SANTA BARBARA, CA — David Howard Mann, 49, the owner of Jumbo Screen Co. Inc., died Aug. 8 after a large LED video display that was being dismantled following its use at a weekend rodeo at Earl Warren Show Grounds toppled on top of him. Emergency responders gave Mann CPR and rushed him to a nearby hospital before he succumbed to his injuries.
Read More »HOUSTON — Juice Goose named Alliance Audio Group as their sales representatives for southern regions of California and Nevada. Alliance, headed by Matthew Jensen, will add the Juice Goose power management product lines to its offerings of MI, professional and commercial audio components.
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American DJ’s H20 DMX PRO flowing water effect provides users with a variety of rippling liquid images in six dichroic colors – orange, green, blue, yellow, purple and white. There are also two separate glass effects wheels, each projecting a different water pattern. Since the color wheel itself is independent, users can select one color or have a rotating rainbow of all six dichroic colors. Other features include 0-100% dimming capabilities and two replaceable beam angle lenses (34° and 52°) with focus control. The unit comes with a 50W LED source rated for 30,000 hours of use.
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Chris Marchitelli has been named VP of global marketing for Litepanels, a Vitec Group brand. Marchitelli has 20 years of experience as a videographer, editor, and executive with Sony Electronics.
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SUSSEX, U.K. — At the 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed, Central Presentations Ltd (CPL) provided a video wall from Christie MicroTiles measuring 12.25 meters wide and 2.754 meters high, using 270 MicroTiles. The display, the largest yet to be built for temporary use in Europe, was for the Audi stand at the event’s indoor exhibition pavilion area at the Goodwood House in Sussex.
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MANCHESTER, UK — Russian-born violinist Alina Ibragimova performed at the Manchester International Festival (MIF) in collaboration with The Brothers Quay, a filmmaking/animation firm. The event was staged in and around the library of the Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester and was supported with lighting by DBN.
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