From The Horse's Mouth

For the month of April we are offering 20% off Apollo Gel Sheets and Gel Rolls.  Perfect time to stock up on your favorite Apollo Gel colors.

    Join us at TechFest 2012!

What: A lighting tradeshow for the entertainment industry. Product demonstrations and seminars. Console training and 20+ vendors. Free admission! Prize drawings.

Where: Fantasee Lighting  14857 Martinsville Road, Belleville, MI 48111

When: April 26-27 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.

For complete details click here.

At USITT we held a  ”Name That Standard” contest for our new 20th anniversary standard. Over 500 creative and unique names were submitted. The winner was Timothy Slauson with the creative name of Fleur-de-gras.  Congratulations! Below are the honorable mention names.

WINNER: Fleur-de-gras

Honorable Mention: Fleur-ty

Honorable Mention: Lazy Paisley

Honorable Mention: Damsel & Dots

Honorable Mention: Lacey Drawers

Honorable Mention: Fluer-de amore

Honorable Mention: On a Whim

Honorable Mention: Baroque Up

Honorable Mention: Fleur-de-Paisley

Honorable Mention: Organic Romance

Honorable Mention: Gras-tastic

Concept: Anybody can submit a pattern to Apollo to be used on the website and available for a price that is more than standards but less than customs. Each pattern sold will bear the name of the submitter ex. M.Irk “Name”. User can submit a name, but we will review.

• No logos
• No dates
• No names

Process:

• Art is submitted through website.
• Once pattern is on website, designer will be sent an email that it is now available with link.
• Turnaround time is 2-4 weeks.

FAQ’s

• Is there a royalty?
• 5% paid for 5 years, regardless if it becomes an “Apollo standard”. After that, no more royalty fees.
• Will the pattern ever be deleted?
• No, available on the website.
• How will you know which standard you are looking at on the website?
• Differentiating the artwork, will say the program name with it, and different part number sequence.
• Can someone submit more than one pattern?
• Yes

Thanks to our friends at Blue Pony for sharing this one. Enjoy!

We will be kicking off our 20th Anniversary celebration at USITT 2012!

Come and see what new products Apollo has to offer Thursday night at the New Product Showcase, and catch some sweet swag to take home too!

Apollo will be having a “Name A Standard” Contest this year. Each person who enters a name for the gobo will receive a copy of the new pattern … and the Grand Prize Winner will be taking home a Kindle Fire! Submissions will be taken until 5:30 p.m. Friday and the winner will be announced Saturday at 10:30 a.m.

KC Hooper is going to be leading a seminar regarding “Static and Video Projection of Scenery on Your Stage” with some experts in the field at 8:00 a.m. Friday in Room 101B.

Apollo also donated a Smart Move Rotator into the Behind The Scenes Raffles which will take place Saturday at 1:00 p.m. in booth #1041. Best of luck to all those who entered to support a great cause.

Looking forward to seeing you in Long Beach!

In July we celebrate Apollo’s 20th Anniversary! PLSN sat down and interviewed Joel   on the past and future of Apollo. Sit back, enjoy, and learn a little more about us. It has been our pleasure serving you for 20 years, with many more to come!

This video was Facebooked by some co-workers. I thought it was neat to see our product in use. Our own Brett Zellers was part of getting this excited groom his gobos. Take a look at this “Ultimate Proposal”!

Congratulations to Blue Pony for winning a Silver Award  at the DSE (Digital Signage Expo) Content Awards Ceremony. The content submitted was in the Hospitality section for  Aria Casino – Jean George Steakhouse.

If you have any digital content needs feel free to contact Blue Pony Digital (Apollo sister company)!

Our March desktop calendar is now available! Great use of our Multibeam 1018′s. Click here to get the download.