ORLAND PARK, IL – The Opening Night Arts Group production of the classic 1960s-era musical, Hair, is using up-to-date LED stage lighting from Elation Professional. Designed/programmed by Jason Reberski of JR Lighting Design Inc., the rig includes Elation’s ELED Tri Par 56 tri-color LED PAR cans.
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DALLAS, TX – JCPenney’s new store opening added some sizzle to the occasion. The Plano-based company hired the messaging architects at Corporate Magic to conduct a ribbon-cutting ceremony Sept. 30 that would capture attention. The centerpiece of the day was GoVision’s 9-foot x 16-foot “GoBig” LED unit.
Read More »BURBANK, CA – Chaos Visual Productions recently joined forces for a day with PathPoint, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping people with disabilities and/or disadvantages reach their fullest potential. It was all part of National Disability Mentoring Month. The be:Cause Campaigns put PathPoint and Chaos together as part of its ongoing campaign of “partnering the profitable with the passionate.”
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LOS ANGELES – Projection Presentation Technology has invested in a complement of Clay Paky fixtures and Wireless Solution’s W-DMX for Washington, D.C.’s Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center. The purchase was made through A.C.T Lighting.
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AUSTIN, TX – UK artists Plump DJs rarely play in the U.S., so for their appearance at Republic Live in Austin, TX, Jacked In Entertainment Owner Erik Johnson and Lighting Designer/Tech Jeff Franklin wanted to create an overwhelming lighting show that would be sure the impress the crowd. To achieve that, they used numerous lighting fixtures by Mega-Lite.
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ISLINGTON, UK – Ross Ashton’s The Projection Studio was commissioned to design and create special video artwork for London-based Pollard Thomas Edwards architects (PTEa), who specialize in creating and revitalizing neighborhoods. A special event at their base in Diespeker Wharf, Islington, celebrated their first renovation: a former Victorian timber mill transformed into a contemporary workspace and headquarters for their practice.
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CWMBRAN, UK – Cooper Control’s entertainment lighting control team spent the month of August onsite in Edinburgh supporting the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. More than 150 venues involved in the Fring chose Zero 88 control desks and dimming, with 200 products supplied from a host of Zero 88 dealers.
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NEW YORK — Scharff Weisberg and Video Applications announced that they will now be conducting business under the WorldStage name. The two companies, which were joined in a merger that took place in 2007, have long histories in the AV, staging and lighting business and have been operating jointly since the merger.
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LAS VEGAS – Pyrotek Special Effects has set out to enhance the intensity and passion of Avenged Sevenfold’s shows headlining the Uproar Festival tour of North America. Fireballs, dragons and custom propane elements, among other explosive effects, are synced to provide the “key” to accenting the music to exhilarate the fans.
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NORTH CREEK, NY – Creative Stage Lighting (CSL) was recently named Outstanding New Avolites Distributor. Avolites awarded the title to Creative Stage Lighting nearly six months after the company announced it was named exclusive Avolites distributor in the U.S.
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