LAS VEGAS – On Tuesday, June 10, 2014 around 2:30 pm, Ricky J. Robinson, 59, died from injuries sustained after a fall from a third story window at the MGM Grand Conference Center here. Reports indicate that Robinson was not able to get out of the way when a cart used for transporting audio gear was accidentally put into reverse, pushing him out the window.
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Entec is supplying lighting and sound for singer / songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ian Anderson’s current UK concert tour. Anderson, best known as lead singer, flautist and acoustic guitarist for rock band Jethro Tull …. is enjoying performing material from his latest and most successful solo album to date, “Homo Erraticus”.
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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.
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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.
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KORTRIJK, Belgium – Barco has expanded its projection portfolio for rental and staging with a brand-new three-chip DLP projector. Offering a brightness level of 35,000 center lumens, the HDQ-4K35 is capable of showing native 4K content at 60 Hz frame rates. It features a unique integrated design with internal power supply, rental frame and no external chimney fan.
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BARCELONA – LD Steve Nield used more than 150 Robe moving lights for an event at the 2014 Mobile World Congress staged by a Chinese telecom company. The design included 72 Robe ROBIN Pointe fixtures and 80 Robe ROBIN LEDWash 800s.
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MILAN, Italy – The Salvatore Ferragamo Fashion Show during Milan Fashion Week took place recently under no fewer than 314 SGM P-5 wash lights, each of which has 44 RGBW 10W LEDs, creating the perfect flicker-free colour output. “The show needed to have a vast homogeneous illumination”, comments LD G. Paolo Bruzzese. “The P-5 gave us that big bang of light with diffused reflection that we wanted.”
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PRETORIA, South Africa – The new auditorium at the Christian Revival Church in Pretoria, South Africa is benefitting from an all-Robe moving light rig made up of 24 x Robe ROBIN LEDWash 1200s, 12 x ROBIN Pointes and 18 x LEDForce 18 PARs. The need for the lighting to be adaptable and multi-purpose was paramount to the overall design as CRC features three very different styles of Sunday service to suit the different demographic of their congregation.
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MARKTOBERDORF, Germany – The Richard Wengenmeier Hall at the Bavarian Academy of Music in Marktoberdorf, Germany, recently replaced its outdated tungsten lighting system with a new lighting rig of Elation Professional TVL Series white light LED luminaries. In addition to improved lighting, the new fixtures also save money though decreased energy usage from the fixtures themselves as well as reducing the need for air conditioning to cool the fixtures.
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SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Chosen for their ability to stand up to the seaside environment, 75 Pulsar ChromaPoints and two Pulsar ChromaZone PSU/controllers were installed in Santa Monica’s Tongva Park. “The ChromaPoints were the right choice because their IP weatherproof rating is ideal for this salty outdoor setting. In addition to being durable, the ChromaPoint LEDs feature an exceptionally smooth color mix and excellent dimming curve,” comments Vicci Stewart.
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NEW YORK, NY – Barbizon New York and lighting designers Al Crawford and Zak Al-Alami of Arc3 Design provided a design that would illuminate the exterior of Madison Square Garden, from 31st and 33rd Streets, 8th Avenue, and from the roof of the Chase Hallway on 7th Avenue. The design called for covering the more than 90 exterior lighting fixtures with the Rangers blue hue, and to add some punch and energy.
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