LAS VEGAS – Entries are now open for the iSquint.net and Stage Directions magazine Student Lighting Design Competition (SLDC), sponsored by Nemetschek Vectorworks, City Theatrical and Field Template. Design entries must be created using Lightwright and Vectorworks software with Renderworks. Prize package includes Vectorworks Spotlight software, Lightwright, Field Template SoftSymbols and more. Entries are due March 29.
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LONDON – XL Video supplied full video production and crew to Madness’s recent UK arena tour. “Luton” Pete Hosier’s stage and video design fused circus and theatricality. He used a large Stealth LED screen upstage, 30 panels wide by 17 deep, with more panels positioned around the curved front and mid trusses to create a crowning effect.
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LONDON – Martin Professional’s new VC-Dot LED string was used to line the 14-meter high (46 ft) “Giganta” take off ramp on Nitro Circus Live’s recent European tour. LD Paul Collison specified the string of LED Dots as accent lighting on ramp edges to replace the fragile LED tubes used on previous tours. Neg Earth provided the lighting.
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NEW YORK — Lex Products is pledging a portion of the profits from the sales of their Bento box line to the Behind the Scenes charity. Bento boxes are Lex Products’ smallest series of UL Listed boxes for distributing power or breaking out circuits. The ESTA Foundation’s Behind the Scenes program provides financial assistance to entertainment technology professionals who are seriously ill or injured.
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LONDON – Entec Sound & Light continued its long working relationship with The Bootleg Beatles, a recognized tribute band to the legendary British musical group. The touring show started off largely in ‘monochrome’ to mimic the minimal stage/effects lighting that would have been available when the band’s career kicked off back in the 1960s, and exploded into colors and projections during the psychedelia era as the show’s musical repertoire progressed into the band’s later works. Entec has provided technical production for the band since 1994, playing to old and new generations of Beatles enthusiasts.
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MIAMI GARDENS, FL – Dallas-based LD Randy Taylor specified 36 Chauvet Professional Nexus 4×4 pixel-mapping fixtures for the 2013 Discover Orange Bowl halftime show on Jan. 1 at Sun Life Stadium. The headliner, Jake Owen, entertained the crowd with a central wall of the Chauvet fixtures providing effects and acting as audience blinders.
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SULLY, IA — Prism Projection’s recently introduced RevEAL Profile Junior is a compact 10,000 lumen LED profile spot whose size and weight are similar to conventional tungsten-sourced ellipsoidals, yet its output exceeds conventional 575W ellipsoidals. This new compact design of the Profile Junior is offered in three versions: a tunable 2,800-6,500K, 3200K and 5600K white light.
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COCOA, FL – Gallagher Staging and Productions Inc., based in La Mirada, CA, opened a location here Jan. 1, and named Eddie Kercher East Coast director of operations. Kercher has been in the touring and production industry for 35 years as a producer of festivals, corporate events and industrial shows around the world.
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LAS VEGAS – Barbara Brennan has joined Morpheus Lights as vice-president of business development. She has joined the Las Vegas office management team and will assist in developing market strategy, industry communication and relationship development. Brennan has served the entertainment industry for more than 35 years, most recently as Western US regional manager for PRG Integrated Solutions. She began her career at Cinema Services of Las Vegas.
Read More »NEW YORK – The Long Reach Long Riders announce the route for their 10th annual charity motorcycle ride. The eight-day ride starts June 28 in Cleveland. Ride Marshal Scott “Hop Along” Henkels said, “The Great Lakes region has great scenery and terrific bike roads, and it’s central enough to let more riders join us, either for the entire ride or for a day or two. Ten years is a terrific milestone and we want as many riders as possible to share this achievement with us.”
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LAS VEGAS – Lighting/set designer Tim Dunn from Gearhouse South Africa specified Robe Robin 600 LEDWash and PureWhite moving lights to illuminate VR Steel’s new booth at the recent Mine Expo International 2012 in Las Vegas. It is the first time that Dunn has used Robe fixtures for an exhibition stand design – although he’s specified them many times for concerts and special events.
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CHARLOTTE, NC – Bandit Lites provided equipment for Widespread Panic’s New Year’s Eve show at the Time Warner Cable Arena. LD Paul Hoffman had various challenges: in addition to the new video medium he was using and spontaneous set list, Hoffman had a tight deadline to design – as Widespread Panic took a hiatus for a majority of 2012. He also had a new console to learn for the big night.
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