PRG Appoints Matthew Carson as CEO Corporate and Events
PRG has announced that Matthew Carson, who has been with the company since 2009, has been named CEO of Corporate and Events group.
PRG has announced that Matthew Carson, who has been with the company since 2009, has been named CEO of Corporate and Events group.
MIAMI – This year marked the 30th edition of Univision’s annual Premio Lo Nuestro (PLN) awards show. PLN 2018 featured some of the greatest artists in Latin music and special tributes to icons like Emilio and Gloria Estefan, who have paved the way for the next generation of artists. LD Tom Kenny lit the event, held at the American Airlines Center on Feb. 22 with gear provided by 4Wall Entertainment. Kenny crafted looks to highlight the prominence and growth of the longest-running music awards show on Spanish language TV in the U.S.
PORT CHESTER, NY – Pink Talking Fish, a band that combines tributes to the Talking Heads and Phish along with songs from Pink Floyd such as “Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2),” featured a different kind of wall during its Feb. 10 show at the iconic 1,800-seat Capitol Theatre – a video wall, made up of Chauvet Professional PVP X3 LED tiles. Image Production Services provided the video panels for the show.
ETC announces a new array option for the Source 4WRD family. The Source 4WRD Daylight Gallery adds a 5300K, (90+ CRI / TM-30 91 Rf, 99 Rg) white light option to the existing 3000K options. This cooler variant is ideal for television studios, auto shows, industrial trade shows, and other live events. The Source 4WRD Daylight Gallery can be used with all existing Source Four incandescent fixtures, as well as Source 4WRD PAR and PARNel fixture bodies. Additionally, a third-party lab recently completed testing and found that the 30,000 hour L70 rating originally published for ETC’s Source 4WRD LED was conservative. With the completed and verified testing information in hand, it has been confirmed that Source 4WRD LED now holds a 60,000-plus hour L70 rating.
Area Four Industries Germany recently provided a temporary MILOS support structure for the well-known Palazzo Dinner Show that’s held in cities around Germany each year.
Ananta Stagecraft called on a total of 172 fixtures from the PR Lighting catalogue to provide dynamic illumination for the recent Gaana Bollywood Music Project. This two-day event was held in the Indian capital of Delhi, and according to Ananta Stagecraft’s Jay Joshi, the spectators were mesmerized by the spectacular lightshow.
Originally founded in 1975, Vermont Public Radio is a statewide news and information resource that has become a trusted voice for those throughout the region. Broadcasting through six radio stations and online, VPR recently underwent a studio renovation to produce both streaming web broadcasts and live performances.
Arista Corporation, recognized globally as a leading manufacturer of video wall LCD displays, AV extenders, matrix switchers, AV MultiViewers, and related products for the AV installation and industrial markets, is pleased to announce the RS-121 1RU Rackmount Computer with Integrated HDBaseT KVM Extender.
Whirlwind introduced its new PLR-SKB Series portable power distribution cases at NAMM to great response. The well-engineered PLR-SKB series takes a Whirlwind Power Link distro and packs it into an SKB i-series case, with casters, measuring 23”x18”x12”.
The exclusive Silks Club 5-star hotel has opened in the Kaohsiung City district of Taiwan, featuring two restaurants, including the world’s only Michelin-star Teppanyaki restaurant, as well as a bar/lounge.
The 17th annual Parnelli Awards gala, held on January 26 in Anaheim, California during NAMM 2018, brought together the legends and upcoming talents of the live event industry to honor the companies and people nominated for their outstanding work this year. CreateLED was honored for their Indispensable Technology Award for Best New Video Product
CHAUVET Professional has added a powerful new punch to its popular Rogue series of moving fixtures. The company has introduced two bright and bold moving spots: the 300W LED Rogue R2X Spot and 170W LED Rogue R1X Spot. Their intense output and rich collection of features notwithstanding, the two newcomers are surprisingly compact and affordable.