NASHVILLE – Andy Reese has joined Bandit Lites’ Technical Services Department as a technical assistant. His job is to coordinate with the technical services and sales departments to ensure that everyone gets the parts and supplies they need. He moved to Nashville after working in Tulsa, OK, as both an event and operations coordinator for the BOK Center and as the changeover manager for the Ted Constant Convocation Center.
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HIGH WYCOMBE, Buckinghamshire, UK – Lighting rental company Siyan has invested in additional Robe MMX Spots to keep up with the demand and to prepare for a busy upcoming calendar of shows. Half of the new 24 MMX fixtures went directly out on tour. Nick Valdez explains, “The MMX Spot has become increasingly popular this year, I keep getting very good feedback from users and they are appearing more frequently on specs.”
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NORTH CREEK, NY – Creative Stage Lighting has announced a number of staff changes to prepare the company for growth in 2013. Within the company, George B. Studnicky IV, pictured here, will take on the role of vice president. Also, Michael Carattini has joined the company as director of sales for the central U.S. region.
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NEW CASTLE, DE – Video equipment rental company Pete’s Big TVs was profiled by national business magazine Inc. for its involvement in Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band’s 2012 tour. The article, entitled “The Entrepreneurs Behind Bruce Springsteen,” features a quick history on Pete’s Big TVs and the video equipment and crew they provided for the US, UK and European tour in 2012. The article in the December/January issue is still on some newsstands. The article capped off Pete’s Big TVs busiest year in its 25-year history.
Read More »INDIANAPOLIS – Reel Video Systems (RVS) has added Daktronics timing and scoring equipment to their inventory to better serve the live sporting event market. By adding the Daktronics All Sport 5000 and the Show Control System, RVS is now fully equipped to integrate live timing and scoring into the video system for any sporting event.
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ORLAND PARK, IL – JR Lighting Design, Inc. has added High End Systems Hog 4 consoles and Technospot automated luminaires to its inventory in Chicago. President Jason Reberski says the company has been a longtime High End Systems supporter. As he expands his company’s focus from design, sales and consultation services to also include lighting rentals, he believes HES products will help take him there.
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DALLAS – A technical snafu at Prestonwood Baptist Church threatened to keep the annual live stage production, The Gift of Christmas, from happening. As the production was being rigged, a flaw came to light: the video wall was too heavy for the church roof’s load limit. The only viable alternative would be to use a different, lighter weight video product, the EPV762 LED panel from Elation Professional was recommended.
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FT. WAYNE, IN – Apollo has expanded their Multiform line of LEDs to include the MultiSpot HP LS1012. Using 3-in-1 MulTriCell LEDs, color mixing happens right at the light source to generate a consistent beam of colored light. The unit has no fans, resulting in silent cooling. Apollo is targeting this fixture as a truss toner, and a wall and tent uplighter.
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NASHVILLE – Bandit Lites providing lighting for the 31st Annual Texaco Country Showdown, a long-running country talent search, Jan. 17 at The Ryman Auditorium. Host was singer/songwriter Jewel. LD Mark Carver has provided the lighting design for the contest for several years. The event will air on TV starting in March.
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LOS ANGELES – Yanni has entertained millions on stages of all sizes. During the 2012 “An Evening with Yanni” tour, LD Bud Horowitz again turned to Delicate Productions Inc. to help with gear and talent for the tour’s North America run. This marked the 24th year that Yanni and Delicate have worked together.
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DETROIT – Technical Director Jim Davis at the Detroit Country Day School upgraded the lighting fixtures at the theatre – the Seligman Performing Arts Center – starting with cyclorama lighting. He chose the PLCyc LED Luminaire from Philips Strand Lighting and Philips Selecon for the 40 ft wide cyc. Vincent Lighting Systems brought the fixtures in for a demo, which led to the purchase of seven units. Davis and the students used them right away on the school’s production of Macbeth.
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