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Chauvet To Open West Coast Branch and Showroom

SUN VALLEY, CA — Chauvet is now staffing up for its West Coast branch office and showroom, which is due to open in September here at 7555 N. San Fernando Road, Sun Valley, CA. The facility will serve customers in the western part of the U.S. with technical support, training and demo programs, and it will also be used for warehousing and distribution. All brands under the Chauvet umbrella will be represented, including Chauvet Professional, Chauvet DJ, Iluminarc and Trusst.

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Video Feature at Swedish Museum Relies on Dataton Watchout

LINKÖPING, Sweden — Sweden’s National Museum of Science and Technology (Tekniska museet) has drawn more than 300,000 visitors with its 100 Innovations exhibition since it premiered in Feb. 2012. One of the exhibition highlights, an hourly screening called “The Brain,” relies on Dataton Watchout multi-image and presentation software along with six projectors that map individual sections of video across a 6-by-12-meter curved video wall display.

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Nepathya at Wembley

DMX Productions Provides Robe Gear for Nepathya Concert at Wembley Arena

LONDON — DMX Productions provided a lighting rig for a concert featuring folk/rock band Nepathya at Wembley Arena here that included Robe Pointe moving lights along with LEDWash 600s and MMX Spot fixtures. Tom Grant, working on behalf of rental company Siyan Ltd., oversaw the lighting and video design. SJ Grevett of DMX Productions managed the show’s production.

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U.K. Rigging Conference to Include Structures

LONDON — The fourth annual PLASA Rigging Conference, set for Oct. 7-8 at ExCeL London, will expand this year to focus on structures as well as rigging issues. Robin Elias of Unusual Rigging will deliver the event’s keynote speech, and Gavin Bull from the HSE’s construction division is among the session leaders planned for the event.

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Photo credit: Nick Robinson/www.narobinsonphotography.co.uk

Industry Partners Enhance Hands-on Training for Backstage Academy Students

WAKEFIELD, U.K. — More than 50 students taking part in Backstage Academy’s 16-month live events production course have been getting hands-on experience with an assist from industry partners including lighting gear manufacturers and rental companies. Graduates earn a Foundation Degree in Live Events Production, which was independently written in collaboration with industry practitioners (validated by The University of Bolton) and places emphasis on practical experience.

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Empire State Building Lights Up for July 4 Celebration with Pixel-Mapped Display

NEW YORK — Equipped with new LED gear receptive to pixel-mapped programming, the Empire State Building featured an elaborate lighting design synching the artistry of LD Marc Brickman, music chosen by Usher and the finale of the annual Macy’s Fireworks Spectacular. Brickman relied upon a grandMA2 lighting console and MA VPU plus video processing unit for control for the event. The light show was also synched with radio broadcasts and featured during a two-hour special on NBC.

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Along with parking structure LEDs, LEDtronics is also installing T8 tubelights for uplighting and wall-washing outside the structure

Fantasy Springs Casino Anticipates Jackpot in Energy Savings, Rebates with LEDtronics Installation

INDIO, CA — Fantasy Springs Casino, which is owned and operated by Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, is expecting to save 291,000 kWh and receive a $32,000 rebate after switching to LED lighting for the casino/hotel’s parking structure. LEDtronics provided 41-watt LED luminaires to replace 150W HPS lights for the resort’s parking garage structure and T8 tubelights for uplighting outside the structure.

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Scott Barnes and Joshua Thatcher Add Hog 4 to Film Production Toolbox

Scott Barnes and Joshua Thatcher Add Hog 4 to Film Production Toolbox

LOS ANGELES — Scott Barnes and Joshua Thatcher, who often work together as moving light programmers for the motion picture and television industries, were early adopters with the Hog 4 control platform. “We got our Hog 4 consoles in November of last year, and we were fortunate to get some of the first desks on the West Coast,” said Barnes. “From November to March, we used the new desk for commercials and re-shoots, so by April when we started Captain America 2, I was really comfortable with the Hog 4 and ready to go ‘full tilt boogie.’”

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