Three New American National Standards Available for Public Review on PLASA Website
Three new draft standards have been posted for public review on PLASA’s website.
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tvONE Hires New Midwest Regional Sales Manager
Chuck Rayman accepts the Midwest Regional Sales Manager position and will oversee the sales of tvONE products in six states throughout the U.S.
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Vaddio Now Shipping New AV Bridge Matrix Pro
Vaddio announces release of its new AV Bridge Matrix Pro full AV room solution for USB/IP-based applications.
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Belgian MIA Awards Show Rig Includes HES Shapeshifters
BELGIUM – Earlier this year, Luc Peumans of Painting With Light lit the Belgian TV Music Industry Awards (MIA)s event in Lint, Belgium with 30 High End Systems SHAPESHIFTERs (twelve W1 and 18 C1) in the rig. Producers VRT brought Luc back after his beautiful first design last year. His charge was to create a full production design incorporating lighting, set and video and visuals. Set design was accomplished by Painting with Light and Deusjevoo.
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Laserworld BeamBar Series Single Beam Laser Bars
Laserworld’s BeamBar Series is positioned as a new low-price product range of single beam fan projection laser bars.
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St. Paul Red Bull Crashed Ice Lit with Martin MAC Quantum Wash Fixtures
ST. PAUL, MN — For Red Bull’s Crashed Ice event in St. Paul, MN in January, LD Paul Guthrie included Martin MAC Quantum Wash fixtures in the rig.
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Ultra Music Festival’s Live Stage Rig Includes Robe Pointes, MMX Spots
MIAMI, FL – Paradigm Lighting provided production, lighting design and gear for the Live Stage at this year’s Ultra Music Festival. The setup for the Live stage, located at the 7,500 seat outdoor Klipsch Amphitheatre at Bayfront Park, included Robe Pointes and MMX Spot fixtures.
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Auto Company Turns to Christie for Vehicle Engineering Center’s Displays
CYPRESS, CA –A major auto manufacturer is using Christie’s 4K 3D high frame rate (HFR) projection technology to modernize its 240-square-foot HD glass “powerwall” at the company’s Vehicle Engineering Center.
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TourReady (Almost) Ready to Help Crew Members Find Gigs
BUENA PARK, CA — Joey Gallagher, CEO of TourReady, noted the imminent availability of a new online database for concert-touring professionals to find work and crew for concerts, tours, and festivals around the world. Called TourReady, the service is still in beta release, “but we’re ready for an expanded audience to use it,” Gallagher said. Also coming soon: access to the service via an iOS app.
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Chris Lamb Named 2015 Parnelli Lifetime Achievement Honoree
LAS VEGAS — The governing body of the Parnelli Awards announced that production/tour manager Chris Lamb will be the 2015 recipient of the Parnelli Lifetime Achievement Award. “I’m very honored by this award, and honored to join the list of previous winners, all of whom have in some way mentored my life,” Lamb said, “especially my retired partner, Gerry Stickells.”
Read More »CrowdGlow Helps Show-Goers Light Up their SmartPhones
GLASGOW, Scotland — Mobile app developer Joe Finnigan says he’s leveraged new smartphone technologies to come up with CrowdGlow, which gives show-goers a new alternative to the time-honored practice of sharing their love for music by holding up lit lighters during performances.
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Royal Albert Hall Invests in Robe BMFL Spots
LONODON – London’s Royal Albert Hall is the first live performance venue in the UK to invest in Robe’s BMFL Spot moving light, with a purchase of 17 fixtures for its in-house lighting rig.
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