Download a PDF - PLSN.com

Road Test: Clay Paky Sharpy, page 36
PROJECTION
CONNECTION
Starts on page 37
Vol. 12.5
JUNE
2011
Richard Anderson
Nightclubs Nightclubs Nightclubs!
Penthouse Club in Reno, NV
John Lyons calls nightclub lighting a “double-edged sword” because “there are no real rules.” Michael
Meacham agrees that nightclubs let designers be “as creative as you want.” And Stephen Lieberman adds
that “each project is unique.” Their insights are on PLSN’s Roundtable Interview (page 44). Also turn to page
20 for a feature on Club Nikki, a 15,000 square foot nightclub that’s part of the new Nikki Beach Club at Tropicana
Las Vegas. On page 28, read about the lighting and video support for big-name acts at 450-capacity
Belly Up in Aspen, CO. And the Buyers Guide on page 33 covers club lighting effects fixtures.
Jim Fackert to Receive Parnelli Visionary Award
LAS VEGAS — The Parnelli
Awards Board of Directors
announced that Jim
Fackert will receive the Parnelli
Visionary Award honoring
his influential career
in the live entertainment
Jim Fackert
industry.
In the 1970s, serving first as a pro audio engineer
for bands like Grand Funk Railroad, working with Stefan
Graf, he went on to create the forerunner of the moving
light, and his custom lighting boards spurred a company,
Leprecon. Later he founded Littlite.
“Jim Fackert is the MacGyver of the entertainment
business,” states Bob Peterson, owner of Real World
Lighting, and formerly with Upstaging, Inc., where he
worked with Fackert for decades. “With an idea, a pile of
parts, and a tube of RTV, anything could happen. Many
things did. Cyclops, color changers, parametric EQ for
audio consoles, bump
continued on page 6
PRG Acquires Nocturne,
Forms PRG Nocturne
Productions Inc.
ARMONK, NY — Production
Resource Group, LLC (PRG) has acquired
Nocturne Productions, a leading
touring video provider, through
its newly-formed subsidiary, PRG
Nocturne Productions Inc.
The new PRG subsidiary will be
led by Nocturne’s Bob Brigham and
Ron Proesel, both serving as copresident,
and with Nocturne’s Paul
Becher as executive vice president.
PRG chairman & CEO Jeremiah
“Jere” Harris, PRG CEO Kevin Baxley
and Nocturne Productions co-CEO
Bob Brigham jointly made the announcement
June 2.
Sharp’s McLaughlin
Announces Plan to
Step Down
M A H WA H ,
NJ — Edward
M c L a u g h l i n ,
president of
Sharp Imaging
and Information
Company
Edward McLaughlin
of America (SIICA) and director of
Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC),
is stepping down.
McLaughlin will maintain an advisory
role with SEC, but will pursue
independent consulting opportunities
that, under an agreement with
Sharp, won’t conflict with Sharp’s
business objectives. He will also assist
in the search for his successor.
“Ed has contributed greatly to
Sharp’s leadership position in the
document industry,” said SEC chairman
and CEO Kozo Takahashi, comcontinued
on page 6
47
48
4Wall Hits
the Beach
Club Nikki, the 15,000-squarefoot
nightclub that accompanies
Tropicana Las Vegas’ Nikki Beach
Club, relied upon 4Wall Las Vegas
for dimming, control integration,
and, ultimately, the visual design
for “the sexiest dance floor on the
Vegas Strip.” By the time the design
was complete, the lighting and video
system relied upon nine DMX
universes for control.
For more, turn to page 20.
The Biz
A sudden storm in Hershey, PA
gave Chaos Visual Productions a
dramatic reminder last summer
on the need for tour insurance.
Feeding the Machines
Why automated lighting programmers
need to grasp the
dual concepts of tracking and
state.
PRO LIGHTING SPACE
hew burney
www.ProLightingSpace.com/join