Chauvet Names Brock Director of Sales, Hires Carpenter for SW Region
HOLLYWOOD, FL — Chauvet has named Jamey Brock director of sales and has hired Rob Carpenter to be the company’s southwest business territory manager.
Read More »IATSE Convention Re-Elects Matthew D. Loeb International President
ORLANDO, FL— Matthew D. Loeb was unanimously re-elected as International President of IATSE at the 66th Quadrennial IATSE Convention in Orlando, Fla. Additionally, James B. Wood was re-elected as General Secretary-Treasurer and the entire General Executive Board, consisting of 13 vice-presidents, as well as three international trustees and the union’s delegate to the Canadian Labor Congress were also re-elected. All candidates ran unopposed and were re-elected by acclamation.
Read More »Parnelli Award Nominations Open Through Aug. 31
LAS VEGAS — Nominations are being accepted online to honor those individuals and companies for exceptional work in the pro lighting and staging field, and this window of opportunity will be closing Aug. 31, so go to www.parnelliawards.com and click on the Parnelli Awards nomination link today.
Read More »One Killed, Scores Injured in Canadian Stage Collapse
UPDATED Aug. 4, 2009:
CAMROSE, AB, Canada — A woman attending the Big Valley Jamboree country music festival was killed when a storm caused the main stage to collapse just before 6 p.m. on Aug. 1. An estimated 75 were injured.
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PR Lighting XL Beam 300
PR Lighting's new XL Beam 300 automated lighting fixture is touted for its long-throw beam, which has been designed to cut through the brightness of stage washes and LED backgrounds.
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Martin P3-100 System Controller
Martin Professional’s P3-100 System Controller for LED screens lets designers treat LED screens like lighting instruments. Brightness, image position, image rotation, etc. can be adjusted and changed instantly, independently from the video source. The P3-100 is not a media server but an interface between the source and the screen.
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Global Truss GT-Plasma MT-12 Mount
The GT-Plasma MT-12 from Global Truss is designed to securely fasten video monitors used at trade shows to square truss. The 2” diameter, meter-long brushed aluminum alloy bar will help attach any 42- to 50-inch plasma or LCD-screen TV to standard square truss using two Narrow Clamps. The monitor, meanwhile, is held in place with two Mini 360 Clamps.
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Elation EVLED Video Panels
Elation Professional is offering three versions of IP65-rated LED video panels: medium-resolution SMD Tri-Color, EVLED 1024SMD (20mm pixel pitch); medium-resolution RGB Discrete LED, EVLED 1024 (18.75mm pixel pitch); and low-resolution RGB Discrete LED, EVLED 256 (37.5 mm pixel pitch).
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NBC Poker Reality Show Bets on Acclaim LEDs
LAS VEGAS — Full Tilt Poker’s NBC reality show, Face The Ace, gives amateur players a crack at $1 million if they can beat the best professional poker players in the world. LD Justin Garrone of Innovative Show Design used LEDs from Acclaim lighting, supplied by CYM Lighting Services for the set design.
Read More »amBX UK Ltd and TMB Sign Distribution Agreement
REDHILL, U.K. — amBX Ltd. appointed TMB as worldwide distributor for its amBIENT XC control system. Launched at InfoComm 09, the amBIENT XC uses amBX proprietary patented technology to provide a full “sensory surround” entertainment experience for architectural installations.
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Daktronics, Upstage Video Seen Once More at All Points West Music Festival
JERSEY CITY, NJ — Daktronics and Upstage Video are once again supporting the All Points West Music & Arts Festival at Liberty State Park with a set of PST-12HD modular video displays for the main stage.
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311 Unity Tour Features Coemar LED Gear
IRVINE, CA — For 311’s June and July 2009 Unity tour dates, which promoted the band’s latest album, Uplifter, lighting designer/director Joe Paradise hoisted a lighting rig that included Coemar Infinity Wash XL, ACL and ParLite LED gear.
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