SYRACUSE, NY — USITT launched eSET, a new proficiency program for entry level technicians. The program includes online skills and safety tests in three disciplines — Lighting & Electrics, Rigging, and Costuming — as well as the basic Terms & Safety Test required for any eSET exam.
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HAMBURG, Germany – A new feature at the Miniatur Wunderland attraction is a replica of German performer Helene Fischer’s sold-out concert at the Berlin Olympiastadion in July 2015. The concert, replicated in painstaking detail, includes the lighting rig used for her show, including a tiny version of an array of Clay Paky Mythos and Sharpy Wash 330 fixtures.
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ANAHEIM, CA – At NAMM 2016, held at the Anaheim Convention Center Jan. 21-24, ADJ promoted both its new silver logo and a raft of new products, including the company’s Airstream DMX Bridge, Crazy Pocket 8, Inno Pocket Spot LZR, Stinger II, VMS5 and WiFLY NE1 Battery. The Stinger II, fitted with six 5W HEX LEDs (RGBAWP) and eight 3W UV LEDs in place of white strobe LEDs, is pictured here.
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NASHVILLE – Jennifer Nettles’ recent ‘Playing with Fire’ tour featured songs from her album, That Girl, along with performances from Brandy Clark and Ryan Kinder. Bandit Lites supplied LD Chris Lisle with a rig including Martin, Clay Paky and Chroma-Q fixtures.
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PURCHASE, NY – For the Miss New York USA and Miss New York Teen pageants, held Jan. 16-17 at SUNY Purchase College, Image Production Services’ owner/project manager/technical director Tyler Lussier and lighting director Willy McDonald made use of Chauvet Professional fixtures and LED panels.
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SERIATE, Italy – LD Ken Billington held a workshop on show lighting, called Lights-Up, on Dec. 4, 2015 in Clay Paky’s recently opened corporate showroom. Attendees included lighting designers, lighting directors and other industry professionals.
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CHICAGO – DesignLab turned to ETC for an assist in helping Chicago’s Second City comedy club recover from fire, smoke and water damage last August. The total turnaround from order to commissioning was less than two weeks. DesignLab CEO Larry Schoeneman and project manager Andre Flowers worked with ETC Midwest Regional Manager Sylvia Sinclair on the project.
Read More »LONDON – The ninth ILMC Production Meeting (IPM) is set to take place at the Copthorne Tara, Kensington on March 3, 2016. The organizers have announced details of the panel discussions planned for the event.
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LAS VEGAS – Westgate Resorts teamed with RP Visual Solutions (RPV) and Christie to build a super-sized LED Video wall inside the Westgate Superbook at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino. Working with HB Communications, RPV and Christie created a curved array measuring 20 by 220 feet (HxW). It makes use of 1,640 2.5 millimeter Christie Velvet LED tiles and more than 65 million pixels.
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DUBLIN – To coincide with the premiere of the latest Star Wars film, The Force Awakens, Disney commissioned Tom Rohan of event production house Eventco to turn Dublin’s 398-foot-high Spire into a giant Lightsaber. LDs Mick Murray and Matthew Cregan collaborated on the project, controlling 16 Clay Paky SuperSharpys with Avolites’ Titan One DMX USB Dongle.
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MADRID – Light artists Marshmallow Laser Feast (MLF) used PRG-supplied Clay Paky Sharpys to support a will.i.am/Lexus promotional event that paired headlight beams to music. LD Matthew Button chose the Sharpy for its crisp, high-power beam effects.
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WILKES-BARRE, PA – Mountain Productions named David Piccola Installation Department Manager. Piccola, an entertainment industry veteran, will handle rigging installations in the Event Venues market. He brings experience with rigging installations in professional sports facilities, event venues and theatrical venues.
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