INDIO, CA — Some 200,000 made the trek to the three-day 2011 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, and many more would have attended if the event wasn’t sold out. The good news for the many lighting professionals hoping to work at the event next year is that, for 2012, the festival will be staged over two consecutive weekends.
Read More »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.
Read More »SECAUCUS, NJ — Panasonic Solutions Company’s PH30 Series HD professional plasma displays are available in two models, the 42-inch TH-42PH30 and the 50-inch TH-50PH30.
Read More »MAHWAH, NJ — Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation, announced several personnel and organizational changes.
Read More »NEW YORK — Rockefeller Center’s renovated 70-story-high Top of the Rock tour for sightseers has been upgraded, with AV integrator Technomedia Solutions, LCC using Alcorn McBride Digital Binloop HD systems to deliver HD visuals as part of the attraction’s Beam Walk, Triple HD Theater presentation and Summit Shuttle elevator ride.
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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 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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LE MANS, France — Monster Energy, a sponsor of the 2011 Motorcycle Grand Prix de France, boosted its visibility with a customized pair of Stageline’s Promobile stages. One of the units invited the public for product tastings and racer autograph signing events. The second served as a V.I.P. guest lounge with food, drinks and live shows.
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