TORONTO, ON, – Grid Well noted that its patented and patent-pending designs for arbor related products have been licensed to six stage equipment companies, and that its products will be on display at USITT in Salt Lake City later this month, via licencees including BellaTEX Stage Curtains, Booth #1110; Thern Stage Equipment, Booth #1911; and Blackwell in the AKT3 Booth #339.
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ERLANGER KY. – tvONE is offering two training classes, CORIO2/Magenta training and CORIO3 training. The next sets of back-to-back training days are set for April 6-7 and May 4-5, 2016, with more sessions planned well into 2016.
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ELGIN, IL – Harting U.S. named Dr. Vivek Dave Director of Technology Development. Dr. Dave will be directing all North America related research activities, new technologies and projects with HARTING’s key technology partners.
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FRANKFURT, Germany – eyevis, the German manufacturer of visualization systems for professional applications, will feature some eye-catching items on its joint stand with MMT and SmartMetals Mounting Solutions at Prolight+Sound in Frankfurt. Two vertically mounted modules of the new EYE-TOLED-5500, the transparent OLED display for extraordinary presentations, are expected to grab attention from passersby.
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UTRECHT, The Netherlands — Lighting integrator and distributor Fairlight BV worked with professional lighting supplier and installer Air Light to create the lighting system at TivoliVredenburg, a music venue for acts ranging from classical to heavy metal music. Marcel Zandbergen of Fairlight noted that a variety of Martin fixtures proved to be a good fit with the venue’s needs. The venue is now equipped with 72 MAC Aura wash lights, 46 MAC Viper Profile high-output luminaires, 16 Atomic 3000 DMX strobe lights, 14 MAC Quantum Wash lights, 16 MAC Quantum Profile LED profile fixtures and 16 MAC 700 Profile lights, plus four JEM ZR44 Hi-Mass foggers, four JEM Ready 365 CO2 hazers and two Exterior 1200 image projectors.
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Staging Concepts’s Uplift Stage device is engineered to allow two operators to quickly and easily raise and lower platforms in place, Uplift is the next generation of staging solutions from Staging Concepts. This product is a scissor lift stage designed with modern technology, allowing flexible entertainment spaces to transform into multiple configurations with ease. Standard platforms can be raised and lowered to multiple settings from 8.5 to 48 inches. The aluminum frame construction is designed for both maximum strength and minimum weight.
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LOWELL, MA – Designer Brian Lynch of AE Event Systems in Chelmsford, MA lit up the Merrimack riverfront in Lowell, Massachusetts recently. The setup included 60 COLORado 1-Tri IP fixtures and 16 COLORado 2-Quad Zoom IP fixtures from Chauvet Professional. Using over 2,000’ of conduit, Lynch spaced the fixtures 30’ apart over a distance of 800’ running from Merrimack Canal through Lucy Larcom Park in downtown Lowell.
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FRANKFURT, Germany – Chauvet Professional will be featuring its Maverick series at Prolight + Sound next month (Hall 4 Stand G45). Featuring the MK2 Wash, MK1 Hybrid and MK2 Spot (with more fixtures to come), the new series promises to serve up an arsenal of performance features intended to shatter budget barriers, free the imagination and set a new standard in their price category.
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ADJ’s Vizi Hybrid 16RX promises a new level of power, Prism Layering and GOBO Morphing, adding versatility to this moving head fixture, which starts with a Philips Platinum 16R MSD discharge lamp as the light source.
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MOJAVE, CA – For the unveiling of SpaceShipTwo by Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson, Lightswitch returned to the Mojave Desert to provide event lighting support.
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MILAN – For a production of the Disney musical, Newsies!, staged at the Teatro Nazionale in Milan, LD Valerio Tiberi chose Clay Paky fixtures for “their versatility and precision”, as well as the need to use equipment able to ensure uniform shades and temperatures for each color. The rig includes Alpha Profile 1500, chosen in part for their silent operation, and the Alpha Wash Halo 1200, which combines brightness with the versatility of a halogen lamp.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium – Ignace D’Haese from Arf & Yes provided an intricate lighting design using Robe’s new Square LED fixtures for three shows produced by Flanders’ public broadcaster VRT which selected the song to represent Belgium at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) in Stockholm.
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