Projection Connection News

LONDON – XL Video supplied projection, LED screens and a camera / PPU package to the Paolo Nutini U.K. arena tour, which completed a busy year of touring and live performances from the artist following the release of his album Caustic Love.

BRADFORD, Yorkshire, U.K. – Germany-based Nachtstark toured the U.K. and used Calibre’s LEDView400 scaler-switcher not just for its LED video backdrop but to also handle text, social media feeds, sponsor advertising, logos and agency information. The band’s bass guitarist, Alexander Funk, also has IT experience and served as the band’s programmer.

LONDON – Creative Technology (CT) supported the AV needs of Xerocon, a major conference for U.K.-based accountants. In addition to providing the equipment and crew for the main conference, CT also supplied the three breakout rooms and the Gala Dinner.

LONDON – For the most recent run of Thames TV/SycoTV’s popular talent search, The X Factor, XL Video supplied custom video set-ups for several of the guest artist appearances.

BONN, Germany — The Rocky Horror Show, the 1973 U.K. musical that spawned the 1975 cult film classic Rocky Horror Picture Show, returned to the live stage for a six-month tour of Germany. LD David Howe specified a rig centering on Martin fixtures.

NEW YORK – Intel garnered bragging rights when Time magazine named its booth one of The 20 Most Eye Catching at CES 2015, dubbing it “insanely futuristic.” WorldStage provided AV support for booth designers and fabricators, The Taylor Group, which showcased Intel’s exploration of intelligence in all its forms: wearables, robots, drones, 3D printing and more.

CAMBRIDGE, U. K. – Large format projection artist Ross Ashton was commissioned to create a new projection artwork for the 2015 e-Luminate Festival in Cambridge, UK, which lit the front fascias of two of the city’s magnificent historical buildings – Old School and Senate House – which are part of the University of Cambridge.

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands – Expert systems designer, Rapenburg Plaza saw an intensive year of meticulous planning, design and integration come to fruition on Dec. 13 when the National Military Museum, Europe’s biggest military museum opened to the public.

LONDON – Bryan Adams, who is touring in support of  the 30th anniversary of his November 1984 album, Reckless, which was re-released in November 2014, is performing with a production design by Willie Williams that includes a big visual assist from XL Video. Along with a string of U.K. dates in late 2014 and shows in South Africa earlier this year, the tour continues with legs in the U.S., Canada and Europe in 2015.

RICHMOND, VA – Christie helped the Science Museum of Virginia create a state-of-the-art planetarium that is taking patrons across the planet and deep into the universe. Audiences are seeing it all in high resolution at 120 Hz thanks to Christie D4K2560 high frame rate projectors, which were installed by Evans & Sutherland (E&S), a pioneer in computer graphics and digital dome theater systems. 

LAS VEGAS – Tech Launchpad, which established an on-site studio at the CES show in Las Vegas this year, produced more than 140 segments featuring brand new brands in consumer technology. To produce the segments, Tech Launchpad used the Roland VR-50HD – an all-in-one audio and video live production switcher with USB 3.0 output for web streaming or recording.