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Lady Gaga at SXSW 2014. Getty Images photo courtesy of Chauvet Professional.

Lady Gaga’s SXSW Gig Changes Venues, but Show Goes On with Nexus 4x4s

AUSTIN, TX — Although the 60 Nexus 4 x 4 panels from Chauvet Professional used by LD Cory Fitzgerald added dramatic visual effects to Lady Gaga’s SXSW performance here last month, the fixture’s compact size and easily linkable hardware helped keep the drama backstage to a minimum — which was a good thing, considering that the design team and crew were already faced with a stressful change of venue for the artist’s performance.

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Riedel’s Canadian Sales Manager, Daniel Huard, Takes on Northeast U.S. Sales Management

WUPPERTAL, Germany — Riedel Communications, a leading provider of real-time video, audio, data, and communications networks, today announced that Daniel Huard, who previously served as the company’s sales manager for Canada, has taken on a larger role that includes oversight of the Northeast United States. In this new capacity, Huard will work closely with key Riedel clients including broadcast networks in New York, as well as ESPN in Connecticut.

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Robe Lighting Names Thommy Hall Western Region Sales Manager

Robe Lighting Names Thommy Hall Western Region Sales Manager

LAS VEGAS — Czech Republic-based lighting manufacturer Robe Lighting named Thommy Hall, based here, as regional sales manager of the Western U.S., effective March 24.  Hall comes to Robe from Philips Lighting, where he served as western regional sales manager. Robe Lighting is expanding its reach in the U.S. under new CEO Bob Schacherl. The company said Hall’s appointment is one of several new appointments that it expects to be announcing in the near future.

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Winter Paralympics Ceremony Rig Includes Clay Paky B-Eye, Other Gear

Winter Paralympics Ceremony Rig Includes Clay Paky B-Eye, Other Gear

SOCHI, Russia – For the Winter Paralympic Games, LD Durham Marenghi used a lighting rig originally specified for the Winter Olympics Opening and Closing Ceremonies to create a dramatic new design. “Most of the equipment was supplied and installed by PRG and the system already, included a large array of Sharpys and Sharpy Washes. We added some Clay Paky Alpha Profile 1500 and A.leda B-Eye K10 for specific tasks in the Paralympics,” he said.

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GoVision constructed and suspended four massive LED screens beneath the 60-yard-long video screens at AT&T Stadium's (a.k.a. Cowboys Stadium) to let fans seated courtside at the 2014 NCAA's Final Four basketball championships watch replays and see the scoreboard.

NCAA Final Four Highlights Busy Week for GoVision

ARLINGTON, TX – Las Vegas to Wyoming to Nashville, GoVision, based here, has been busy of late, crisscrossing the country in support of more than 20 events. GoVision constructed and suspended four massive LED screens beneath the 60-yard-long video screens at AT&T Stadium’s (a.k.a. Cowboys Stadium) to let fans seated courtside at the 2014 NCAA’s Final Four basketball championships watch replays and see the scoreboard.

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Selador Developers Surprise USITT with $20,000 Gift

FORT WORTH — Two 2001 recipients of a research grant from USITT recently gave back not only the $10,000 they originally received, but another $10,000 to help others going forward. Novella Smith and Robert Gerlach, who used their grant to research the use of LEDs in theatre technology, developed the Selador series of LED light fixtures.

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USITT to Launch “Spark” Innovation Symposium in Sept. 2014

FORT WORTH — The United States Institute for Theatre Technology used its 2014 Annual Conference & Stage Expo in Fort Worth to launch a new annual event to spark innovations in entertainment technology. The first Spark entertainment innovation symposium will be held at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts Sept. 7 to 9, 2014, USITT President Lea Asbell-Swanger announced in her opening remarks Wednesday, March 26.

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Eugene Lee Accepts Distinguished Achievement Award at USITT 2014

Eugene Lee Accepts Distinguished Achievement Award at USITT 2014

FORT WORTH — USITT honored Eugene Lee with its 2014 Distinguished Achievement Award in Scene Design at the 54th Annual Conference & Stage Expo here March 28. USITT Scene Design co-commissioner Michelle Harvey, pictured right, presented the award. Lee was recognized for a career that includes 40 years as production designer for Saturday Night Live and three Tony awards for best scenic design, for Broadway’s Candide (1974), Sweeney Todd (1979) and Wicked (2004).

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