ATLANTA – Inspired by the hit TV show, American Ninja Warrior, SlingShot Entertainment’s indoor facility in Peachtree Corners near Atlanta makes use of Milos structural products for its 12,000-square-foot obstacle course. The course, with 24 challenging obstacles designed by American Ninja Warrior contestant Jason Huewe, makes use of Milos components including their QTL/QTV truss.
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KNOXVILLE, TN — A Celebration of Life service honoring Pat Summitt, longtime coach of the University of Tennessee’s Lady Volunteers basketball team will take place at UT Knoxville’s Thompson Boling Arena on July 14 at 7 p.m. Bandit Lites will provide lighting for the event for Summitt, who died June 28 at age 64.
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CHAGRIN FALLS, OH – When Parkside Church in Chagrin Falls, Ohio decided to renovate their sanctuary, they had a very specific goal. “Our pastor’s vision for the remodel was ‘Building Into the Next Generation,'” states Parkside’s Technical Director Bruce Coffy. “We wanted to make sure that what we implemented would extend us well into the future.” Part of the renovation was replacing the video display system in the sanctuary. Therefore, with the guidance of their AVL consultant Idibri (Dallas, TX), Parkside chose an Aeson LED video display solution-but with a twist.
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ERLANGER, KY. – tvONE today announced that Kuwait TV has installed a CORIOmaster controlled video wall processor in a major news studio. Kuwait TV, the official state-run television station appointed ATCO to carry out this refurbishment program. The $120,000 video wall was built by Gulf Apps Technical Solutions, as part of an extensive refurbishment program at the studios. This important studio is used daily for news and other broadcasts.
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LAUDIUM, SOUTH AFRICA – The Hanuman Chalisa is the most popular hymn chanted in praise of the Hindu deity Hanuman. Recited daily by Hindus throughout the world, the 40 verses of this devotional mantra are an immense source of energy, focus and vitality for both the body and mind. The power and vibrancy of this ancient ritual were brilliantly reflected recently by a vividly colored lighting design, created by designer Shaniel Laloo, using a collection of Rogue fixtures from CHAUVET Professional.
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EUROPE – The seventh full-length tour of their incredible 20-year career, Coldplay’s A Head Full of Dreams boasts one of the year’s most acclaimed productions. Designed by the celebrated Misty Buckley, following her work on Coldplay’s appearance at the NFL Super Bowl 50’s halftime show in February, the latest stadium tour sees a lavish explosion of color accompanying the crowd-pleasing performances by the Chris Martin-fronted fivesome. It marks the third time the band has hit the road with Stageco Staging Group.
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BRISTOL, U.K. – The Vision 2016 creative conference drew close to 350 to the Anson Rooms at Bristol University’s Student Union building May 11-12. The event featured 25 talks from leading creatives and innovators. Once again, organizers turned to Central Presentations Ltd (CPL) to deliver full technical production for the two-day inspirational conference. CPL was working for production company Bright and has been involved in the event for the last four years. This year project manager Mike Radford ensured that everything ran smoothly on site, integrating elements of the venue’s house lighting system where possible into the event design.
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NEW YORK – The Radio City Rockettes shined just a little bit brighter during the recent opening night of their New York Summer Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall due to a new projection upgrade for the show. The Madison Square Garden Company called on Nashville-based event production company, DWP Live, to install an upgrade for the theatrical productions at Radio City Music Hall including New York Spectacular and the well-known Radio City Christmas Spectacular starring the Radio City Rockettes, in which the annual Christmas production see nearly one million patrons each year.
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BERGAMO, Italy – LD Andrea Coppini opted for Clay Paky’s Alpha 700 family of lights – the Wash, Spot HPE and Beam – for Italian singer-songwriter Francesco De Gregori’s Amore e Furto (love and larceny) tour. The backbone of the design started with three straight battens fitted with 12 Alpha wash 700s and 15 Alpha spot HPE 700s, plus eight Par LEDs and six blinders. The setup also included six ladders hanging below the last batten, on which nine Alpha Beam 700s were hung, interspersed with 18 Sunstrips. Ten Par LEDs, positioned as side lights, and four other floor-mounted Beam 700s, completed the design.
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ROME – For the TIM Music On Stage Awards 2016, honoring live music in Italy in a ceremony held on March 18 and broadcast on Rai 2 and Italian Radio 2, LD Giovanni Pinna used 62 Mythos units, 32 Sharpys and eight Alpha Beam 700s from Clay Paky. The event was hosted by Nicola Savino and the singer Malika Ayane. TV viewers listened and voted on the Internet for the best Italian and international leading artists who performed in major concerts, tours and festivals held in Italy during the year. Their votes were combined with the decision of a jury of experts.
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LONDON – PRG XL Video, the UK operation of Production Resource Group, turned to Area Four Industries U.K. to add to its rental stock with a large number of new EXE-Rise 8:1 chain hoists. The selection of the EXE-Rise units followed extensive evaluation of different hoists by a team of PRG XL Video’s rigging experts including Chris Walker, Account Director, Q Willis, Head of Rigging Services, and Richard Gorrod, Head of Event Services.
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SECAUCUS, NJ – Rose Brand Inc. is continuously adding additional resources for its customers to use. One of the newest additions to its list of technical data is the Rose Brand Guide to Projection Materials. The downloadable guide serves as a tool to help customers choose the best projection material for their production. Customers can easily get overwhelmed with the large number of options available. The new guide aims to eliminate the guess work for those looking to choose between materials based on performance. Pictured here is a show using front projection on an IFR Aglo drape: Missing You, Metropolis produced by Washburn University in Topeka, KS.
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