FRANKFURT, Germany — PRG (Production Resource Group), the leading provider of event technology for live events and TV productions around the world, got the opportunity to showcase its products and services at Prolight + Sound’s Festhalle from March 21-24, 2012. The Festhalle was also the venue for the official opening night PRG Live Entertainment Award (PRG LEA) on March 20.
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LOS ANGELES – Elation Professional’s new Platinum Wash ZFX Pro RGBW moving head wash features a Quad color OSRAM LED chipset and HO (high output) optical lens design. “ZFX” stands for Zoom and Effects features, which are new to the Platinum Wash series. The “FX” refers to Chase/Zone effects, which are rings of LED array controllable zones, adding visual eye candy. This is one of the first Elation products with special control features including RDM (Remote Device Management) functions.
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Abu Dhabi, UAE —A new theatre recently opened on the Abu Dhabi campus of Zayed University, incorporating J.R. Clancy’s motorized rigging and controls. J.R. Clancy partnered with J & C Joel, Ltd. to provide 20 counterweight rigging sets and 24 PowerLift motorized rigging sets. This system allows plenty of flexibility for raising and lowering scenery, lights, curtains and an orchestra shell.
Read More »INDIANAPOLIS — Mid-America Sound Corporation, owner of the staging structure that fell in high winds at the Indianapolis State Fair on Aug. 13, 2011, has asked a superior court judge to order Sugarland and its ownership company, Lucky Star Inc., to show up for scheduled depositions next week, according to published reports.
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PENDLETON, IN – Event producer Declan Weir turned to Reel Video Systems for his recent event: an eight-city corporate tour called TD Wow! Reel Video provided two identical live video rigs capable of handling up to a four-camera shoot.
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Denmark – Philips Selecon has appointed AVAB CAC as its Authorized Dealer for Norway. With offices in Oslo, Bergen and Lillehammer, AVAB CAC is a single source provider of stages, audio lighting, image and rigging solutions to the entertainment industry.
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LONDON – Entertainment lighting specialist White Light has spent the winter helping lighting designer Phil Supple bring light to the dark winter nights at forests around the UK as part of Culture Creative’s Electric Forest project. This saw lighting transform the Bedgebury Pinetum & Forest in Kent during October, High Lodge at Thetford Forest in Suffolk during December and the Moors Valley Country Park & Forest in Dorset this February.
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NORTH CREEK, NY — Creative Stage Lighting sales director Kevin Loretto will be joined by PLSN and iSquint editor Justin Lang for a webinar titled Emerging, Converging Technologies. It’s set to take place this Thursday, March 22, at 3 p.m. EST. Registration for the seminar is free.
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FRANKFURT, Germany — The live entertainment industry spotlight turned to Frankfurt from March 21-24 for this year’s Prolight + Sound and Musikmesse trade events. Along with the latest technology, the industry’s proclivity to mix business with pleasure at industry confabs was on full display. Here are a few highlights.
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