CAMARILLO, CA – Green Hippo added Cory Froke to the Green Hippo U.S. team Froke, based in Burbank, CA, will work as Product Specialist for Green Hippo. Froke brings experience in both lighting and AV to Green Hippo, having previously worked at PRG Nocturne / PRG Concert Touring, Chaos Visual Productions, DWP Live and Entertainment Lighting Services (ELS).
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FRANKFURT, Germany – PRG’s impressive Highlight Show in the Festhalle at Prolight+Sound has become an annual tradition of sorts. For 2016, first show coincided with the LEA Awards on April 4, before the PL+S show floor opened. A laser display accompanied a performance by the group, Glasperlenspiel. In the days that followed (April 5-8), the highlight show appeared every half hour while the show floor was open. All laser systems on the PRG Stage were manufactured by the Laserworld Group
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Christie’s HS Series 1DLP laser phosphor projector, featured at InfoComm China 2016 (April 13-15) marks the debut of Christie’s new lampless projector series in the Chinese market since its official introduction in January..
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NEW HAVEN, CT. – Jordan’s Furniture is using Enttec products to beckon customers with a plethora of theatrical LED lighting that complements the retail outlet’s other customer-friendly attractions. Lighting Designer Michelle Caron of Clair Solutions of Manheim, PA relied on Enttec products to control 64 LED fixtures from several different manufacturers via DMX. Enttec’s Datagate MK2 works as a bridge between the lighting controls and any DMX512 device.
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UNDERBERG, South Africa – For the main stage at the Splashy Fen Festival in South Africa this year, LD Shaniel Laloo used STRIKE 4, Rogue R2 Wash and Legend 230SR Beam fixtures from Chauvet Professional. Laloo used the intense output of the STRIKE 4 LED multi formatted warm white fixture with the color rendering capabilities of the Rogue R2 Wash and Legend 230SR Beam, flying all of these fixtures on an overhead truss grid that covered the top of the main stage.
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SECAUCUS, NJ – Joshua Alemany, a long time veteran of theatre production and the entertainment industry, has joined Rose Brand as Director of Products. Working alongside the sales, marketing and product teams, Alemany will spearhead efforts to bring new and innovative products to design and production professionals everywhere.
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NEW YORK – USITT is calling on the backstage community to promote safe stages with the second annual Rigging Safety Day on Arbor Day, April 29. That Friday, USITT and other organizations will use the hashtag #RigSafe to boost awareness of rigging safety on social media.
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Tightrope Media Systems is using the 2016 NAB Show (April 18-21, Las Vegas Convention Center) as the launch pad for Cablecast Flex, a new generation of multi-format video servers in the popular Cablecast broadcast automation family.
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SURREY. UK – UK rental company Storm Lighting, based in Woking, Surrey, has invested in 30 Robe BMFL Blades and 30 LEDBeam 1000s for their ongoing work which includes a diverse range of premium corporate events, leading theatre tours and some music shows. Pictured here are. from left, Storm Lighting’s Dave Knapp, Robe UK’s Ian W Brown and Storm Lighting’s Pete Kramer.
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LAS VEGAS – Elation Professional announced plans to feature a variety of products at particularly well suited for broadcast at NAB, which runs April 18-21 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Elation Professional’s range of broadcast lighting includes both color and white light solutions optimized for the unique requirements of television studios, such as the Fuze Series (Fuze PAR Z120) pictured here.
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MOONACHIE, NJ – 4Wall Entertainment Lighting, a national provider of stage and theatrical lighting services, has reached an agreement to acquire the assets of media, film, and entertainment lighting provider Shadowstone Inc.
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BEIJING – Christie will be showcasing its broad array of visual solutions at InfoComm China 2016, which takes place at the China National Convention Center, April 13-15. The Christie booth (EB1-01) will be divided into six zones showcasing a variety of visual solutions.
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