DALLAS – A technical snafu at Prestonwood Baptist Church threatened to keep the annual live stage production, The Gift of Christmas, from happening. As the production was being rigged, a flaw came to light: the video wall was too heavy for the church roof’s load limit. The only viable alternative would be to use a different, lighter weight video product, the EPV762 LED panel from Elation Professional was recommended.
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FT. WAYNE, IN – Apollo has expanded their Multiform line of LEDs to include the MultiSpot HP LS1012. Using 3-in-1 MulTriCell LEDs, color mixing happens right at the light source to generate a consistent beam of colored light. The unit has no fans, resulting in silent cooling. Apollo is targeting this fixture as a truss toner, and a wall and tent uplighter.
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NASHVILLE – Bandit Lites providing lighting for the 31st Annual Texaco Country Showdown, a long-running country talent search, Jan. 17 at The Ryman Auditorium. Host was singer/songwriter Jewel. LD Mark Carver has provided the lighting design for the contest for several years. The event will air on TV starting in March.
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LOS ANGELES – Yanni has entertained millions on stages of all sizes. During the 2012 “An Evening with Yanni” tour, LD Bud Horowitz again turned to Delicate Productions Inc. to help with gear and talent for the tour’s North America run. This marked the 24th year that Yanni and Delicate have worked together.
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DETROIT – Technical Director Jim Davis at the Detroit Country Day School upgraded the lighting fixtures at the theatre – the Seligman Performing Arts Center – starting with cyclorama lighting. He chose the PLCyc LED Luminaire from Philips Strand Lighting and Philips Selecon for the 40 ft wide cyc. Vincent Lighting Systems brought the fixtures in for a demo, which led to the purchase of seven units. Davis and the students used them right away on the school’s production of Macbeth.
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HANOVER, MD- The 4Wall Systems team recently completed work at Maryland Live Casino’s Rams Head Center Stage, a 500-seat live entertainment venue. An interesting challenge arose toward the end of the project, as the client requested eight custom chandeliers scaling down from 21 ft. in diameter to 9 ft. in diameter. No strangers to custom fabrication, the 4Wall team quickly created these custom fixtures using LED light sources with RGB control.
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MIDDLETON, WI – ETC’s Paradigm Responsive Controls – the newest additions to the Unison Paradigm family of architectural control – reduce wasted electricity in any indoor or outdoor space. Paradigm Occupancy/Vacancy Sensors use passive infrared sensors (PIR) to detect vacancy, automatically shutting lights off when a space is unoccupied. They can also be configured to turn on when someone enters a room. The sensors can also adjust the output of lighting fixtures based on the amount of natural light in an area.
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SECAUCUS, NJ – Applications are now available for the 2nd Annual Rose Brand USITT Action Design Competition. The competition, which will take place at the USITT Conference in March, will consist of up to four different teams of students competing against each other to create the best scenic environment. The deadline to submit applications is Feb. 22, 2013.
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ORLANDO – Alcorn McBride, a manufacturer of show control and A/V equipment for themed entertainment, continues to grow its network of exclusive distributors worldwide with the signing of Wincomn Technology Development Co. Ltd. in China.
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DALLAS – Philips Strand Lighting is now shipping the Philips Selecon PLProfile4 LED luminaire. The fixture uses four 120-watt RGBW LED chips which create more than 6,000 lumens of output. Features include pattern projections and interchangeable lens options. Variable color temperatures range from 2300K to 9970K in white.
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MIDDLETON, WI – Theater-technology expert Harvey Sweet has retired from ETC (Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc.), after four years as ETC Rigging’s senior product manager. His career spanned 59 years in the theatrical production and equipment manufacturing industry. Sweet was a fundamental part of ESTA’s E1.6 – 1 Rigging Task Group, recognized for developing the motorized-rigging standard, and served on many industry committees. Dr. Sweet is also the published author of three theater-technology textbooks and taught theater technology, scenic design and theater aesthetics for more than 30 years at several universities.
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