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The ETCP approved training program will provide qualified attendees with 21 renewal credits towards their rigging qualification renewal.

ETCP-recognized Training Event for Outdoor Structures Set for Feb. 16-19, 2016

VENTURA, CA – Total Structures is organizing a four day workshop devoted to outdoor structures. The Feb. 16-19 event is an ETCP approved training program and will provide qualified attendees with 21 renewal credits towards their rigging qualification renewal. The first two days focus on outdoor structure engineering principles and safety.  The third day will focus on rigging. The final day’s focus is the safe operation and use of Pointman electric chain hoists.

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Terry Lowe and Albert Chauvet

Chauvet DJ Wins MMR Dealers Choice Award

ANAHEIM, CA – It was déjà vu all over again for Chauvet DJ at NAMM.  Just as it did at last January’s show as well as in January 2014, the company received one of the music and entertainment product industry’s most prestigious honors, winning the MMR Dealers Choice Lighting Line of the Year Award. Pictured here, from left, are MMR (and also PLSN) publisher Terry Lowe and Albert Chauvet of Chauvet DJ.

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Harting Expands Line of Work Tools

Harting Expands Line of Work Tools

Harting has expanded its already-extensive array of assembly tools designed to align perfectly with its connector products for both large form factor industrial and board level connectivity. From hex keys to crimp tools, panel punches and torque sets, Harting tools are designed to serve as a solution that precisely fits the connector or contacts involved, making the job easy, quick and reliable.

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Christie Boxer Series projector

Christie Expands Boxer Series

Christie added three new Boxer models featuring 2K resolution and 20,000, 25,000 and 30,000 center lumens output. Christie Boxer 2K20, 2K25 and 2K30 offer compact, lightweight and rugged design for easy transport, shipping and installation; 360-degree omnidirectional installation capabilities; complete connectivity options; built-in Christie Twist image warping and blending software and easy rigging and stacking.

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The projection-mapping setup in Radio City Music Hall

Adele’s Performance at Radio City Music Hall Gets Projection Assist from DWP Live

NEW YORK — Adele Live in New York City, a one-night-only show at Radio City Music Hall, aired on NBC Dec. 14, 2015. DWP Live provided a projection-mapping visual assist for the broadcast, which garnered more than 11 million viewers. DWP Live used an arsenal of gear on short order for mapped surfaces that included four ceiling arches, the proscenium and the stage of Radio City Music Hall.

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Elation ACL 360i

Elation ACL 360i

Elation’s ACL 360i is a single-beam moving effect luminaire that combines the intensity of a tight ACL beam with quick-moving beam looks and continuous 360-degree pan and tilt movement. It can be used for pin-spotting or large motion effects when used in larger configurations. It is the latest and the smallest high-output luminaire in Elation’s ACL Series of narrow-beam LED effect lights. A single 60W RGBW LED combines with an advanced collimator optic lens to produce a dense and uniform 4-degree color-changing beam. Frost lens options of 10 and 45 degrees (included) can be employed to soften and spread the beam for color washing applications.

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Jordanki Culture and Congress Center (CKK Jordanki)

Multi-Stage Venue in Poland Installs Vari-Lite, Selecon and Showline Fixtures

TORUN, Poland – The new Jordanki Culture and Congress Center (CKK Jordanki) houses an 880-seat concert hall and a 300-seat chamber hall. To light those spaces, Philips distributor PS TEATR supplied 144 Philips Vari-Lite moving heads, including the company’s new VL4000 Spots; 32 Philips Selecon PL3 luminaires; eight PLcyc2 luminaires; and three Philips Showline SL NITRO 510 strobes.

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AV Stumpfl's Wings Engine Raw

AV Stumpfl to Feature Wings Engine Raw 8K at ISE

AMSTERDAM – Austrian engineering company, AV Stumpfl will feature an 8K version of Wings Engine Raw at ISE 2016. The upgraded media server now offers four streams of full 4K uncompressed content at 60hz plus media overlays, text generation and show control on top. It is designed for media-based installations requiring high-resolution content such as themed attractions, cinematic presentation, theatres, live events, or even planetariums.

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Tarzan with some of the Robe lights

Sound Stylists’ Branch in Durban, South Africa Grows with Robe Gear

DURBAN, South Africa – Sound Stylists opened their Durban branch in 2010 to service the growing events, music and entertainment markets in the KwaZulu Natal port city, and it’s expanded from a satellite operation for the Johannesburg HQ with two staff to a major branch with 11 full time employees, working across all industry sectors. Pictured here is head of lighting Mphilisi Miya (AKA Tarzan) along with some of the most recent Robe additions to the rental company’s inventory.

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