KERKRADE, Netherlands – A group of lighting designers, installers, dealers and other professionals from Belgium, France, Germany, The Netherlands and Poland journeyed to Elation Professional’s European headquarters recently for the annual Elation Pro Active Day. The day-long event involved hands-on demonstrations and other activities – as well as some fun events – for the pros who attended.
LOS ANGELES – Elation Professional has designed from the ground up a new LED par for the professional stage and production market. This professional grade, compact flat-style LED par series features two models: the Level Q7 and Level Q7 IP. Housed in a low-profile case and weighing under 9 lbs., the Level Q7 and Level Q7 IP offer RGBW color mixing, a narrow 7° beam angle/13° field angle, an efficient optical system, a 100,000-hour Quad-Color RGBW 15-watt LED engine by Osram, and an array of professional features.
GAINESVILLE, GA — The Da Vinci Academy and the Academies of Discovery, two schools noted for a progressive approach to education, share the same building in this Atlanta suburb. dB Audio & Video provided an upgrade for the AV system. The system includes a video wall composed of Samsung’s ultra-thin bezel UD55A HDTV system in a black box-type theatre; an all-LED Elation EAR495 theatrical lighting system; and, for the classroom, a 65-inch Samsung ME65B with touch screen overlay and two “input stations,” one for the student and one at the teacher’s desk.
LOS ANGELES — Chuck Davies, founder and CEO of the ADJ Group, announced that Toby Velazquez has been named president of ADJ, Elation and Acclaim Lighting. Velazquez, who joined the company shortly after it was started in 1985, has served the ADJ Group in a wide variety of capacities and has made critical contributions to its growth from a small business serving the mobile DJ market to an international leader in the lighting industry.
LOS ANGELES – Elation Professional has entered into an agreement with Capture Visualisation AB, based in Sweden, to distribute Capture lighting design and documentation software. Available in versions for Windows and Mac OS X, Capture software is designed so that users have the ability to work in real-time with all elements of their design.
NEW ORLEANS – The Pontchartrain Beach float takes bigness to new heights – or lengths. At 330 feet long, this tribute to the Big Easy’s legendary-but-long-gone Pontchartrain Beach amusement park is one of the largest floats ever seen in a Mardi Gras parade. Ray Ziegler of RZI Lighting was brought on board to create the lighting using Elation, Acclaim and ADJ LED products.
NEW YORK – MTV’s New Year’s Eve celebration overlooking Times Square featured a set design by NYC-based AWB Design and Elation Professional’s EPV762 MH moving head LED video panels, supplied by LMG Nashville. Production designer Anthony Bishop of AWB collaborated with LMG’s Ken Gay to create the environment that worked for the live audience as well as for the cameras.
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The lobby of the old Michigan National Bank was one of the downtown Grand Rapids’ historic treasures. But the stunning space had sat empty for more than a decade after the bank branch closed. Then, in 2012, the bank lobby received new life when it was converted into a ballroom for the CityFlats Hotel. This rejuvenation was accomplished with help from LiveSpace, which designed and installed the room’s lighting and sound systems, and Elation Professional lighting products.
EL PASO – For the past seven years, a “must see” destination for El Paso-area holiday lighting buffs is the home of business executive Fred Loya. Stretching nearly a city block in length, Loya’s residence becomes something akin to a major tourist attraction. Elation staff member Esteban De Torre, also credited with the much-noted lighting design for Elation’s booth at LDI this year, created the holiday light display, pixel mapping the entire Loya home and programming the timecode sequences with Elation’s Compu Live DMX lighting software.