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Harman Announces Completion of Integration of Martin Lighting in the U.S.

Brian Friborg

Harman Announces Completion of Integration of Martin Lighting in the U.S.

NORTHRIDGE, CA — Harman, which recently named Brian Friborg to lead U.S. sales, also announced that its integration of Martin Lighting in the U.S. has been completed. The company is closing the Martin office in Sunrise, FL but will maintain a sales and product support presence in the Fort Lauderdale area, led by Friborg. All staff from the closed Sunrise, FL facility have been offered positions within the Harman Professional organization.

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Bruno Mars Moonshine Jungle tour photo by Steve Jennings

Bruno Mars’ Moonshine Jungle Tour

Although his backing band, The Hooligans, have also achieved a measure of popular and critical acclaim, Bruno Mars, who will be performing at the 2014 Super Bowl Halftime Show, could also probably do pretty well just by cloning himself. Along with a three-octave voice versatile enough to handle a variety of musical genres (not to mention vocal impressions to cover for glitches on Pandora.com), Mars plays electric and acoustic guitar along with the drums.

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A.C. Lighting Names Darrell Barnes SW Regional Sales Manager

BRANSON, MO – A.C. Lighting added Darrell Barnes to its North American sales team. Barnes, a theatrical lighting veteran who has worked as an LD, programmer and technical director for shows produced in Branson, MO for more than 10 years, will serve as the company’s southwest regional sales manager, supporting sales for Chroma-Q, Jands, ArKaos, LedGo and Prolyte branded products.

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LMG provided gear for the tour's U.S. shows.

Steven Wilson Embarks on a Ghostly New Stage Show

Decades ago, Steven Wilson used to create private home recordings and let them out to the public, passing them off as long-lost relics of Britain’s psychedelic era. Fomenting a campaign of subterfuge and misdirection, Wilson adopted the seemingly meaningless moniker Porcupine Tree (PT) for his studio inventions and even credited fictional characters with having performed on “the band’s” early releases.

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LD Allen Branton has been lighting the Volcano Room at Cumberland Caverns for the Bluegrass Underground show on PBS

LD Allen Branton Lights “Bluegrass Underground”

Natural beauty, deftly lit, and singular acoustics are why the Volcano Room is among the most memorable of music venues. From the moment audiences and artists arrive, they realize this is something special. It may be the only venue that needs tour guides to get the 600-person audience to their seats. The Volcano Room is actually 333 feet below ground in the Cumberland Caverns of McMinnville, TN, and it is the home to the popular Bluegrass Underground radio and television series.

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Eric Pearce, founder of Showlites and president of SGPS/ShowRig, will be honored with the Parnelli Visionary Award at the 2013 gala set for Nov. 23 at the Mirage Las Vegas.

Eric Pearce to Receive Parnelli Visionary Award

“I believe we are long overdue in honoring Eric Pearce,” says production manager and Parnelli Board Advisor Kent Black. “A lot of people can directly or indirectly trace themselves back to Eric and Showlites — in fact, a lot of people who have fallen off the ‘Showlites Apple Tree’ went on to have successful careers.”

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Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders Lit by Chauvet Professional Gear

MIAMI — Ryan Himmel, cinematographer for the Miami Dolphins, turned to Chauvet Professional for a lighting assist for the team’s NFL intro video shoot featuring the football team’s cheerleading squad. The company provided a variety of gear for the shoot, including Legend 230SR Beam and Q-Wash 436Z-LED moving heads, Nexus 4×4 pixel-mapping wash fixtures, COLORado Batten 144 Tour linear washes and Ovation F-165WW LED Fresnels.

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2013 Parnelli Hometown Hero Lighting Company of the Year finalists

2013 Hometown Hero Regional Lighting Honorees

“Anyone should be able make an impressive show with 400 lights,” says Larry Schmidt of Tallahassee, FL-based Production Support Group. “I like to see the tech-nician that can make an eye catching, innovative show with 80 lights, 60 lights, or even just 24!” Thus encapsulates the spirit of the Hometown Hero Regional Lighting Company honors. We like to think that while we can’t all be big, we can all be exceptional, serving our regions with an inspiring dedication to quality and customer service. 

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Jands Stage CL Console

Jands Stage CL Console

I have always been a big believer in finding the right product for the right situation — especially when it comes to control. You don’t want to be in a position where the console can’t adequately leverage all the functions and firepower of a big lighting rig. When that happens, instead of unleashing your creativity, your console is constraining it.

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Ayrton MagicPanel 602

In this industry, it takes something unique to get designers excited about a lighting fixture. In fact, it’s usually only once every couple of years that something inventive and different enough comes along that elicits that collective “Cool!” from designers. Well, it seems it has happened again. This time, it’s not a typical lighting fixture with more output, more gobos, better color mixing, etc., that is causing the stir; it’s the MagicPanel 602 from Ayrton. What is it that makes this product unique you ask? Let’s take a look.

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