SPOKANE, WA — The 12K charity Lilac Bloomsday Run draws more than 40,000 to get a workout while seeing the sights in Spokane, WA and raise funds for charities. The course starts and finishes near the landmark Great Northern Clock Tower. AMP’D Entertainment provided Chauvet Professional COLORado 4 IP fixtures to bathe the structure in rich colored light.
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FRANKFURT, Germany — High End Systems introduced two new LED-based luminaires in the SolaRange at the Pro Light & Sound exhibition this week in Germany. Featured on European Master Distributor AED’s stand (Hall 4, Stand D59), they include the SolaSpot Pro 1000 and SolaWash FX 1000.
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EDEN PRAIRIE, MN — Milestone AV Technologies acquired Minnetonka, MN-based Vaddio, a manufacturer of PTZ cameras, professional AV solutions and a full suite of Unified Communication and Collaboration products for the audiovisual, videoconference and broadcast markets. The purchase price was not disclosed. Vaddio will now join the Milestone family of brands including Chief, Da-lite, SANUS and Projecta. Milestone is majority owned by the Pritzker Group, alongside management and Duchossois Capital Management.
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Martin debuted two additions to the P3 System Controller family of LED video processors at Prolight+Sound 2016 in Frankfurt, Germany. The P3-150 System Controller is a replacement for the P3-100 and P3-200 controllers, which have led the industry for more than seven years. The P3-050 System Controller brings the power of P3 to a lower price point.
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PR Lighting’s compact, efficient XLED 300 Beam LED moving head is equipped with Osram’s Ostar Stage 60W LED (RGBW 4-in-1). It has a 4.7° beam angle to deliver unlimited movement. Other features include: Electronic dimmer 0-100% linearly adjustable; 0-25 fps electronic strobe; speed adjustable 720° pan and 270° tilt, with auto position correction; RGBW colour mixing (with macro); linearly adjustable colour temperature. This DMX-controllable fixture also includes: Wireless DMX compatibility; LED lamp overheating protection; Fixture usage time display; Sound control mode and Touch Key, Brightness and Contrast adjustable. The new XLED 300 Beam is shipping now.
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FRANKFURT, Germany – High End Systems will be giving the lighting community its first look at the latest Hog control software at the Prolight + Sound exhibition April 5-8 in Frankfurt, Germany. Displayed on European Master Distributor AED’s stand (Hall 4, Stand D59), Hog v3.4 software offers numerous enhancements to the Hog operating system, including many inspired through designer feedback.
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LAS VEGAS – Videssence will bring its more than 25 years of experience in energy-efficient lighting to the 2016 NAB Show (April 18-21, Las Vegas Convention Center), where its LED lighting technology will illuminate the camera technology of Hitachi Kokusai, exhibiting at booth C4309. Pictured here is Videssence’s Vidnel studio style light fixture.
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HOLLYWOOD, CA – Since 2014, the Chauvet Professional Student Lighting Showcase has had teams of two to three students from college theater programs in the LA area work under the guidance of educators to create lighting designs for different pieces of music. Their work is then critiqued by professional designers. The program is moving from Chauvet’s Burbank showroom to the Montalbán Theatre, and this year, the students will be asked to light songs from the movies using PVP X3 LED video panels, Next NXT-1 moving LED panels, Nexus 4×4 panels and other Chauvet components. The showcase is set for Saturday, April 16.
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GLENDALE CA. – Kinetic Lighting, Inc. recently added Elation’s Platinum FLX hybrid luminaire to its rental inventory. Kinetic, which has served the greater Los Angeles market’s lighting needs since 1996, also added Colour Chorus LED battens to its inventory. Pictured here are Kinetic Lighting’s James Schipper and David Rosen.
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LONDON – PLASA announced that Peter Heath has been named to the new role of Managing Director, starting April 11, 2016. He joins PLASA from Roland Corporation, where he worked in various senior roles for nearly 20 years.
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BELLEVILLE, NJ – Arena Seating noted that its managing director, Niall Gaffney, will now serve as general manager of the New Jersey division of Arena Americas, April 2016. With each of the Arena Americas divisions geographically split into four areas, Gaffney will be responsible for managing and delivering growth across the Northeast Division.
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