LAS VEGAS- Barbara Brennan, formerly of Morpheus Lighting and PRG, is joining the 4Wall Entertainment Systems Division as a systems integrator. Brennan’s career in the entertainment industry spans more than 35 years, beginning with Cinema Services of Las Vegas, where she worked with a variety of clients including casinos, production companies and television networks.
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ITALY – There was a job to finish: the 2011 tour for Vasco Rossi. The Italian rock star from Emilia had health problems, which interrupted his tour. Now there were seven sold-out concerts in two large stadiums – four in Turin and three in Bologna. The stage was designed by Giò Forma. The rig was inspired by the triangular shape of Vasco’s historic logo, around which LD Giovanni Pinna devised the lighting plot. Clay Paky lights dominated the show, including 40 Alpha Spot HPE 1500s, 20 Alpha Profile 1500s, 20 Alpha Beam 1500s and 18 Shotlight Washes.
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NASHVILLE – Leadership Tennessee, an initiative of the Nelson and Sue Andrews Institute for Civic Leadership, is designed to bring business, nonprofit, education and government leaders together to discuss emerging challenges and opportunities. Michael T. Strickland, founder and chair of Bandit Lites, is among those in the program’s inaugural class.
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LONDON – Green Hippo’s Samantha Bailey has been promoted from head of sales to the new position of vice president of global sales. Her new role goes further than looking after specific territories. She will now be taking on business strategy and business development responsibilities, making sure that the company continues to grow globally.
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SOUTH KIRBY, Yorkshire, UK – Staging and design professionals working in the entertainment industry have been sharing their on-the-job knowledge with 52 students enrolled in a month-long Staging module that is part of the curriculum at Backstage Academy here. The students are taking Backstage Academy’s Foundation Degree Course in Live Events Production.
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UK – Two UK lighting rental companies were among the first on the UK mainland to receive delivery of Robe’s new multipurpose moving light, the Pointe. Southampton-based GLS took 24 and Bristol-based Fineline took 12 units in this initial delivery, coordinated by Ian W Brown of Robe UK.
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UK – Blackout’s team designed a custom-built touring truss structure for the firstseries of ‘Sky Art’s Portrait Artist of the Year’ competition, due on screens this autumn. The reality TV show visited four locations across the UK – London, Cardiff, Glasgow and Dublin – with more than 2,000 entrants battling out to win the title. The winner will see their work displayed in the National Portrait Gallery and awarded a £10,000 commission to produce a portrait of award-winning author Hilary Mantel.
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MADRID — Since its debut in September 2012, reality TV singing competition “The Voice,” or “La Voz,” in Spain, has become a social phenomenon. To help accentuate the live performances, live drama and the jury of popular Spanish singers, Madrid-based rental, sales and installation company Citylight installed a complete Harman Martin MAC lighting rig.
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CHICAGO – JR Lighting Design, Inc. provided Chicago’s Adler Planetarium with a mix of design, lighting and special-effects elements for the recently renovated Samuel C. Johnson Family Star Theater installation. LDs Jason Reberski and Eric Price used a mix of technologies to achieve a cohesive vision.
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MINNETONKA, MN – Vaddio announced that it has added Bernadette Yard, who joined the company’s marketing team in 2010, to its inside sales team. In her new role, Yard will coordinate and provide video product demonstrations worldwide, provide sales support to Vaddio manufacturer reps and dealers and assist with system configurations, pricing, part numbers and availability.
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COLOGNE, Germany – European lighting and visuals designer Manfred Ollie Olma of mo2 design tried out 12 of Robe’s new Pointe moving lights for a recent episode of “Die Ultimative Chart Show.” The program is broadcast weekly on RTL and recorded at Nobeo 8 Studio in Hürth, near Cologne.
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