Gear List at Eurovision Included 17 Robert Juliat Spots
MOSCOW — There was no shortage of spotlight-worthy performers at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest, and no fewer than 17 Robert Juliat followspots used to keep them in the limelight.
Read More »Tomcat and InterAmerica Stage Partner at InfoComm
ORLANDO — Tomcat is featuring its Sky, Edge and (core) products at InfoComm this year, and is partnering with InterAmerica Stage at booth #1665 to promote SkyDeck, a modular wire grid system designed to provide safe access to theatrical lighting, audio cables, loudspeakers, stage rigging, and effects.
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Compulite Offers Vector Release 3.17
NORTH CREEK, NY — Compulite’s console, Vector, has a new software release, 3.17, designed to accelerate programming and operation. Features include the ability to organize editing and playback screens in multiple workspaces, organized on tabs, and the ability to customize views and panes.
Read More »Mueller Launches EcoSense with Focus on White-Light LEDs
NEW YORK —George Mueller, a co-founder of Color Kinetics, has launched EcoSense Lighting, Inc. and will serve as its founder and chairman. The new company displayed its first series of EcoSense white light products during Lightfair International.
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Wybron CXI Scrollers Used at Le Poisson Rouge
NEW YORK — LPR head lighting designer Ethan Kaplan is using 18 Wybron CXI IT color-mixing scrollers to provide vibrant hues for the Le Poisson Rouge, an eclectic club once known as the Village Gate.
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PufferSphere Planets Align for Eurovision 2009
MOSCOW —Eurovision 2009 set records for the annual song contest in terms of LEDs, pyrotechnics and lighting, and Procon Event Engineering GmbH added to the visual interest with six Pufferfish PufferSpheres, making their first Eurovision appearance above a crowd of 16,000 at Olympiyski Stadium.
Read More »Digital Projection Gears Up for InfoComm
ORLANDO — Digital Projection is set to unveil 14 new projectors with advances including WUXGA Native resolution (some equipped for Active 3D), increased Lumens, additional Active 3D models, improved efficiency, LED illumination, broader input connectivity and lower entry prices.
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Tim Routledge Wins BAFTA Award
CARDIFF BAY, U.K. — Lighting designer Tim Routledge of Blue Lens has won a BAFTA Wales Award (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) for Best Lighting Director. The Award was presented at the BAFTA Wales Awards 2009 held at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff Bay.
Read More »A.C. Lighting to Showcase LED Display at InfoComm
ORLANDO — A.C. Lighting Inc. booth 1453 at InfoComm 2009 will feature products including Chroma-Q Color Block 2 LED fixture and Magic Box EtherSwitch 7 Ethernet switch, the Color Web LED video effects display, the Jands Vista control system, the Artistic Licence Art-Net range of Ethernet solutions and the D.T.S. Delta 7 RGB LED moving light.
Read More »TMB InfoComm Booth to Feature New Products
ORLANDO — TMB announced plans to showcase a variety of new products at InfoComm Booth 1143, starting off with UberPan from Green Hippo, which is a multi-server control system letting multiple Hippotizers work as one, creating a single virtual canvas.
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Prolyte Products Group Names Felten Managing Director
LEEK, The Netherlands — Prolyte has named Gert Felten, previously production manager, managing director of the Prolyte Products Group. Hans Kiewiet has been named commercial director. Prolyte founder Fokko Smeding remains a shareholder and will stay active within the company.
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UVLD Adds Glitz to Beard Gala Honoring Women in Food
NEW YORK — The James Beard Foundation chose “Women in Food” as the theme for its annual awards ceremony, and Unlimited Visibility Lighting Design (UVLD) was asked to bring “the look of a polished modern awards show” to the venue, Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall, according to UVLD lighting designer Gregory Cohen.
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