BEIJING — PR Lighting will again present a dynamic display at the 24th annual PALM Expo in Beijing Aug. 19-22. Featured products will include the XR 330 Framing and XR 470 Beam along with the company’s XR 330 BWS, Pro Stage 150LED 19LT/D and Pro Stage 150 LED 26LT/D. Last but not least, PR Lighting will also display its CSL 384 fixture, pictured here.
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VERBANIA, Italy — The ‘Tones on the Stones’ festival has renewed its partnership with Clay Paky for the third year running. LD Sergio Licursi used Alpha Wash 1500s, Alpha Spot HPE 700s and A.leda Wash K20s to light the quarry. A Compulite Vector UltraViolet + Playback Wing for the upper quarry and a Pathway Cognito 2 for the small stage in the lower quarry controlled the fixtures.
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BLACKPOOL, U.K. — The Blackpool Tower, which opened in 1894, was inspired by the Eiffel Tower in Paris, which opened five years earlier. While not as famous or as tall (518 vs. 986 feet), the Blackpool Tower has still drawn its share of visitors to this U.K. seaside resort, and will continue to do so during the Blackpool Illuminations event set for Sept. 4-Nov. 8, 2015, when the large red brick building concealing the base of the tower is transformed by a large-format mapped video projection with video content provided by The Projection Studio, led by Ross Ashton.
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LOUISVILLE, KY — For the Forecastle Music Festival, which drew close to 60,000 to see performances by Sam Smith, My Morning Jacket, Widespread Panic, Modest Mouse, Cage the Elephant, The War on Drugs and other artists July 17-19, Bandit Lites provided an arsenal of gear including Robe BMFLs, GRN moving wash units, Clay Paky Sharpys and Martin Atomic strobes, among other fixtures.
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SINGAPORE – GLP has announced the appointment of lighting industry veteran, Søren Storm, as the company’s new Sales Director for Asia Pacific, based in Singapore.
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NEW YORK – WorldStage recently hired Braden Gillum as Lead Draftsperson. Braden will be located at WorldStage’s New Jersey facility and will be responsible for most of the engineering documentation the company produces to support its event and permanent installation business.
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LIVE OAK, FL – LD and programmer Thommy Hall selects Robe gear for the Amphitheater Stage at the Suwannee River Jam.
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SPAIN – LD Diego Garcia specified Clay Paky Mythos fixtures for the Leiva tour at Barclaycard Center.
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IBIZA – Clay Paky Mythos, A.leda B-EYE K10 and Alpha Profile 800’s commissioned for Heart Ibiza event.
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RUSSIA – Big Screen Show recently announced the purchase of four Boreal V4 systems to add to its rental stock.
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HERISAU, Switzerland – Stagelight AG of Switzerland has been celebrating the receipt of the very first Robert Juliat Merlin followspots to roll off the production line. Merlin is Robert Juliat’s new 2500W HMI sturdy followspot designed specifically for the touring market.
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