GUADALAJARA, Mexico – Mexican rock pop band Mana concluded its Cama Incendiada World Tour last fall with a large complement of Clay Paky Mythos, A.leda B-EYE K10 and K20, and Stormy lighting fixtures controlled by grandMA2 consoles. Alain Corthout was lighting designer for the tour, which featured 107 Clay Paky Mythos, 54 K10s, 32 K20s and 36 Stormys in the rig.
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SAN FRANCISCO – When Apple launched the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco last year, Prelite Studios played a key role in helping lighting designers for the general session and for guest band OneRepublic previsualize the event before the lighting rig was set up on site.
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LONDON – Electronic metalcore five-piece Bring Me The Horizon recently completed a tour of the U.S. and Europe in support of their latest album, That’s The Spirit. LD Ben Inskip used Philips Showline SL NITRO 510C LED strobes to cut through the brightness of the show’s significant video element.
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CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – Rockwell Collins today announced Jan. 27 that it will acquire the assets of Christie’s Matrix series projector product lines. The transaction is intended to give military customers a more comprehensive partner for all their current and future simulation and training projector needs. Pictured here is the Christie Matrix StIM WQ.
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NASHVILLE – Old Crow Medicine Show continued its seven year tradition of helping Nashville ring in the New Year with a two night performance at The Ryman Auditorium. Bandit Lites teamed with Pulse Lighting to provide a lighting package for the Americana band. LD Michael Cummings used Bandit 5x5s, Source Four Pars and Eurolite STP-10s; Pulse provided GLP X4S and GLP Bar 10’s and an Avolites Sapphire Touch for control.
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LONDON – Comedian Kevin Hart’s ‘What Now’ world tour, taking place at major venues including London’s O2 and Wembley Arena, is getting a visual assist from Blackmagic Design’s Studio Camera 4K and ATEM 1 M/E Production Studio 4K. SXS Events is supporting the tour’s video needs with LED screens, I-Mag projectors, PPU and crew.
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MALMO, Sweden – For the new-build Malmö Live venue, ETC’s Danish dealer Atendi (previously known as Bico Professionel) supplied a full ETC Sensor3 power-control system with triple-function dim/relay/constant current ThruPower modules. They also supplied 100 ETC Selador Desire D40 Studio Tungsten LED luminaires, to be installed in place of the halogen lights with dimmers that were originally specified.
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NASHVILLE – A renowned manufacturer of quality road cases, Upstate Case Manufacturing was founded in upstate New York. The company has since relocated from Utica, NY to Nashville, TN. Owner Bill Whittaker is now celebrating the company’s 25-year milestone at its new home in Music City.
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AMSTERDAM – eyevis will feature a new kind of display at ISE: the transparent EYE-TOLED-5500. This new LED display, measuring 55 inches (diagonal), is designed to appear to be transparent whenever black image content is shown but to also dazzle the eye with active, luminous pixels with brilliant colors.
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DOHA, Qatar – Lighting designer Massimo Tomasino used Clay Paky fixtures including 26 Alpha Spot HPE 700s and 26 Alpha Wash 700s for the Secrets of the Sea musical production accompanying the 2015 Qatar Marine Festival in Doha.
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WASHINGTON, U.K. – Global flight case hardware and 19 inch racking manufacturer Penn Elcom has launched Penn Elcom Online, a new online portal that promises to serve as a comprehensive and convenient sales outlet for more than 4,000 product lines. The portal is a pennelcomonline.com.
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Robe’s BMFL WashBeam maded its official debut Jan. 27, 2016. Robe’s worldwide distribution network can be contacted to arrange full physical demonstrations of the BMFL WashBeam, and the fixture will be showcased at the upcoming Prolight+Sound expo in Frankfurt in April and future trade shows and exhibitions.
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