — Jason Aldean, who recently completed the Australian leg with his “We Were Here” tour, is currently on tour across America. Aldean’s tour picks up on the country artist’s hit single, “Gonna Know We Were Here.” LD Mike Swinford included Ayrton MagicDot-R, MagicRing-R9, IntelliPix-R and MagicBlade-R fixtures in the rig. The setup includes five overhead lighting pods Each is equipped with 36 MagicDot-R fixtures and rigged on Show Rig Whirligigs.
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Bandit Lites Provides Fixtures for Nashville Grammy Block Party
NASHVILLE – While it had originally appeared storms would dampen the outdoor festivities in Cumberland Park for members of The Recording Academy, the fickle Tennessee weather ultimately cooperated for Nashville’s 18th Annual Grammy Block Party, where Chris Lisle Lighting Design utilized a lighting package from Bandit Lites.
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Award-winning PixelFLEX to showcase LED video solutions at InfoComm 2016
LAS VEGAS – PixelFLEX will display its range of LED video solutions at InfoComm 2016, which will be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center June 8-10, 2016. PixelFLEX will display its FLEXLite NXG (pictured here) and FLEXLite Plus LED video walls, reFLEXion LED video stand and TrueFLEX LED video display technologies at Booth N2759.
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Georgia Church Turns to Paragon 360 for Upgrade; New Lighting Includes Chauvet Professional Gear
ATLANTA – First Redeemer Baptist Church, based in Cumming, GA, northeast of Atlanta, turned to Springfield, MO-based Paragon 360 for a lighting assist as it remodeled its sanctuary. Along iwth a modular riser for the church’s 125-member choir, Paragon 360 provided a lighting rig that included LED washes and uplighting fixtures from Chauvet Professional.
Read More »Compound Photonics Features New Projection Technologies at Display Summit China 2016
SHANGHAI, China — Compound Photonics, an eight-year old technology company focused on projection technologies, featured what it calls the world’s smallest native 4K imaging device, measuring only 14mm diagonally and featuring pixels smaller than three microns. The company was featuring the technology at the Display Summit China 2016, which took place in Yixing, China, just outside Shanghai, from May 9-11..
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Artel Video Systems showcases Products at InfoComm 2016
Artel Video Systems, a provider of media transport solutions for direct fiber, IP, and managed optical networks, will be at InfoComm featuring their DLC510 Multipurpose Dual-Port L-Band Demodulator and Satellite Scanner, DLC910 Quad SD-HD-3G SDI Multiviewer and IP-Based and 4K/UHD Solutions, among other products. Pictured here is Artel’s FiberLink 3500 series gear.
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Finland-Based AV Production Company Invests in AV Stumpfl Wings Engine Raw 8K Media Server
HELSINKI, Finland – Suomen Videoviestintä SVV Oy, a Helsinki-based AV company that supports the lighting, audio and video production needs of concerts, corporate functions and trade fairs in and around Finland, has invested in in AV Stumpfl’s upgraded Wings Engine Raw 8K media server.
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White Light Supports Software Developers Conference in London
LONDON – White Light provided an AV assist for DevWeek, a software developers conference held April 18 to 22 at Central Hall Westminster near the center of London. White Light was responsible for providing the lighting, audio and video support for any event taking place in Central Hall Westminster’s Great Hall.
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Frankie Valli Touring with Robe Fixtures
LOS ANGELES – At 82 years young, legendary singer, recording artist and front man of The Four Seasons Frankie Valli is still playing live and touring two weekends a month for most of the year … with Robe as the first choice of moving light on the rider. Valli has had multiple chart-topping singles and albums throughout an incredible six decade career and has also been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Read More »Entertainment Electrics Workshop Offered at EMPAC
TROY, NY — Richard Cadena, an ETCP-Certified Entertainment Electrician and Trainer, will lead the first professional-development seminar to be held at the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, NY. The workshop will be conducted in EMPAC’s Studio Beta from June 27-29, 2016.
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ADJ Asteroid 1200
ADJ’s new Asteroid 1200 is designed to send super-tight beams and distinct pixel-mapped patterns hurtling through the air and down onto the dance-floor. Packing limitless dual-directional continuous rotation and quad-color LEDs into one portable source, the Asteroid 1200 promises a full array of pixel-mappable visual effects.
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