LAS VEGAS – TBF-Pyrotec GmbH named Le Maitre as the primary North American distributor for the Germany-based company’s range of flame effects products. TBF’s Spraymaster, Spraymaster Multicolour, Fountain Flame; Single Shot; Pyromaster and 5-Master will now all be sold by Le Maitre in most U.S. and Canadian markets.*
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CAMROSE, Alberta, Canada – The Jeanne & Peter Lougheed Performing Arts Centre (PAC) is a 44,200-square-foot, multi-venue building. The venue earned a level-four Green Globe distinction for its energy-efficient building design and commitment to green technology before its doors even opened in October 2014. Christie Lites provided the venue with an LED lighting rig, including nearly 100 ETC Source Four LED Series 2 Lustr luminaires. As the largest Source Four LED Series 2 Lustr installation in the world, the venue is able to save between $30,000 and $35,000 each year in energy costs from the lighting system alone. The venue is also using ETC’s Gio console for control.
Read More »MUNICH, Germany – Astera LED Technology GmbH is moving from its previous base in Rüdesheim an der Nahe, Germany to Munich. The company noted that its new sales office will be joined by an office devoted to technical and customer support, overseen by Astera’s R&D director, Simon Canins. Astera cited potential improvements in logistics, product demos and brand awareness.
AUSTIN, TX – The Austin City Limits Music Festival music showcase was also a showcase for Clay Paky lighting. In addition to “massive amounts” of Sharpy fixtures, eight A.leda B-EYE K20 fixtures were dedicated to each of two secondary headline stages and positioned in an upstage array across the rear truss. “There were no backdrops on these stages and, given the power situation, the B-EYEs were the perfect choice to fill the whole back picture. They really blasted through everything else, and the guys who did the overnight programming had time to dig into the features and use the multi-array tricks that come out it,” said LD Seth Jackson.
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AV Concepts announced the appointment of Kirk Hover as Client Services Director to help expand the company’s growing producer and agency business.
QUEBEC – Elation Professional’s new SixPar LED multi-chip PAR color changers were chosen to color several areas of Foresta Lumina, an illuminated night trail through the forest in Parc de la Gorge de Coaticook, a tourist attraction near Quebec, Canada.
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AMSTERDAM – Green Hippo will be holding a free video conference Feb. 10, 2015, during Integrated Systems Europe (ISE), which runs from Feb. 10-12, 2015. The hands-on instruction will cover features included in the company’s Hippotizer V4 media servers and AViary Video Tools.
MALTA – Lighting Director Nick Malbon and Creative Director John McCullagh relied heavily on Clay Paky lighting for the 2014 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, using more than 200 Clay Paky fixtures. “I really enjoyed working with the assortment of the Clay Paky fixtures. The A.leda is very, very bright but quite flexible, while the Sharpy and Super Sharpy deliver those amazing sharp beams. The whole package worked really well together in terms of colour and set nicely with the rest of the rig,” Malbon said.
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LYON, France — Airstar recently unveiled a temporary installation with giant inflatable LED lightbulbs of various shapes and sizes. The display greeted visitors to the Lyon Light Festival in France. Airstar installed nine giant old-style bulbs in an urban pond on the bank of the Rhône River, including a 10-meter-high “incandescent”-looking light bulb that lit up with 2,000 RGBW LED light sources inside.
Read More »PITTSBURGH and AMSTERDAM — NEP Group Inc. acquired Faber Audiovisuals, extending NEP’s video display capabilities into Europe and the broader international market. Faber is a leading European company providing solutions for complete audiovisual productions. They serve clients in the sport, music and corporate markets supporting productions of all sizes.
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