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The 2022 Michael Merritt Awards and Design Exposition Coming May 23, 2022

Be Sure to Save the Date. The Annual Michael Merritt Awards and Design Exposition will be held on Monday, May 23rd, 2022, from 5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. CDT. This year’s event is being hosted by Steppenwolf Theatre, which has just unveiled their new Arts and Education Center. You be able to explore it and the event, which will be held across the Steppenwolf Campus.Read More »The 2022 Michael Merritt Awards and Design Exposition Coming May 23, 2022

Studio Due Slimbar Plus RGBW Used to Brighten Swedish Shopping Center

To make the Shopping Center, Norsborg, south of Stockholm in Sweden, livelier and brighter, Sylvania Lighting used the Studio Due SLIMBAR PLUS RGBW with 100° filter diffusers. Being really slim (just 40mm wide), it was the perfect choice to fit between the acrylic material and the façade. The separate 20 Pilot Max drivers were pre-addressed and made it very easy for the installers to program the lighting scenes. Everything worked as designed, without losing light output, even with -17˚C temperatures.Read More »Studio Due Slimbar Plus RGBW Used to Brighten Swedish Shopping Center

Creative Technology Takes the First Delivery of Ayrton in the Middle East

Creative Technology announces that it is the first company in the Middle East region to have made a huge investment in the latest Ayrton lighting fixtures. With the Middle East being a central hub for indoor and outdoor spectacular events the company wanted to ensure its clients can light up their celebrations with the latest lighting solutions.Read More »Creative Technology Takes the First Delivery of Ayrton in the Middle East

4Wall Entertainment Adds Industry Veteran Josh Weisberg as Senior VP of AV Strategy

4Wall Entertainment, a national provider of entertainment equipment rentals, sales, and services, is pleased to announce the appointment of Josh Weisberg as Senior VP of AV Strategy. Weisberg brings over four decades of industry experience to 4Wall and was the co-founder of WorldStage. Weisberg most recently served as President and Chief Operating Officer at WorldStage, before stepping down and taking an advisor role in 2017.Read More »4Wall Entertainment Adds Industry Veteran Josh Weisberg as Senior VP of AV Strategy

SJ Lighting Updates DAER Nightclub Lighting with Hybrid Fuze SFX LED Movers

When DAER Nightclub opened at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, FL in late 2019, the high-profile club wowed guests with an eye-catching aesthetic that included a striking lighting and video design by SJ Lighting. Earlier this year, the leading production design firm updated the club’s dancefloor lighting rig with Fuze SFX™ LED Spot FX luminaires from Elation Professional.Read More »SJ Lighting Updates DAER Nightclub Lighting with Hybrid Fuze SFX LED Movers

Astera Wins 2022 Bert Easey Technical Award

(L to R) Rob Garvie from NBC Universal; Astera’s head of development, technical service, and product management, Simon Canins; and BSC’s Laurie Rose.

Wireless LED lighting manufacturer Astera collected the prestigious 2022 Bert Easey Technical Award which was presented at a gala event organized by the British Society of Cinematographers (BSC) at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London, at the end of February.Read More »Astera Wins 2022 Bert Easey Technical Award

Transcolor Boosts Rental Stock with More Robe

Transcolor’s Szymon Kosicki

Leading Polish lighting and production rental company Transcolor has invested in new Robe moving lights and remained busy throughout the pandemic with its five full-size studios and rehearsal rooms which have been utilized for television and movie productions, promo and advertising shoots and other assorted events. Two of the studios are among the largest in Warsaw, and these have continued with regular TV productions and clients as well as hosting a range of new clients producing digital and streamed events.Read More »Transcolor Boosts Rental Stock with More Robe

Projection Designer Camilla Tassi Receives 2022 Burry Fredrik Design Fellowship from The Burry Fredrik Foundation

Camilla Tassi

The Burry Fredrik Foundation has announced David Geffen School of Drama Projection Designer Camilla Tassi as the recipient of the 2022 Burry Fredrik Design Fellowship and its $25,000 award. Tassi is currently pursuing an MFA in Projection Design with Wendall Harrington at the David Geffen School of Drama’s Design Department.Read More »Projection Designer Camilla Tassi Receives 2022 Burry Fredrik Design Fellowship from The Burry Fredrik Foundation

Vectorworks Releases Unity-based 3D Model Viewing Technology with Version 2022 Service Pack 3

Vectorworks, Inc. has released its third service pack for the Vectorworks 2022 product line focused on improvements to Vectorworks Cloud Services for all design customers. Other highlights include new storage integrations with Vectorworks Cloud, updates to Datasmith file exchange for a direct link to Twinmotion and support for .glTF within the MVR export from Vectorworks Spotlight.Read More »Vectorworks Releases Unity-based 3D Model Viewing Technology with Version 2022 Service Pack 3