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OneRepublic’s Global Identity Defined with Ayrton MagicPanel-602

OneRepublic’s Global Identity Defined with Ayrton MagicPanel-602

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USA – American rock pop band, OneRepublic, headlined this summer’s 34-date Honda Civic Tour of North America, with support from Fitz and the Tantrums, and James Arthur. Core to the strikingly impressive lighting design by Mark Butts, production and lighting designer at Los Angeles-based Preset Productions, are 103 Ayrton MagicPanel™-602 fixtures, supplied by global rental company VER. These help realize a unique design intent by Butts and co-production designer and show director, Raj Kapoor, whose aim was to start forging a signature ‘brand image’ for the band.

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CPL Gets Back to Camp

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UK – CPL was delighted to return to the attractive leafy environs of Ragley Hall in Warwickshire to provide a full video production package for the Main Stage at the 2017 Camper Calling festival … a new event staged by Jazz Events, part of the Jazz Publishing Group. Building on the success of last year’s inaugural two day Camper Calling, this year the capacity was doubled from 3000 to 6000 and another day of fun and entertainment for all the family was added, making it three days, which allowed people to enjoy some rare and endangered glorious late August bank holiday weekend weather – apparently the hottest on record!

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ACT Lighting Expands Entertainment Technology Services with Acquisition of AC Power Distribution, Inc.

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HACKENSACK, NJ, –  ACT Lighting announced today that it has completed the acquisition of AC Power Distribution, Inc., a manufacturer of UL Listed portable power distribution for film/video, touring and exterior event venues. AC Power is located in Burbank, CA and is the industry leader in quality and design of power distribution products. AC Power was founded in 1991 and has established itself as a premier provider of creative power distribution solutions for film/video, concert touring, exterior event venues, sports, and theatre. For ACT Lighting clients, this acquisition expands their access to premium entertainment technology products and services that they currently benefit from.

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Grupo Siggno Show at Cowboys Dance Hall in San Antonio Lit with PR Lighting Fixtures

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SAN ANTONIO – David Luis Rosas, LD for Tex-Mex band Grupo Siggno, used China-sourced PR Lighting and Mega-Lite fixtures for a show featuring the Tejano artists at 4,000-capacity Cowboys Dance Hall in San Antonio. Global Productions, owned by Adrian Gallegos and Daniel Martinez, supplied the fixtures distributed by Helotes, TX-based Mega Systems Inc. The rig included XLED 3007 fixtures, XLED 4022RZ fixtures and Phantom fixtures from PR Lighting along with Mega-Lite XBAR LED RGB Strobes and a Drama FZ-LED 700 followspot.

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Claypaky Lights Anniversary Events For International Brands Oriflame and Analpa

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA – Moscow-based production company MAX \ MAX chose the cutting-edge technology of award-winning beam shaper the Claypaky Scenius Profile to feature in two distinct lighting designs for two large-scale anniversary events. Both events – the 50th anniversary of international cosmetic company Oriflame and the 25th anniversary of international footwear company Analpa – were produced by the company earlier this year.

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Avolites Provides 360° Control for Arcade Fire

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USA – Multimedia entertainment studio Moment Factory and lighting designer Christopher Bushell are the creatives behind Indie music heavyweights Arcade Fire’s ‘most ambitious production to date’ – the Infinite Content tour. Bushell, who worked closely with Creative Director Tarik Mikou from Moment Factory on the production, is using an Avolites Sapphire Touch and Titan v10.1 app to control the enveloping lighting environment, which features a 360° stage set in the round.

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Robe Gets a Hot Date

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SOUTH AFRICA – The latest series of ‘Take Me Out Mzanzi’ – aired on M-Net’s Mzanzi Magic network in South Africa market – was recorded over 6 weeks at Sasani Studios in Johannesburg, featuring a lighting scheme designed by Rob Grobler, with equipment supplied by rental specialist Gearhouse South Africa. Produced by Rapid Blue, the show has a style book and a specific look that has to be followed, explained Rob, who chose over 130 Robe fixtures to assist him in achieving this task on the lighting side.

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Chroma-Q Inspire XT Awarded New Product Award at WFX 2017

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TORONTO, ON, – Chroma-Q®, a world-renowned brand of premium performance LED lighting solutions, manufactured in North America, is excited to announce that the newly released Chroma-Q Inspire XT™ won the New LED Fixture $1251 and above award at WFX Tradeshow in Dallas, last week (October 11, 2017). The Chroma-Q Inspire XT™ is the award-winning Chroma-Q Inspire™ ranges newest and eagerly anticipated addition. The Chroma-Q inspire XT is ideal for the house of worship market, thus making its debut appearance at WFX Expo October 10-12, 2017 in Dallas, Texas.

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ER Productions will Try for Laser Show World Record in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS – ER Productions will attempt to set a Guinness World Record for Largest Laser Show at LDI 2017. The attempt will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18 on the LDI Live Outside stage. The attempt will be accompanied by a live performance from British DJ Damian Gee. The laser and DJ show, open to all show attendees, is also part of ER Productions’ celebration of its 10-year company milestone. Along with the world record attempt, the company will showcase its capabilities at demonstration suite N102 from Nov. 17-19.

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Star Dimensions Lights Historic Road to Ultra Show in Mumbai with Elation Lighting

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INDIA – The Ultra Music Festival cemented its place as the world’s premier electronic music festival years ago. Held in Miami each March during Miami Music Week, Ultra is one of the biggest dance music festivals on the planet and consistently features Elation Professional lighting on its stages. The iconic music festival hits the road as well, under the moniker Road to Ultra, and in September played two highly anticipated shows in India, one of which included Elation Professional lighting gear supplied by Elation partner Star Dimensions India Pvt Ltd.

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Robe is a Prime Suspekt

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DENMARK – Danish hip hop band Suspekt are known for their disturbingly intense lyrics and raw style. They once lurked uncompromising and almost exclusively on the dark side of Danish contemporary music, however more recently, – still gripping to the fringes of alt.culture – have gained a massive following and the fans just can’t get enough of their live performances! All of this melodrama was a great atmospheric starting point for lighting designer Johnny Thinggaard Lydiksen, who used 104 Robe fixtures for the initial show design which was kicked off in a stadium at the start of the year.

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Snap Wins New Product Award At WFX

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SAN FERNANDO, CA – Having collected an award at rAVe Infocomm in 2017 already, SNAP can now add the WFX award to its accolades. SNAP collects the WFX New Product Award in the lighting accessory category! High praise from the largest church expo in the US!  GLP, who is the exclusive distributer of the innovative cable management product in the US, is delighted with the success the tool has already garnered.

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