NEW YORK— Blue Man Group is teaming up with Autism Speaks for the third consecutive year and will be hosting autism-friendly performances suitable for individuals and families affected by autism in New York, Las Vegas, Boston, Chicago and Orlando. In its fourth year working with Autism Speaks, Blue Man Group Chicago will also add a second autism-friendly performance to accommodate growing demand.
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FRANKFURT, Germany — GLP reported a positive response to its booth offerings at PL+S 2017, where the company featured its GT-1 hybrid fixtures and JDC1 strobes, along with a lightshow designed by Matt Shimamoto from Volt Lights in Los Angeles.
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NEW YORK — Michael Stiller of upLight is using Chauvet Professional fixtures supplied by Squeek Lights for the U.S. tour of Rocktopia, a show that gives orchestral classics a hard rock edge and adds a symphonic touch to classic rock tunes. The rig includes Rogue, Maverick and other fixtures from Chauvet Professional.
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FRANKFURT, Germany – Robert Juliat recapped some highlights from its presence in the Lightpower Village at Prolight+Sound 2017. The company presented a line-up of its tungsten and discharge followspots – Lancelot, Merlin, Cyrano, Victor and Roxie – which formed an impressive backdrop to herald the arrival of Robert Juliat’s two new LED followspots, the 600W Oz and Alice.
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BIRMINGHAM, U.K. — For the Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships 2017, which ran from March 7-12 at the Barclaycard International Arena in Birmingham, SLX supplied Badminton England with a multipurpose LED-based lighting solution.
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NEW YORK — Upstage Video partnered with Empire Entertainment to provide multiple LED screens for AMC Networks’ “upfront” event, staged on April 6 at the Skylight Clarkson North in New York City. The setup included a 9’x16’ screen in the cocktail area and two 10’x65’ screens near the dining area, both using ROE’s Black Onyx 3mm tiles, chosen in part for the guests’ close proximity to the screens.
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LAS VEGAS – Italy-based Cartoni’s new fast deployment tripod system, designed for ENG, documentary and other fast-paced production applications, will be featured at NAB in Las Vegas next week.
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LOS ANGELES – Delicate Productions of Los Angeles and San Francisco is busy evolving with a host of new moves designed to exceed clients’ expectations and expand its portfolio for the future. The company has hired Jake Gukowsky as the new Account Manager for San Francisco who will be responsible for new client business development, working with existing clients and on site project management.
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JACKSONVILLE, FL — The Red Hot Chili Peppers, now touring in support of their latest album release, The Getaway, have an impressive visual design that incorporates the synchronized rise and fall of 1,040 LED cylinders on Tait Nano Winches. Gear from Whirlwind is also playing a key role powering the show, the company noted recently, citing the band’s use of its PowerLink Stringers and other gear (multi-pair cable routing, MultiSelectors and Bomb pedal) used for the shows.
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TUSTIN, CA – WorldStage marked the grand opening of its new expanded facility in Tustin, CA with a three-day celebration featuring guided tours and innovative technology demos. The move to the new 1111 Bell Avenue facility was prompted by the continuing growth of the company and the need to accommodate the SoCal operation in a larger, more efficient and functional environment.
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Chauvet Professional’s Maverick MK3 Wash raises the bar on output, color consistency, and pixel effects. Powered by 27 (40 W) Osram RGBW LEDs, it has the muscle to handle any application, including long throw situations, with ease. Pixel mapping effects, built in color macros and gobos, along with a CTO color mixing option make this fixture the complete wash light package. Control options including DMX, sACN, Art-Net, Kling-Net or W DMX round out this fixture, which can also receive Art-Net or sACN in, and send DMX out, simplifying cable runs.
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RICHARDSON, TX — Bobby Dennis, technical director at The Heights Baptist Church in Richardson, TX, near Dallas, oversaw an upgrade to the lighting rig that replaced its old scrollers with 14 COLORado Batten 72 Tour fixtures, six COLORdash Par-Quad 18s, and six COLORado 1-Quad Zoom Tours, all in time for the church’s 2017 Easter services. He plans to add two more Par-Quad 18s and two more 1-Quad Zoom Tours by summer.
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