CAMBRIDGE, UK – Lighting designer Jordon Cooper armed himself with an Avolites Tiger Touch II with Fader Wing to control a series of dynamic UK ‘Homecoming’ gigs for alt-rock band Mallory Knox following their American tour.
Read More »NEW YORK — PRG announced Jan. 13 that it has completed the acquisition of assets from DigitalSound Production Services, Inc. (DPS). PRG said it would use these assets to strengthen and expand its inventory across a variety of its locations including its Los Angeles and PRG Paskal Lighting facilities.
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NASHVILLE – Elite Multimedia added 110 Elation ACL 360i LED fixtures to its inventory. The new fixtures, touted for their speed, vividly colored beams and ability to work as part of a matrix configuration, are now available for rent.
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GLENDALE, CA — Kinetic Lighting named Kevin McElroy Director of Studio Rentals. McElroy previously worked at 4Wall Entertainment.
Read More »HELSINKI, Finland – At the annual Lux Helsinki festival, LumenRadio’s CRMX Slim technology helped light artist Kari Kola add an interactive touch to his light art installation, Color Park. The CRMX Slim units worked despite arctic temperatures.
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CONWAY, AR – Pastor Don Chandler of the Central Baptist Church contacted Paragon 360 to modernize his 900-seat house of worship’s sanctuary. The Springfield, MO company upgraded the look of the sanctuary by installing 90 LED fixtures from Chauvet Professional and its sister company Iluminarc.
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NASHVILLE – Bandit Lites noted that the first large shipment of Clay Paky’s Spheriscans arrived at the company’s Nashville location this month. The fixtures are expected to be used on a major tour in the near future. Reviving the idea of a moving mirror fixture, the Spheriscan fills a fixture gap that has long been absent from a designer’s wheelhouse, giving stunning swirling effects as the mirror spins endlessly with an option of four revolutions per second.
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WESTFORD, MA — Artel Video Systems, a provider of IP- and fiber-based media transport solutions supporting global telecommunications, broadcast, and related markets, named Michael LaFleur Vice President of Operations. LaFleur joins Artel with 25 years’ experience in operations, purchasing, and materials management.
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WINSTON-SALEM, NC – The University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) showcased the talents of students in the lighting department at the dazzling 14th annual Photonapalooza. A.C.T Lighting, a long-time supporter of the event, provided a complement of Clay Paky Alpha Spot HPE 1500s, Mythos, A.leda B-EYE K10 and Sharpy fixtures plus a pair of grandMA2 full-size consoles to the show. A.C.T Lighting, Inc. is the exclusive distributor of both brands in North America.
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CALGARY, Alberta, Canada – The opening of the Taylor Centre for the Performing Arts at Mount Royal University marks the emergence of a music facility that is a first in Calgary in terms of size and amenities and is also unique to university music education in Canada. Auerbach Pollock Friedlander, Performing Arts/Media Facilities Planning and Design, provided theatre consulting services for the new building featuring the 773-seat Bella Concert Hall.
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MIDDLETON, WI – In PLSN‘s profile of 2015 Parnelli Visionary Award honoree David Cunningham (Sept. 2015, page 48), Cunningham alluded to a new LED project. “It won’t be a Source Four, but it will be interesting,” he promised. “This is one last project which has been the focus of the last two years and should come out soon.” PLSN then contacted ETC to confirm that its latest product, the ETC Source 4WRD, was the product Cunningham was working on. It is, the company noted. ETC’s press release detailing the Source 4WRD follows.
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SAN FRANCISCO – For Fortune‘s most recent Global Forum, held Nov. 2 at the Legion of Honor Museum in San Francisco, LDs Andy Henry and Matt Webb turned to 4Wall for Clay Paky Mythos fixtures, Martin MAC Viper DX and Aura fixtures, Chauvet Professional Rogue R1 Washes, Chroma-Q Color Force 72, 48 and 12 LED strips and Chroma-Q’s battery operated Color Charge fixtures.
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