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Vincent Lighting’s Clay Paky Fixtures Busy with Projects

SOLON, OH – Vincent Lighting Systems has invested in a large inventory of Clay Paky fixtures and has begun deploying them on an array of projects, including a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame gala benefit concert. No sooner had Vincent Lighting Systems acquired their complement of Clay Paky Sharpy Beams, Sharpy Washes and GlowUps than the fixtures began going out on jobs.  “We have had these fixtures out on so many productions, and they have been receiving rave reviews,” says Marketing Director Kim Craigie.

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Chauvet Paints Pridefest

Chauvet Professional Paints PrideFest

ST. LOUIS — Chauvet Professional COLORado fixtures colored a dramatic rainbow on the Civil Courts Building for a PrideFest initiative in downtown St. Louis. Ironman Sound Industries specified 36 COLORado 4 IP wash battens and 24 COLORado 1 Tour PAR-style wash fixtures for the project. They were used for saturated color uplighting on the upper portion of the building.

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PGA Tour media center.

Upstage Video Provides LED Screens for PGA Tour

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WV – For the 4th consecutive year, Upstage Video provided large screen display services to The Greenbrier Classic, and official PGA Tour event July 1-7 in White Sulphur Springs, WV. In addition to providing the three main on-course screens, the team provided one of the first high-resolution 5mm LED screens to be seen in a PGA Tour event media center.

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Green Hippo

Green Hippo Appoints New Distributor in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Video hardware/software company Green Hippo has selected Electrosonic SA cc as their new distributor in South Africa. The team at Electrosonic SA cc, a supplier of stage, theatre and entertainment lighting for more than 21 years, sees this partnership as an “exciting extension” to the range of brands that it represents, such as Martin Professional, CM Loadstar, ADB, Compulite Litec and Milos Structural Systems.

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Jay Sendyk

Shockwave Cargo Names Jay Sendyk CFO

LOS ANGELES — Shockwave Cargo recently named Jay Sendyk as its chief financial officer. Sendyk, a 39-year entertainment industry veteran with extensive experience in production accounting, auditing and taxation services, worked previously as a principal at Sendyk & Co., Inc. and also Sendyk, Leonard & Co. He is a graduate of City University of New York-Baruch College in New York City.

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“The Chapel of Frustrated Actions and Futile Gestures”

Alcorn McBride Supports Video Artist’s London Show

LONDON – Alcorn McBride’s A/V Binloop HD players and DVM8500 Digital Video Machines play an artful role in internationally-renowned video artist Bill Viola’s new show at the Blain|Southern Gallery in London. Associates in Media Engineering (AME), a consortium of consultants and a boutique provider of custom solutions for the special venue marketplace, chose the Alcorn McBride equipment for longtime customer Viola. The show, titled “Frustrated Actions and Futile Gestures,” is a museum-scale exhibition of nine new works comprised from more than 20 newly produced video elements and sound designs, says Benjamin Kidwell Lein of AME.

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Christie Matrix WU7K-J

Christie Introduces New Simulation Projector

CYPRESS, CA – Christie introduces its new Christie Matrix WU7K-J 3-chip DLP projector delivering real world simulation to handle the most challenging of today’s display requirements. Featuring 6,300 ANSI lumens, the projector is packed with standard features that include full scalability, built-in geometric warping and edge blending, and high performance, image processing with 120Hz capability. The new Xenon-based projector joins the Christie Matrix Series family.

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Robbie Williams' stage set.

Kinesys Opens Doors for Robbie Williams Tour

LONDON – Kinesys has designed an automation system to open and close two large set doors integrated into the rear video wall backdrop on Robbie Williams’ current ‘Take The Crown’ stadium tour. The doors – positioned stage left and stage right – each measure 7.73 meters high (25 ft) by 6 meters wide (20 ft) and open and close to allow set trucks with giant heads of the singer to enter and exit the stage.

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Smashing Pumpkins on tour. Photo: Dean Dove

Power and Color with a Purpose on Smashing Pumpkins

DALLAS – For the Smashing Pumpkins 2013 “Shamrocks & Shenanigans” world tour, LD Lawrence Upton had to find a new dealer who could support his custom design needs, and find a new lighting instrument to fulfill crucial design elements. He found his solutions in authorized Vari-Lite dealer LMG Touring, 24 Philips Vari-Lite VL3500 Wash luminaires and two Showline SL BAR 640 LED luminaires.

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Tait Creates Kinetic Video Flippers for Michael Buble Tour

LONDON – Tait worked alongside designer, Ric Lipson of Stufish; production manager, Dean Roney and LD Kurt Wagner to create a multifaceted staging concept for Michael Buble’s “To Be Loved” tour, which opened this month at the O2 arena in London. The set features 58 axes of motion, with aesthetics and functionality designed to provide a versatile performance environment. The set has a modernistic, refined look and the ability to seamlessly transform into various configurations.

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