WASHINGTON, DC – John Farr Lighting Design of Upper Marlboro, MD used 16 of Chauvet Professional’s Ovation E-910FC color mixing ERS-style fixtures to light the runway at the Capital Bridal Affair & Fashion Show in Washington, D.C. The fifth annual show took place Feb. 28, 2016 within the beaux-arts Mayflower Hotel.
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LAS VEGAS – Christie will be displaying the latest video wall solutions for the physical security industry at ISC West 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event will take place at the Sands Expo and Convention Center from April 6-8, 2016. Christie will feature solutions including the Christie Phoenix system and Phoenix Quad-T encoder (pictured here); a side-by-side comparison of Entero HB 70-inch HD front access display cubes and Christie Velvet Merit Series 1.5mm LED tiles; and both 98-inch and 55-inch LCD flat panels.
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FRANKFURT – At Prolight + Sound 2016, LumenRadio will exhibit together with their long-time distributor LMP in stand C76, hall 3.0. Along with Swedish candy and moose salami, booth visitors will be able to witness the unveiling of a new wireless control product priced within reach of productions with smaller budgets, the company says.
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ROSKILDE, Denmark – Building on its 15 year relationship with Roskilde Festival, Mojo Barriers has secured a further three year contract to ensure artist and audience safety throughout the eight day event by providing its Mojo Barriers products. The next Roskilde Festival is set for June 25-July 2, 2016.
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Rose Brand’s Stretcher Frame System is designed to fix the extreme hourglassing and puckering often encountered with scrims, bobbinettes, vinyl, projection screens, and muslin backdrops. Hourglassing naturally occurs when fabrics stretch vertically causing the sides to pull in, and in some cases, puckering occurs. Key features of the frame include fast and easy attachment to batten, adaptability to different sized backdrops, and sleeved bottom pipe for smooth pockets.
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MILAN, Italy – British laser production company ER Productions provided a laser spectacle for the release of Samsung’s Galaxy S7 in early March. The event included more than 220 lasers and 80 fog, haze and smoke machines across six remote locations. At four of the remote locations, ER Productions relied upon WhiteBox F-1 units for wireless control.
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SUN VALLEY, CA — LA ProPoint, which oversees the design, engineering, fabrication, and installation of stage and show systems, is keeping busy with several high-profile projects for arts and entertainment institutions across Los Angeles. Clients include the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, California Science Center, Festival of Arts (Laguna), Ford Amphitheatre, Universal Studios Hollywood and LACMA, among others. Crew members pictured here are installing the Space Habitat into the Space Shuttle Endeavor at the California Science Center.
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WUPPERTAL, Germany— Continuing the expansion of its North American team, Riedel Communications has appointed Rhett Frazier to oversee business development for the Western United States. Frazier joins the company with nearly a decade of experience in broadcast- and media-focused sales, account management, solution design, and business strategy and development.
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HAMPTON, VA – Country music singer Eric Paslay’s latest tour features a visual design shaped by show designer Mike Marcario, who is relying upon Elation Professional’s Platinum FLX hybrid moving head to create a unique look for each song. Elite Multimedia is providing the lighting for the tour.
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HEMING, Denmark – LD Kristoffer Nielsen, who runs his own rental company, Lystek.dk, now has close to 50 Robe moving lights, including Robe MMX Spots, LEDWash 600s, LEDBeam 100s and CycFX 8 fixtures. He has spec’d them on a variety of theatre, musicals and opera productions including Hansel and Gretel, pictured here.
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BLACKBURN, U.K. – Lighting and visuals specialist HSL is supplying lighting and production rigging for the theatrical staging of Jeff Wayne’s 1978 cult album, “War of the Worlds,” at the Dominion Theatre, Tottenham Court Road, London, produced by Bill Kenwright. The work is based on HG Wells’ 1879 novel about a Martian invasion and is being played completely with a mix of orchestral and electronic musicians conducted by Wayne himself.
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KATOWICE, Poland – The finals of the 10th Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) season, an electronic gaming tournament sanctioned by the Electronic Sports League (ESL), took place during the IEM Expo at Poland’s Spodek Arena March 4, 5 and 6. The tournament took place in front of 10,000 live spectatores along with 34 million unique viewers logging in from around the world. ARAM handled the planning, design and technical production of all five stages including giant main stage and also 11 trade fairs booths for the three-day event, including rental of lighting, multimedia, scenic, audio, trussing and rigging as well as custom made automation systems.
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