News Flashes
Christie Digital Welcomes New Chief Technology Officer
Christie has announced that Paul Salvini has joined the company in the role of Chief Technology Officer (CTO), reporting to Gerry Remers, President & COO, Christie Digital Systems Canada Inc., effective immediately.
Based in the company’s Kitchener office, Dr. Salvini will guide the systems and software direction of Christie, both for current offerings and for new growth platforms, including exploration of new concepts and technologies designed to benefit Christie’s extensive, global customer base.
“Paul’s industry-focused, 20-year career experience to date, combined with his impressive academic credentials and extensive community involvement, have uniquely prepared him to contribute to the next phase of Christie’s growth,” says Remers. “In particular, his experience with bringing to market total solutions comprised of application software, systems and services will serve us in good stead as we expand our business.”
Dr. Salvini moves into the position previously held by Bob Rushby, Christie’s long-time CTO and VP of research and development and co-inventor of Christie MicroTiles, who retired in February 2011.
For more information, contact Christie Digital: 519-744-8005, www.christiedigital.com.
I.A.T.S.E. Local 680 Wins Labour Board Decision
On August 6, 2010, IATSE Local 680 filed an application for certification of Power Promotional Events, Inc. with the Nova Scotia Labour Relations Board. Power Promotional Events had been the major local promoter of outdoor concerts in the Halifax region, and over the past three years had promoted concerts as diverse as KISS, Keith Urban and the Black Eyed Peas.
Local 680 had supplied crew to all of Power’s events. The local filed the certification for the Country Rocks concert, headlined by Alan Jackson and Johnny Reid. The employer raised a number of legal challenges to the certification, resulting in hearings being held before the Nova Scotia Labour Relations. In its decision, dated May 12, 2011, the Labour Board found in favour of Local 680 on all issues in dispute.
For more information, visit www.iatse-intl.org.
Project Update
Martin Digital Cyclorama Slams At WrestleMania 27
The 27th annual WrestleMania took place on April 3 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta and featured an immense Martin Professional package of LED video and dynamic lighting gear supplied by Upstaging.
Playing a major role in this year’s set design were Martin Professional LC and EC Series LED video panels, used as digital cycloramas on stage, lining the front of the stage, and along a catwalk leading to the ring in the middle of the Georgia Dome. The sheer number of Martin LED panels involved made it the largest single Martin LED panel event ever.
Graphical processing of the LED screen imagery took place via P3-100 System Controllers. The lighting rig for the event featured nearly 500 Martin MAC moving heads to light the building, the ring, and audience.
Upcoming Events
CITT Rendez-Vous 2011 – Victoria, BC, August 11-13, 2011, 613-482-1165, FAX 613-482-1212, info@citt.org, www.citt.org
PLASA 2011 – London, UK, September 11-14, 2011, +44-020-7370-8665, info@plasashow.com, www.plasashow.com
2011 IES Street & Area Lighting Conference – New Orleans, LA, September 18-21, 2011, 212-248-5000, FAX 212-248-5017, ies@ies.org, www.ies.org
Pro A/V Golf Tournament – Caledon, ON, September 21, 2011, 905-641-3471, info@nor.com, www.proavgolf.com
IIDEX/NECON Canada Expo & Conference – Toronto, ON, Expo: September 22-23, 2011, Conference: September 22-24, 2011, 416-944-3350, FAX 416-921-2707, info@iidexneocon.com, www.iidexneocon.com
OLEDs 2011 – San Francisco, CA, September 26-28, 2011, 207-781-9800, FAX 207-781-2150, publications@pira-international.com, www.intertechpira.com
Prolight + Sound Shanghai 2011 – Shanghai, China, October 11-14, 2011, 852-2238-9931, FAX 852-2598-8771, plss@hongkong.messefrankfurt.com, www.prolight-sound.com
Visit www.nor.com/events for more events involving Music, Musical Instruments, Professional Audio, Lighting, & Production.
Product Spotlight
PR Lighting XS 1200 Spot
PR Lighting has released its new XS 1200 Spot, a versatile, bright moving head with rapid beam movement.
The unit employs a 1,200-watt short arc discharge lamp and features a smooth CYM colour mixing system with macro function, six dichroic colour filters (plus white), and linear CTO, as well as five indexable rotating gobos and seven fixed gobos plus white (all easily interchangeable). There is a motorized 12-22-degree linear zoom, extended to fixed 26 degrees (16-bit adjustment).
Other features include: DMX controlled, linearly adjustable focus (eight- or 16-bit); 0-100 per cent linearly adjustable dimmer and 5-100 per cent adjustable iris; one linear lens, two frosts, and one prism (bi-directionally, rotatable, indexable); effect wheel with one CTC, one CTO, one bi-color filter, and one ultra-violet; double strobe/shutter blades; auto pan (540 degrees) and tilt (270 degrees) position correction, speed adjustable, with lock mechanism; and more.
For more information, contact PR Lighting: info@pr-lighting.net, www.pr-lighting.com.
Barco CLM-HD6 6,000-Lumen Projector
Barco has introduced the new CLM-HD6 projector. The CLM-HD6 was designed on a new platform and offers 6,000 lumens light output, full HD resolution, and advanced input options. It is primarily designed for meeting rooms, medium-sized auditoriums, lobbies, and museums.
Barco’s CLM-HD6 is a single-chip DLP projector with advanced colour saturation and a full HD resolution. The projector’s resolution and 6,000 lumens light output are ideal for single-screen applications. Cost of ownership is lowered by power-saving options, a redundant lamp system, and durability.
For more information, contact SC Media Technologies: 514-780-0808, information@soundcraft-canada.com, www.soundcraft-canada.com.