ANAHEIM, CA – BCT Entertainment announced that it has purchased Premiere Labor LLC in a strategic buyout and is rebranding the company as Full Staging Productions Inc. The name change reflects the newly-acquired subsidiary’s expansion, with services including labor, equipment, transportation and production management. BCT Entertainment said it will remain unaffected as Full Staging and Productions begins operations.
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PHOENIX – Rudy Tessmer with GO AV, based here, has been using the expanded interoperability of AV products offered by High Resolution Systems to his advantage. High Resolution Systems’ UDC software-based Universal Device Controller (UDC) and UDC 400 support Blackmagic Design products, helping Tessmer automate his Blackmagic Design 2ME ATEM production switcher.
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LOUISVILLE, KY – For the annual Forecastle Festival, which has grown from its humble beginnings in 2002 to an annual event drawing 75,000 fans of music, arts and Kentucky bourbon, Bandit Lites worked with AC Entertainment and festival production manager Richard Wold of Lambda Productions to provide the lighting rig for two stages and the DJ tent.
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ZWOLLE, The Netherlands – Robe distributor Controllux provided a full Robe moving light rig for Hedon, a popular live music venue here. Hedon recently opened a new building with two performance spaces – an 850 capacity main hall plus an equality active small room that can accommodate 200 people.
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NASHVILLE — Elite Multimedia and LD Brandon Quisberg included Philips Entertainment’s Showline SL Nitro 510 fixtures in the rig for Gary Allan’s 2014 “Set You Free” tour. The trek continues in the U.S. through September and then heads to Australia for a six-show run.
Read More »VANCOUVER, BC – Christie, which served as a Platinum Sponsor for the 41st International SIGGRAPH convention, held here Aug. 10-14, 2014, was involved with many facets of the event, which focuses on computer graphics and interactive technologies. Christie representatives led discussions on the latest projection mapping techniques, and Christie technologies played a key role with the Computer Animation Festival (CAF) and in illuminating the SIGGRAPH art gallery.
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