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Smart Monkeys Provide Show Control for Natural Sciences Museum

MIAMI BEACH, FL  – The new Nature Research Center (NRC) wing of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences held its grand opening recently, with the SECU Daily Planet dazzling visitors with its immersive, three-story multimedia space.  Batwin + Robin Productions hired Smart Monkeys, Inc. to provide system design, consulting and programming for extensive amounts of content it created for the Daily Planet and throughout the NRC wing.

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RC4 Magic System

RC4 Wireless Announces Rental Program

RALEIGH, NC – RC4Wireless, maker of the RC4Magic Wireless Dimming System, has launched the RC4 Rental Program. Rental rates are offered by the month, week or day to allow potential customers try before they buy. A typical rental consists of an RC4Magic DMXio transmitter and a pair of DMX2dim 2-channel wireless dimmers.

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WWE, Full Sail University Launch Partnership

WINTER PARK, FL –  Full Sail University students in the entertainment-focused degree programs will gain real-world experience working with WWE, a leader in global entertainment, to produce NXT. The partnership moves tapings of WWE NXT series to Full Sail Live, the university’s performance facility, and creates a new student scholarship fund.

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Cullen Quave

Cullen Quave Joins Advanced Systems Group

EMERYVILLE, CA – Cullen Quave has joined the inside sales team for the Advanced Systems Group (ASG), a West Coast video and film integration firm. Quave has more than 25 years of experience in the Bay Area film and video community, most recently as sales rep for Calumet Photographic.

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Matrix Patcher

Pandoras Box v5.1

Pandoras Box Version 5.1 offers a range of new features including AES 256-bit Media Encryption. To protect exclusive content from being copied or misused, users can choose between code based encryption generated within the Pandoras Box interface, or dongle-based encryption that would allow content to be played only during certain pre-defined times or on certain machines.

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Il Divo

HSL Supplies Wicked Lighting for Il Divo

BLACKBURN, UK – HSL supplied lighting, Kinesys automation system and crew to international operatic / pop vocal superstars Il Divo’s UK/European leg of their “Wicked Game” world tour. HSL was brought on-board by tour director and production manager Andy Proudfoot, for the design team of LD Matt Pitman and artistic director Brian Burke.

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Event Production Directory

EPD 2012: The Event Production Directory

The industry resource for sound, lighting, staging, rigging, road cases, set design, lasers, pyrotechnics, video reinforcement, backline, portable generators, coaches, freight forwarders, trucking, tour passes, travel agents, radio comm, security and insurance. A total of 164 pages of vendors and suppliers listed by geographic location in alphabetical order in each category. A must for anyone in need of information about where to source products and services in the event production industry.

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Indiana State Fair Announces Management Changes

INDIANAPOLIS — On May 10, the Indiana State Fair Commission announced several changes in its management. Fairgrounds facilities manager Dave Hummel has retired and will be replaced by Ray Allison, who had been the fair’s director of safety and security. David Shaw has been named chief operating officer for the fairgrounds. Jessie Olvera is the fair’s new director of safety and security.

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Elation Road Show Continues from NYC to Great Lakes

NEW YORK — Elation Professional announced its latest schedule for its 2012 Road Show, with stops in New York City May 15 (at Barbizon Lighting), Moonachie, NJ May 17 (at 4Wall), North Canton, OH May 22 (at Faith Freedom Church), Buffalo, NY May 24 (at Indigo Productions), Pendleton, IN June 5 (at Dodd Technologies) and Royal Oak, MI June 7 (at the Royal Oak Music Theatre).

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AiS-T

CSL Now Shipping Avolites Media AiS-T

NORTH CREEK, NY – Avolites Media distributor Creative Stage Lighting is now shipping the Avolites Media AiS-T. Integrated support for 3D displays, LEDs, moving lights and other visual elements allow designers to merge video and lighting.

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