BERLIN — Skalar is a 45-by-20-by-10-meter light and sound installation created by light artist Christopher Bauder and musician / composer Kangding Ray as part of the CTM Festival 2018. The artwork opened Jan. 27 and runs through Feb. 25 within Berlin’s Kraftwerk venue, a former power station and communal heating plant in Berlin’s Mitte district.
Read More »The MSC Meraviglia is a new-generation mega-ship built by STX France at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard, the 5,700-passenger capacity cruiser is outfitted with the latest in cutting-edge technology, including a large energy-efficient Elation Professional LED lighting package used in the ship’s entertainment and relaxation areas.
Read More »London-based technology industry expert Paul Wong has been appointed Managing Director of Avolites.
Read More »The winners of the 2018 ‘Opus – German Stage Award’ have now been chosen. The winning projects are ‘THE ONE Grand Show’ in the Friedrichstadt-Palast in Berlin and ‘The Blossom Tour’ by the German pop group Milky Chance.
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PR Lighting has announced the release of the new XLED 6019 wash luminaire, which will make its debut on the world stage in April at Frankfurt Prolight+Sound.
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Showtech Australia is one of a growing number of companies investing in and using Kinesys automation products regularly in both their day-to-day and custom work.
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A Zero 88 FLX S24 console was utilized to launch a high altitude balloon into near space –reaching the stratosphere at around 30 kilometers – complete with an FLX S Range T-shirt as part of the payload – arguably the first entertainment technology industry astro T-shirt to make the journey to space and back!
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The 2018 Bounce Trumpet Awards were held Saturday, January 20, 2018 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre with a lighting package supplied by Bandit Lites. The annual event honors African-American contributions and achievements and will air on television exclusively on Bounce, Sunday, February 11 at 9:00 p.m. ET.
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LIGHTFAIR® International (LFI®), the world’s largest annual architectural and commercial lighting trade show and conference, returns to Philadelphia’s Pennsylvania Convention Center in 2019 for its 30th-annual staging May 19-23, according to Jeffrey L. Portman, Sr., chairman, chief executive officer and president of LFI managing partner AmericasMart® Atlanta.
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ANAHEIM, CA — The 17th annual Parnelli Awards gala, held Friday, Jan. 26 at the Anaheim Hilton during NAMM 2018, honored Bobby “Boomer” Thrasher, Jonathan Smeeton and John Stadius with the Lifetime Achievement Award, Visionary Award and Audio Innovator Award, respectively. One of Boomer’s clients, Billy Joel, sent in a video tribute to his longtime production manager. “There’s nothing he can’t do,” Joel said, noting how Thrasher had assisted with everything from fixing Joel’s bikes, boats and cars to handling the surgery for his hip replacements and delivering his baby daughter.
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Entering the BangON NYC party at Brooklyn’s East Williamsburg Warehouse on December 31 instantly conjured up feelings of journeying deep into our solar system. Hanging from the ceiling, as if floating through the vastness of space, were very large, colorful planetary orbs.
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From now until 31 March, MILOS will focus on the custom solutions offered to all MILOS clients that satisfy a wide range of needs and projects, from small exhibition displays and concert roofs to the largest and most demanding live event structures.
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