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Nashville’s Grammy Block Party Lit with Bandit Lites Gear

Bandit Lites supported Nashville’s annual Grammy Block Party. Photo by Larry McCormack/The Tennessean courtesy Bandit Lites. Chris Young was among the featured performers at the event.

Nashville’s Grammy Block Party Lit with Bandit Lites Gear

NASHVILLE — Bandit Lites supported Nashville’s annual Grammy Block Party, a private event for members of the Recording Academy held at Owen Bradley Park on May 13. LD Mike Marcario’s design included Martin MAC 2000 Washes, Martin MAC Auras, GRN Batten 3-36 units, 8-lite moles and PAR 64s, controlled via a grandMA 2 console.

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Preston Trail Community Church’s new facility in Frisco, TX will be using the same Vista Systems Spyder 344 that had been serving the needs of a space only half the size of the new facility.

“Media Driven” Texas Church Grows with Vista Systems Gear

FRISCO, TX — Preston Trail Community Church’s new facility here will be using the same Vista Systems Spyder 344 that had been serving the needs of a space only half the size of the new facility. Tech director Jerod Chambers, who credited the unit for its functionality, power and ease of use, noted that while the church is “relocating the Spyder from our current church and upgrading everything else around it.”

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USITT Awards $29,500 to Three University Initiatives

SYRACUSE, NY — As part of its mission to support theatrical research and development, USITT awarded $29,500 in 2014 grants to three projects championed by college-level theatrical faculty members in the U.S. and Canada — one to digitally preserve antique textiles and two that promise to enhance the safety of theatrical automation.

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Everyman Theatre reopened after a massive $47 million refurbishment with a 20-minute lighting and pyro display supported by dbn. Photo by Pete Carr.

Everyman Theatre Reopens with Lighting and Pyro Spectacle

LIVERPOOL, U.K. — Everyman Theatre reopened after a $47 million refurbishment with an illuminated procession staged by Liverpool’s Lantern Company. The event, which got an assist from Walk the Plank, included lantern puppets and a 20-minute lighting and pyro extravaganza. dbn Lighting supplied lighting gear including SGM Palco LED wash fixtures, LED PARs on specially designed brackets, Studio Due CityColor LED washes and Clay Paky Sharpys and Sharpy Wash fixtures, with a Jands Vista S2 for control.

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