PR Lighting’s XR 440 BWS joins last year’s XR 330 BWS in the BWS (Beam Wash Spot) hybrid category. The fixture was featured at both the recent GET Show in Guangzhou and Prolight+Sound exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany. The XR 440 BWS’s many features start with Osram’s Sirius HRI 440W lamp as the light source.
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FRANKFURT, Germany – Laserworld Group detailed some of the new laser gear and technologies deployed at the Prolight+Sound exhibition in Frankfurt earlier this month including the twelve RTI NEO SIX RGB units on the PRG/LEA Stage. With 12 beam arrays, LD Jerry P. Appelt was able to control a total of 72 individual laser beams via DMX in 16bit fine positioning mode. Along with the new RTI units, Laserworld-owned tarm lasers were featured. The laser show was controlled through Lasergraph DSP laser control software and hardware, in combination with grandMA2 consoles.
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LJUBLJANA, Slovenia —Ljubljana Castle, a tourist attraction in the Slovenian capital, also draws crowds with multiple venues that are used for a variety of conferences, meetings, presentations and theatre and music productions. These are now equipped with Robe fixtures, including CycFX 8s, LEDBeam 100s and six Robe LightWare HO battery powered up-lighting LED units.
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OXFORDSHIRE, U.K. – Central Presentations Ltd (CPL) provided a widescreen projection system plus lighting and sound production for ‘Big Day Out’, an event for ITV Commercial sales teams staged at Heythrop Park in Oxfordshire. The event, which included series of motivational talks and presentations interspersed with choreographed entertainment and magicians, took place in the venue’s Lecture Theatre. CPL supplied a 12 by 4 meter (WxH) projection screen, fed by Panasonic 12K laser projectors.
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LONDON – All or Nothing, a musical that opened recently at The Vaults in London, is based on the life and music of British Mod group The Small Faces. White Light provided a lighting rig that includes 52 Par 64s and two ETC Source Four Revolutions specified by LD Peter Small. Small also used Look Solutions Unique 2.1 Haze Machine, CCT Minuette Fresnels and ETC Source Fours for the show. White Light supplied the gear.
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MURMANSK REGION, Russia –– MuzTrade, an authorized distributor of Harman’s Martin lighting products in the Murmansk region, an area that borders Finland and Norway north of the Arctic Circle, provided Martin lighting fixtures for an event held 1,000 feet beneath the ground. Marking Russian Miners’ Day, the celebration also heralded the launch of Main Shaft No. 2 in the Kirovsk mine. MuzTrade turned to Martin’s MAC 101, MAC 700 Profile and MAC Aura fixtures to meet the unique needs of this event.
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DENVER — USITT’s first Jay O. Glerum Masterclasses are set for June 13-14 in Denver, with two-day workshops in Advanced Rigging and Entry Level Rigging, plus an Electrician Masterclass for early and mid-career professionals.
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LAS VEGAS — The Parnelli Board of Advisors has announced that Richard Fernandez will be honored with the 2016 Parnelli Lifetime Achievement Award. During an enviable 40-plus year career in the live entertainment business, Fernandez served as tour manager for the Faces, the Eagles, Bob Dylan, the New Barbarians, Frank Zappa, Crosby Stills & Nash and Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers among others, traveling around the world and back scores of times.
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FRANKFURT, Germany – LD Björn Hermann was recognized with an award at Prolight + Sound earlier this month for his lighting design for an awards ceremony staged by the Fraunhofer Society in Wiesbaden, Germany last year. Hermann programmed more than 60 Clay Paky Sharpys to create an interactive “light orchestra” effect.
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NASHVILLE – Bandit Lites is providing gear for country artist Billy Currington’s Summer Forever tour. LD Chris Shrom turned to Bandit for Elation’s ACL 360 Bars, Robe Robin Pointes, Elation Cuepix 2-Cell WW Blinders, GLP impression X4s and Stageline Nitro 510 Strobes. Board operator Ian Saunders is triggering the cues with a grandMA2 Light console.
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SAO PAOLO, Brazil – Analog Way will be featuring new AV solutions at TecnoMultimedia InfoComm Brazil. The event takes place from May 10-12, 2016 in São Paolo. At booth #114, Analog Way will be showcasing the VIO 4K, a premium multi-format converter that includes a variety of innovative features for LED wall applications. They will also be showcasing the Ascender 48 – 4K – PL, a powerful multi-screen seamless switcher (pictured here). The company will also present the new features of its LiveCoreTM series.
Read More »AUSTIN, Texas – Hubbell Control Solutions named three new U.S. regional sales managers. Greg Ortt takes over the Southeast states, while Joe Osterwyk handles the North Central states and Mark Westgate takes the Western states.
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