NEW YORK — The 83rd Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting ceremony drew hundreds of thousands, with millions watching from home during the NBC live broadcast. To provide an even better view of the switch-on of the 78-foot tree’s nearly 40,000 LED lights, Upstage Video provided six LED screens.
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LAS VEGAS – The Behind the Scenes Happy Hour, hosted by PLASA, took place on Thursday, Oct. 22, from 6 to 8pm at the Westgate Las Vegas. More than 400 guests attended the event, and were able to network, relax and let loose before the start of LDI. Due to the generosity of the sponsors and attendees, PLASA was able to donate over $18,000 to the Behind the Scenes charity.
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WORCESTER, MA – The HardDrive Live Fallout Tour, featuring metal bands We Came As Romans and All That Remains plus a variety of supporting acts, rocked its way from Oct. 14 in Grand Rapids, MI to Nov. 7 in Worcester, MA with a lighting design from LD Peter Therrien that included 12 Nexus Aw 7x7s, eight Legend 230SR Beams and eight Legend 412 Wash in his design, all made by Chauvet Professional.
Read More »LONDON – Organizers of the Green Events & Innovations Conference (GEI), the UK’s leading conference for sustainability at live events, have announced the overall theme of the 2016 edition as “challenging the status quo.” GEI takes place March 3, 2016 at the Royal Garden Hotel, and is produced by AGreenerFestival, Bucks New Uni and the ILMC.
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LAKE ORION, MI – Nashville-based Colonel Tom Touring LLC, which provides video support for live concert tours and television specials, is using Lightware matrix switchers and DVI to fiber converter packages for a wide array of high-profile clients. Lightware USA is the US distributor of professional AV products manufactured by Lightware Visual Engineering in Budapest, Hungary.
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HEIST-op-den-BERG, Belgium – Engineering and automation specialist WIcreations is supplying multiple automation elements and control to the Rester Vivant tour by French performer Johnny Hallyday, who is known for impressive live shows and a great rapport with fans over his six-decade career.
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PARIS – In the aftermath of the terror attacks, noted French showman Johnny Hallyday performed three impressive shows (with more to come) at the AccorHotels Arena. The Paris dates were part of the current Rester Vivant (Staying Alive) tour, lit by LD Dimitri Vassiliu.
Read More »KERKRADE, The Netherlands – Highlite International B.V. named Techni-Lux of Orlando, FL as its U.S. distributor for the Dutch company’s Showtec range of lighting products. Techni-Lux displayed and demonstrated a few selected Showtec products on their booth at the recent LDI trade show in Las Vegas.
Read More »Vectorworks, Inc. released Spanish and Portuguese versions of its Vectorworks 2016 software line. Part of a worldwide rollout, the Spanish and Portuguese versions join additional language releases that took place over the past few months in English, Dutch, French, German, Italian and Norwegian.
Read More »BEIJING — A wooden stage estimated to be about 10 feet above the floor below gave way during a Nov. 28 choral performance with dozens of singers at Beihang University’s school of aeronautical engineering. Most of those on stage at the time fell; 25 were hospitalized. An LED screen also toppled over and fell to the lower level from one side of the stage.
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FARMINGDALE, NY – Group One Ltd., the U.S. distributor for elektraLite fixtures, added Streetwise Sales & Marketing to its independent sales representative network. The announcement comes from Tyler Wise, Group One’s national sales manager for the brand. Pictured here is Streetwise Sales & Marketing’s Amos Damon.
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OMAHA, Nebraska — Multimedia artist Tupac Martir, who has lit concerts for Elton John, Sting and Beyoncé, major festivals like Coachella, and London Fashion Week shows for designers Stella McCartney, Vivienne Westwood and the late Alexander McQueen, uses Avolites consoles for his work, which also includes a recent artwork of his own, titled Unique.
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