Why Stacked Footcandles Don’t Always Add Up
If you stack 100 footcandles on top of 100 footcandles and you get anything but 200 footcandles, where do the missing footcandles go? …There’s a… Read More »Why Stacked Footcandles Don’t Always Add Up
Why Stacked Footcandles Don’t Always Add Up
XSF XLITE Truss
Xtreme Structures and Fabrication’s XLITE line of truss products highlights affordability and lightness in weight. Available in triangle sections and square sections, standard lengths include 2.5 foot, 5 foot, 8 foot and 10 foot sections, with custom lengths available upon request. The line also includes an array of accessories including corner blocks, rig points, and base plates, for both triangle and square truss.
Publitec, Coolux Announce Partnership Agreement
HERDECKE, Germany — Publitec announced a deal with Coolux to become the biggest service and rental partner of Pandoras Box products in Europe.
ESTA and PERA Announce Merger Plans
NEW YORK, NY –– The Entertainment Services and Technology Association (ESTA) and the Production Equipment Rental Association (PERA) agreed to merge, subject to final ratification. Under the agreement, PERA will become the PERA Council within ESTA, retaining its focus on the production of film, television and commercials. The Council’s mission is to focus on development and implementation of programs and services for production rental businesses.
RCF Group Purchases Majority Stake in SGM
TAVULLIA, Italy — RCF Group, an audio company which includes RCF and db Technologies brand owner AEB, has purchased 51 percent of SGM Technology for Lighting S.p.A., based here.
In Memoriam: Tharon Musser, 84
Tharon Musser, a Tony award-winning lighting designer who worked on more than 150 Broadway shows, passed away at age 84. Her credits include one of the longest-running Broadway musicals, A Chorus Line, which was also the first to use a completely computerized lighting console.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.