OLD HICKORY, TN — Kendall E. Carter, 53, died Nov. 23, 2016 at his home in Old Hickory, TN, near Nashville. Born in Baker, LA, near Baton Rouge, he hit the road at age 19, heading out to Los Angeles and joining Showlites. He toured with top rock and country acts and helped Rhino launch its Louisiana office before joining VER as a project manager in 2012.
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LONDON – SLX has provided the lighting equipment for award winning actor, Mark Rylance’s, show “Nice Fish” at The Harold Pinter Theatre for Sonia Friedman Productions. The show which opened to critical acclaim last year on Broadway opened on the 25th November 2016 at The Harold Pinter Theatre, London. Lighting design was provided by USA based Japhy Weideman. Programming was by Andi Davis.
CROATIA – Avolites control consoles and Ai media servers powered beat-perfect visuals across Outlook and Dimensions, two of Croatia’s leading dance music festivals, seamlessly merging lighting and video to immerse and enthrall the crowds of revelers. The sister festivals are held every year in Croatia’s medieval town of Pula in the ruins of the town’s 150-year-old Fort, ‘Punto Christo’. Providing the lighting and video aspects for both Outlook and Dimensions was Fineline Lighting, which has been involved in the festivals since 2012.
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USA – Ever since Atlanta-based LD Greg Ellis discovered Robe’s BMFL moving lights, he has been recommending them to as many people as possible and continues to be “consistently impressed” with Robe’s subsequent product launches. He just finished the latest leg of a Pretty Lights US tour where 36 x Spikies and 14 x BMFL Spots graced his lighting rig and helped create a stylish and invigorating show for the atist he has worked with for the last seven years.
LONDON – The Barbican Centre in London signed a long-term agreement with Christie, with Christie providing laser phosphor projection, LED video walls, MicroTiles® and Pandoras Box media servers to meet the venue’s visual needs, on stage and in the complex’s foyers and entrances.
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DAVIE, FL – PTT of Florida, a leading provider of stagehand labor for live events, named Linda Hamburger marketing communications manager. Hamburger, a well-known publicist and writer, handles PTT’s sponsored on line group, Florida Riggers & Stagehands. She has worked with the company for more than 10 years, initially as a freelancer and now joins the company’s in-house team of professionals.
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DUBAI – The IBS (International Building Services) Group celebrates 20 years at the top of the entertainment production industry in Dubai, having gained a solid reputation for building ambitious bespoke sets, providing detailed and elaborate décor as well as specialist draping and soft goods. The company is headed by Alan Scoley and embraces all types of events … from high profile corporate activations to live performances, cultural shows to conferences and exhibitions to lavish weddings.
NASHVILLE — Shaping Sound, the contemporary dance company founded by choreographers Travis Wall, Nick Lazzarini, Teddy Forance and dance visionary Kyle Robinson, wrapped up its six week fall tour with a lighting package designed by Seth Jackson and provided by Bandit Lites.
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NASHVILLE – Cassadee Pope, who became the first female winner of TV’s The Voice singing competition in late 2012, has been opening for Chris Young with a Michael Stanley-designed lightshow that includes Rogue R1 FX-B fixtures made by Chauvet Professional and supplied by Bandit Lites.
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LOS ANGELES – The largest cruise ship in the world, Royal Caribbean International’s Harmony of the Seas, has set sail with a large energy-efficient Elation Professional LED lighting package used in the ship’s main entertainment and relaxation areas. As the third member of Royal Caribbean’s Oasis-class, Harmony of the Seas is similar to her two sister ships Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas, however with design changes, extra amenities and entertainment technology upgrades.
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LONDON – Lighting director Chris Bushell lit electronica artist James Blake’s gig at London’s Brixton O2 Academy using a compact Quartz console from Avolites for a variety of busked looks. Blake was performing in support of his third album, ‘The Colour in Anything,’ which follows his Mercury-Prize-winning second album, ‘Overgrown’.
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LONDON – Adlib supplied lighting and sound for the autumn tour for The Specials. Adlib’s Simon Pettitt designed the lighting. It’s his second tour with The Specials in the LD role following an autumn 2014 trek, when Pettitt was freelance before joining Liverpool-based Adlib full time in 2015.
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