NEW YORK – Candidates hoping to take any of the three ETCP examinations at the USITT Conference in Cincinnati, OH will need to submit their application, along with supporting materials and fee, to the ETCP office no later than Feb. 28, 2015. The tests will be conducted on the morning of Saturday, March 21, 2015.
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ATLANTA, GA – NanoLumens named Jeff Crowley vice president of global channel sales. Crowley, who brings more than 25 years of experience to the company, reports directly to Rick Bortles, NanoLumens’ executive vice president of global sales.
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FRANKFURT, Germany – Robert Juliat will be exhibiting products including the company’s Merlin 2500W HMI touring spot, pictured here, at Prolight + Sound Frankfurt. Exhibiting alongside its German partners, Lightpower GmbH, the show will also serve as the launching pad for the company’s Roxie 300W LED followspot.
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LOS ANGELES, CA – A.C.T Lighting named Bill Gallinghouse vice president of strategy and business development. Prior to A.C.T Lighting, Gallinghouse served as owner of Specification Sales & Service, LLC, a consulting firm. Prior to that he was VP of business development at ETC. Earlier, he served as MD for ETC’s London subsidiary and VP of Sales & Marketing. He also served as executive VP at PRG.
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BOGOTÁ, Columbia – For Foo Fighters’ stop in Bogata on the South American leg of their Sonic Highways world tour, event production company Iluminación Jaime Dussan provided visual support that included SGM LS-6.67 LED video screens.
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LONDON – In support of their forthcoming second album, This Is All Yours, alt-J recently played a headline show at London’s 20,000-capacity O2 Arena. For this show – the band’s largest to date – XL Video supplied a custom LED screen and camera package for I-Mag.
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CHAMP-PRÈS-FROGES, France – Airstar, a world leader in lighting balloon technology for the event and staging industry, has been at the center of the Val d’Isère Airstar Night Light since 2012. Every Thursday evening, between December and March, the manufacturer showcases various lighting technologies at the well-known French ski resort.
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PRAGUE, Czech Republic – Prague Quadrennial, the world´s largest scenography event, is coming with a rich program filled not only with exhibitions from more than 70 countries and up-to-date theater design works, but also hundreds of live events such as lectures, workshops, architecture walks, public space projects and much more! PQ’15 has recently announced its preliminary daily program with star-filled lectures and master classes. Key events include the opening of PQ 2015 on June 17 and the awards ceremony on June 22, 2015.
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ARRI’s ALEXA Mini extends the ARRI ALEXA camera range with a compact and lightweight camera solution. Designed for specialized shot-making, the ALEXA Mini complements a full range of ALEXA solutions and gives crews a way to eliminate the complications of working with third-party cameras by keeping everything within a trusted single system.
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Artistic Licence has developed a solution to the problem of triggering a DMX controller from a mechanical device, such as a switch or pressure mat. The solution, a DIN-rail format product known as Rail-Contact, promises to serve as a versatile control interface for architectural or entertainment applications that require interactive lighting systems.
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MONTREAL, Canada – Mega Stage is the partner of the Igloo Fest for the third consecutive year. Eight (8) Mega Structure trailers have been installed to meet the most original concepts in the production of this internationally renowned event.
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KIEV, Ukraine and AUSTIN, TX – The deadline for the LightConverse/High End Systems Lighting Challenge, which has been underway since late 2014, is March 31, 2015. Registered LightConverse users can come up with whatever design they choose, but shows must be programmed on a HOG console or using Hog PC software (which is available free of charge). The contest winners will be announced at Prolight + Sound, held from April 15-18, 2015 in Frankfurt, Germany.