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HSN Chooses Philips Strand for Lighting System Upgrade

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HSN Chooses Philips Strand for Lighting System Upgrade

DALLAS – HSN is an interactive multi-channel retailer delivering an assortment of exclusive products and now concerts, and broadcasting live to over 96 million homes around the clock. With only one day off per year, any lighting system would be put to the test. When it was time for LD Mike Flack and Lighting Engineer Skip Glasco to upgrade their system, they opted for features and flexibility. Their choice: a C21 Dimming System, Palette Control Consoles, and PL3 LED Wash luminaires from Philips Strand Lighting; along with VL3500 Spot and VL3500 Wash luminaires from Philips Vari-Lite.

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Vectorworks 2013 Released in European Languages

COLUMBIA, MD – Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc., a provider of CAD and Building Information Modeling (BIM) software solutions, announces that several of its European distributors are releasing localized versions of the 2013 version of its Vectorworks line of design software, including: Vectorworks Designer, Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Fundamentals and Renderworks. Versions in each country’s native language will be available in Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.

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Martin MAC III Performance for China’s ‘Sing Off’

SHENZHEN, China – The Chinese version of the American television singing competition, NBC’s “The Sing Off,” airs on Shenzhen Satellite Television and uses Martin Professional MAC III series luminaires to accompany the a cappella groups. The fixtures were also the main lighting instruments used on the US version of the show, and to keep the same look, organizers invited the original stage and lighting designers to China for guidance.

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Sandy Audio Visual, PA+ Plan Elaborate Setup for Nov. 3 Event in Toronto

TORONTO —Sandy Audio Visual (SAV) and PA+ are planning an elaborate setup to support the technical needs of the Grand Musical Evening planned for Rogers Center here on Nov. 3. Indian film composer, singer and lyricist Maestro Dr. Ilaiyaraja will lead more than 100 Western and South Asian musical artists on stage. The lighting rig will include 69 Martin MAC 2000 Wash fixtures, 53 MAC 2000 Profiles, 71 MAC 101s, 20 Atomic 3000 Strobes and five MAC 600s, with two grandMA2 consoles for control. The production will also feature a 50 foot (15.25 meter) Martin LC LED wall.

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Melissa Etheridge

Bandit Lites Tours with Melissa Etheridge

KNOXVILLE, TN – Melissa Etheridge hit the road in early October to promote her newest album,  4th Street Feeling. LD David Hamilton worked with tour manager Steven Girmant to give the show the exposed, stripped down look that Etheridge wanted for this fall tour. Bandit Lites is supplying her gear, including GRN LED technology. “The whole rig I’m using now uses about 32 amps, as opposed to 10 years ago when you had to have 400 amp service to do 30 or 40 lights,” Hamilton said.

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Miss Italia 2012

Miss Italia Pageant Under a Clay Paky Rig

MONTECATINI, Italy – LD Fausto Carboni had various lighting challenges in the annual Miss Italia 2012 pageant. He needed a compact lighting rig that would stand strong in competition with all the ambient light from massive video screens. He also needed lighting that would enhance the contestant’s complexions. He chose a mix of 150 Clay Paky lights, including 40 Sharpys, to shine on the event at the indoor sport arena in Montecatini, Italy.

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Fred Foster and Rick Rudolph

ETC’s iRFR Donations to Behind the Scenes Top $100,000

NEW YORK, NY — ETC CEO Fred Foster presented a check for $23,423.67 to Behind the Scenes at the LDI 2012 trade show in Las Vegas. The donation reflected ongoing proceeds from sales of their iRFR (Radio Focus Remote for iPhone and iPod Touch) application. When ETC introduced the iRFR, which was developed by ETC software engineer Chris Mizerak, another employee, Luke Delwiche, suggested the profits be put toward Behind the Scenes and its UK counterpart Light Relief. This check brought the total ETC has donated just to Behind the Scenes, from sales of the iRFR, to just over $100,000.

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The Concert Grid at the ASU Convo is suspended from 20 two-ton hoists

ARS Installs New Rigging System Within ASU “Convo”

JONESBORO, AR — The Convocation Center, or “Convo,” at Arkansas State University (ASU) here has been equipped with Motion Laboratories’ Soft*Limit, Load*Cell and WardeN systems as a safeguard against the risk of attempting to manually control more than two dozen 2-ton chain hoists. Atlanta Rigging Systems (ARS) installed the gear.

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PlugFest

Lighting PlugFest Set for Nov. 7 in New York

NEW YORK – Control This! – a daylong event expo and seminar series that exhibits lighting control and energy management systems – is hosting the first Lighting PlugFest. The event takes place Nov. 7, 11 am-7:30 pm at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City. Lighting PlugFest at Control This! allows lighting practitioners and OEM vendors of LED lamps, fixtures, transformers and dimmers to test the interoperability between products from different manufacturers.

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Lady Antebellum

Clay Paky Sharpys Light Lady Antebellum Tour

SYDNEY – Two dozen Clay Paky Sharpy fixtures helped light up Lady Antebellum’s “We Own the Night” world tour, which recently concluded with three dates in Australia. Creative director and designer Baz Halpin along with Chris Nyfield of Silent House delivered the band’s concept of a fan-centric experience by creating a stage which placed a portion of the audience inside the center of the stage area. This allowed Lady Antebellum to “immerse themselves in the audience and vice versa – the audience essentially became the backdrop of the show.”

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