BIRMINGHAM, AL – The Church of the Highlands now has 10 locations and more than 30,000 active members. When it came time to upgrade the lighting on its 10 campuses, the megachurch turned to Martin Professional Lighting. The main campus deploys Martin’s MAC Viper moving head luminaires and MAC 250 wash lights. Martin’s MAC 101s are also used at each of the church’s locations.
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LONDON – Robe’s new Big Multi-Functional Luminaire Spot moving light fixture was used to light the fabulous Pink Ribbon Ball, held in London in support of the Breast Cancer Campaign.
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LAS VEGAS — The world’s tallest observation wheel, The High Roller, now rises above the cityscape of Las Vegas, illuminated by fixtures from Harman’s Martin Professional’s Tripix range of products. The installation includes 1,120 Tripix 300 fixtures, 1,008 Tripix Wash fixtures, 560 Tripix Power IP66 power supplies and four MAC Viper fixtures.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – The addition of two massive 5mm pixel LED NanoCurve displays is providing a new source of advertising revenue for the Minneapolis Convention Center. “NanoLumens displays create a clear and detailed image that transforms the Main Corridor into a showcase of 21st century technology,” said Derek Burns of Tierney Brothers Integration. “I fully expect that the investment in digital signage will pay back in a short amount of time.”
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Hang Meas HDTV in Cambodia has been using PR Lighting fixtures on their new hit talent show, The Voice Cambodia. The show uses around 100 XR300 Beam fixtures supported by XL700 and XL Beam 300 discharge lights.
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Production company MJ Event Gear supplied over 75 x Robe moving lights to the 2014 South African Guide Dogs Association’s gala dinner. Lighting Designer Ole Boinamo chose 48 x Robe LEDWash 600s, 12 x LEDBeam 100s and 16 x Robe 300E Spots for the moving light elements.
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In addition to the much-coveted title as Danish Favourite DeeJay of the Year, Kongsted is also the lighting designer of his own shows. For his recent music video for his new hit track R.E.D., Kongsted hung 72 of SGM’s one meter LED tubes (LT-100) from the ceiling. “The things you can create visually with these tubes are really amazing. It gives the whole experience a sense of being alive.” He continues: “With the 3D effect, it can be seen from every angle, and this is a very strong feature in my opinion. Another thing that makes it unique for me is that it is controlled by Art-Net, giving more opportunities from a visual standpoint in creating a strong visual expression.”
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LOS ANGELES – Sixty Clay Paky Sharpy fixtures and a complement of grandMA2 consoles were used for the “Stand Up to Cancer” TV special. The Sharpys were used as strong beam lights and for their Sharpy dappling technique, explained LD Felix Peralta. “Giant white walls acted as video projection surfaces, which we enhanced with accents of color or Sharpy dappling – treating the scenic pieces with the high-output fixtures to create a nice effect that you can’t get with a hard-edged light. It was a big part of the look of the show.”
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ROME — Mario De Sisti, a lighting designer who founded the De Sisti Lighting in early 1982, died Oct. 31, 2014. Survivors include sons Fabio and Sergio De Sisti, who plan to continue the company’s legacy of innovation with lighting and rigging product technologies, building on past successes that have advanced flicker-free lighting for television applications and such rigging innovations as motorized self-climbing hoists. Funeral services were held in Rome on Nov. 3, 2014.
Read More »The new TL Vision Court Side LED Displays provide a high-performance LED display optimized for easy set-up and storage. Available in 8- and 10-foot configurations with either 6mm or 10mm pitches, the units custom-ordered as a stand-alone scoreboard, TL Vision scoreboard, TL Vision display, rear-illuminated sign or non-illuminated sign.
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NEW YORK CITY – The new Metropolitan West venue debuted during New York’s Fashion Week with the x Versus Versace Spring/Summer 2015 runway show and after-party. WorldStage supplied nearly 100 moving lights and 150 conventional lights and various LED fixtures. For sound, 40 Yamaha and 34 d&b speakers were used, running from Avid and newYamaha QL1 mixing desks.
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NEW YORK CITY – For Train’s album release show at Radio City Music Hall, LD Brock Hogan specified 10 VL4000 Spot luminaires from Philips Vari-Lite. “Before I got the lights there were definitely certain elements that I was excited about using, such as the dual animation wheels, the prism and gobo combinations, and the shutters. These types of shows can be challenging because you really have to avoid generic looks in the design, but having 10 VL4000 Spots was perfect because there is nothing generic about their capabilities. They bring so much to the table and give a designer so many options. The VL4000 Spot literally does everything,” he said.
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