THE HAGUE, The Netherlands – Dutch rock band Di-Rect celebrated their 15th anniversary with a concert on the beach at Scheveningen in front of 12,500 fans. The beach is one of the most visited public spaces in the Netherlands and is renowned its vibrant ambiance. LD Nick van Balen specified a rig that centered on Robe fixtures for the event.
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BLACKBURN, U.K. – Lighting and visuals rental company HSL announced a working partnership with live event video designers and specialists, Video Illusions. Based in Canterbury, Kent, Video Illusions was formed in 2006 by brothers Dave and Nick Whiteoak. Pictured here, from left, are Nick Whiteoak, Andy Hurst, Sunon Stuart and Dave Whiteoak.
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Altman Pegasus Fresnels are 6” (pictured here) and 8” (pictured below) White output LED Fresnels that are both Mains Dimmable or DMX controlled all in one luminaire. Pegasus replicates the soft light output that is expected from a theatrical or Studio Fresnel. At under 150 Watts the 6” Pegasus Fresnel far surpasses the output of its 500 watt incandescent counterpart, where the 8” Pegasus Fresnel meets the output of its 750 watt incandescent counterpart.
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Martin’s P3-PC System Controller can now be seamlessly integrated with Green Hippo’s Hippotizer media servers, according to Harman. The move will let users install the P3-PC software directly onto any Green Hippo media server running the Hippotizer V4 software, effectively enabling the media server to output the Martin P3 protocol.
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NASHVILLE – Multi-instrumentalist Grace Potter is currently touring the country with songs her from her newest album, Midnight. Bandit Lites is supporting lighting design firm Pulse Lighting and LD Preston Hoffman. The setup includes four truss towers, each with three GLP X4s, two Robe Pointes and two Cuepix Blinders from Elation.
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Quantum Special Effects says its Multi-Sensory FX can replicate any flavor, from the latest soft drink brand to food combinations. It is then dispersed via a range of mechanics, visual and non-visual, including smoke-filled bubbles, mist, rain and snow. Pictured here are the company’s smoke-filled bubbles, developed for Katie Melua’s tour.
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The new Prodigy color engine from SeaChanger is engineered to provide color mixing for fixtures using a white LED light source. Prodigy gives users the same high color rendering and extensive palette achieved with traditional tungsten fixtures, while incorporating the energy efficiency of compatible LED technology. The new Prodigy also features a slimmer housing design and silent, fan-free operation with color changes in less than 0.3 seconds.
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The LU500 open frame AC/DC power supply is new from SL Power Electronics, a division of SL Industries. At 500 watts, the LU500 is well suited for LED and architectural lighting that requires a small form factor, high efficiency and wide input range. SL Power will be showcasing the new LU500 during the LDI trade show in Las Vegas, Oct. 23-25, in booth number 438.
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POTTSTOWN, PA — Although the decision on “LED vs. Projection” for corporate events has always been influenced by what video gear is available, and at what cost, a proliferation of lower-cost, higher-resolution LED video options may be shifting the debate somewhat. While acknowledging that his company “mainly focuses on LED displays,” and that he “may be biased towards LED,” Upstage Video owner Doug Murray invited two other rental and staging industry professionals, Scott Williams from Quince Imaging and Brian Brooks from MB Video Productions, for their potentially contrasting views.
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MINNEAPOLIS — Remote Technologies Incorporated (RTI), a leading control and automation manufacturer for residential and light commercial settings, today announced that Mike Everett has been promoted to vice president of sales and marketing, Americas.
Le Maitre will be unveiling two new Special Effects technologies at this year’s LDI, Booth 455. Le Maitre’s G300-SMART is a professional smoke machine, designed with the future in mind. This new machine features IoT capability via Wi-Fi, wireless set up and diagnostics, and an easy to read backlit LCD display. Also on view at LDI 2015 will be the X2 WAVE FLAMER, a fluid based flame machine.
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AV Stumpfl will bring the largest ever line up of innovation to LDI 2015. Making its Americas debut at LDI 2015, will be the Wings Engine Raw, a triple-stream 4K uncompressed media server that uses a custom engineered RAID 10 system (pictured here).
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