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The Maccabees

XL Video Supplies Maccabees Show

LONDON – XL Video supplied LED screens, cameras, projection and an Encore screen management system for The Maccabees recent show at London’s Alexandra Palace.  Video designer Josh Bagnall fused his film/fashion experience to collaborate with The Maccabees’ LD Phil Shaw for a non-conventional video aesthetic.

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Vaddio Appoints Two to Executive Team

NEW HOPE, MN – Vaddio, a manufacturer of specialty cameras/control systems for the AV/broadcast industry, appoints Mark Steen as Chief Operating Officer and Darin Thurston as Vice President of Product Development. Steen has been on Vaddio’s management team and a product manager for the past five years. Thurston was previously with ClearOne Communications as VP of Product Management.

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South African Music Awards

Sharpys Illuminate South African Music Awards

SUN CITY, South Africa – It took just 12 Clay Paky Sharpys to deliver the ‘wow factor’ at one of the biggest live music events in South Africa: the annual South African Music Awards (SAMAs). LD Joshua Cutts from Visual Frontier used 12 Sharpys as part of his 15 DMX-universe rig. The set, comprised of inflatable flown discs and dangling inflated legs, used the Sharpys to provided the architecture and lighting drama.

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Ben Sewell

NanoLumens Appoints Two Sales Directors

NORCROSS, GA — NanoLumens has appointed Ben Sewell and Ilidio Vincente to the positions of Sales Director to meet the growing market demand for its line of flexible and fixed LED displays. Sewell previously served from 2008 as the Director of Sales/South-Central Region at Adaptive Micro Systems, LLC, based in San Antonio, TX. lidio Vincente comes to NanoLumens with a sales career, including previous positions at Yesco Electronics and Adaptive MicroSystems.

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Barco C5

WorldStage is First in US with Barco C5 LED Technology

NEW YORK – WorldStage has become the first company in the U.S. to acquire Barco’s new C5 5.5mm pixel pitch, black-face indoor LED display.  “By investing in the C5 we’ll be able to deliver a better-looking product over its lifespan than our competitors,” says Weisberg.  “The C5 may be a more expensive system but it is a high value-based product any way you look at it.”

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Saturday Night Fever

MAC Aura Makes Moves on Saturday Night Fever

UTRECHT, Netherlands – A Dutch production of “Saturday Night Fever” touring The Netherlands is using Martin’s compact MAC Aura for the musical’s important disco scenes. LD Andy Voller chose the LED wash light, along with Martin MAC 2000 Performances and MAC TW1 tungsten wash lights, supplied by Ampco Flashlight Rental.

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American DJ wireless system, WiFlex

American DJ WiFlex DMX System

The WiFlex DMX System, by American DJ, is a transmitter and receiver package that is compatible with all standard DMX controllers and fixtures in the market. It was designed to transmit DMX signal wirelessly, up to 500 feet, between the user’s DMX console and fixtures.

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