FORT SAM HOUSTON, TX – 4Wall DC recently supplied lighting for Operation Rising Star, an American Idol-inspired talent competition airing on the Pentagon channel to troops stationed around the world. Technical Director Stephen Smith turned to 4Wall for a lighting package of Color Kinetics ColorBlaze and ColorBlast LEDs, as well as Element Labs Versa Tube fixtures, controllers and more.
Read More »HIGH POINT, NC — The North Carolina Shakespeare Festival (NCShakes) and its affiliate, Festival Stage of Winston Salem, are utilizing Clear-Com HME DX210 digital wireless intercoms to coordinate their productions.
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NEW YORK – Nashville is the second regional event for PLASA Events, set for July 11-12 at the Municipal Auditorium. The show will run prior to the annual Summer NAMM event, bringing together industry professionals from around the world. The event will follow in the format of its first regional event, PLASA Focus: Austin, taking place next week, Feb. 22-23.
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LONDON – UK based Presentation Rentals (PR) supplied technical production equipment to two high profile events on the same day in London, both featuring keynote speeches by Microsoft billionaire philanthropist and global anti-poverty campaigner, Bill Gates. The first was the BBC’s live broadcast from Deptford Green School with a satellite link to Uganda. Later that day, Gates took part in a live webcast from the London School of Economics addressing the 2012 Global Poverty Ambassadors and students.
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SAINT-AUGUSTIN-DE-DESMAURES, Quebec – Truss manufacturer Arcofab announces that David Bond has joined the team as a sales representative. Bond brings with him international events industry experience and contact network which he has developed over the last 22 years in the business.
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BLACKBURN, UK – HSL is quadrupling its current space with a new 240,000 sq. ft. warehouse and office premises close to their current HQ in Blackburn, Lancashire. They plan to be fully operational by summer. The new facility allows further room to grow with future expansion.
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Mega-Lite’s Q-Loader is an RGB DMX lighting controller that offers pre-loaded scenes for easily changing the looks of RGB fixtures. It can control up to 16 fixtures and 10 channels per fixture. New scenes can be uploaded, downloaded and stored to the Q-loader via USB port on the front of the unit. It weighs less than 3 lbs. and measures 12 inches wide.
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HITCHIN, HERTS, UK – Rammstein’s touring set centers around an industrial theme with a Mega Fan capturing major attention. Production/lighting designer Roy Bennett worked with Peter Aquinde to create the urban set. Brilliant Stages designed and fabricated four main staging elements for the tour.
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