NANJING, China – Barco and High End System provided projection and video processing for the Summer Youth Olympic Games, held in Nanjing, China. Using 112 Barco HDF-series high-brightness projectors and 56 High End Axon HD Pro media servers, Lighting and video master Sha Xiaolan created one of the world’s largest stage projections, presenting a visual feast to those watching around the world.
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UK – Lighting designer Yenz Nyholm ran the Main Stage lighting at Coventry’s Godiva Festival this year from an Avolites Sapphire Touch, with a host of visiting LDs using the console as their acts performed. “The Sapphire Touch works well on a festival due to the many faders and easy to read touch screens,” says Nyholm. “It’s very intuitive, so any LD can use it within a few minutes of turning up. The many faders work well on a festival/busking situation, where you need to be able to grab anything very quickly.”
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Viewed through 3D glasses, Multiverse is an extraordinary new work that combines the power of live dance with the wonder of 3D graphics from one of the great innovators of Australian dance. The show also uses infrared technology that enables sound, video, and lighting to respond live to the actions of the dancer. To accommodate the infrared technology, lighting supplier Jands supplied an LED system comprised of twenty-four ETC Source 4 LED Lustr+ profiles, and ten Vari-lite VLX LED washes.
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WARRINGTON, UK – Adlib supplied lighting, sound and rigging to two main arenas and the Hospitality / VIP area at the 2014 Creamfields EDM festival staged at Daresbury Estate near Warrington, UK. Crew chief Kevin Byatt, working with Dave Eldridge at the company’s office/warehouse, supported Arenas 04 (hosted by Pete Tong / London Warehouse Events), 05 (Revealed / Super You & Me) and the VIP (Hospitality Audio System).
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DALLAS, TX – Marshall Fundamental Secondary School houses a 1,200-seat auditorium used for a wide range of performing arts activities, but with a lighting system that was in need of a full renovation. Working with Forman and Associates, George Kwiter was asked to oversee the renovation and to give the school the best system possible he chose 18 PLprofile1, 12 PLfresnel1, and eight PLcyc1 LED luminaires from Philips Selecon.
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SUNRISE, FL – Bandit Lites added Rogue R2 Beams (fixture pictured here) to its inventory for the upcoming Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood tour. Emmy-nominated LD David Butzler of Bandit Lites selected the fixture for his tour design. The fixtures are made by Chauvet Professional.
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HATBORO, PA – Zeo Productions, based here, recently added Chauvet Professional’s MVP-Ta8 curve video wall to its in-house video production capabilities.
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VICTORIA, BC – In what has been reported as a non-work related accident, Yoan Plourde, a video technician who was part of the Solotech crew… Read More »In Memoriam: Yoan Plourde, 25
Read More »COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – The island of Sri Lanka recently welcomed its first ever lighting industry networking event as Chinese manufacturer PR Lighting hosted a marketing showcase. The event began Aug. 12 and drew close to 70 attendees from the island nation. The event combined a series of product sessions within a convivial social ambience.
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MONTREAL — Show Distribution Corp. announced that it has purchased of all capital stock of Niscon Inc. of Mississauga, Canada, a company specializing in the design, engineering and implementation of motion control systems. Pictured here, from left, are Joe Jeremy, vice president, Niscon Inc. and Marc Desrochers, president, Show Distribution Corp.
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LOS ANGELES – The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards Show is billed as “television’s biggest night,” and Pete’s Big TVs was there for the first time to support the event, which was hosted by Seth Meyers. Pete’s Big TVs provided nearly 500 of their CS5 5mm LED tiles, two Barco HD-W26 projectors (double-stacked at the FOH) and their crew to fulfill the set requirements of production designer Keith Raywood.
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TORRE de ROVERI, Italy – Pasquale Quadri, founder and chairman of Clay Paky SpA, passed away in his home here shortly before midnight on Sept. 6. He was 67. Quadri, who is survived by his wife, Antonella; his daughters, Alessandra and Francesca; and granddaughters, Melissa and Martina; is credited as the driving force behind one of the world’s most prominent manufacturers of entertainment lighting fixtures.
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