BILLERICA, MA – massAV, a live event AV staging and production company based here, recently purchased a new FiberPlex Technologies optical snake. With FiberPlex’s WDM-8 active wave division multiplexer, massAV can multiplex eight discrete signals at 3 Gb/s each for transporting video, audio, lighting and control feeds onto one fiber pair.
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LOS ANGELES – The Event Safety Alliance (ESA) has announced the creation of its Individual Gold Donor Membership program. Participating donors receive one free digital or printed copy of the Event Safety Guide and get included in the ESA’s online professional database. They also gain access to tools and content on the ESA website, get discounts on ESA programs and events and get one “I Support the ESA” T-shirt.
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BERLIN, Germany – Robe moving lights were once again specified by LD Manuel da Costa for the most recent series of the TV singing contest, The Voice of Germany (VOG). The series was recorded at Studio Berlin and produced jointly by a Dutch German collaboration between Taipa and Schwartzkopff TV. It was broadcast on Pro7 and Sat 1 channels. A total of 188 Robes were supplied by Magic Lighting & Sound from Cologne.
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SECAUCUS, NJ – ARRI CSC, the largest full service equipment rental group in the U.S., added Rich Joneleit to its camera rental office here. As Camera Rental Agent he will report to Camera Rental Manager Lynn “Gus” Gustafson and will be responsible for establishing an maintaining strong client relationships.
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UXBRIDGE, MA – Blackstone Productions named Todd Murphy as its new vice president of production. Murphy’s experience spans over two decades and includes positions ranging from technical and creative director to production manager and lighting/special effects designer for companies, both nationally and internationally.
Read More »NEW YORK – Two standards related to theatrical rigging safety have been revised and approved by ANSI as American National Standards. ANSI E1.21 for temporary outdoor structures and ANSI E1.4 for manual counterweight rigging systems and are now published and available for free download.
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LONDON – Stephen Ward the Musical, which began previews at the Aldwych Theatre here in early December, pairs the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber with the real-life 1960s political scandal in England known as the Profumo affair. LD Peter Mumford included a large number of Source Four LED luminaires in the rig.
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BREMEN, Germany and PARIS, France – The latest Holiday on Ice spectacular, Platinum, is touring Germany and France this winter with a lighting and video design provided by Luc Peumans of Belgium-based Painting With Light. The use of digital scenery supports the show’s recreation of complex scenic and locational settings without the need for bulky sets.
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HORSESHOE BEND, ID — Astera LED-Technology recently named Lori Mehrkens as its East Coast sales account manager. Mehrkens is a 25-year industry veteran with both sales and lighting design experience.
Read More »CLEVELAND — Cleveland’s International Exposition Center, also known as the I-X Center, has contracted with NanoLumens to provide NanoWrap and fixed NanoSlim indoor LED signage. Karen Robinson, NanoLumens executive vice president of business development, made the announcement. The installation of the 22 indoor LED displays, ranging from a 30’ x 17’ flat screen to 8’ x 8’ wrap screens, is set to be complete by April 1, 2014.
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