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Colorado’s Sonic Bloom EDM Event Brightens with Elation Lighting Fixtures

Colorado’s Sonic Bloom EDM Event Brightens with Elation Lighting Fixtures

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RYE, CO – Sonic Bloom, an EDM music festival, was staged June 15-18 at Hummingbird Ranch near Rye, CO, amid the splendor of Colorado’s Spanish Peaks. Denver-based Nexus Productions has been working the festival for the past four years and this year served as the main stage lighting vendor (Bloom Stage) for the first time, supplying all trussing, lighting, motors, distros and more. Owner Chuck Williams’ lighting rig included Elation ACL 360 Bar LED moving bar effects and Platinum Beam 5R beam lights.

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INEC Killarney

Ireland’s National Event Centre Upgrades to an Avolites Arena

KILLARNEY, Ireland — Ireland’s largest events venue outside of Dublin, the INEC Killarney, has recently purchased an Avolites Arena console as part of a major upgrade to the venue’s house lighting rig and control system. The sale of the British manufacturer’s largest and latest lighting console was made by Avolites’ accredited UK reseller A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET). AC-ET worked with the INEC Killarney to supply the new house rig and control network.

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Behind The Scenes: Ex-Offenders & Unemployed Youth Gain New Skills As Stage Technicians

LAS VEGAS, – Live event production companies in Las Vegas soon will be able to fill the void with newly trained employees. The Stage Technician Education and Development Intensive (STEADI) certificate program and Entertainment Electrics course offered by UNLV Continuing Education provides participants with an entry-level, intensive education in live event production.

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Gerriets Duvetyne And Commando Masking Fabrics, Broadway Quality Fabric On A Summer Stock Budget

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EWING, NJ- Gerriets, long known for its European fabrics has recently expanded its line to include affordable, high quality duvetyne and commando cloth available in 8, 12 and 16 ounce weights. These single sided, brushed fabrics were created to give smaller theatres a professional look to their maskings and drapes without breaking their budgets. Duvetyne and commando cloth have been the standard masking fabric for decades in the entertainment industry. The two names vary by region and are essentially interchangeable to describe a light to medium weight, economical, FR fabric brushed with a matte finish. 

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Control Freak Systems first in US to debut d3 gx Media Servers

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LONDON– Lititz, Pennsylvania-based Control Freak Systems LLC (CFS) is first in US to debut d3 gx range of media servers. A d3 Rental Partner, CFS has been at the forefront of entertainment technology for more than a decade.  It provides clients with cutting-edge hardware and custom software solutions for fully integrated control of video, lighting, motion and live audio. CFS has become the niche integrator and intellectual powerhouse, with a reputation built on providing reliable solutions for never before seen challenges.

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Making Light at Comics Station

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ANTWERP, BE – Belgian creative visual design practice Painting with Light was commissioned to design and install lighting and video at the new 6000 square meter Comics Station Antwerp indoor theme park, located in the city’s famous central station complex. The Painting with Light team collaborated closely with Panasonic Belgium on the AV elements and fully specified the lighting elements of the project, which involved nearly 1300 fixtures being used to illuminate over 60 attractions. These are spread across four stories and six zoned entertainment areas.

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Bandit Supplies Lollapalooza Festival Site Lights

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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – Bandit Lites is honored and humbled to once again work with C3 Presents, providing the site and structure lighting for the fourth year in a row at Lollapalooza in Chicago’s Grant Park. Working closely with C3 Presents Production Manager Tyler Crain, Bandit Lites successfully illuminated the multitude of structure locations for all the signage, entryways and archways throughout the 319 acre park.

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LED Screens from WorldStage Picked for “Penn & Teller: Fool Us” Season Four

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LAS VEGAS – “Penn & Teller: Fool Us” returns to The CW in July to intrigue TV audiences with season four of the magic competition in which guests attempt to baffle Penn & Teller with tricks they can’t figure out.  WorldStage showed off its broadcast television chops by providing LED and projection support for the hit show at the Penn & Teller Theater in the Rio Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas. Bob Magee, senior account manager at WorldStage, has been involved with “Penn & Teller: Fool Us” since season three.  While the set remains largely the same for the new season, “we increased the efficiency of the install and strike and updated the LED technology,” he reports.

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Three Finalists Named in Hog Factor

AUSTIN – High End Systems is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2017 HOG Factor National Collegiate Lighting Show Programming Competition. The competition finals will be held on High End Systems’ booth at the 2017 LDI trade show. The finalist teams will be flown to Las Vegas to perform their pieces live at LDI 2017, based on the High End Systems 2017 LDI Booth Design.

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Central Lakes College Theatre Adds Versatility With CHAUVET Professional

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BRAINERD, MN – Located in the geographical heart of Minnesota, Central Lakes College embodies the state’s long-standing tradition of supporting community involvement in the arts. This spirit is very evident in the college’s two theatres, which not only showcase the work of its own drama department, but also host community theatrical productions, as well as recitals, rock concerts and a wide range of other performances.  To support this diversified schedule, the theatre’s lighting designer Ben Kent recently upgraded its rig by adding flexible CHAUVET Professional LED fixtures, supplied by Monkey Wrench Productions.

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XMT-350

Acclaim Lighting Introduces Powerful XMT-350 for DMX/RDM Measurement

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LOS ANGELES Acclaim Lighting, a leader in innovative and advanced solid-state lighting technology, introduces XMT-350, a powerful DMX / RDM measurement and test tool for RDM addressing and monitoring of products.  The XMT-350 can test all elements of the DMX data signal to ensure proper system operation and is powered by Swisson, a leader in DMX and RDM technologies.

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