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The Inauguration Created Its Own Stimulus Package

WASHINGTON, DC — With gigs aplenty in the nation’s capital, the inauguration provided more than a ray of hope to lighting and staging companies. In the span of eight days, for example, Atmosphere Inc. coordinated and executed lighting for 52 shows in 24 different venues across the city, including two of the largest — the Commander in Chief’s Ball for members of the military at the National Building Museum and the Youth Inaugural Ball at the Washington Hilton & Towers.

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Martin N. Cohen Joins Visual Terrain

VAN NUYS, CA — Visual Terrain, Inc. has added Martin N. Cohen as a senior lighting designer with a specialty in newsroom and studio lighting design.  Cohen joined Visual Terrain after having designed and consulted on over 60 newsroom lighting systems and upgrades.

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Jands Vista I3 Joins The Great Moscow Circus

LISMORE, Australia — The Great Moscow Circus has been touring Australia for 50 years, and now offers 50 international performers from Brazil, Mongolia, Australia, Asia, and, of course, Russia. Brian Anslow, a lecturer in technical production at the Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts, designed and programmed the lighting for this latest show using a Jands Vista I3 for control.

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Bulbtronics LED Lighting Guide Now Online

NEW YORK —Bulbtronics, Inc. has released an LED catalog on the Internet, which includes the full spectrum of the company’s LED retrofit offerings to replace halogens, incandescents, miniature based bulbs and more. The company, which reviews different products as they evolve, has selected 80 LED products for a variety of products and applications.

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Creative Stage Lighting Offers Free Lighting Webinar

NORTH CREEK, NY — Creative Stage Lighting Co., Inc. is offering a free online seminar on lighting design. It will take place on Feb. 19 at 3:30 p.m. EST. Called “Lighting Design 101: The Art of Illumination,” it is geared for a broad range of lighting professionals and aspiring professionals, providing a crash course on lighting a live music show, from conception to realization. It has been designed to provide a foundation for building a show from the ground up.

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Daktronics Celebrates 40 Years

BROOKINGS, SD — The LED displays used by GoVision and Upstage Video to transform Barack Obama from a visual speck to a newly-elected president for the crowds on Jan. 20, 2009 (to see story, click here ) were manufactured by a company that was incorporated on Dec. 9, 1968, when Richard Nixon was president-elect.

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G-Lec’s U.K. Office has Architectural Emphasis

{mosimage}LONDON — G-Lec is opening a sales office, G-Lec UK Ltd., in central London. The subsidiary will manage all sales for architectural and other installations, while supporting G-Lec’s U.K.-based rental partners. Lars Wolf, managing director of G-Lec Europe, noted that, up to now, rental projects have been the focus of G-Lec’s business in the U.K. With the new sales office, however, the company will be putting more emphasis on architectural products.

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New Dealer for Wybron in Spain

MADRID — Wybron has expanded its global distribution network by appointing Entertainment Equipment Supplies as its distributor in Spain. Based near San Sebastian with offices in Madrid, EES was founded in 2004 and mainly serves the rental, television and theatre markets, according to CEO Nacho Acha-Orbea.

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Dallas High School Using J.R. Clancy Rigging

DALLAS—The new building for the Booker T. Washington High School of Performing and Visual Arts features a theatre stocked with J. R. Clancy, Inc. automated rigging and control equipment and controlled by a software interface, with a screen shot shown here.

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Slovakia Welcomes the Euro with Robe Moving Lights

BRATISLAVA, Slovak Republic —Slovakia, the latest EU country to accept the Euro as its national currency, staged a live, televised celebration lit by LD Martin Kubánka using Robe moving lights. Branislav Mišík directed the event, staged at the Slovak National Theatre, and Kubánka worked with DoP Vladimír ÄŽurčanský and set designer Daniel Šichman on the event, which was produced for STV1 by Red House.

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PRG Distribution, Clay Paky Light the U.S. Figure Skating Championships

CLEVELAND, OH — The 2009 US Figure Skating Championships were held January 18-25 at the Quicken Loans Arena. Held annually since 1914, it awards 12 national champions in ladies, men’s, pairs and ice dancing on the senior, junior and novice levels. The event was broadcast live all weekend on NBC, with the Ladies Singles events appearing in prime time on Saturday and Sunday nights.

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