Draft Standard for Parade Float Fall Prevention Available for Review
NEW YORK — PLASA has posted draft standards for public review for parade floats, movable stages, and similar moving platforms.
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Jaime Friedstadt Joins Chauvet
Jaime Friedstadt Joins Chauvet
SUNRISE, FLORIDA — Chauvet announces the appointment of Jaime Friedstadt as Director of Business Development & Marketing for Hispanic Markets for the company’s CHAUVET Professional and Iluminarc divisions. Prior to joining Chauvet, Friedstadt was International Sales Manager of Philips Entertainment. Having been with that company since 2001, he managed Latin American sales of all Philips Entertainment brands, including Vari-Lite, Strand Lighting, Selecon and Showline. Earlier in his career, he was Latin American Sales Manager of Hubbell Lighting.
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Rosco LitePad HO90 and LitePad Axiom HO90
Rosco Laboratories’ LitePad HO90 (pictured here) and LitePad Axiom 90 (pictured below) are the evolution of Rosco’s edge-lit LED light source – both of which now offer High CRI (90+) output for accent and fill lighting. Rosco’s LitePad was one of the first LED solutions for image capture professionals and has been artfully illuminating scenes in television shows, feature films, and photo-shoots since 2006. At only 0.3” (8mm) thick, LitePad HO90 is able to fit in places where conventional light sources will not. LitePad Axiom 90 offers the same 5300K color temperature and soft, flattering High CRI (90+) light output as HO90, but is available in a metal housing that is designed not only to protect the light source, but also offers a variety of quick and easy mounting solutions.
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Upstage Video Makes Debut at Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting Ceremony in NYC
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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Behind the Scenes Happy Hour 2015 Raises $18,000+
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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LD Peter Therrien Uses Chauvet Professional Gear for Heavy Metal Co-Headlining Tour
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 »Green Events & Innovations 2016 launches Theme for leading event for sustainability at live events
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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Colonel Tom Touring Takes Lightware Matrix Switchers on the Road with Top Artists
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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WI Moves It for Johnny Hallyday
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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Johnny Hallyday Tour Plays Paris with Robe BMFLs
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 »Highlite International BV Names Techni-Lux U.S. Distributor for Showtec Products
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 2016 Available in Spanish, Portuguese
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.
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