The Next NXT-1 moving head LED display from Chauvet is powered by 4-in-1 Osram LEDs, configured in 5 rows of 5, which produce 15,500 lux at 5 meters. It also offers ultra-fast 540° pan and 270° tilt movement.
Read More »SUN VALLEY, CA – GLP US Inc. has announced a new technical training program which will take place at their headquarters here in the Los Angeles area. The purpose of this program is to provide an in depth technical training to moving light technicians of qualified dealers and/or qualified end user customer/owners of GLP moving light fixtures. The bi-monthly program launches Oct. 6-8, 2014 and continues Dec. 8-10, 2014. The program is structured so that participants can attend all three days or just a single day.
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LOS ANGELES – Shockwave Cargo announced several personnel changes along with its new office location near LAX airport here. Noting Keith Mitchell’s departure, Shockwave welcomed Craig Kruger, a 35-year freight forwarding veteran (pictured here), as its new director of operations. The company also named Chris Gratton director of business development and announced that Benny Collins will play a key role on Shockwave Cargo’s sales team.
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HANNOVER, Germany – coolux Pandoras Box technology was used to power the Siemens booth at the HMI 2014 trade fair, a major industry event held here in April. The booth featured a curved 90-by-2.1-meter LED screen supplemented by a 40-square-meter circular LED element.
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LOS ANGELES – Digital media company Mobeon had been seeking an AV mixer that could meet their requirements for the E3 video gaming convention here in June. The company chose the Roland’s VR-50HD for its ability to handle a variety of inputs and video formats, with built-in scaling and support for various frame rates.
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LONDON – The U.K. tour of Wicked (pictured here) and the West End revival of Miss Saigon both relied upon an Eos Ti system to control their complex lighting rigs. For Wicked, ETC dealer PRG provided Ti, Ion and Gio consoles, Remote Processor Units (RPU3), and a Remote Video Interface (RVI) along with a variety of lighting fixtures. For Miss Saigon, the setup included two Ti desks and an Ion console, and LD Bruno Poet and programmer Warren Letton credited the recent Eos-family software update for helping things go smoothly.
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NASHVILLE — Little Big Town is hitting the road again this year with the band’s biggest production so far. The 2014 tour rig, supplied by Bandit Lites, includes 28 of Bandit’s recently-acquired Ayrton MagicPanel 602 matrix-style LED fixtures, as specified by tour LD Chris Shrom.
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FORT WORTH, TX – The popularity of the app that USITT created for its annual Conference & Stage Expo, held here in late March, has led to the creation of an app that can be used by USITT members year-round. “When we had more than 4,000 downloads from people wanting up to date information about our Conference, we knew we had to find a way to make that happen year-round,” said David Grindle, USITT executive director. USITT 365 is available for most mobile technologies, from iPads to Androids, and is available from links at the association’s website.
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DETROIT — More than 1,400 of Harman’s Martin Professional lighting fixtures were used at the Detroit Auto Show earlier this year, including booths for Chrysler, Nissan, Infiniti, Ford, Lincoln, Acura and Volvo.
LONDON – ETC noted recently that more than 28,000 ETC Sensor power-control channels have been installed across central London, making ETC the most popular choice in the city. Among the latest recipients are the Prince Edward Theatre on Old Compton Street and the Donmar Warehouse Theatre.
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SAGINAW, MI – As part of an upgrade to The Red Room at the Dow Event Center here, Jeremy Sinicki of Bandit Lites specified a rig that includes 24 COLORado 1-Quad Tour compact washes, four Q-Wash 419Z-LED moving yoke washes and six COLORado Batten 72 Tour linear units from Chauvet Professional.
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