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Martin Turns 25

Martin Professional Marks 25 Years in 2012

AARHUS, Denmark — Martin Professional is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a variety of special events planned for 2012. The 25th anniversary is also being marked on the Martin website, as well as Martin Professional’s interactive Facebook page. Another milestone for 2012, according to Christian Engsted, president and CEO, is that “our LED-based products total more than 50 percent of our sales.”

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Bob Boster

Clear-Com Names Bob Boster President

ALAMEDA, CA — Clear-Com, an HME company, named Bob Boster president. Boster, previously vice president of worldwide sales, succeeds Matt Danilowicz who stepped down as president Dec. 31, 2011. Boster, who joined Clear-Com in 2006, is based in Alameda, CA and reports to Mitzi Dominguez, president of HME.

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Illuminata

Projection Studio Revisits Caerphilly Castle with Illuminata Show

LONDON – Projection artist Ross Ashton of The Projection Studio was invited back for the second year to Caerphilly Castle in Wales to recreate his “Illuminata” digital art son et Lumière. Ashton’s projected display onto the facade of the historical monument featured images from the history of the castle, accompanied by a special soundtrack by Karen Monid.

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TheatreCraft 2011

White Light Leads the Day for TheatreCraft’s Career Fair

LONDON – TheatreCraft 2011 is an annual free workshop and open day for a “behind the curtain” view of the entertainment industry. White Light was the lead sponsor, held Nov. 28 at the London Coliseum. Visitors aged 17-25 were able to learn from experts in their fields on a variety of aspects of the industry, from writing to wig making, with lighting in between.

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Nik P. with Technospots

HES Technospot, DL.3s Tour with Austria’s Nik P. & Andreas Gabalier

AUSTIN, TX – Austrian artists Nik P. and Andreas Gabalier performed a sold-out tour of Germany with 10 of High End Systems’ new Technospot automated luminaires taking center stage. Two DL.3 digital lights, two Showpix and two StudioPix LED graphic display fixtures and 10 Studio Beam automated luminaires rounded out the equipment package, controlled with a Road Hog Full Boar and Wing.

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Wonderland with X-5 strobes

SGM in Wonderland

REGGIO EMILIA, Italy – Entertainment group No Saints has added SGM lighting products to its string of four Wonder-branded nightclubs in the UK. Cosmic Electronics installed the equipment, including 10 new SGM X-5 white LED strobes and a quantity of SGM moving heads.

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Launch

Electrosonic Helps Convey Excitement of Lunar Launch at Apollo/Saturn V Center

LOS ANGELES – Visitors to Orlando’s Apollo/Saturn V Center get an inside look at what it was like to be part of the Apollo firing room during the Dec. 21, 1968 countdown of the first manned vehicle to orbit the moon. Electrosonic was contracted by executive producer MAYAD (My Design Inc.) of Orlando, FL, to design the show control and AV equipment installation, integrate show systems between the control room and the supplied lighting and effects systems, and program all new and existing show components. The sight and sound simulation even extend to the benches, which give the audience a special “butt-shaker” effect for the blast off.

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Gates Planetarium

Projectiondesign Makes Stars Twinkle Longer at Planetarium

Fredrikstad, NORWAY – The stars twinkle longer at the Gates Planetarium, thanks to an installation from Norwegian manufacturer projectiondesign. The planetarium, part of the Denver Museum of Science and Nature, has installed six of projectiondesign’s F32 series DLP projectors as part of an upgrade. Their previous 11-projector setup proved unreliable and resulted in a high cost of ownership, and the new equipment provides a solution.

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Journey

Journey Tours with Vari-Lite Gear from Epic Production Technologies

DALLAS – When LD Kevin “Deuce” Christopher and the production team set out to complete the design for Journey’s 2011 tour, he knew that video would be a key component. As the lights would be placed side-by-side to the video, brightness was essential, but he also needed a variety of characteristics to complement the variety of songs.  Christopher chose 44 VL3500 Wash and 28 VL3000 Spot luminaires from Philips Vari-Lite, supplied by Epic Production Technologies.

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Full Compass

Full Compass Gives Tour to Aspiring College Students

MADISON, WI – Full Compass, a provider of professional audio, video, lighting, A/V and musical instrument sales, recently hosted a tour of their facility for aspiring college students. CEO/Owner Jonathan Lipp spoke about the challenges of the industry and offered advice for the students’ future endeavors.

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