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From Live Design | A Penton Media Publication
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June 29, 2009 |
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From Live Design Editors
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Coming
This Week: Designing U2 360˚
Stay tuned later this week for our microsite dedicated
to U2 360˚ tour, complete with blogs, interviews, video, photos, and
more. In the meantime, below is a sneak preview of an interview with
show director/designer Willie Williams, discussing the origins of the
idea for the stage.
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U2
Rehearsals, Part Two: The Temple of Attention
By David Johnson
I’ll be the first to admit I’m a little slow on
the uptake, but I think I’ve finally figured out why the folks
involved in the U2 360° tour have been so hesitant to have the shots
taken of the set. It’s because it’s not finished.
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Breaking News
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EDI
Appoints Cooper Controls Exclusive Distributor
By Marian Sandberg
Amid rumors today that Cooper Controls acquired a
majority share of Electronics Diversified, Inc. (EDI), Live Design has
learned it’s only a rumor, but there is an agreement for distribution
effective immediately.
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News
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A
Night At The Circus With Britney Spears
By Marian Sandberg
I got the grand tour when the show stopped at Mohegan
Sun in Connecticut. You can’t quite stand up straight under that
stage, but it’s quite the behind-the-scenes (or should I say
under-the-scenes) vantage point.
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From The Latest Issue
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Me
and Umphrey’s McGee
By Marian Sandberg
American rock and jam band Umphrey’s McGee churns
out a progressive brand of improvised rock that has made them one of the
premier live acts on tour these days.
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Association News
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Projects
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Solaris
T-Light and Hippotizer Enhance Eurovision Song Contest
For the 54th Eurovision Song Contest, Procon Event
Engineering supplied lighting, sound, video, and rigging gear, including
seven Solaris T-Light 85kW Lightning Machines and six Green Hippo
Hippotizer HD media servers controlling six PufferSpheres with full
backup.
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Robe
Embraces Local History at Janikova Stodola Theatre
Robe’s Czech and Slovakian distributor KVS specified
and supplied Robe gear to the Janikova Stodola Theatre, an integral part
of the Wooden Townlett, a historical experience and the oldest area of
the Wallachian Open Air Museum.
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GDS
LiteWare Makes UK TV Debut
Global Design Solutions' LiteWare range recently made
its Television debut on the BBC’s Friday Night with Jonathan
Ross show, which featured Lionel Richie and Sparks.
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HSL’s
Got Talent!
HSL supplied substantial quantities of ColorWeb and
ChromaStrip LED products to the latest ratings-busting series of
Britain’s Got Talent.
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People
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Gear
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Gerriets
New Vario Allround Dance Floor
Gerriets International expands its selection of dance
and event floors with the Vario Alllround, developed in close
cooperation with the Gregor Seyffert Dance Company from Germany.
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QSC
Introduces Q-Sys
QSC’s new Q-Sys technology takes an evolutionary
step forward within the realm of DSP and integration, providing digital
audio signal routing and processing combined with complete system
monitoring and control.
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Vaddio
New Products Lauchned at InfoComm 2009
Vaddio showed new PTZ cameras (the ClearVIEW HD-18 and
Canon BU-series cameras), as well as new switchers (ControlVIEW XHD and
ProductionVIEW HD-SDI) and the new Canon BU-series of PTZ cameras, the
ProductionVIEW Precision Camera Controller.
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From The Briefing Room
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