NEW YORK – Rene De Keyzer, XL Video’s founder, was named CEO for the company’s U.S. operations, based in Atlanta, GA. The announcement was made at a New York event on April 14. Pictured here are De Keyzer (left) and Lucas Covers (right), XL Video’s global CEO. Also attending the New York event was group Chief Technology Officer, Kristof Soreyn. XL Video executives were in New York in advance of the New York Auto Show.
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SACRAMENTO – As part of their recent renovations, Real Life Church, based here, added a new Elation lighting system. It includes Platinum Spot LED IIs, Design Wash LED Zooms and Opti QA PAR LED lights along with Opti Tri White LED fixtures, which are used as house lights. The installation also includes Global Truss products.
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RANDOLPH, MA – ALPS, based here, recently named Ethan Gilson as the company’s rigging specialist, a new position. An ETCP Certified Rigger and Recognized trainer, Ethan has been with the company since 1999, where he worked a lighting designer and production rigger for the Events Department. He is currently a voting member of the PLASA Rigging Working Group and has chaired task groups in the development of ANSI Standards for rigging in the entertainment industry.
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LONDON – LD Martin Nicholas is using a lighting rig supplied by White Light for Wet Wet Wet’s U.K. tour. The gear list includes Vari-Lite VL2500 Spots and VL2500 Washes, Coemar Infinity ACL-M beamlights and Martin MAC Viper spotlights, all driven by a grandMA Full Size console programmed by Mark Scrimshaw. Four Robert Juliat Aramis followspots provided the key front light to the performers, while Look Solutions Unique haze machines ensured the lighting, particularly the beams from the ACL-Ms, were clearly visible.
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LAS VEGAS – WorldStage was on hand to support Pedersen Media Group by enhancing the core AV equipment package provided for the CES 2014 Pre-Conference Keynotes held in Las Vegas earlier this year. The coveted first slot was given to new Intel CEO Brian Krzanich. WorldStage has worked with PMG on numerous Intel events in the past, including the Intel Developers Forum (IDF) and Intel’s International Sales & Marketing Conference (ISMC).
CYPRESS, CA – Custom Media Solutions has been depending on FOR-A video switchers to meet the company’s production needs in recent years. The company recently selected a FOR-A HVS-390HS switcher for use with its wide-ranging video production applications, including live entertainment, conferences and corporate events. “We’ve been continuously pleased with our FOR-A equipment and the quality it brings to our productions,” owner Marc Shroyer explained. “Our switchers have helped us to provide our customers with top notch, cutting edge video productions at very competitive prices.”
Read More »TARPON SPRINGS, FL — A 17-year-old student at East Lake High School here sustained a head injury April 14 while dismantling a set for a… Read More »Backstage Rigging Accident Injures Student, 17
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LOS ANGELES – GLP US Inc. named Greville Kellett West Coast Sales Manager within the company. Originally from the UK, Greville moved to the U.S. a number of years ago, settling in California. He comes to GLP having had positions with soft goods manufacturer Dazian, California based Big Hammer Productions and UK based, White Light, with whom he worked for a number of years before moving to the US.
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EU – The Europe-based Knight of Illumination Awards, which celebrates outstanding achievements in lighting design, is expanding internationally with the launch of ‘KOI South Africa’ in 2015.
SYDNEY – Mojo Barriers has partnered with event supply company EHQ to supply crowd barrier products throughout South East Asia. The first show of the Mojo/EHQ partnership was Future Music Festival 2014, where Mojo provided 200m of barrier sections to meet the whole event’s requirements.
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