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Lighting & Electronics’ LDI Promo Supports Behind the Scenes

NEW YORK — Lighting & Electronics is using a new program offered by the LDI show as a way to give back to the industry, and the company is issuing a challenge to all LDI exhibitors to follow suit. Read More...

San Francisco Cathedral Lit with ETC Selador LEDs

SAN FRANCISCO — Located between Golden Gate Park and The Presidio, St. Ignatius Church has been a city landmark for close to a century. Lindsley Architectural Lighting enhanced the visual features of the cathedral with ETC’s Selador Series LED lighting fixtures. Read More...

U2 Tour Brings Transformable LED Screen to Soldier Field

CHICAGO — After completing the first leg of U2’s 360° tour in Europe, the claw-shaped structure featuring the first transformable LED video screen has been erected for U2’s Sept. 12 show at Soldier Field. U2 quickly sold out all 65,000 tickets for Sept. 12, and an extra show was set for Sept. 13. Read More...

ESTA Announces Finalists for 2nd Annual Rock Our World Awards

NEW YORK—ESTA has announced the finalists in their second annual Rock Our World Awards. Winners will be named at the ESTA Annual Dinner & Awards Ceremony at LDI 2009.   Read More...

Parnelli Award Nominations Close Friday, Sept. 11

LAS VEGAS  — Nominations are being accepted online to honor those individuals and companies for exceptional work in the pro lighting and staging field, and this window of opportunity will be closing Friday, Sept. 11, at 5 p.m. PST, so go to www.parnelliawards.com and click on the Parnelli Awards nomination link today. Read More...

PLSN September 2010 Buyers Guide Expanded Chart

An Excel Spreadsheet with additional information related to the PLSN Sept. 2010 Buyers Guide gear category, Large Format Automated Lighting, will be available shortly. Read More...

CyberHoist Controls Stealth LED Screen for Britney Spears Tour

ATLANTA — The circular Stealth LED video curtain, a key visual element for Britney Spears’ Circus world tour, is raised and lowered several times for every show with an XLNT Advanced Technologies CyberHoist motion control system. Read More...

Sapsis Rigging A Finalist for Two Rock Our World Awards

PHILADELPHIA, PA — Sapsis Rigging, Inc has been nominated for two ESTA Rock Our World awards. The SRI ProPlus Fall Protection Systems line of fall arrest equipment has been nominated in the products category and Anthropodino — Ernesto Neto art installation at the New York Park Avenue Armory has been nominated in the
projects category.
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Lighting “MTV Unplugged” for the Web

NEW YORK — Vibrant Design LD Christopher Landy provided the design for six “MTV Unplugged” shows that debuted on the Web at www.unplugged.mtv.com. Along with All Time Low, pictured here, Landy lit Adele, Silversun Pickups, Paramore, Katy Perry and Vampire Weekend. Read More...

Barco Partners with STS for Cinema Installation Services

SACRAMENTO, CA — Barco is partnering with Strong Technical Services (STS) for on-site installation and maintenance services for Barco’s U.S. customers. STS, a subsidiary of Ballantyne Strong Inc., was established in 2006. Read More...

Furman Gear Used for Lutron NYC Showroom

NEW YORK — Lutron Electronics is using Furman’s Elite-15 PF i and F1500-UPS power management solutions with the A/V components at Lutron’s NYC Experience Showroom in the Decoration & Design (D&D) building. Read More...

HaiVision Names Al-Daccak Senior VP of Engineering

MONTREAL and CHICAGO — HaiVision Network Video named Mahmoud J. Al-Daccak senior vice president of engineering. In this role, Al-Daccak will oversee product and solutions development for the company and its clients. He joins HaiVision with more than 21 years of product development and senior technology management experience. Read More...