Live Event Safety: Pulling the Plug
Canceling a show, or “pulling the plug,” is the concert equivalent of the triple-dog-dare in the playground. Often used as a threat to coerce payment… Read More »Live Event Safety: Pulling the Plug
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D.T.S. Bestows Excellence Awards During PL+S 2012
FRANKFURT, Germany — D.T.S. staged its third Excellence Awards at the Tryp Hotel here during Prolight + Sound. The annual event honors the company’s most successful dealers, recognizes innovative uses of the company’s products and, this year, featured the company’s new JACK and NICK NRG high-power compact moving heads.
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Weekend Update
Another week has past and the weekend is almost over. Did you get everything done that you wanted? Work on an interesting show? Share with us over on ProLightingSpace! Before Sunday is gone, take a moment for yourself and catch up on the biggest news for the past week. Put on another pot of coffee, finish the comics and see what everyone is talking about from the previous week. Oh, and Happy Easter & Passover!
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XL Video US Reorganization Continues; New Roles for Mark Haney, Phil Mercer
ATLANTA, LOS ANGELES and LONDON — XL Video is reorganizing its U.S. operations and merging the management structure for its ongoing operations in Atlanta and Los Angeles to focus on its three primary business groups: touring, exhibitions and events.
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4Wall Supports Hemsley Lighting Portfolio Review
MOONACHIE, NJ – More than 30 students from around the country participated in the Hemsley Lighting Portfolio Review at 4Wall’s warehouse located in Moonachie, NJ. Product shoot-outs, lighting demos, presentations and more provided the students with an opportunity to better understand the lighting industry.
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Germany’s Unusual Circus Gravitates to GLP
LOS ANGELES – Circus Flic Flac stopped touring to concentrate on single shows and special events, such as their recent Christmas run in Nuremberg, Germany. As the shows ran through through the holiday season, lighting was challenged by plummeting temperatures, condensation, dust, fog machines, and humidity inside and outside the tent. GLP Spot Ones were chosen to combat the elements.
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ETC Opens LDI 2012 Student Scholarship Application
MIDDLETON, WI – ETC is once again offering its LDI Student Sponsorship. Those selected to participate in the program will receive an all-expense-paid trip to the LDI 2012 tradeshow Oct. 19-21 in Las Vegas. Deadline is May 31. Applications are online.
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One Direction for HSL
BLACKBURN, UK – HSL supplied lighting equipment and LED screens to the first production tour for the UK’s boyband, One Direction. Dave Lee’s lighting design was based around complementing the video footage commissioned by show producer Louise Doyle that unfolded the show’s narrative. This followed ‘The Boys’ – Niall, Harry, Liam, Zayn and Louis – through two holidays and a term at high school.
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HES Products Help Define the Political Landscape
AUSTIN, TX – High End Systems products helped define the political landscape for The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) 2012. LD Matt Mills elected to use 3 DL.3 Digital Lights and 18 intellaspot LED automated luminaires to pump up presentations, press events and parties during the February gathering in Washington, DC.
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An Animated Upfront for Cartoon Network
NEW YORK – MB Productions, in association with Event Resources, helped celebrate Cartoon Network’s 20 Anniversary at their 2012 Upfront. The audience of advertisers at Roseland Ballroom got to get a sneak peak at not only the new programs and returning favorites, but also some first-hand experience of how cartoons are choreographed with live orchestras. Needless to say, it was an animated event.
Read More »White Light Helps Mark 200 Years of Charles Dickens
LONDON – White Light supplied equipment and support services to ‘Mr Dickens and the Actors,’ the recent production marking the 200th anniversary of the birth of author Charles Dickens. The event took place at London’s Guildhall, with The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh in attendance. The anniversary show supported the Royal Theatrical Fund, which offers aid to those in need who have worked in the entertainment industry.
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Robe Takes the Stage in Israeli Theatre
TEL AVIV – Two recent major productions in Tel Aviv have used Robe’s ROBIN fixtures as key elements of the lighting design: the Willy Russell classic “Blood Brothers” at the Beit Lessin Theatre and the ongoing “I Gave You My Life” at the Rubina venue of the Habima (National) Theatre. Israeli distributor Danor Theatre & Studio Systems supplied the gear.
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