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Jen Rock and Travis C. Richardson joined ProLightingSpace
8 hours ago
cody stoltz replied to Dayne E. deHaven's discussion 'cheapest high res L.e.d. Curtain for a Christmas tour?'
speaking of christmas lights the company I work for RZI lighting we own 4 13/20 pannels of the chauvet sparklight. What it is is its kind of like a fiber optic curtain but with tri-color led's I dont know If that would be something to interest you I…
17 hours ago
Dayne E. deHaven replied to Dayne E. deHaven's discussion 'cheapest high res L.e.d. Curtain for a Christmas tour?'
To be honest I am looking for more of a middle ground... tree lights behind fabric looks a little cheesy and would be a pain to setup everyday... What could you do with gause?
18 hours ago
Jorge E. Munoz updated their profile
18 hours ago
cody stoltz commented on cody stoltz's blog post 'Console strengths and weaknesses along with compatibility'
I got trained on the ma 2 last week courtesy of act since we bought 2 full sizes and a light. They actuall flew out to do the training. There are a good bit of things that I like inside the software that I havent seen with other consoles yet, but no…
yesterday
Charles R. Kaiser and Tim Mortimer are now friends
yesterday
Axel Sundbotten replied to Dean Taylor's discussion 'Looking for 2 new theatre console's' in the group Lighting Programmers
Many good arguments for ETC here, but it seems like you really want MA2. Maybe you could do some maths for the financial guys. This is an inverstment for a 10-15 years horison. MA2 is quite new, release 2.0 posted 3 days ago, so it will probably be…
yesterday
Jesse Sutten replied to Dean Taylor's discussion 'Looking for 2 new theatre console's' in the group Lighting Programmers
I have programmed many shows on the EOS/ION line and absolutly love them for theatre. If you get many rock shows in they are a bit more tricky to punt a show on. they have some great new tracking features too, and the effect engine in them is pretty…
yesterday

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Dayne E. deHaven

cheapest high res L.e.d. Curtain for a Christmas tour? 3 Replies

Hi Everyone,I am designing a 6 week Christmas tour on a very small budget...  I am trying to design this tour based on a "Elegant ambiance" approach...One of ideas I had was to use an L.e.d. curtain…

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Started by Dayne E. deHaven in Sample Title. Last reply by cody stoltz 17 hours ago.

Richard Cadena

What Makes You Purple? 16 Replies

Do you remember the first time you pressed the Go button on the console and heard and saw the audience reaction? Did it make the hair on the back of your neck stand up? The longer you've been in the…

Started by Richard Cadena in Sample Title. Last reply by Charles R. Kaiser 1 day ago.

Axel Sundbotten

MA2 release 2.0 is here!

Ma lighting is on their way to full controll of your lighting. With the new layer view they are getting close to Virtual Magic Sheet. I also like the "do it yourself" filosofy in effects. Instead of…

Started by Axel Sundbotten in Sample Title Sep 7.

Auggie Hill

What are the best lower budget LED fixtures? 17 Replies

I am part of a very small production company that is promoting and producing some small shows in our hometown.  I have been using conventional par cans up until now, but am looking to upgrade to LED…

Started by Auggie Hill in Sample Title. Last reply by Auggie Hill Sep 2.

Richard Cadena

Strand PAL 14 Replies

Last week I was in NYC and Paul Dean and Peter Donovan were kind enough to show me around backstage at the Imperial Theatre where they both work. Paul pointed out the six or eight Strand Pirouette Au…

Tagged: PAL, Pirouette, Strand

Started by Richard Cadena in Sample Title. Last reply by Richard Cadena Sep 1.

Jesse Sutten

Super Trouper xenon short throw 2k

So i just started as the head elect. at a small theatre in the dc area. Whoever was here before me left things a mess and as i have been cleaning up i have found the manuals and lamps for two trouper…

Started by Jesse Sutten in Sample Title Sep 1.

Richard Cadena

Best source for ACLs? 19 Replies

What's the best source for ACLs? Are there low power ACLs for smaller, lower budget installations?

Started by Richard Cadena in Sample Title. Last reply by Jim Cherry Sep 1.

Richard Cadena

What Leads to Success? 26 Replies

If you could give one piece of advice to someone entering the live event production industry about how to be successful, what would it be? Please post your reply here and then watch the video here: h…

Tagged: success

Started by Richard Cadena in Sample Title. Last reply by Ford Sellers Sep 1.

Brian Higgins

Lighting Book 4 Replies

I am looking for a good book to learn about more of the artistic side of lighting. I am an electrical engineer and know the technical side of it including power, dmx, etc. I also have a good understa…

Started by Brian Higgins in Sample Title. Last reply by Ford Sellers Sep 1.

Steven Leonard

Anyone Need a Martin Mac 2000 Single Unit Roadcase? 2 Replies

My company has an extra Martin Mac 2000 single unit roadcase in great condition. Martin really makes good roadcases for their stuff. Has really nice Guitel 4# casters too!Email me for pics and pricin…

Started by Steven Leonard in Sample Title. Last reply by Steven Leonard Sep 1.

Blog Posts

Richard Cadena

Audio Students Gets Macbook Pro Computer

With your help, Titus Oladimeji, the audio student at SAE Audio Institute in Capetown, South Africa, has finally received his Apple Macbook Pro laptop computer. The computer will aid him in his studies. He notified me of the receipt this morning. Here is what he had to say:


EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"">Dear Richard and Donors,

It is my greatest joy and pleasure to inform you that I received

the MAC today. It was a memorable d
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Posted by Richard Cadena on September 7, 2010 at 10:22am — 7 Comments

Peter Wrobel

RUSH Tour

Last Night I seen RUSH at The Fair Grounds in Allentown PA



The Sound, Video, Lighting and the Band were great. It had to one of the best shows I have ever seen. Hats off to the crew.



Posted by Peter Wrobel on September 1, 2010 at 6:12pm

Richard Cadena

10 Take Aways

I've been extremely busy over the past few years writing books, teaching seminars, and editing PLSN. But this past weekend I worked a Dierks Bentley show for a local vendor, Midnight Lighting in Austin just to stay in touch with the industry and to see what I could learn about this crazy and wonderful business from the local vendor's point of view. It was two days of hot, sweaty, hard work and I loved every minute of it. The LD, Chris Reid, was very easy to work with despite the fact that he had… Continue

Posted by Richard Cadena on August 23, 2010 at 6:30am — 7 Comments

Wayne Lambert

10 THINGS LED'S CAN'T DO

As we all know, LED’s can do anything, right? Well, here’s 10 THINGS LED’S CAN’T


DO…


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Posted by Wayne Lambert on August 18, 2010 at 10:28am — 12 Comments

Nook Schoenfeld

I want more power

I'm getting real tired about not having AC power whenever I need it. Or not enough of it.
I just finished putting out a metal tour that needs a lot of electricity. I need 1000 amps of 3 phase power for lights, 200 for audio, 200 for video, and about 2000 lbs of feeder cable.

One of my problems is that I need a 600 amp service and a 400 amp service in every venue, just for lighting. But some places only have 400 amp services. That means I need to refigure my electrical setup to fit
… Continue

Posted by Nook Schoenfeld on August 11, 2010 at 3:26pm — 11 Comments

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