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(7/2/2012)

-Rose Brand Constructs Enormous Cylindrical Projection Screen for Pan Am Games Opening Ceremony

Rose Brand Constructs Enormous Cylindrical Projection Screen for Pan Am Games Opening Ceremony

Rose Brand played an important role in the construction of a three dimensional "halo" moving projection screen, created for the Opening of the Pan American Games. The halo's steel frame boasted a circumference of 350' and hung in ...More

(6/29/2012)

-PLASA 2012 Turns Up the Volume with New Pro Development Program

PLASA 2012 Turns Up the Volume with New Pro Development Program

Created to encourage the exchange of important ideas, the new pro development program puts unrivaled focus on content provision, significantly developing the show's educational offering.
The four-day program consists of 80 free-to-attend ...
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(6/29/2012)

-RH Signature Series Wins Best of Show at InfoComm 2012

RH Signature Series Wins Best of Show at InfoComm 2012

At InfoComm 2012, Renkus-Heinz introduced their newest product, the Ralph Heinz Signature Series loudspeakers. This versatile new line of loudspeakers received an overwhelming response from attendees and media alike, and was ...More

(6/29/2012)

-Robe Lights Miss Universe Slovakia

Robe Lights Miss Universe Slovakia

The 2012 Miss Universe Slovak Republic was staged at the National Tennis Centre in Bratislava, and saw an aesthetic departure from previous years with a streamlined, high-tech look onstage with multiple LED walls. ...More

(6/29/2012)

-Chroma-Q Color Force for Phantom of the Opera Tour

Chroma-Q Color Force for Phantom of the Opera Tour

Chroma-Q Color Force 72 RGBA LED battens were specified by lighting designer Paule Constable for the new Cameron Mackintosh UK and Ireland touring production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of The Opera. ...More

(6/29/2012)

-Vari-Lite VL3500 Wash Invites Visitors to The Hall of Fame Awards in Austin

Vari-Lite VL3500 Wash Invites Visitors to The Hall of Fame Awards in Austin

Founded in 2001 by the Austin Film Society (AFS), The Texas Film Hall of Fame honors the very best in Texas film-making and entertainment. The Hall of Fame Awards benefits their non-profit educational and artistic programs and after ...More

(6/29/2012)

-Electrosonic Enhances the New York Historical Society Museum Renovation with Innovative AV Technology

Electrosonic Enhances the New York Historical Society Museum Renovation with Innovative AV Technology

Electrosonic provided a 21st-century update to the venerable New-York Historical Society Museum and Library, which underwent a three-year, $70-million renovation. Electrosonic designed and supplied all the audio, video, and control ...More

(6/29/2012)

-SXS Flies Martin Audio W8LM For Cutty Sark's Royal Unveiling in the UK

SXS Flies Martin Audio W8LM For Cutty Sark's Royal Unveiling in the UK

Bristol-based event production company SXS was recently commissioned by the Royal Borough of Greenwich to provide sound and full technical production for the royal unveiling of the Cutty Sark in Greenwich. This followed a £50m ...More

(6/29/2012)

-Martin Gets in Tune for PLASA Focus: Nashville

Martin Gets in Tune for PLASA Focus: Nashville

Join Martin Professional July 11-12 at the Municipal Auditorium in "Music City" -- Nashville, Tennessee -- for PLASA Focus where a new breed of moving head and much more will be on display at Martin stand 103. ...More

(6/29/2012)

-W-DMX Lends a Subtle Touch to the Opera Garnier

W-DMX Lends a Subtle Touch to the Opera Garnier

Wireless Solution Sweden AB was recently a quiet and unobtrusive contributor to an exclusive private event at the Opera Garnier in Paris, a historical monument built in the 19th century. Audioscène supplied the lighting and ...More

(6/28/2012)

-Celebrate the Grand Opening of Elation Professional's New Showroom During a Special Open House and Road Show

Celebrate the Grand Opening of Elation Professional's New Showroom During a Special Open House and Road Show

Excitement is building around Elation Professional's headquarters for the grand opening of the company's new showroom on July 18, 2012, during a special open house and road show. Displays will feature over 200 of Elation's latest ...More

(6/28/2012)

-Warehouse Sound Invests in RCF D-Line

Warehouse Sound Invests in RCF D-Line

One of Scotland's leading sales and rental companies has made a major commitment to RCF's next generation process controlled D-Line series.
With bases in Edinburgh and Glasgow, the long-standing Warehouse Sound Services ...
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(6/28/2012)

-Middle Atlantic Names Sigmet Corporation Commercial AV Rep Of The Year

Middle Atlantic Names Sigmet Corporation Commercial AV Rep Of The Year

The Commercial AV Rep of the Year Award was won by Sigmet Corporation at the Middle Atlantic sales meeting held prior to InfoComm 2012.
Sigmet Corporation represents Middle Atlantic Products for the Commercial AV market in ...
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(6/28/2012)

-Steve Lillywhite, CBE, Named 133rd AES Convention Keynote

Steve Lillywhite, CBE, Named 133rd AES Convention Keynote

Early this year, the Queen of England awarded, multi-Platinum record producer Steve Lillywhite with a Commander of The British Empire (CBE) for his contributions to music. While some might consider this honor the culmination of a ...More

(6/28/2012)

-7thSense Design Drives Projection Inside North Carolina's Daily Planet

7thSense Design Drives Projection Inside North Carolina's Daily Planet

7thSense has supplied core technology to the Daily Planet -- an immersive dome experience opened this week by the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh, North Carolina.
An 80,000-sq. ft. extension to the Museum the ...
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(6/28/2012)

-Philips Selecon's New PLCYC1 LED Premieres at the Royal Opera House's Linbury Studio

Philips Selecon's New PLCYC1 LED Premieres at the Royal Opera House's Linbury Studio

UK lighting designer Lucy Carter has used Philips Selecon's new PLCYC1 LED luminaires to create an evocative environmental design for the Royal Opera House's production of Max Richter's new chamber opera, Sum. ...More

(6/28/2012)

-WorldStage Supports Nicki Minaj Times Square Event Launching the Nokia Lumia 900 in North America

WorldStage Supports Nicki Minaj Times Square Event Launching the Nokia Lumia 900 in North America

Times Square came to a standstill, and it wasn't even New Year's Eve. Ten of thousands of fans turned out to watch superstar singer-rapper Nicki Minaj perform live and celebrate the launch of the Windows-based Nokia Lumia 900 smartphone in ...More

(6/28/2012)

-Robe Shines on Alison Krauss Tour

Robe Shines on Alison Krauss Tour

Robe moving lights were chosen by lighting designer Alex Blagg for the recent Alison Krauss & Union Station (AKUS) US tour, which saw the multiple Grammy award-winning bluegrass and country singer/songwriter play 3,000- to 7 ...More

(6/28/2012)

-Firehouse Productions Deploys JBL VTX Line Arrays and Crown Amplifiers for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony

Firehouse Productions Deploys JBL VTX Line Arrays and Crown Amplifiers for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony

In a historic event featuring many of the top names in rock and roll, Firehouse Productions supplied a live sound reinforcement system featuring Harman's JBL VTX line arrays with Crown I-Tech HD amplification for the 27th annual ...More

(6/28/2012)

-WYSIWYG at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert

WYSIWYG at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert

The WYSIWYG previsualization suite from Cast Software of Toronto, Canada was part of the royal fanfare at the recent Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert, held at Buckingham Palace, celebrating the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's ...More

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