AARHUS, Denmark — Martin Professional and JB-lighting have entered into an agreement that allows Martin Professional to market JB-lighting’s JBLED A7 moving head fixture in a MAC 301 Wash version. The agreement gives Martin the right to market the LED moving head through its global distributor network while giving JB-lighting greater international exposure.
NORTH CREEK, NY — Creative Stage Lighting was named exclusive distributor for German lighting manufacturer JB-lighting in the United States and Mexico. CSL also became North American distributor of Compulite products, including the Vector series of lighting consoles. The company also named Michael Nevitt product manager.
EILENBURG, Germany — ChainMaster has extended its range of BGV-D8 plus rigging lifts with a new model that has a 250 kg load-bearing capacity and is capable of moving loads at a speed of 4 meters per minute.
MIDDLETON, WI — ETC introduced the new Element line of consoles at the USITT 2009 tradeshow in Cincinnati. Element is directed at smaller venues like schools and houses of worship that depend on single console operators or volunteer staffers.
BOCA RATON, FL —Upstage Video used Daktronics PST-12HD modular LED panels in a 12 feet high by 16 feet wide display for live video coverage at the Allianz Championship here, at the Ace Group Classic, a PGA Champions Tour Event in Naples, Fla. and also at the Honda Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
So the deadly winter drought of 2009 seems to be coming to an end. After months of everyone looking for a gig, I am finally starting to fill holes in the schedule.
When Celine Dion completed A New Day, her five-year stint at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, she left behind the 4,000+ capacity venue that was specially built for her, along with its 22,450 square foot stage, its 120 feet wide by 44 feet high proscenium, 1160 conventional luminaires, 140 automated lights, four 10K ANSI lumens projectors, and enough work to keep a good sized tech crew hopping. In her wake came Bette Midler, who was given the showroom with all the sound and lights for The Showgirl Must Go On. All she needed was a little scenery and some props and she had an instant show. Or so it seemed.
For the third year in a row, Don Mischer Productions and White Cherry Entertainment helped electrify the Super Bowl Halftime Show by co-executive producing a live performance by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. The NFL had wanted Springsteen to do the show for years and he finally relented after watching Tom Petty’s performance last year in Phoenix.
Lighting designer and theatrical consultant Richard Pilbrow has seen it all. Today he has 50 years in the business under his belt — not quite all the way back to the age of gas lights, perhaps — but a different world from today’s automated lights and LEDs.
Xavier Diaz is on the run. Not only does Intocable’s lighting and video director have to make sure his rigs are up and running, he’s also serving as the production manager for the Tejano/Norteño influenced band as the collection of musicians hopscotch’s between Mexico and the United States.
Lighting for television in today’s production environment can be a study in interoperability. Tight production schedules, shrinking budgets and high expectations require today’s lighting departments to integrate with the rest of the production on many different levels.
Todd Bentley is one of the most inspiring and controversial characters to lead a Christian revival. His unconventional style has stirred America and inspired thousands to change their lives. After hearing about the weekly pilgrimages to Todd Bentley’s home church in Florida, the leadership of Morning Star Ministries committed to bringing him to Fort Mill, S.C.