ARMONK, NY – Production Resource Group (PRG) announced the promotion of Ian Clarke to vice president and chief technology officer. Clarke is currently serving as head of technical services in Birmingham, U.K.
Read More »MIDLAND, TX – Registration is open for the Tomcat 2011 Hoist & Rigging workshops on February 16-19 in Midland, Texas. A team of instructors will deliver the Hoist & Truss workshop and the Rigging & Truss workshop. This ETCP recognized training program will provide hands-on-learning for basic and advanced training in hoist or rigging skills.
Read More »ARMONK, NY – Production Resource Group, L.L.C. (PRG) has acquired First Events BVBA, parent company to EML Productions NV in Belgium, EML Productions Holland BV in The Netherlands and Sound and Light Productions S.L. in Spain.
Read More »DENVER, ATLANTA and NASHVILLE – Live event production companies in the Denver, Atlanta and Nashville areas have collectively suffered losses of hundreds of thousands of dollars, and possibly more than $1 million, worth of audio gear to a man identifying himself as Greg Bruce, [email protected], 646-398-1662, "tour technical director" of Sony Music. Other companies have also been affected by the alleged scam but have not yet made their losses public.
Read More »TAMPA, FL – Bay Stage Lighting provided gear and crew for the New Year's Eve celebration at Timpano Chophouse & Martini Bar in Hyde Park Village. Called Rooftop Eve 2011, the event featured a 150-by-30-foot translucent tent on the restaurant's roof.
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LONDON – Video director Ben Miles turned to Martin Professional's new EC-20 LED video panels to create a backdrop video wall for electronica band Leftfield's recent tour of the U.K.
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BLACKBURN, U.K. – HSL recently purchased 12 Robert Juliat Lancelot 4K followspots from U.K. distributors White Light, part of HSL's £2.5 million investment in the last quarter of 2010 to service its ongoing work.
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NEW YORK-ETC (Electronic Theatre Controls) will sponsor the 2011 Stage Lighting Super Saturday conference by supplying food for breakfast and coffee/snack breaks throughout the event.
Read More »SECAUCUS, NJ – Rose Brand said it can now cost-effectively ship paints and other liquids in the winter months without the risk of product damage from freezing through the company's partner network, which is using insulated covers and sheltered areas to house liquids that freeze at or below 35°.
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QINGDAO, China – The Studio 6 TV Station, which broadcasts six regional channels throughout the Shangdong area, has upgraded its lighting rig with new fixtures from Robe. The new fixtures were specified by Studio 6's lighting designer Liu Zheng Mao and his team, and supplied via Robe's Chinese distributor, Leafun (formally known as Leifull).
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CAIRO – Production company PromoSign commissioned a large format projection from The Projection Studio for the opening of the 16th Cairo Arab Media Awards staged at Cairo's Media City.
Read More »NEW YORK – ESTA/PLASA announced that two new proposed standards have been posted at plasa.org for public review for reaffirmation through the end of February: ANSI E1.3, Entertainment Technology – Lighting Control Systems – 0 to 10V Analog Control Specification, and ANSI E1.27-1, Entertainment Technology-Standard for Portable Control Cables for Use with USITT DMX512/1990 and E1.11 (DMX512-A) Products.
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