First Impression of VARI*LITE VL880
Good things come to those who wait, goes the old adage. That fits with us in the case of receiving our new VARI*LITE VL880 Spots. A few issues aside, we’re impressed with the fixture. I first saw it at Event Live Expo in Los Angeles in 2011. Realizing the 880 would fill a void we had in moving light rental …
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Expanding Our Network With Google+
In an effort to expand our presence on social media platforms, we created our Google+ page today. We’ve got a few lighting picts up — shots of lighting equipment — and will be working to quickly expand the photo albums. Once we’ve got a few more equipment picts up, we’ll focus on event lighting images. We’ve got tons of them, …
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2011 Kinetic Holiday Party
We just had our holiday party and it was so much fun, we wanted to share it on the blog. We’ve thrown a few parties in our day, but this was definitely our best. It was also the first holiday party we’ve had in our new building. Here’s how it went down… The party was in the front building, which proved to …
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Mac Aura Big Hit, Martin Road Show at Kinetic
The recent Road Show stop we hosted for Martin Professional was great. The turnout was strong, thanks to the promotional efforts of our sales team. Originally scheduled for 3pm-5pm, the team ended up staying until 6:45pm to accommodate a continuous inflow of attendees. Martin showed off both architectural and theatrical lighting equipment. The gear was all housed in their mobile …
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Emmys Goes Energy-Efficient for its Red Carpet Lighting
Kinetic Lighting designed and implemented the Solar Truss Structure, Red Carpet lighting and Media Center lighting at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards broadcast on FOX. The Solar Structure As Kinetic Lighting’s principal designer I worked closely with Josh Mark, FOX Broadcasting Company’s Executive Director of Event Production and Director of Sustainability to first design a solar truss structure to cover a large portion …
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Martin Roadshow Comes To Kinetic
Martin Professional is bringing their mobile showroom to Kinetic Lighting on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 from 3pm-5pm (PST). This is part of their Roadshow, a series of travelling product demos and informative events that Martin dealers host in conjunction with Martin throughout the U.S. Here’s a list of the new gear that will be on display at the Road Show …
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GrandMA Training
We started GrandMA training today. Our friends at ACT Lighting agreed to do the training. This initial round is for our techs and production crew, though we’re looking to host a session in the future that would be open to anyone who wants to sign up. We purchased some GrandMA 2 Light consoles at the end of summer, so the training …
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Selecting An Event Lighting Company: 11 Things To Consider
These days, you have more choices than ever when it comes to selecting a lighting vendor. But choose wisely. Event lighting is an investment that should yield a return, and you have a small window in which to get it done right.
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Best Night Ever
We had a great time lighting Paul Frank’s Best Night Ever event, celebrating Fashion’s Night Out. Kinetic lighting design Rachel Miller put together a lighting package that worked for the space, which was small and offered only a couple of circuits to power up gear (and had to be shared with the DJ and audio). In keeping with the …
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Kinetic Rents GrandMA 2 Light Console
We now rent Grand MA 2 Light consoles. It’s with much pride and excitement that we announce that. After all, the Grand MA 2 Light is one of the most sought-after lighting consoles in the business. And with good reason… Like so many other event lighting companies, we’ve had consoles crash moments before guest arrivals. That’s why stable software …
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