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What's new at LaserNet -- 2002

The Miami Beach Convention Center went overboard for New Year’s Eve and booked two of our 3-headed YAG projectors, one 10-Watt white light LaserPro and four LaserXpress units.
     The beauty of the show came from the stage with precision beam bouncing with the white light system, accompanied by six (yes, count them six) YAG aerial scanner heads blended into the mix. Technically unique was the control for the four LaserXpress air-cooled laser graphic projectors. All four units were controlled via DMX.
     What was unusual was that our Smartmax control software called up all the graphic imagery independently and sent the random scene change data via DMX.

While all the shows are going on, our factory continues to build projectors and accessories, which this month featured two installations: the White Star Nightclub in Detroit and the Black Bear Jamboree in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee:

• White Star premiered our new “Beam Raider” full-color graphic and beam projector. This amazing new projector features full-color (RGB) graphic images and 12 fixed beams out to bounce mirrors in the club. Our “see thru” motorized scrim completed the installation by adding the best place to view the images.
   
• If you ever go to the Smoky Mountains, you must stop in Pigeon Forge and go to the Black Bear Jamboree! This exciting singing and dancing revue is an incredible surprise in the middle of the mountains. The story line and the talented staff make for an extremely entertaining family experience. Plus, you get a great meal with the show!
       We installed a 5 Watt Argon laser and projector to add beams and graphics to the grand finale.

One of the perks of our business is that we get to travel to out-of-the-way locations. Like the Smoky Mountains, we discovered another jewel in Florida; the Don Cesar Hotel, just below St. Petersburg, Florida. This beautifully restored 1920’s-era hotel shows off the best of that time with today’s luxuries. I highly recommend the Don Cesar if you’re ever looking for an out of the way beautiful hotel.
     Our event at this hotel featured the 10 Watt White light for fixed beams and graphics, plus, the 20 Watt 3-headed monster. At great time was had by all…including us.

Cancun, Mexico called us to help celebrate their Independence Day. Our high powered 5-headed YAG projector made its debut and I don’t think Cancun will ever be the same! Under trying conditions, our technicians made the day with beams and graphics for the thousands gathered in the main square. When the laser graphic image of the chained hands opened to break the chains, the crowd went wild!

The Miller Tour continued to its final two destinations this month. It was a wild and successful ride that featured many Latin stars and 100% performance by LaserNet.

Also, the Sioux Falls Park in Sioux Falls, South Dakota show re-opens this month.

We were chosen for the Anheuser-Busch annual convention in New Orleans to help celebrate the 150th anniversary of Budweiser, The King of Beers. Due to the massive size of the set, this important event saw us bring out the big guns!
     Three high powered YAGs, each with two fiber remote heads and a primary scan head gave us nine different locations for aerial projection. In addition to the YAGs, we had 20-Watt Argon and the 5-Watt Krypton lasers blended into our LaserPro projector under the stage. The LaserPro shot beams to over 60 bounce mirrors all over the stage.
     The entire show ran via SMPTE time code which was critical to match the visuals with the sound track. This production introduced the Beam Mover to corporate theatre. The Beam Mover is a DMX controlled 8-inch mirror capable of 360 degree movement. We had six of these mounted on a truss directly over the stage.
     When the show program talked about how lasers are used for welding, the lasers shot beams to these new Beam Movers which swept beams across the stage to custom diffraction effects. Sparks actually shot back up and complimented the visuals on the RP screens.
     At the end of the opening module, the lasers were used to introduce August Busch IV. The 60-Watt YAG created a fan behind Mr. Busch, while the white light laser systems shot up to the Beam Movers which danced around the stage and the created a wall of 12 beams which "opened" (like a curtain) to allow Mr. Busch to enter the meeting.

March continues to be our beer month as we mount an 11-city tour with Miller Beer. The Platinum Tour of the Latin Music Machine "La Maquina Musical" may be stopping at a city near you. Be on the look out for our 20-Watt YAG and 5-Watt white light show bouncing to the Latin beat.