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iSquint LDI 2010 T-Shirt Phrase Contest
It has been a request by you guys for the longest time, an iSquint t-shirt. LDI 2010 will be the r Read more
Rumor Mill: ETC to Release TWO New Consoles in 2011
Rumors hints of a new console from ETC, (Electronic Theatre Controls) have been dropped a couple of times starting late 2009 at LDI when I intereviewed Anne Valentino about the future of controls. Not much was said other then expect something sometime. Pretty vague if you ask me.
Fast forward five months to March 2010 at USITT in [...]
Sneak Peak at Philips/Selecon PL-3 LED Fresnel
When you reach the Broadway level of being a lighting designer, you can pretty much get what ever you want. I am not talking about fame and fourtune but new fixtures and technologies. Such as the case for Don Holder at the Broadway Lighting Master Classes this year. Mr. Holder put on a [...]
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Zero 88 Set to Release New Console, ORB XF at ABTT
At the Association of British Theatre Technicians Show, (ABTT), happening this week in London England, Cooper Controls and Zero 88 are gearing up to announce the next console in the ORB series of consoles. The new desk, the ORB XF is designed for professional users requiring hands on live control. Taking the key operating philosophies of [...]
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4Wall Rumors True – Purchased Cinelease Event Lighting in LA
Late last week I heard that 4Wall might be opening up yet another location here in the states. Looks like those rumors are confirmed by 4Wall today. More from 4Wall’s press release.
In a move that adds inventory as well as a new location, 4Wall Entertainment has purchased the assets of Cinelease’s Event Lighting Division. The [...]
Rumor Mill: 4Wall Adding Another Wall
I have heard through the digital grapevine an interesting piece of news about 4Wall Entertainment Lighting. If you don’t know about 4Wall, here is a little background info.
4Wall Entertainment is a full-service lighting company that specializes solely in providing entertainment lighting systems. We are proud to say that we don’t try to focus our [...]
Rumor Mill: Something up Barco’s Sleeves for ProLight + Sound
Like I said earlier, ProLight + Sound is just around the bend and all the exhibitors are leaking like a sieve. Over the weekend I heard from a very reliable source deep with in the Barco family that Barco too has a number of new products to announce and show off at ProLight + Sound [...]
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Martin Has Even More Coming at ProLight + Sound
This week has been all about Martin’s rumored new control surface which is being officially announced next week at ProLight + Sound. It all started with a little video and then some more details about the desk. Well, it looks like that is not all that Martin is announncing next week. They have a couple [...]
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Rumor Confirmed: ADB Lighting to Preview New Desk at ProLight + Sound
ADB Lighting out of Belgium is preparing to preview a “new generation control desk” as ProLight + Sound next week in Frankfurt Germany. ADB will be showing of a prototype of their multi-modal lighting and video flagship desk codenamed HATHOR.
So what makes this new desk so revolutionary? Here is what little ADB is saying about [...]
More on Martin’s Mystery Video and Control Surface
Yesterday I posted a very interesting video from Martin about what they plan on launching at ProLight + Sound at the end of the month. Well, Martin was kind enough to send over a few details and photo of the desk. Here are some of the details that Martin was able to provide about the [...]
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Rumor Mill: Sneak Peak From Martin @ ProLight + Sound
I received a VERY interesting email yesterday for one of my contacts deep under cover at the Denmark plant of Martin Professional. They sent me a link to a server that has disappeared as of this morning. Thank goodness I was I able to snag a copy of the file off the server before that [...]
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Rumor Mill: Selecon Prepin’ to Release New Fixture at ProLight + Sound
It looks like the small fortune I invested in a spy mic has finally paid off… well, finally given me something! Back in early February, I sent a fruit basket to the Kiwi’s at Strand Selecon to celebrate Waitangi Day. Little did they know a mic was hidden inside! I guess they never found it [...]
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USITT Planning Updates to iPhone App
Not to long ago, USITT and Useful Development announced the release of the USITT iPhone App. Useful Development is the iPhone App developer that worked closely with USITT to design and layout the USITT App that provides the conference and session schedule right on our favorite hand held device.
It looks like USITT and Useful Development [...]
