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They Might Be Giants at Electric Ballroom in London

TMBG Performs at London’s Electric Ballroom Lit by Chauvet Gear

LONDON – The Electric Ballroom, a two-story venue in London with two dance floors and four bars, has a house rig that includes Rogue moving lights from Chauvet Professional. Lighting designer Victor Zeiser of Squeek Lights (New York) used them to light They Might Be Giants when they performed at the 71-year-old, 1,100-capacity venue on Feb. 4, complementing the house rig for that sold-out show with Chauvet DJ’s Intimidator Spot 355Z IRC fixtures supplied by Reading, U.K.-based Martin’s Lights.

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Gemini supplied 448 Elation EPT6IP LED video panels

Elation Lighting and Video for National Cheerleading Association All-Star National Championship

DALLAS – For the National Cheerleading Association All-Star National Championship, held Feb. 19-21 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, Dallas-based Gemini Light, Sound & Video supplied lighting and video gear. For the event’s large upstage LED screen, Gemini supplied 448 Elation EPT6IP LED video panels. The 6.7mm pixel pitch LED screen measured  58.8 by 33.6 feet, WxH. The event was also televised nationally on the CBS Sports Network.

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The Ron StageMaster PRR (Portable Radio Receiver) will be featured at Prolight+Sound 2016

Ron StageMaster PRR from Eilon Engineering

Eilon Engineering’s new Ron StageMaster PRR (Portable Radio Receiver) will be featured at Prolight+Sound. It is a compact and portable Bluetooth-compatible load monitoring system capable of monitoring up to 40 individual load cells via an iPad or iPhone, using the Ron StageMaster App. Eilon Engineering will be showcasing the PRR at Stand E21 Hall 3 Level 0.

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The projectors animate the backdrop for a table model display featuring the old city of Luoyang, China

Table Model of Former Chinese Capital Features Christie GS Backdrop Projections

LUOYANG, China – Luoyang city, China’s former imperial capital during the Sui (589-618 AD) and Tang dynasties (618-907 AD), is now a major tourist destination, with the Sui and Tang Luoyang City National Heritage Park near its center. Along with full-scale replicas of the Ming Tang and Tian Tang towers, the park features a table model to provide a miniature 3D look at the old city’s layout. Christie GS Series laser phosphor projectors are used for backdrop projections to give the tabletop city a life-like feel.

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Altman PHX 150 LED Profile Spot

Altman PHX 150 LED Profile Spot

Altman Lighting’s PHX 150 is a 150W LED profile spot fixture designed for long throw theatrical, architectural, house of worship and film/TV applications. Altman says its PHX 150 is the first long throw LED profile spot available to be completely convection cooled, making it well suited for acoustically sensitive applications. The PHX 150 LED profile spot is available in 3000K white, RGBA, RGBW, 5600k white and tunable white array options for maximum design flexibility. The 150W promises to serve as an energy-efficient alternative to standard 575W incandescent source fixtures seamlessly, with no bench focusing required. Phoenix LED is available in various lens options including 5°, 10°, 19°, 26°, 36° and 50° with a 19°, 26°, 36° or 50° lens barrel included at no extra charge. Also sold as standard – a C-clamp, safety cable and color frame. Zoom options of 15-35° and 30-55° are also available. Like its incandescent counterpart, the Altman PHX 150 LED profile spot features locking shutters, a fully enclosed accessory holder and a 360° rotating barrel for those difficult to achieve focus angles.

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New interface for J.R. Clancy's SceneControl line of computerized rigging controllers

Wenger and J.R. Clancy Display Staging, Seating and Rigging Products at USITT

SALT LAKE CITY – Wenger and JR Clancy were on site at the USITT show in Salt Lake City March 17-19 to display some of their unique products. Custom staging, audience seating, variable acoustics and rigging solutions were demonstrated for the crowd on the show floor. One highlight was a new interface for J.R. Clancy’s SceneControl line of computerized rigging controllers, pictured here.

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4Wall supplied and installed the Chauvet Professional fixtures.

University of Southern California’s Newman Hall Updates House Lighting with Ovation LED Fixtures

LOS ANGELES – For the refurbished lighting system within Alfred Newman Recital Hall on the USC campus, 4Wall installed 15 Chauvet Professional Ovation H-105WW LED fixtures. The fixtures were positioned in three straight rows of five units each in the black spaces between the three prominent white mason beams that run across the width of the audience area ceiling.

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Sharpys with a gold finish were used.

Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show Lighting Included Clay Paky B-EYEs, Sharpys

SANTA CLARA, CA.– Lighting designer Bob Barnhart, a veteran of Super Bowl Halftime Shows, chose Clay Paky A.leda B-EYE K20s and gold Sharpys (pictured here) to help light the hafltime show for Super Bowl 50 at Levi’s Stadium on Feb. 7.  A grandMA2 console controlled the pyro and media servers.  A.C.T Lighting, Inc. is the exclusive distributor of Clay Paky and MA Lighting products in North America.

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Martin RUSH MH 7 Hybrid

Martin RUSH MH 7 Hybrid

Martin’s RUSH MH 7 Hybrid, an all-in-one beam, spot and wash moving head fixture, is now available. The compact fixture promises flexibility with advanced, dynamic effects. Features include crisp optics with three zoom modes: 2.2°–15° in beam mode, 2.5°–24° in spot mode and 15°–45° in wash mode. A Philips Platinum 11R 250W 7800 K lamp promises ample output, and the fixture offers eight rotating/ indexing and 12 static gobos. There are 10 selectable colors and effects via an eight-facet circular and four-facet linear prism.

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Blackmagic Design's Micro Studio Camera 4K

Elton John’s “All the Hits” World Tour Included Blackmagic Design Gear

SYDNEY – Sir Elton John’s “All the Hits” world tour traveled with a video setup that included Blackmagic Design’s Micro Studio Camera 4K (pictured here) and Video Assist. They were used for live video feeds and video introductions. Blackmagic Design Teranex Mini, UltraStudio Express and DaVinci Resolve Studio were also used for concert production on the tour, which wrapped up late last year in Sydney, Australia.

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Tekvox TEK SC61-4K Switching Scaler

Tekvox TEK SC61-4K Switching Scaler

Tekvox’s TEK SC61-4K (79069) compact 6×1 switching scaler features selectable six-input source switching to an HDMI output.  The TEK SC61-4K is engineered to meet the needs of the growing 4K Pro A/V community at a competitive price.  It operates as a stand-alone unit and also can be interfaced with all TEKVOX control systems.

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