COLOGNE, Germany – coolux, the company behind Pandoras Box media servers, announced plans to present its latest software and hardware advances at the 2015 Prolight + Sound exhibition in Frankfurt (April 15-18 ) and NAB show in Las Vegas (April 13-16), this year as a subsidiary of Christie, which announced its purchase of coolux in January.
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PORT LOUIS, Mauritius – For a recent James Blunt concert at the 3,500-capacity Swami Vivekananda Centre (SVICC) near Port Louis, Mauritius, promoter Music Machine & Immedia and lighting & visuals director Glen Johnson used a rig provided by Impact Production that included BMFLs and other Robe fixtures.
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GUANGZHOU – For the fifth year in a row, PR Lighting displayed its wares at the GET Show here, this time with a double booth. GET Show 2015 was held April 5-8, 2015.
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FRANKFURT, Germany – Flightcase and loudspeaker component manufacturer Penn Elcom will be highlighting its efficiency-and-productivity boosting Case Automation machine on stand D20 in Hall 9 at Prolight+Sound in Frankfurt this year.
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NAPLES, FORT LAUDERDALE and MIAMI, FL – Leading US nightlife brand Blue Martini Lounge has introduced Robe’s MiniMe digital fixtures to three of its South Florida locations – in Naples, Fort Lauderdale and the Miami area (Brickell).
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Before pop star Enrique Iglesias set out to play some of the world’s largest venues for his 2014-2105 Sex and Love Tour he consulted Travis Shirley, his longtime creative director and show designer. To make the show’s production elements specialized yet easy to replicate in any tour destination, Shirley deployed several classic lighting fixtures from Martin Professional and one new one – the MAC Quantum Profile.
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FRANKFURT, Germany – inoage is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Madrix at this year’s Prolight + Sound. Developed in Germany, Madrix 1.0 debuted at PL+S 2005. The product has since been incorporated in projects and installations all around the world, and in recent years, Madrix 3 has garnered industry attention and honors. This year at PL+S, Madrix 3.4 will be in the spotlight.
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CYPRESS, CA – FOR-A America has hired 30+ year industry veteran Gerry Nazimek as its new Northeast Account Manager. Nazimek is based out of the company’s Fort Lee, N.J. office.
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U.S. – Elation is proud to again be lighting American blues rock musician George Thorogood and his legendary Delaware Destroyers band, who continue to surprise after four decades. George Thorogood found chart success in the ‘80s and continues to tour extensively after 40 years. Out on a “Badder Than Ever” spring tour through April, lighting designer William Bennyhoff needed a rig that could complement Thorogood’s high-energy boogie-blues style and found it in Elation Platinum Beam 5R Pro, Rayzor Q7 and Cuepix Blinder WW2 fixtures.
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LAS VEGAS – At this April’s NAB convention in Las Vegas, the Optical Devices Division of Fujifilm North America will introduce its 4K Ultra HD Series of lenses for broadcast applications.
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CYPRESS, CA – At the upcoming NAB Show in Las Vegas, FOR-A will debut its new routing switcher, the MFR-3000 3G/HD/SD/ASI unit.
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