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Audio Concept Adds Prolyte i-Line Range of Stages, Trusses

Solotech Expands with Ottawa Sales Office

MONTREAL – Solotech, international providers of turnkey sound, video, lighting and rigging systems, has expanded its Ottawa sales office to increase services in the National Capital Region (NCR) of Canada. The grand opening of the new location was Dec. 9. Solotech will offer sales and integration services from the Ottawa location, while rentals will continue to be handled from the Montreal head office.

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Enrico Caironi

In Memoriam: Enrico Caironi, 1947-2011

SERIATE, Italy — Clay Paky announced the death of Enrico Caironi, who joined the company in 1995 and served as commercial director before retiring. “His passion for the job never once abandoned him. Though officially retired, in the last years he dedicated much of his energy to Clay Paky, leading demanding projects such as the “Knight of Illumination” and the “Show Way” exhibition to success,” the company noted, in a release.

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Bryan Adams

Robe MMX Spots Light Bryan Adams Tour

HIGH WYCOMBE, Buckinghamsire, UK – The current Bryan Adams tour is the first major one in the UK  to feature Robe lighting’s new ROBIN MMX Spots. LD Ewan McRobb specified 12 of the fixtures from tour lighting contractor Siyan. McRobb needed fixtures that could hold their own against the light output from a large Stealth screen, which creates the main look of the stage.

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Full Compass

Dun & Bradstreet Recognizes Full Compass for 100 Jobs Created

MADISON, WI – Dun & Bradstreet honored Full Compass recently for creating more than 100 jobs after receiving aid from the Small Business Association’s loan programs. The recognition came in the D&B 200-Day Digital Tribute, a series of success stories hosted on D&B’s website. D&B provides information on businesses and corporations for use in credit decisions.

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Global Truss Unveils New Logo

LOS ANGELES – Global Truss has introduced a new logo that the company believes better symbolizes the strength and reliability of its product line. Global Truss is a supplier of stage trussing sold under the Global Truss and Duratruss brand names.

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MADRIX Graphical User Interface

MADRIX Appoints ICD Their Exclusive US Distributor

DRESDEN, Germany – Inoage GmbH has appointed Inner Circle Distribution (ICD) of Sunrise, FL, as its exclusive U.S. distributor for MADRIX software and hardware. MADRIX offers control for hundreds of universes of DMX and pixel mapping for lighting fixtures. The products are targeted for a variety of uses, from small night club DJ gigs to architectural lighting installations.

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Korn Path of Totality tour

LD Jason Bullock Lights the Way for Korn’s “Path of Totality”

Jason Bullock, lighting and video designer for American metal band Korn, used a Martin lighting and video setup on the band’s Path of Totality tour that ran through November. The touring rig included 24 Martin MAC Aura wash lights and eight MAC III Profiles, which were operated in synch with Martin EC-20 and LC Series video panels. Upstaging Inc. was the gear provider.

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Paul Babin, SOC

Society of Camera Operators Announces Award Winners

LOS ANGELES – The Society of Camera Operators (SOC) announces the recipients of the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Awards. Paul Babin will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award as Camera Operator. Other honorees include Zoran Veselec (Camera Tech), Harry Rez (Mobile Camera Platform Operator), Andrew Cooper (Motion Picture Stills Photographer) and Sol Negrin (Distinguished Service to the Motion Picture Industry). Winners will be honored in ceremonies Feb. 19, 2012 in North Hollywood, CA.

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