In Memoriam: Patrick Jordan, 44
Patrick Jordan, managing director for The Mojo Barriers, died April 10 at age 44. Jordan had worked for the company since 1993.
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ISI Teams With Martin at Spring Fashion Week In St. Louis
ST. LOUIS — Ironman Sound Industries recently teamed up with Contemporary Productions to present St. Louis Fashion Week––Spring 2009 at the Lumiere Casino, which encompassed six shows in five days for over 2,000 guests.
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Vista Systems’ Spyders Drive Video Pods Touting Fontainebleau’s Condos
LAS VEGAS — The montly tally of residential foreclosures keep hitting new records, in both Las Vegas’ Clark County and nationally. But the Fontainebleau Hotel isn’t just relying on just a stack of dusty brochures to sell the 1,018 condo units it’s building on the north end of the Las Vegas strip. In a welcome center that recently opened near the future resort’s construction site, three video pods are immersing visitors in curved-screen imagery shaped by a pair of Vista Systems’ Spyders.
Read More »LED Source Named Element Labs Distributor to the Americas
WELLINGTON, FL — LED Source announced a distribution agreement with Element Labs covering the North and South American lighting markets. This agreement covers successful Element products, including Versa Tube, Versa Tile, Helix G75 and others.
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Northern Light Updates Minack Theatre House Lighting
CORNWALL, U.K. — Even outdoor venues need house lighting systems, and Northern Light’s Chris Watts and crew were challenged with the task of upgrading house lighting for the outdoor Minack Theatre near the southwest tip of England. The project included new cabling, fixtures and DMX distribution.
Read More »Wybron Updates Infogate Feedback Software
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO—Wybron has released an updated version of Infogate software. Version 2.2 of Wybron’s Infogate, which uses RDM, includes a simplified layout for the Device Parameter Spreadsheet, the ability to maintain the Device Parameter Spreadsheet layout when closed, a new ESTA status message to report lamp and cable failure and new RDM throttle to allow users to reduce the number of RDM data packets transmitted along the DMX cable.
Read More »P3 Group Launches AXIS-Environmental Architecture (EA)
NILES, IL — The P3 Group has launched AXIS-Environmental Architecture (EA), a new company devoted to custom scenic solutions for corporate meetings, themed events, TV and film, museums, theater and retail/commercial environments.
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Jazz In the Gardens Stays Cool with Elation LEDs
MIAMI — Like jazz itself, the weather can take unexpected turns at outdoor music festivals. Just ask the organizers of Jazz In The Gardens, a jazz event held annually at Dolphin Stadium, where heavy downpours and winds hammered the stage during much of the rehearsal and second afternoon of the two-day concert.
Read More »Projected Image Digital Open Days April 22, 23
LONDON — Projected Image Digital is hosting two informal open days on April 22 and 23 at its west London training and demonstration space. The event will give visitors a chance to get a good look at new gear with PI-Digital staff on hand to answer any questions.
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PixelRange Names Paul Young Business Development Manager
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WORCESTER, U.K. — PixelRange has announced the appointment of Paul Young as business development manager, for PixelRange and JTE product lines.
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Return Of “Hair” to Broadway Supported by grandMA
NEW YORK — It took a bit more than the alignment of Jupiter and Mars to bring the rock musical, Hair, back to Broadway, but when it finally arrived, some 42 years after its first Broadway debut, it could be lit by a whole new generation of lighting gear, with automated lights and LEDs joining the conventional instruments.
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Cape Town Jazz Festival Lit, Staged by Gearhouse SA
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The 2009 Cape Town International Jazz Festival has emerged as a major event, drawing 60,000 over two days to the Cape Town International Convention Centre.
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