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Avolites and Group One Expand Rep Network with C.L. Pugh & Associates

The C.L. Pugh team (L-R): DeWayne Segafredo, Jerry Varsa, Jason Jacquemain, Bob Tevs, Jan Seddon and George Falkenbach (not pictured: Jeff Payton)

Avolites and Group One Expand Rep Network with C.L. Pugh & Associates

FARMINGDALE, NY — Group One Ltd., Avolites’ U.S. importer and distributor, based here, named Brunswick, OH-based C.L. Pugh & Associates, Inc. as its newest independent manufacturer’s rep firm for the brand. The announcement came from Brad White, Group One’s national sales manager for Avolites, to whom the firm reports. Pictured, from left, C.L. Pugh’s DeWayne Segafredo, Jerry Varsa, Jason Jacquemain, Bob Tevs, Jan Seddon and George Falkenbach. (Not pictured: Jeff Payton.)

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Four Hit by Ceiling Debris at Concord Music Hall in Chicago

CHICAGO — Shortly after DJ Datsik took the stage at Concord Music Hall here at about 2 a.m. on Feb. 8, small amounts of ceiling debris appeared to shake loose. Moments later, large chunks of debris fell, hitting at least four in the audience. One of the injured declined medical treatment. Three others were transported to nearby hospitals — two with minor injuries and one whose injuries appeared to be more serious, according to local reports.

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USITT Announces YD&T Awards Winners for 2014

FORT WORTH, TX – USITT announced the winners of its 2014 Young Designers & Technicians Awards competition. The 11 winners will be presented with the honors at the association’s Conference & Stage Expo, which is set to talke place at the Fort Worth Convention Center here March 26-29. Three of the winners are from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, three are from Carnegie Mellon University, and two are from the Yale School of Drama. The other three are from Purdue University, the University of Virginia and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

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Chauvet Strike 324 LED strobe fixture

Chauvet Launches Strike LED-Powered Strobe Fixtures

Chauvet Professional’s new Strike series of strobe fixtures use LED light sources. The company’s Strike 324 and Strike 882 strobes get their bright output from SMD LEDs. The Strike 324, pictured here, is shaped like a low-profile par can and contains 324 white 1-watt SMD LEDs. The Strike 882 is configured like a panel and equipped with 882 white 0.5-watt SMD LEDs.

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Kanye West tour photo by Todd Kaplan courtesy High End Systems

LD John McGuire Using Variety of HES Hog 4 Consoles

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – LD John McGuire, LD for Kanye West, Deadmaus, Daft Punk and many others, is a longtime user of Hog consoles from High End Systems. He first used the company’s consoles back in 1998, and now chooses from a range of Hog control solutions from a mobile Hog 4PC setup all the way to the flagship Hog 4 desk for Kanye West’s tour (pictured here).

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Dizzy Gosnell

Dizzy Gosnell, Leonard Cox Honored for 20 Years at Bandit Lites

NASHVILLE — At its most recent General Meeting, Bandit Lites reviewed its achievements in 2013 while discussing the goals and plans for 2014. The company also took the opportunity to honor those in the company who displayed outstanding and diligent workmanship. Among the honorees: Dizzy Gosnell and Leonard Cox, who both received service awards for 20 years with the company.

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Electrosonic Upgrades Video, Audio System in Texas Spirit Theater

AUSTIN, TX — Electrosonic helped the Bullock Texas State History Museum upgrade its 190-seat 4D Texas Spirit Theater recently. Although the original AV system, also installed by Electrosonic, was still functional, the gear was also a dozen years into its life cycle. For the refurbishment, Electrosonic replaced the existing show control system with an Alcorn McBride V16 Pro show controller and swapped out HD-MPEG video players in favor of a Dataton WATCHOUT video playback system. The project was complete in time for the Nov. 2013 premiere of the short film, Shipwrecked, which supports a new exhibition on the excavation of the barque La Belle, which sank off the Texas coast in 1686. 

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Clay Paky B-EYE fixtures - K20 and K10

Clay Paky Distributors Share Feedback from B-EYE Fixture Users

BERGAMO, Italy — Clay Paky, which is supporting its line of B-EYE fixtures with a website dedicated to the line, www.b-eye.it, also received and relayed first-hand accounts of industry professionals who have put the new fixtures to use. Disributors including Ambersphere Solutions in the U.K., A.C.T Lighting in the U.S. and Lightpower GmbH in Germany reported usage trends.

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For RSC’s Richard II, LD and Set Designer Use Chroma-Q Battens for New Visual Effect

STRATFORD-upon-AVON – For the Royal Shakespeare Company’s (RSC) recent run of Shakespeare’s Richard II at the RSC’s main Royal Shakespeare Theatre here, set designer Stephen Brimson Lewis and LD Tim Mitchell used Chroma-Q battens to light thousands of meters of fine metal chain. The battens were positioned directly above the chains in a custom containment to shield the units from the audience.

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The Lighting Design Group Expands with New Broadcast Lighting Team

NEW YORK – The Lighting Design Group’s office here now has a dedicated broadcast lighting systems design and installation team. Michael Mell has joined the staff as the lead systems designer. Tony Siniscalco is LDG’s new systems project manager. Nic Harris, part of LDG since 2010, has moved from the design staff to become the new team’s technical project manager. Mark London, Executive VP for Operations and Systems at LDG said he is, “pleased to have such a talented, experienced group of people added to our office.”

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