LAS VEGAS and NYC – British rock band Coldplay performed with a new visual design for 2015 in Las Vegas and New York this autumn. Video Director Ben Miles of Mixed Emotions, London, leveraged Avolites Ai S4 servers for the new looks. Pictured here are screenshots of the designs.
LONDON – Central Presentations Ltd. (CPL) supported the lighting, video and audio needs of a series of events focused on hair styling in Dublin, Glasgow, Leeds and London. Sponsored by L’Oreal, the ID Live roadshow was produced by Bright Productions.
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MUNICH, GERMANY – Kaiser Showtechnik GmbH, Astera’s exclusive distributor for Germany, illuminated the New Schleissheim Palace in Munich on Aug. 25, 2015. Astera says the setup, stretching more than 300 meters along the palace façade, was 100 percent wireless and the largest of its kind to ever take place, using more than 600 wireless Astera fixtures. The project made use of, and fully showed, the capabilities of Astera’s long-distance RF technology found within the AsteraBox™ and AsteraApp™, which has been integral to the industry’s acceptance of Astera as the standard for wireless lighting.
Read More »AARHUS, Denmark – Danish TV Station TV2OJ reports that the lighting company SGM has filed for bankruptcy. In a page on its Danish-language website, the site reports that the company has filed for bankruptcy and is under the curatorship of Christian Jul Madsen.
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NASHVILLE – Bandit Lites promoted three within its Nashville location: Erich Hudgens to Shop Foreman (pictured here), Jimmy Hatten to Project Manager and Shawn Lear to Client Representative (pictured below).
Martin’s RUSH SM 650 and RUSH SM 850 are now shipping. They replace and update Martin’s Magnum 650 and Magnum 850 products. Pat of the new line of atmospheric effects in the Martin RUSH range, features include a 4-channel wireless remote control system and a blue LED-illuminated fluid container with a rear-view indicator for quick refills. The units also feature a carrying handle and a clean industrial design.
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DURBAN, South Africa – Insane Sound & Lighting, a production and design company run by Vimal Rawjee (pictured here), has made the eminently sensible decision to expand its collection of Robe fixtures. Insane S&L now has more than 100 of them in stock, including around 40 moving heads and more than 60 LEDForce 18 PARs.
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LONDON – The 2015 Rugby World Cup recently drew to a close with New Zealand beating Australia at Twickenham Stadium. Throughout the tournament, White Light provided the lighting, sound and production support for various aspects of the competition, helping to make this year’s Rugby World Cup one of the biggest yet. The events included the BT World Wheelchair Rugby Challenge, which was broadcast on ITV (pictured here).
NEW YORK – Every five years Canon presents its four-city global expo, and once again WorldStage provided the technology giant with AV support at New York City’s Javits Convention Center, the Expo’s only North American stop.
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BRISTOL, U.K. – Fineline Lighting acquired the first of Avolites’ latest console, Arena, model #001. Pictured here is the Fineline Lighting team with the console, from left: Ben DeSousa, Sevim Sangwell, Rob Sangwell, Stuart England and Will Dale.
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LAS VEGAS – GLP reported a successful LDI 2015 show in Las Vegas, with a variety of awards and honors accompanying the positive response the company got at its booth and demo area. GLP also noted that its 2015 LDI booth, pictured here, was “the largest trade show stand they had ever assembled.”
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ORLANDO, FL – For his True Colors world tour, an Aug. 6-Nov. 28 trek in support of his second studio album that goes by the same name, Russian-German musician Zedd turned to Pyrotecnico for a special effects assist. Along with custom pyrotechnic spinners, close proximity pyrotechnics, flames, cryogenics, confetti and streamers, Pyrotecnico used a total of 9 high power KVANT laser systems for the tour. They also utilized Pangolin’s Beyond software and FB3QS hardware to design and control the RGB Spectrum series lasers.
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