BAKU, Azerbaijan – Designing a communications system for an event as enormous as the opening ceremony of the inaugural European Games is a daunting task. Hundreds of technicians, stage managers, performers, and ancillary staff need to be able to communicate clearly, quickly and flexibly across multiple sites, in multiple configurations, without missing a beat.
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LONDON – Singer songwriter Charli XCX has publically stated that she experiences sound-to-color synaesthesia and ‘sees’ music in colors … so it was not a complete surprise to show designer Rob Sinclair and lighting designer Greg Hill when she requested colored smoke for her current tour. Prominent smoke is also in tune with the ‘horror prom’ theme of the current live show.
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ST. LOUIS, MO – The summer of festivals continued for Bandit Lites with LouFest, St. Louis’ two day music festival. Bandit Lites worked with design firm 3SRcreative to provide the festival lighting for all four stages including the main stage which consisted of a Tyler Truss rig containing VL 3000 Spots, VL 3500 Spots, VL 3500 Washes, Martin Atomic 3000 Strobes, Thomas 8 Lite Moles and Clay Paky Sharpys in groups of four.
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ELGIN, IL – Harting announced that it has developed a Roadshow Truck that will travel across North America showcasing leading connectivity solutions. The truck showcases industrial and small form industrial connectors, cable assemblies, board level connectors, backplane assemblies, industrial Ethernet switches, and Harting’s industrial RFID solution. It brings Harting one step closer to their goal of supporting the engineering community with the industry knowledge they need for their daily tasks.
Read More »VENTURA, CA – Total Structures noted that the final stop of its Pointman Summer Road Trip will take place at the company’s home base in Ventura, CA on Wednesday, September 30. The summer tour was a two-month trek involving hundreds of users all across the country. The full line of Pointman electric chain hoists, as well as Total Structures’ truss products, will be on hand along with tours of the company’s fabrication facility.
Read More »NEW YORK – WorldStage became one of the first companies to use d3 Technologies’ media servers with new VFC (Video Format Conversion) Quad DVI output cards for a live event in the U.S. when it deployed the equipment during the fall edition of New York Fashion Week. The event marked the tenth anniversary of a major designer with a celebratory avant-garde video screening following his runway show.
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MONTREAL — After a career spanning four decades that led Solotech’s Ron Morissette to be in involved in virtually every aspect of the entertainment industry, he recently announced that he has chosen to “hang up his skates.” Pictured here, Solotech’s Jean Louis Blanchard congratulates Morissette on his retirement.
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BRISTOL UK – Bristol based technical solutions company Fineline provided lighting for four main music performance areas at the 2015 Somersault festival, a five day extravaganza of music, fun, food, discussion, debate and outdoor adventure located in the heart of South West England, in the picturesque environs of Castle Hill country estate near the north Devon coastline.
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LOS ANGELES – “While I’m Here | The Legacy Project,” a self-funded series of profiles of unique and selfless individuals, is the brainchild of Brent Foster, director and cinematographer for Foster Visuals in Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada. The videos, posted to whileimheretheproject.com, are lit with Zylight F8-100 LED Fresnels.
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ADJ’s Warlock is designed to serve as a powerful yet competitively priced fixture well suited for use by mobile entertainers, nightclubs and entertainment centers. The Warlock is a compact barrel-mirrored scanner, equipped with an ultra-bright 132W Philips Platinum MSD 2R lamp (co-engineered with ADJ) and an internal rotating reflector mirror for generating intense multi-beam effects.
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DURBAN, South Africa – Wired Media is a Durban, South Africa based AV rental and production company focused on bringing the very best production values to a range of corporate events and presentations. The company, founded 10 years ago by Clint Stevenson, pictured here, recently invested in Robe’s Pointes, mini Pointes and Mini Me fixtures – all supplied by SA distributor DWR.
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