NASHVILLE, TN – For The Thorn, a touring Passion Play production performed in a five-week span before Easter, Illuminate Production Services (IPS) provided a full Elation lighting and LED video package. Rick Franke of IPS was the production manager; Caleb Franke, still in high school, served as the LD.
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The Talk relies on lighting rig supplied with ETC Ion consoles, Source Four profiles, and 2K and 5K LED fixtures.
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WUPPERTAL, Germany — During a one-of-a-kind “digital sticker” initiative created to bring fans worldwide closer to their favorite team, Microsoft and Real Madrid used the Riedel Communications STX-200 professional Skype interface to facilitate a real-time Q&A session between Real Madrid fans and players.
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FRANKFURT, Germany – UK based motion control specialist Kinesys launched its new Pathfinder system at Prolight+Sound. Pictured here with the Pathfinder are, from left, Lluis Diaz-Guerra Martinez (Head of Software), Dave Weatherhead (Managing Director), Dan Dufaur (Technical Sales Engineer) and Steve Fowler (Marketing & Communications Manager).
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FRUITLAND PARK, FL – Entertainment Arts installed elektraLite Dazers and eyeBalls to light the new stage and room at Community United Methodist Church.
Read More »FRANKFURT, Germany – Power management company Eaton launched its new FLX lighting console – part of a new performance lighting control product line from Zero 88 – at Prolight+Sound in Frankfurt.
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NEW YORK — David Agress, lighting director for Radio City Entertainment, included Ayrton MagicBlade-R LED luminaires in his design for the new live theatrical production, New York Spring Spectacular, featuring the Rockettes. The show is scheduled to run through May 7 at Radio City Music Hall in New York.
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Bandit Lites supplied and installed a Visual Terrain designed lighting array for the Museum of the Cherokee Indian in Cherokee. North Carolina.
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MONROE, LA — Lyle Centola, 59, longtime production manager, site coordinator and rigger, died April 29. A key member of the Event Safety Alliance, Centola helped organize and stage major events ranging from Super Bowl halftime shows to a Veterans Day college basketball game held on the deck of an aircraft carrier. His career in live entertainment rigging and management began in the 1970s.
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LONDON – The recent Brit Awards continued their theme of increasingly spectacular production and performances, and once again High End Systems’ Hog 4 consoles were used to control lighting and video during the event. The 35th edition of the British annual pop music awards was held at the O2 arena in London, and featured live performances from Taylor Swift, Sam Smith, Royal Blood, Ed Sheeran, Kanye West, Take That, George Ezra, Paloma Faith and Madonna.
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