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Entrants will present ten cues from a show worked on this past season in a video submission

4Wall and Stage Directions Contest Offers Trip to USITT or Hemsley Portfolio Review

LAS VEGAS – 4Wall and PLSN affiliate Stage Directions magazine are inviting college students to apply for a chance to win a trip to the USITT’s Annual Conference & Stage Expo (Salt Lake City, UT, March 16-19, 2016) or the Hemsley Portfolio Review (Lincoln Center in New York City, April 2-3, 2016). Winners will be chosen based on video submissions showing ten cues from a show worked on this past season. The submission deadline is Feb. 26, 2016.

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B&L Sound and Lighting provided Chauvet Professional fixtures and panels.

Louisiana YEC at Cajundome Gets Impact with Chauvet Professional Fixtures, Panels

LAFAYETTE, LA – B&L Sound and Lighting’s Jason Wilson, who served as event producer for the Louisiana Youth Evangelism Celebration (YEC) within  Louisiana’s sprawling Cajundome Nov. 23-24, used 28 Rogue R2 Washes, 36 Rogue R2 Beams and three Strike4 LED blinders from Chauvet Professional for high impact, budget-friendly looks. Wilson also used Chauvet’s Next NXT-1 panels as a pixel-mapped extension of the Chauvet PVP S5 video panels used during the event.

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Super Trouper followspot

Syncrolite Purchases Strong Lighting Assets

DALLAS, TX and OMAHA, NE – Syncrolite, LLC and Ballantyne Strong Inc. announced that the assets associated with Ballantyne Strong’s lighting business have been sold to Syncrolite.  Effective Dec. 21, 2015 Syncrolite has assumed all operations, sales and support associated with Ballantyne Strong, including the company’s Super Trouper followspots, pictured here.

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Vectorworks Steps Up as Sponsor of Stage Lighting Super Saturday

COLUMBIA, MD – Vectorworks, Inc., global design software developer and creator of the industry standard in entertainment design Vectorworks Spotlight, announced its sponsorship of the 11th annual Stage Lighting Super Saturday. The event will take place on Saturday, January 9, 2016, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts, located at 721 Broadway in New York City.

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The 3D mapping project took place in Bokrijk, Belgium.

FACE, New d3 Reseller for Benelux Region, Supports 3D Projection Mapping Project in Belgium

BOOM, Belgium  – d3 Technologies has named FACE, Foundation for Audio-Visual Commerce & Engineering, as its new reseller in the Benelux (Belgium-The Netherlands-Luxembourg) region.  FACE recently supplied a 3D mapping project in Bokrijk, Belgium (pictured here) with d3 gear. The company also hosted a d3 Open House earlier this month.

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LD Amy Barnett used Entec supplied gear

Entec supplies Lighting for Chris Norman Tour

LONDON – Lighting designer Amy Barnett approached Entec to provide a lighting equipment package for the recent European tour by Chris Norman. It was the first time she’d worked with the west London based lighting rental specialists, which she chose because, “After a few initial phone conversations I had complete confidence in the company to deliver what I needed, and they were very helpful and friendly.”

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Bandit's 'Angel Tree'

Bandit Gives Back to Knoxville, TN During Holidays with ‘Angel Tree’ Donations

KNOXVILLE TN. – Bandit Lites continued its annual ‘Angel Tree’ tradition, which has expanded from its origins as a toy drive to provide for a broader range of needs in the Knoxville, TN area. This year, Bandit delivered contributions to the Knoxville Community Action Committee, a public agency helping Knoxville and Knox County’s low to moderate income families, the unemployed and underemployed, persons with disabilities, and other individuals with special need for services.

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