SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – April 2016 — WAPA-TV, a station in Puerto Rico that had already incorporated an Avolites Titan Mobile and two Avolites Expert Pro consoles, added an Avolites Arena console as the master controller for its LED-centered lighting system last year. It was sold and installed by Musique Xpress Lights, Inc. of nearby Bayamón, Puerto Rico.
Read More »LOS ANGELES – Atomic, Clair Global and Upstage Video, all headquartered in the greater Philadelphia area, have teamed up with a new collaborative warehouse/office location in Los Angeles. The three companies will use the 30,000 square foot facility near Burbank and Studio City, to better serve West Coast clients.
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LONDON — With a loyal fan base in the UK eager to see their favorite wrestler vie for ring dominance, American professional wrestling organization TNA Wrestling traveled to England earlier in the year for a series of arena shows dubbed the Maximum Impact 8 Tour. This year’s lighting rig centered on Elation Platinum Beam 5R Extreme and Platinum Wash ZFX Pro moving heads.
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AUSTIN, TX – MTVU’s Woodie Awards returned to SXSW in Austin, Texas where Clay Paky Scenius moving head spotlights made their show debut during the performance of London-based electro-pop artist Jack Garratt. Tom Kenny also returned for the third consecutive year as lighting designer of the show, which celebrates the music voted best by college students.
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MELBOURNE, Australia – On Feb. 20 at White Night Melbourne 2016, TDC – Technical Direction Company achieved a projection mapping first inside La Trobe Reading Room of The State Library of Victoria. On the façade of the Library building itself, TDC immersed audiences in a myriad of illuminated video projections.
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Chroma-Q’s Space Force LED Soft Light, featured at Prolight + Sound 2016 in Frankfurt, Germany, is available in North America as well and is now shipping. The Space Force is a cutting-edge variable white LED Space Light that is a modern replacement for conventional space lights or soft light sources commonly used in film and TV studios around the world. The fixture benefits from cool running, energy efficiency, lightweight design and minimum maintenance.
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FRANKFURT, Germany – Laserworld launched several new products at this year’s ProlightSound, including worldwide debuts for RTI NEO SIX RGB beam arrays (pictured here) and the HB-Laser Poseidon 3D-HydroMatrix HD.
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VEJLE, Denmark — Vejle Musikteater, a performing arts venue that is home to a 1,134-seat Great Hall and the 300-seat Jacob Gade Hall, upgraded with new gear from Robe. The venue has invested in over 50 Robe fixtures, including MMX Spots and LEDWash 600 moving lights and PARfect 100s in the last three years, a move instigated by Technical Manager Tor Futtrup.
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BEIJING – Christie Pandoras Box media server system is showcased at the Christie booth #EB1-01 at InfoComm China 2016, April 13-15.
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GREENSBORO, NC – Dave Carr, LD for the Eli Young Band, used Chauvet Professional lighting fixtures for the band’s February 20 tour stop at the Cone Denim Entertainment Center in Greensboro, NC. The setup included eight Ovation E-190WW LED ellipsoidals, four Rogue RH1 Hybrids, eight Legend 412z moving wash fixtures and 22 COLORado 1-Quad Zoom Tour par style fixtures.
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Mountain Productions’ MTN BOX: Spektrum Series SM road case offers the same high level of durability and versatility as the original MTN BOX design, but in a smaller, more compact size. This road case is designed to optimize truck packs and provides an adaptable storage system for users looking for a manageable sized case that’s tougher than the road traveled.
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Sommer Cable America is introducing their DVM-HDT-KIT– HDMI Engineers Toolkit with 4K and HDMI 2.0 support at the at NAB show in Las Vegas. The kit promises to make HDMI installations easier for rental companies while also enhancing trouble-shooting and product development.
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