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June 2024 Newsletter

City Theatrical GLP Accessories on GLP X5 fixtures at VPAC. Photo Courtesy of VPAC.

City Theatrical Interview with Cheyenne Mendoza, Technical Director, VPAC, Beaver Creek, Colorado

Cheyenne Mendoza, Technical Director, VPAC.

Photo credit: City Theatrical.

Cheyenne Mendoza is a Technical Director at the Vilar Performing Arts Center (VPAC), which is uniquely located slopeside at one of the world's premier winter sports resorts, Beaver Creek, Colorado, USA.

City Theatrical had the opportunity to talk with Cheyenne backstage to find out more about his career, what it's like to light shows in the Rocky Mountains, his favorite performances at the VPAC, and why he prefers to use City Theatrical's GLP beam control accessories with his GLP X5 lighting fixtures, DMXcat® for troubleshooting, and other unique City Theatrical accessories. Read more in this City Theatrical Interview.

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The crew at the VPAC

“We sit in a very interesting place, in which our artistic team is always trying to book shows that are well above what is typical in a 500-seat theater. Yet here they are at the VPAC, as many shows have only ever seen much larger venues.”

- Cheyenne Mendoza, Technical Director, VPAC

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Case Study: Multiverse Wireless DMX/RDM for the Walkway Over the Hudson River in Upstate New York

Long range Yagi Antennas for Multiverse wireless DMX/RDM installation at Walkway Over the Hudson. Photo Courtesy of The Dulanski Group.

ETC Representatives Nick Emerick and Gary Dulanski of The Dulanski Group and the lighting team were looking for a robust and reliable wireless DMX solution for this outdoor installation that stands high above the Hudson River, through the extremities of all seasons in beautiful upstate New York. They were looking to relay the wireless DMX signal across the bridge from the administration building on the far west end of the walkway.

Discover more about their experience with the Multiverse® Vero Transceiver and Yagi Long Range Antennas by City Theatrical in this wireless DMX case study Q&A with Gary Dulanski.

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Three lit "Belvederes" are spaced across the bridge as lookout points and resting places for visitors. Photo: The Dulanski Group.

“We have used Multiverse wireless DMX/RDM before with ETC fixtures, and we knew it was reliable and would last. The Multiverse Vero Transceiver in custom enclosures solution was perfect for this outdoor installation that stands high above the Hudson River, to stand up to the extremities of all seasons in beautiful upstate New York.”

- Gary Dulanski, The Dulanski Group

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Multiverse Connect Module Wins ABTT Theatre Show's Lighting Product of the Year 2024

City Theatrical's new! Multiverse Connect Module product has won the ABTT Lighting Product of the Year Award! City Theatrical's Multiverse Connect Modules (P/N 5914 and 5915) are small devices that bring all the capabilities of Multiverse wireless DMX/RDM to a lighting fixture built by an OEM manufacturing partner of City Theatrical, such that the fixture has a Universal Connect Module socket build into it. The chassis of the device plugs into the fixture, and with a few menu changes on your fixture, it becomes wireless using the Multiverse Connect Module. This comes as the second accolade for the Multiverse Connect Module, having also won LDI Show 2023's Lighting Award in the Controls Category. Read more about this exciting news.

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QolorFLEX® 25x3A Dimmer Model Updated with Five Seven-Pin Connectors

City Theatrical's QolorFLEX® 25x3A Dimmer (P/N 5811) is a low voltage, constant voltage, dimmer that is designed for large installations of LED tape. It features 25 channels of control and can accommodate five-channel QolorFLEX 5-in-1 LED tapes easily, to create efficiencies when it comes to installation time and wiring. This dimmer was recently updated to now include five removable Terminal Block Connectors, Seven Pin, Female (P/N 6617) for LED output connections. The new 6617 seven-pin connectors include five channels and two V+ commons. This change will allow end users to spread the load of multiple LED tapes over the two positive outputs and achieve a maximum current load per channel of 4A. This driver has a Maximum Device Input of 75A.

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City Theatrical Dealer Page Update

At City Theatrical, we are committed to working with our distributors as partners. Just like us, they always put you - the customer - and your project first.

You can now browse City Theatrical dealers by location, to find the one nearest to you, or browse by name with quick links to explore their websites.

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June 2024 Custom Work

Custom Vari-Lite VL2600 Profile Top Hat

Every month, we do dozens of custom projects for customers all over the world. These projects include entertainment lighting, architectural lighting, and OEM development projects for other companies. Custom projects give us a chance to use all of our experience, knowledge, and capability.

Tell us about your challenges, submit a custom order, and you could see your project in next month's newsletter.

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