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Global Church Hillsong Relies on FOR-A’s HVS-2000 Video Switcher

Global Church Hillsong Relies on FOR-A’s HVS-2000 Video Switcher

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CYPRESS, CA,– Founded in Sydney, Australia, in 1983, Hillsong Church is a contemporary Christian worship organization that has launched churches in some of the most influential cities around the world. With locations in 19 countries and on five continents, Hillsong’s worldwide attendance approaches 100,000 people weekly. The popular global church has been relying on FOR-A®’s HVS-2000 video switcher for weekly services at its Los Angeles, California, and Cape Town, South Africa, locations, as well as for production of its conferences held around the United States. 

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Expanding Outside Broadcast Horizons with Harting

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ELGIN, Il. – As the demand for high-definition broadcasting signal transmissions has increased and the transition to DTV/HDTV has been fully realized, the role of fiber optics as the signal transmission medium continues to grow. Fiber-optic infrastructures offer the advantage of higher bandwidth, optical signal clarity and more reliable real-time transmissions, enabling providers to service even more applications for emerging technologies such as 4K and 8K ultra high-definition television (UHDTV), Internet-protocol television (IPTV) and multi-channel audio.

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WorldStage Helps Transform Hammerstein Ballroom into a Dynamic Club Venue for Philipp Plein’s New York Fashion Week Show

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NEW YORK– Switzerland-based designer Philipp Plein presented his spring and summer 2018 men’s and women’s collections at New York Fashion Week in a runway spectacle that combined A-list entertainment with Plein’s edgy designs.  WorldStage provided lighting for the event that transformed the mammoth Hammerstein Ballroom into a club-style venue for some 3,000 attendees.

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MegaPointes Brighten Celine Dion’s Las Vegas Show

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LAS VEGAS – Celine Dion’s LD, Yves Aucoin, added Robe MegaPointe multi-purpose moving light fixtures to the rig for the artist’s show at Caesars Palace Colosseum in Las Vegas. This is the first live concert show using MegaPointes in North America, according to Robe. The hard-working Grammy Award winning artist and top selling recording star who offers an accessible mix of pop, soul, rock and R&B is currently playing around 70 shows a year in Las Vegas in a series of three-week stints, and tours other territories in between.

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Artiste DaVinci WH™ Wins “Best Moving Light” Award at 2017 WFX

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DALLAS – Elation Professional’s new Artiste Dali™ LED moving head won a PLASA Award for Innovation only a short month ago. Now another in the company’s Artiste series, the Artiste DaVinci WH™, has been honored with a New Product Award as the “Best Moving Light” at the WFX Conference & Expo in Dallas. “We are very excited about the Artiste product series and are delighted with the recognition it is getting,” stated Elation Sales Director Eric Loader. “With Artiste DaVinci we put all the design features that creative LDs ask for in a small package.”

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Stone Sour Tours with Bandit Lites-Supplied Rig

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NASHVILLE – American heavy metal band Stone Sour is touring the nation with a lighting package provided by Bandit Lites. The Grammy nominated group recently released its sixth studio album, Hydrograd, which debuted at No. 8 on Billboard’s 200 chart, and appeared at No. 1 in three categories. Lighting designer Julie Cox fashioned a rig that would fit the direction of simple and clean while still packing a powerful punch. By choosing fixtures that would balance truck space, multiple effects and budget, she crafted a multilayered and emphatic design that could complement the powerhouse band’s sound.

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Bandit Lites Illuminates Chris Young

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NASHVILLE  – Chris Young is rounding out the year with a new album and a tour run that covers the country as part of Jason Aldean’s They Don’t Know tour. Bandit Lites is providing the lighting package for the award winning artist, whose sixth studio album is set to drop this month and features his most recent single, “Losing Sleep.”  Bandit supplied Elation CuePix Blinder WW2 fixtures, Robe Pointes, Ayrton MagicPanels and Martin Atomic 3000 Strobes.

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Canyonwest Cases – New Waterproof Shipping Case

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FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA – Don’t let extreme environmental conditions ruin your equipment. The new 3i-5616-9 case will protect sensitive or valuable equipment through the harshest of conditions! This case meets military specifications that will protect contents in both military and industrial environments.Military specifications include: MIL-C-4150J (water submersible), MIL-STD-648C (automatic pressure relief valve) and MIL-STD-810F (resistant to corrosion and damage caused by sudden impact). Cases are also ATA (Air Transport Association) compliant.

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Tony Levin to Host 2018 Parnelli Awards

Tony Levin to Host 2018 Parnelli Awards

Internationally Renowned Bassist Recorded and Toured with King Crimson, Peter Gabriel, Paul Simon

LAS VEGAS – The Parnelli Awards board of advisors announced that Grammy nominated composer and bassist extraordinaire Tony Levin will be the host for the 17th annual Parnelli Awards, to be held at the Hilton Anaheim on Friday, Jan. 26, 2018 as part of NAMM Live.

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