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Rental and Staging Network Expands with New Members

PRINCETON JUNCTION, NJ – The Rental and Staging Network (RSN), a network of regional rental and staging companies with complete event capabilities, announced the addition of two new companies to the organization: ProStage Event Technology, representing Orlando, FL and Las Vegas, NV, and Stage Right, Inc., representing Chicago.

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Acclaim Interactive Cat Wak Panels

Acclaim Interactive Cat Walk Panel LED Screen

Acclaim’s interactive Cat Walk Panel is a 40mm pixel pitch video panel that features 25 full-color 5050 SMD LEDs and is designed to add visual interest to bars — on the dance floor, on walls, or on the bar counter itself. Because they’re touch-sensitive, they can change colors when the bartender slides a drink. Cat Walk Panels can also be used as interactive light walls or, as its name suggests, on the fashion runway, with models lighting up the surface which each step they take.

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Eurovision featured Clay Paky Sharpy and other fixtures

Eurovision Song Contest Rig Included 2,100 Moving Lights; More Than Five Miles of Truss

 

DUSSELDORF, Germany — The semi-finals and finals competition for the 56th annual Eurovision Song Contest, broadcast from Düsseldorf Arena May 10, 12 and 14, was seen by 200 million via TV and Internet. LD Jerry Appelt used more than 2,100 moving lights and more than five miles of truss. The total fixture count — 5,638 — also set a record, as did the total load — 280 tons of gear.

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ArKaos GrandVJ 1.5

ArKaos GrandVJ 1.5

ArKaos’ GrandVJ 1.5 lets VJs compose up to eight layers of video on the fly and includes two major new features: Transitions and ArKaos Connect VST. The 37 new transitions are distributed across the following groups: eight Fades, three Blinds, six Masks, four Distortions, three 3Ds, two Pixelizations, seven Rectangles, one Slide, one Swipe and two Waves.

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