Robe Lights Up The Producers in Slovakia
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Slovakian LD Martin Kubánka specified Robe moving lights for the musical The Producers, which is being staged at the Istropolis Congress Hall in Bratislava.
Robe Lights Up The Producers in Slovakia
Clay Paky Donates Gear to Rose Bruford College
KENT, U.K.—Italian lighting manufacturer Clay Paky has donated intelligent lighting fixtures to Rose Bruford College in Kent to support their Honors Lighting Design program for undergrad students. The fixtures—four 1200 Stage Zoom and six Golden Scan units—will be added to the program’s teaching and production stock of generic and automated luminaires.
First Presbyterian Church Selects Broadcast Pix Slate 1000HD for Live Broadcasts
CHARLOTTE, NC — First Presbyterian Church (FPC) is using Broadcast Pix’s Slate 1000HD for live television broadcasts. The system powers the church’s live broadcast of weekly services on Channel 9 WSOC-TV at 11 a.m. on Sunday mornings. FPC services have been broadcast for more than 40 years and have a weekly audience of more than 22,000 people. FPC purchased the unit and integrated it through Clark Powell, a Charlotte-based system integrator and Broadcast Pix dealer.
Projecting a Tribute to Robert Burns in Scotland
GLASGOW, U.K. — Glasgow City Chambers became a 75-meter-by-25-meter projection surface for Burns Illuminated, a tribute to the 250th anniversary of the birth of Scottish poet Robert Burns.
Electrosonic Separates Product Division from Systems Integration Group
BURBANK, CA — Electrosonic separated its products division from Electrosonic Solutions, its systems integration division. The products division has its own engineers, managers, sales force and technical support staff, and operates from three offices: Dartford, U.K., Minneapolis, Minn. and Burbank, Calif.
U.K.’s Celebrity Big Brother Lit by GLP Impressions
LONDON — LD Darryl Noad needed a flourish for the last episode in the sixth series of the British TV series, Celebrity Big Brother, and used a rig equipped with 22 GLP Impressions to provide a rapid color-change pan within the festival-style Orbit stage.
Live Nation, Ticketmaster Merger Facing Scrutiny
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust division held hearings last week on the merger agreement between Live Nation, the nation’s biggest concert promoter, and Ticketmaster Entertainment, the biggest live-event ticketing service.
A Plug for the RDM Plugfest
For at least eight days out of the year, ESTA holds to of its four annual meetings in Dallas, and when it does, much of… Read More »A Plug for the RDM Plugfest
PRG Appointed North American Distributor for Gekko
NEW WINDSOR, NY — Production Resource Group, LLC, (PRG) announced that it has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Gekko Technology, a company that designs, develops and manufactures LED luminaires for the image capture and entertainment sectors.
PR Lighting Helps Irish Club Amp Up Visuals
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Since it opened in 1996, Lush has been a popular Irish dance destination. The 2,000-capacity club, part of the Kelly’s entertainment complex, which includes a hotel, restaurants, bars and holiday chalets, raised its roof and invested $2.15 million in new technology, including a variety of gear from PR Lighting.
Irradiant Moves Midwest Location to Larger Facility
WAUKEGAN, IL — Irradiant Inc., the U.S. corporate division of Neo-Neon, announced that they have completed the process of moving their main Midwest office to a new location at 3804 Hawthorn Court, Waukegan Ill.
Chauvet Lights Louis Bar-Lounge in South Beach
MIAMI BEACH, FL — The Opium Group, known for its South Beach clubs, turned a 6,500-square foot empty space into a sought-after Louis XV-inspired, over-the-top lounge and relied on Chauvet LED lighting to illuminate the new venue.