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Christie Lites Opens Nashville Office

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Christie Lites Opens Nashville Office

NASHVILLE –  Christie Lites has opened a Nashville office and warehouse. Effective immediately, the Christie Lites Rental Rep team will support clients from its newest regional office location within the Soundcheck complex at 740 Cowan St. in Nashville. Equipment support of the full CL range of lighting and rigging equipment will come from Christie Lites’ new warehouse and prep location in the Nashville suburb of Antioch. Shannon Scott, long time industry professional from Huntsville AL, has joined the Rental Rep team and is based in the new Nashville location.

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American Idol After Party

Elation is the Star of American Idol Finale Party

LOS ANGELES – Elation’s Platinum Beam 5R turned heads at the American Idol Finale After Party, where it wowed the Idol cast and guests inside tent at the Event Deck at L.A. Live. The lighting design was handled by Kinetic Lighting, with the company’s Rachel Miller as LD and Eric Barth as programmer.

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Iluminarc Modernizes Pizza Chain

TORONTO – A pizza restaurant franchise owner installed 276 Iluminarc fixtures programmed with custom scenes to give his Toronto location a distinctive look in the family-style chain. Design Electronics installed and programmed the lighting, AV and system control components.

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Jean Lariviere

Jean Lariviere Rejoins HES as Regional Sales Manager

AUSTIN, TX – Jean Lariviere has rejoined entertainment lighting manufacturer High End Systems (HES), part of the Barco group, in a new role as a regional sales manager. His assignment includes sales development for the Canada region and also select U.S. key business partner accounts. He is based at the Austin, TX headquarters.
For the past seven years, Lariviere worked with equipment brokers SHS Global, where as CTO he was responsible for sourcing product and also client technical services.

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PLSN 2012 Hometown Hero Voting Now Open

Who’s Your Hometown Hero? Vote Today!

LAS VEGAS — It’s time for PLSN readers to vote for their favorite hometown lighting  companies for the 2012 Hometown Hero Awards competition. The ballot is now online at plsn.com/hometown. It includes a total of 30 companies — five from five U.S. regions and five more from Canada — that were nominated by PLSN readers in June. Voting takes place throughout July. The six regional winners will be announced in August and included on the 2012 Parnelli Awards ballot. The final winner will then receive the 2012 Hometown Hero Lighting Company of the Year award at the Parnelli Awards gala, set for Oct. 20, 2012 at the Mirage Resort in Las Vegas.

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Staging Concepts Names New Senior Management

MINNEAPOLIS – Staging Concepts named John Lewis CEO and Mostafa Ahmed CFO. Lewis has a track record as CEO, CFO, COO and independent director of several publicly-traded and private equity-backed businesses.  Ahmed, a CPA, specializes in mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity management, international accounting and investor relations.

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