FRANKFURT, Germany — Along with those gearing up for the NAB show in Las Vegas this week with broadcast-specific AV products, much of the entertainment lighting and video industry’s attention will be focused on the massive Prolight + Sound exhibition in Frankfurt. The PL+S/Musikmesse show floor is open April 15-18, and many of the exhibitors there provided a sneak peak at what to check out during the show.
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LAS VEGAS — The governing body of the Parnelli Awards announces that David Cunningham will be the 2015 recipient of the Parnelli Visionary Award for his outstanding career and scores of innovations in lighting. “David is a true innovator, and has continually generated important breakthroughs,” says Parnelli Awards producer and PLSN publisher Terry Lowe. “In addition to being one of the most brilliant members of our community, he’s also one of the most interesting, and we look forward to honoring him at the show.”
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GHENT, Belgium — Chauvet, based in Sunrise, FL, recently opened a full-service subsidiary in Ghent, Belgium. The company also has a location serving the U.K. and Europe based in Pinxton, U.K., near Nottingham.
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AMSTERDAM — Ampco Flashlight Group has acquired Audiopro Netherlands, one of the leading audio suppliers in the Belgium-Netherlands-Luxembourg region. Pictured here are Peter de Fouw of Ampco Flashlight and Rolf Dijkstra of Audiopro.
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tvOne announced that CORIOmatrix and CORIOmatrix mini now offer monitoring module functionality. Customers can add this functionality by downloading a firmware update.
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CORE Lighting’s StripPoint Wireless LED Batten and other products will be featured at PL+S in Frankfurt, Germany April 15-18, 2015.
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LED manufacturer i-Pix’s Db1 hybrid video and lighting projector makes use of i-Pix’ proprietary Light Valve Video Projector (LVVP) technology. LVVP unites two distinct elements of visual technology: The power of a soft edged wash light, driven by both DMX (intensity and strobe) and video (HD 1080p or SDI) inputs.
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LONDON — XL Video supported Teenage Cancer Trust’s annual run of live shows at London’s Royal Albert Hall for the third consecutive year. For this 15th anniversary XL Video supplied LED screens, live cameras and HD recordings for the seven shows in late March 2015.
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NELSONVILLE, OH – The Harold Brothers — Jeremy and Keith, of United Sound and Electronics — were impressed after the Avett Brothers performed at last year’s Nelsonville Music Festival, not just by the band, but also by the fixtures they used to light the band — Chauvet Professional Legend 330SRs.
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BRIGHTON, U.K. — Lighting designer James Reed has chosen to use an array of the latest addition to the Showline eSERIES, the SL eSTRIP 10, for punk rock legends The Stranglers’ ‘March On’ UK tour.
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LONDON — For Kings Place, a venue with 420 and 200 seat performance spaces, head of lighting Alexander Allen upgraded the lighting system with Robe DL Series LED fixtures, chose for their quiet operation along with their color mixing capabilities, tungsten light quality and energy efficiency.
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