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Robe Gets into the Groove with Vitality Tour

BOSTON – GrooveBoston stages some of the most legendary dance parties in the US, and for this year’s college campus tour, they turned to Robe to create an “electro-awesome” experience. The lighting rig contained Robe Pointes, LEDWash 1200s and LEDWash 600s – 12 of each type, all from Robe’s ROBIN Series. As they often visit venues where power is limited, the lower consumption of the Pointes was a real bonus that allowed LD Nathan Almeida to create potent full beam and aerial effects and dynamic ‘WOW’ factors that “you’d normally expect from a 1500 series fixture”.

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SGM LP-700 LEDs Used for ‘Inside Out’ Installation in Sweden

MALMÖ, Sweden  – Based on a scene from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, the ‘Inside Out’ installation by Bo Andersson and Johan Moritz uses 20 cabinets with three LP-700 strings in each. Mikael Uddh from SGM Sweden explained, “The LP-700s were pre-mounted on customised plastic frames to fit the original design of the cabinets. The frames were also prepared with DC power supply and an ArtNet node to translate the ArtNet DMX into three universes of DMX to the LP-700.” 

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AV Stumpfl VarioClip

AV Stumpfl has introduced a new method of attaching and hanging portable projections screens, the VarioClip. On a VarioClip screen the?surface is attached to the frame?with sophisticated tiny hooks that clip onto a hidden channel inside the frame. AV Stumpfl’s engineers have developed a new clamp connection for the frame parts which is available as an option. Clamp connections connect the frame parts at the highest possible precision and free of any clearance.

For more details, visit www.avstumpfl.com.

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Chauvet Professional Creates Instant ’80s Club At Expressworks Corporate Meeting

Fort Lauderdale, FL – They say that every cloud has a silver lining, but the rain clouds that washed out Expressworks’ 30th anniversary pool party had something much better. Their lining was multi-colored; complete with LED video images and vibrant eye candy courtesy of 108 PVP S5 panels, 16 Nexus 4 x 4 tiles and a plethora of other products from Chauvet Professional.

For more details, visit www.chauvetprofessional.com.

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Roland XS Series Multi-Format AV Matrix Switchers

Roland Systems Group has launched the Roland XS Series – the new line of Multi-Format Matrix Switchers designed for fixed installations requiring high-quality integrated video and audio conversion and switching. The series is adaptable supporting eight HDMI, RGB/Component/S-video/Composite inputs and up to four HDMI or HDBaseT outputs with scalers to support picture-in-picture, resizing, rotating, and flipping.

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Battersea Gets Powered by Elton John & Robe

Battersea Power Station Development Company on behalf of its shareholders, SP Setia, Sime Darby and Employees Provident Fund hosted a concert by Sir Elton John to thank everyone who is helping to make the development of the iconic Power Station a reality. The event featured a lighting design by Patrick Woodroffe, with Robe moving lights on the rig and equipment supplied by west London based Colour Sound Experiment.

For more details, visit www.robe.cz

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Ron StageMaster Load Cells Used for Repositioning of Refurbished Isaac Theatre Royal Dome Ceiling

NEW ZEALAND – The end of March, 2014 marked a milestone for the iconic Isaac Theatre Royal in Christchurch, New Zealand, as “the grand old lady’s” iconic dome ceiling lifted back into its rightful place after an extensive refurbishment as a result of the February, 2011 earthquake. Rigging and stage equipment company ShowQuip of Christchurch was there with their Ron StageMaster wireless load cells from Eilon Engineering.

For more details, visit www.eilon-engineering.com and www.showquip.com

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