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U.K.’s Stage Electrics Hire and Events Changes Name to SLX

New logo for SLX, formerly Stage Electrics Hire and Events

U.K.’s Stage Electrics Hire and Events Changes Name to SLX

BRISTOL, U.K. – Stage Electrics Hire and Events announced that the company will now be known as SLX. The company, founded 35 years ago, also released its new logo, which appears here. The company is also operating with a new warehouse to better assist customers in the U.K. and Europe.The former Stage Electrics branches in London and Exeter are now operating as part of SLX, and the company pledged to continue to provide tailored event and rental solutions.

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Roberts lights the Mummies

LD Thom Roberts Lights Here Come the Mummies with Elation Lighting

NASHVILLE — One look at Here Come the Mummies and it’s easy to see why they are considered one of the most unique bands around. Combining identities that are always “under wraps” with a reputation for unrelenting live performances, the eight-piece funk band from Nashville is touring the U.S. beneath a lighting rig of Elation Professional effect lights. Lighting Designer/Director and programmer Thom Roberts has been working with the band for the past three years and is out on their current “LoveFest” tour, which runs until the end of October.

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Domefest lit with Chauvet gear

For Domefest Stage, LD Manny Newman Opts for Rogue Spots and Washes

BEDFORD, PA – Jam bands expect their lighting designers to be ready to punt at the drop of a hat and come up with a fresh look for a new guitar riff that just pops up in the middle of a set.  At the recent Domefest, however, funk rockers Pigeons Playing Ping Pong asked their LD Manny Newman to go a step (make that many steps!) further. The popular group, which started the annual three-day jam festival in 2010, wanted Manny to create a flexible punt-ready lightshow for an eclectic mix of over 20 bands.

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Ayrton MagicDot-SX

Ayrton MagicDot-SX

Ayrton extends its SX range of fixures with its MagicDot-SX. The fixture is a compact, hybrid version of Ayrton’s award winning MagicDot-R. It builds on the features of its award-winning cousin, adding a zoom capability and LumenRadio wireless connectivity.

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2016 Hometown Hero Awards

Hometown Hero Nominations are In, First-Round of Voting for Regional Lighting Companies Begins!

LAS VEGAS — The nominations for the 2016 Hometown Hero Lighting Company of the Year competition are in. The list of top nominees is posted online, and the first round of the Hometown Hero (HH) voting process, which extends through Aug. 8, 2016, has begun! Follow the jump to find the link to the 2016 ballot for lighting companies vying for Hometown Hero honors.

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LMG Touring is providing LED, AI Media Server package and custom circular structure for the tour.

Ray LaMontagne’s ‘Ouroboros’ Tour Gets LMG Video Assist

RALEIGH, NC – American Singer-Songwriter Ray LaMontagne is on tour with his sixth studio album, Ouroboros. The new album features the single “No Pressure” and attributes production from Jim James of My Morning Jacket. The 2016 North American Tour travels throughout 45 cities, some including Los Angeles, Nashville, and Brooklyn. LMG Touring is providing LED, AI Media Server package and custom circular structure for the tour.  

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The former gym and current multi-purpose event space at Baldwin School in Bryn Mawr, PA

Starlite Transforms School Gym Into Multi-Purpose Performance Venue

MOORESTOWN, NJ –The Baldwin School, a prestigious independent all-girls school in Bryn Mawr, PA had big plans for their outdated gymnasium space. The school enlisted the award-winning architectural firm Voith & Mactavish Architects LLP for the design this vast transformation into the The Simpson Center for the Perfoming Arts. VMA enlisted Fisher Dachs Associates for designing the Lighting, Rigging, & Curtains systems, and sought out Marshall-KMK Acoustics for the Acoustic, Audio, & Video systems for this multi-purpose performance space. 

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The awards were presented at the June 2016 event.

Chroma-Q Space Force LED Honored at Cine Gear Expo

HOLLYWOOD, CA – At last month’s Cine Gear Expo Technical Awards, Chroma-Q’s new Space Force LED fixture got the nod in the Lighting Award category. The list of award-winners, which were selected by a panel of industry experts with an eye toward the latest in technology, were chosen after reviewing and evaluating nearly 100 of the newest technologies submitted and presented at this year’s Cine Gear Expo.

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