LONDON – A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) Ltd. were announced at PLASA 2012 as the exclusive UK distributor for Italian manufacturer Griven’s LED lighting. AC-ET’s UK Sales Director Jonathan Walters and ACSP’s Operations Manager William Yeo met with Griven’s Director of Sales & Marketing Danilo Bettinazzi at the London show to seal the deal.
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MITCHAM, UK and AUSTIN, TX – Le Maitre Pyrotechnics and Special Effects named Rob Brenner global CEO and president of Le Maitre USA LLC. He is based in the U.S. but will oversee both the U.S. and U.K. companies. Brenner, a touring industry executive for more than 25 years, has produced tours for the Jonas Brothers, Justin Timberlake, Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears, among others.
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PARIS – Robert Juliat has appointed Venuetech as its new distributor for the Middle East region. Venuetech will be responsible for the full product range and after-sale service across the region. The company will show Robert Juliat products for the first time at the InfoComm show in Dubai Oct. 14-18.
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GILBERT, AZ – LD Jeff A. Davis of Davis Entertainment christened the new Martin MAC Auras at the Hale Centre Theatre in Gilbert, AZ, for their first show of the season, “The Secret Garden.” Clearwing Productions installed the 9 MAC Auras into the theatre-in-the-round space to allow for color saturation and isolation.
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SUNRISE, FL — Chauvet has added two solid, indoor high-resolution video panels to its VIP Series: PVP S5 and PVP S7. The panels are designed for touring and permanent indoor installations. Each high-resolution panel uses black face, tri-colored SMD LEDs for increased contrast, and the tight pixel pitch (PVP S5 at 5.2mm and PVP S7 at 7.8mm) make these video panels useful for high-resolution graphics and live-action video.
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LONG MARSTON, UK – Martin Professional’s M1 lighting controller was used to control a large moving head rig on the main stage at the 2012 Global Gathering festival at England’s Long Marston Airfield in late July. Festival lighting operator André Beekmans of The Art of Light used the Martin console on Friday for top acts such as headliner Afrojack, for which he is also the LD.
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LOS ANGELES – The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) at the Los Angeles Convention Center June 5-7 had an estimated 700 Martin MAC Aura LED wash lights highlighting many of the show’s 200 booths. The fixtures most prominently lit Nintendo’s booth, which alone featured 250 MAC Auras complemented with 70 MAC 101 wash lights.
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