LAS VEGAS, NV – Further strengthening the cooperation between ESP Vision and Vectorworks, ESP Vision has released ESP Symbols for use with Vectorworks that are now fully Renderworks compliant.
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CYPRESS, CA – When San Francisco-based equipment rental and video production company Express Media was recently in the market for a new video switcher to help service its smaller shows, the company knew exactly where to turn. Having been successful with FOR-A switchers for the past several years, Express Media opted to purchase the HVS-100 portable video switcher.
Read More »BRISTOL, U.K. – GDS named existing partners Hawthorn, Stage Electrics and White Light as the company’s stock-holding, main distributors. GDS also continues to work with installation partners LSI Projects and Push the Button.
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GERMANY – Lighting designer Manuel da Costa has chosen to use a significant number of Clay Paky A.leda B-EYE and Sharpy fixtures on the latest series of hit TV show The Voice of Germany.
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PIGEON FORGE, TN – It is not every day that families can make their way through an castle holding a mirror maze, but in Tennessee’s mountain resort town of Pigeon Forge, thousands find themselves embarking on an adventure to rescue a princess in a space with more than 288 potential turns among hundreds of mirrored walls. Bandit Lites provided the attraction’s unique lighting and effects.
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HALIFAX, U.K. – New levels of color and imagination graced the familiar landmark of the Halifax Transmitting Tower in a special one night light installation. Called “Ploughcroft Eco Northern Lights,” it was designed by James Bawn. The display brightened the 150-foot-high relay mast located on the top of Southowram bank, which overlooks the Yorkshire, U.K. town of Halifax.
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RALEIGH, NC – Alpha Production Group provided Chauvet Professional Rogue and COLORado fixtures for a “Run Dance Glow” event held on the 1,314-acre Centennial Campus of North Carolina State University. The event, with a visual design by Daniel “Tebo” Thibault of Life Is Art Studios, raised awareness for the Special Olympics.
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tvONE announced that its new USB 2.0 Fiber Optic Extender Kit is now available and shipping worldwide.
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EUROPE – Lighting designer Tom Campbell has used Showline’s powerful LED strobe, the SL NITRO 510C, to add vibrancy and punch at key moments on Australian progressive rockers Karnivool’s European tour.
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CYPRESS, CA – Christie announce promotions for George Scheckel and Bryan Boehme. Scheckel, pictured left, was named Senior Director of Entertainment Solutions – Americas. Boehme, pictured below, was named Director, Location Based Entertainment Christie Americas.
Read More »DALLAS, TX – Philips Entertainment named Hossley Lighting Associates as the new lighting rep for North, East and West Texas, plus three counties in New Mexico. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Hossley Lighting Associates will now be specifying fixtures, dimming and control products from Philips Strand Lighting and Philips Selecon.
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NABEREZHNYE CHELNY, Russia — Artem Sagaidak, resident LD at Batyr, a nightclub/karaoke bar, and also the winner of a lighting design contest staged by Martin Professional in 2013, used the company’s MAC Viper AirFX, transformed the look of the venue with two MAC Viper AirFX fixtures, a M2GO unit and fog and haze. The venue owners are now considering adding the gear to their visual tool kit.
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