MADISON, WI — ETC hosted their first-ever CUE (Create, Understand, Experience) conference July 25-27 and used the opportunity to train, entertain, and preview new products. On July 25, ETC introduced their new Gio console, which is set to debut in September. On July 26, during his keynote address, Fred Foster, founder and CEO of ETC, previewed the ETC LED Source Four, set to launch in early 2012.
Read More »BREMEN, Germany — A&O Lighting Technology GmbH announced its move to a new location recently. The company is now at:
Arberger Hafendamm 22
28309 Bremen
Tel: +49 (0)421 / 59 66 09 – 0
Fax: +49 (0)421 / 59 66 09 – 66 Read More »I truly believe that the success of most gigs is not about the actual quality of all the gear you are using, but the quality… Read More »Gear vs. Techs
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LAS VEGAS — And the 2011 winners of the Parnelli Awards for Lighting, Staging and Video are…yet to be determined, by YOU, the PLSN readers. The individuals and companies that YOU nominate and vote for will be honored during the annual Parnelli Awards ceremony, set for Saturday, Oct. 29 at the Peabody Orlando.
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PITTSBURGH, PA — Hughie’s Audio-Visual Productions, which has offices in Cleveland, OH; Columbus, OH and Pittsburgh, PA; named Brian Kemp as general manager for the Pittsburgh office. Kemp will oversee all day-to-day operations for that office and report to Hughie’s president David Wheeler.
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CHANDLER, AZ — AV Dimensions named Glenn Ray vice president of operations and hired Fran Sutherland as account manager. Ray brings more than 25 years of experience to AV Dimensions, having worked for GES, Exhibitgroup/Giltspur, Mice NA, MC2, Hoffman Productions, Nike and Samsung and other firms.
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NEW YORK — Vince Herbert, head of the Lighting Department for the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), which has taken up residency in New York’s Park Avenue Armory this summer, will be on hand to demonstrate RSC Lightlock’s motion stabilizing technology, discuss its evolution, and explain its use in the lighting system installed for the RSC in New York. The event is set for Aug. 2 in the Wade Thompson Drill Hall of the Park Avenue Armory beginning at 2pm. The event is free and open to the first 50 registrants.
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