CARLSTADT, NJ – City Theatrical added six SHoW DMX OEM partners: Altman Lighting (U.S.), Bytecraft (Australia), Global Design Solutions (U.K.), LDDE (Austria), Ocean Optics (U.S.) and Remote Control Lighting (U.K.), with new products that include architectural lighting fittings, battery-powered LED fixtures and outdoor color-changing wash fixtures.
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NEW YORK – Volker Bahnemann, president and CEO of ARRI Inc. and Camera Service Center (CSC), has announced he will step down from his roles at the company this coming spring. Bahnemann leaves with a legacy of 48 years with ARRI, 32 of which he served as CEO of ARRI Inc.
Read More »LAS VEGAS and AUSTIN, TX – The PLSN Academy of Production Technology has announced a new series of classes for 2010. In addition to the seminars scheduled in Toronto (Feb 1-3), Steamboat Springs, Colorado (March 15-17), and Austin (April 7-9), a new seminar for entry-level electricians, technicians, and students has been scheduled in San Marcos, Texas on March 8-10.
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LONDON – Lighting designer Chad Peters used 28 GLP Impression moving LED lights on the larger set for Paramore's recent U.K. tour stops in arena-sized venues. He sourced the fixtures from Bandit Lites, which has a rental stock of 60 Impressions.
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NORTH CREEK, NY – JB-lighting and its U.S./Mexico distributor, Creative Stage Lighting (CSL), announced a new product, the JBLED A4, a licensing agreement with Philips Solid-State Lighting Solutions, and ETL certification for the JBLED A7.
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LAS VEGAS – Several companies in the lighting and entertainment industries announced recent staff changes and appointments, including Morpheus Lights, with new national sales manager P.J. Turpin pictured here. Other appointments were announced at TMB, ARRI and Solaris, and a new event and production management company, Particle Wave Creative, has been formed.
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NEW YORK – WorldStage, Inc., the holding company for Scharff Weisberg, Inc. (SWI) and Video Applications, Inc. (VAI), has reached an agreement with Steve Gilbard, owner and CEO of Theatrical Concepts, Inc. (TCI) to integrate their substantial equipment assets and appoint Gilbard as Senior Technologist.
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CEDAR HILL, TX – Fort Worth-based Electro Acoustics, Inc. used a Vista Spyder X20 to create videowall effects in the new youth center at Hillcrest Baptist Church. Primarily a design-build firm, Electro Acoustics works with architects and clients to provide turnkey audio, video, acoustics, lighting and control systems.
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LAS VEGAS – Top-ranking DJ Tiësto kicked off his current Kaleidoscope world tour last fall, with over 200 shows planned on five continents for an 18-month span. Unlimited Productions BV is producing the tour with visual content designed by Montreal-based Moment Factory.
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LONDON – Video control solutions specialist SNP Productions supplied video rental house Creative Technology with two Catalyst v4 PRO media servers with 250 Gb hard drives for the Pet Shop Boys' "Pandemonium" world tour, for which CT was the video contractor.
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand – Green Day is currently on their 21st Century Breakdown world tour, which started earlier this year and is scheduled to continue towards the end of 2010. The band recently finished the Australian leg of the tour, with a lighting rig that included 37 Martin MAC III Profiles.
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CAPE TOWN – Gearhouse South Africa supported the first Cape Town Aqua Festival, a three-week arts event presented by MNet and produced by Hunta Live. It featured performances by local and international artists on a custom-built floating stage moored in the North Wharf area of Victoria & Albert harbor.
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