LOS ANGELES – Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers’ 40th Anniversary Tour has been thrilling TP fans across the USA since April, and the show’s beautiful visuals are the handiwork of lighting designer / director Stanley Green and co-visual designer Kevin Cassidy. To augment his potent arena lighting package, Green specified 30 High End Systems SolaSpot 1500s as the “workhorse” hard edge fixtures for the tour.
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Tekvox has announced enhancements to its 71000 Drop-In A/V product portfolio, which promise easy integration as comprehensive platform solutions and provide maximum value for customers.
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DUBAI, UAE – For a unique rigging challenge within the Robinsons department store at the waterfront Dubai Festival City retail and residential complex, Deco Emirates LLC turned to Unusual Rigging and Engineering for an expert assist.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Stageline and its giant mobile stage, SAM750, made an impressive entrance (and exit) at the Hot 97 Summer Jam in New York’s MetLife Stadium earlier this month.
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GLEN FALLS, NY – Kicking off Adirondack Theatre Festival’s (ATF) 23rd summer season of professional theater is Nikola Tesla Drops the Beat, an electronic pop musical about one of history’s most influential and controversial innovators. 4Wall DC provided the lighting for the show that can be described as “Hamilton meets Tesla.”
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INDIANAPOLIS – Markey’s Rental & Staging may have gotten its start when Mrs. Martelle “Marty” Markey launched the firm in 1959 as a 16mm film rental company, but it’s kept up with the changing AV needs of its customers. Within the last six months, Markey’s purchased 14 Roland Professional A/V VR-50HD video switchers (pictured here).
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WESTLAKE, TX – The ESTA Control Protocols Plugfest organizers announced that two live, informal round-table discussions taking place in conjunction with the ESTA Control Protocols Plugfest in July at the Dallas/Fort Worth Marriott Solana in Westlake, Texas will be made available to the general public via a free WebEx video conference.
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LOS ANGELES— A leader in innovative and advanced solid state lighting technology, Acclaim Lighting introduces the Flex One HO Interior™ and Exterior™. Offering best in class color rendering, fidelity, and dimming range in an LED strip product, Flex One HO features a high lumen output of 566 per foot, a minimum CRI of 95, and a TM30 rating of 91.6.
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WORLD – d3 is accompanying American rock band Blink-182 for their headlining worldwide “California Tour” . The ongoing tour, in support of the band’s seventh studio album, called “California,” began last summer; its first international leg concluded in October 2016. The US leg of the 2017 tour wrapped up in May. European and other international dates follow through autumn. Blink-182 uses d3 to map lights, control multiple feed maps on the same surfaces and provide direct Art-Net control of some playback layers. d3 Designer, the software-only version of the d3 production suite is also used offline for programming and visualization.
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LONDON, UK,– Italy was the venue for Showlight 2017 and the Green Hippo team was in Florence in force, enabling it to benefit from the quadrennial event’s smart mix of exhibition space and time, as well as a packed program of presentations aimed at lighting professionals. Showlight takes place every four years, each time moving to a different location, and 2017 saw Italy host its first show.
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LONDON – Depeche Mode are, beyond doubt, one of the most exciting live bands in the world! A show-stopping career spanning four decades and a reputation for musical originality has kept them relevant and at the cutting edge in delivering one visually and sonically inspiring performance after another … to hordes of adoring fans across the globe embracing all demographics. You could just say … they totally rock! Blackburn lighting rental specialist HSL is very proud to be the main lighting and video contractor worldwide for the current “Spirit” tour. They are partnering with CT to deliver the video package.
NASHVILLE – Multiple Grammy Award winning singer songwriter Sheryl Crow is on the road with her new ‘Be Myself’ album, together with a brand-new lighting & scenic concept created by LD Jeremy Roth which includes Robe Spiider and BMFL Spot moving lights. Jeremy landed the gig after production manager Rick Purcell saw his designs for the current tour by Chicago alt-rockers Wilco … and made Sheryl aware of his work. They and her management team all wanted a more theatrical presentation that was based on soft scenic elements.