JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — LD Declan Randall is using Philips Vari-Lite’s VL3500 Spot Luminaires and customized gobos for the Johannesburg production of Starlight Express. Theatre lighting supplier Gearhouse Splitbeam provided the fixtures for the production, which played at The Mandela, Joburg Theatre.
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COLOGNE, Germany — Coolux recently completed their move to their new headquarters here, not far from the region’s largest broadcast studio complex. Along with its new facility, the company is celebrating 10 years in business. It was founded on Aug. 14, 2003.
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KNOXVILLE, TN — Tomcat named Shawn Sack eastern sales manager. Sack joins Tomcat from Columbus McKinnon Entertainment Technology. Prior to CM, Sack worked at Mountain Productions. At Tomcat, he will be responsible for developing sales and enhanced customer relations in the eastern U.S.
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ZURICH, Switzerland — The 22nd Street Parade drew nearly 1 million revelers into downtown Zurich on Aug. 10 with Bob Sinclar, Fedde Le Grand, Nicky Romero, Westbam, NERVO and others performing on eight large stages, 30 music trucks and additional areas next to the festival site. Laserworld added to the visuals at the event.
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DURBAN, South Africa — For a June 14 Zakes Bantwini concert at the Durban ICC commemorating the June 16 1976 Soweto Uprising, a.k.a. Youth Day, Simon Hampton from production company Black Coffee handled both the set and lighting design and included Clay Paky fixtures in the rig. Black Coffee worked with Mayonie Productions and the Ethekwini Municipality on the show.
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HERTFORDSHIRE, UK — For the Electric City portion of the Eastern Electrics Festival, staged at Knebworth Park here Aug. 2-4, Smash Productions provided technical production, stage and architectural lighting and video designs. The design objectives for Smash’s Tim Smith and his team included creativity and energy efficiency, all on a relatively tight budget. Smash worked with George Made That on the project.
Read More »MOORESTOWN, NJ — Starlite Productions announces that it will host a technology showcase at its headquarters here on Sept. 19 from 3 to 8 pm. The focus will include lighting, video, audio and control technologies and manufacturer representatives will be on hand to introduce new products and answer questions first-hand. Starlite’s facility is located at 9 Whittendale Dr., Moorestown, NJ.
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ATLANTA — PPi named Alan Kulbacki as its new manager of creative design services. Kulbacki has more than 20 years of lighting design and production experience, in recent years as a busy freelance show designer for production companies across the country.
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OXFORD, U.K. — Philips Selecon and Selecon dealer Lancelyn Theatre Supplies, with locations in Oxford and Wirral, are offering a series of hour-long Q&A sessions focusing on LED technology. Called Learn Educate Discover (LED), the Sept. 19 seminars, at 2:30, 4:30, and 6:30 pm, will explore the pros and cons of LED lighting and address the issue of using LED alongside traditional tungsten fixtures.
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