MANCHESTER, UK – Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalist Dan Whitby performed freestyle motocross stunts in the dark using an LED-emblazoned bike and W-DMX wireless lighting control. The sold-out event took place in Manchester Arena last fall and attracted 7,000 spectators. Shock FX provided the customized gear including several Enttec DIN LED modules powered by a LiPo cell battery in an eight-zone configuration.
LONDON – Jonny Gaskell, LD for British drum and bass band Rudimental, turned to Color Sound Experiment for lighting gear and rigging for most of the band’s recent tour, including a sold-out show at London’s O2 Arena. The rig, which varied venue to venue, started off in C configuration as a floor package, then expanded to the A-rig for the O2, and was then re-worked onto a B version for the final dates in Europe. Two trucks expanded to seven for the O2, and these were re-packed back into two.
Read More »
SYDNEY – As part of International Women’s Day, Cunard’s Queen Victoria ocean liner featured a 60 meter long banner on her hull with this year’s campaign message, #PledgeForParity. The ship also took on a purple hue as dusk fell in the city, reflecting the internationally recognized color for women’s rights. The event was managed by Event Emporium with lighting designed by Ziggy Ziegler and operated by Ben Ronczka. Chameleon Touring Systems supplied 31 Martin MAC Quantums, 16 Clay Paky Mythos, and two MA Lighting grandMA2 light consoles. The ship was lit until midnight from both sides as well as from the bow.
Read More »
MONTREAL, Canada — Solotech named Rob Poretti director of integration sales for the company’s Toronto office. Poretti joins the company with more than 30 years of experience in the broadcast, production and post-production industries. He will lead the Toronto sales team with the primary goal of expanding Solotech’s presence in the greater Toronto market.
Read More »
MIAMI, FL –Ultra Music Festival once again takes over Bayfront Park in Downtown Miami to celebrate the conclusion of the annual Winter Music Conference and kick off the summer electronic dance music festival scene with seven stages and some of the biggest DJ’s in the EDM circuit. For the fifth year running, AG Production Services has been called upon to provide its massive dome structure for not just one, but two of the stages at Ultra. Pictured here is the Carl Cox & Friends stage. AG Production Services also provided the structure for the Worldwide Stage.
Read More »
LAS VEGAS – USITT is accepting applications for its Elite Training weekend for emerging technical theatre professionals May 19-21 in Las Vegas. The deadline to apply is March 28. The Elite program provides three days of intensive, hands-on training at no charge to a total of 40 participants in sound, rigging, automation, projection, and stage management at the Cirque du Soleil Training Center in Vegas. Pictured here is Garron Rodgers, a theatre technology student at Chapman University in Orange, CA, who participated in Elite Training in automation last year.
Read More »
KITCHENER, Ontario, Canada – Christie announced that Gary Klassen has joined the company as the director of solutions software. Klassen will focus on growing a development team to expand Christie’s software capabilities, which will enable the creation of impactful shared experiences, including large-scale projection mapping projects. Klassen will be based in Kitchener, Ontario.
Read More »
KNOXVILLE, TN – The Knoxville Museum of Art’s primary annual fundraising event, L’Amour du Vin, was held for the 13th year March 5 despite the untimely death of Sam Beall, owner of food and wine sponsor Blackberry Farm, less than two weeks before the event. Beall, 39, grew up on his parents’ 4,200-acre farm and took over its management in 2002. The museum credited Beall and his team for taking the fundraising auction and dinner from a “nice, catered event” to “an amazing food and wine experience” after getting involved in 2006. Beall, 39, died Feb. 25 in a ski accident at Beaver Creek, CO. Bandit donated the lighting package for the wine auction and dinner, including GRNLite LED pars, Vari*Lite VL2500 Spots, ETC LED Lekos and Chauvet Freedom Par Quad-4 fixtures.
Read More »EWING, NJ – Gerriets International opened an additional sales office, showroom and warehouse at 6265 South Valley View Boulevard, Suite A, Las Vegas, NV. The office is supporting a strategic alliance between Gerriets International, Turn of Events Productions and Pro Soft Goods.
Read More »
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.
Read More »
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.
Read More »
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.
Read More »