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Creative Technology’s Chris Burke Appointed Managing Director of Asia Pacific Business

Creative Technology’s Chris Burke Appointed Managing Director of Asia Pacific Business

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SHANGHAI – Creative Technology (CT) announces that with immediate effect Chris Burke will take on the role of Managing Director of Creative Technology in Shanghai. Chris will also continue as Managing Director of CT in Hong Kong and Singapore meaning this appointment now puts all of CT’s Asia Pacific Business under his control.

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ADJ Expands Vizi Range of Professional Moving Heads with Two New Wash Fixtures

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LOS ANGELES – ADJ has expanded its Vizi Series of professional moving head fixtures with the introduction of the 105W Vizi Hex Wash7 and the 280W Vizi Q Wash7. Both these powerful wash units offer WiFLY wireless DMX and motorized zoom, allowing them to create tight beams for mid-air effects as well as wide washes for illuminating stages. Powered by seven incredibly potent 40W quad-color (RGBW) LEDs, the Vizi Q Wash7 produces a huge amount of light output.

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Backstreet Boys Las Vegas Residency Gets Assist from ER Productions

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LAS VEGAS – Backstreet Boys, the enormously successful 90s US boy band, has staged an epic come back 20-years after they released their self-titled debut international album. With a sell-out, 26-date residency in Las Vegas at Planet Hollywood’s AXIS Theatre, ER Productions played an integral part in creating a wow factor for the Boys’ Vegas run.

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Hitachi Kokusai to Highlight High-Quality Acquisition for Sports and Mobile Production at 2017 NAB Show

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WOODBURY, NY,— Hitachi Kokusai Electric America Ltd. (Hitachi Kokusai) will showcase its extensive range of high-quality, cost-effective acquisition solutions for sports venues and mobile production providers at the upcoming 2017 NAB Show, where the company will exhibit in booth C4309. Hitachi Kokusai’s comprehensive array of HDTV, 4K and 8K cameras has a rich history of delivering extraordinary picture fidelity, reliability and operational versatility for sports and mobile applications ranging from in-venue scoreboard displays to remote broadcast, cable and OTT productions.

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LD Matt Guminski Chooses Elation for JoJo’s 2017 Mad Love Tour

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LOS ANGELES – LD Matt Guminski was called in to design American pop singer-songwriter JoJo’s 2017 Mad Love Tour just a week before the tour launched in February and turned to Elation Professional moving heads and effect lights to light the re-emerging popstar’s show. Touring in support of her Mad Love album which came out last October – her first album release since the mid 2000’s – JoJo is selling out 900-1800 capacity venues at nearly every stop and is clearly on her way back to top star status after charting in 2004 as a 13-year old.

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Robe Helps Slovenia on its Way to Eurovision

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SLOVENIA – It is Eurovision selection season … and one of the 43 hopefuls for this year’s event in Kiev, Ukraine, in May is Slovenia’s Omar Naber whose song “On My Way” was chosen at a spectacular Eurovision Melody (EMA – Evrovizijska MelodijA) show staged in Hall A2 of the Gospodarsko Razstavisce exhibition center in Ljubljana.

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Hunter Hayes Hits the Road with Bandit Lites

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NASHVILLE — Five-time Grammy nominee and multi-instrumentalist Hunter Hayes is performing this year with a lighting package provided by Bandit Lites. LD Mike Marcario is lighting the artist with fixtures mounted on pipes arranged in an arc around the stage. The pipes are mounted with GLP X4S, Chauvet Rogue and Philips Nitro 510C fixtures.

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Brandon Baruch Dramatizes Bataré Tour With CHAUVET Professional

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LOS ANGELES – When Brandon Baruch first heard from a friend about Nick Wylie’s plans to produce the Bataré tour, he realized pretty quickly that this innovative show was something he would like to light. “I tend to gravitate towards projects that require an unconventional design approach,” he said. “So when Nick told me the concept of the piece, I was immediately drawn in by the fusion of styles and genres. I was also intrigued to learn there was a narrative arc for the performers, because it speaks to my theatre background as well.”

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Claypaky Provides Heavenly Theatrical Lighting To Wroclaw’s Closing Capital Of Culture Production “Niebo”

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WROCLAW, POLAND – Nearly 100 Claypaky fixtures illuminated the interior of UNESCO world heritage site, the Centennial Hall in Wroclaw, Poland, for its live production of large-scale theatrical performance ‘Niebo’ as part of the closing celebrations of the city’s year-long status as European Capital of Culture 2016. Creative producer and multimedia lighting designer for Niebo was Pawal ‘Spider’ Pająk, founder of Polish production design company Fish Eye. Spider specified a number of Claypkay Mythos, Sharpy and A.leda B-EYE K20 fixtures from Polish rental outfit TRANSCOLOR to craft the production’s vast spot, beam and wash effects.

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Christie Boxer and Evans & Sutherland help Bangkok Planetarium Visitors Probe The Depths Of The Universe

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CYPRESS, Calif. –  For over 50 years the Bangkok Planetarium has been impressing visitors but more recently, thanks to Christie® Boxer and Evans & Sutherland’s Digistar 5 system, the immersive cosmological experience it now offers has made the planetarium a must-visit destination. Deep space journeys and close-ups of objects in the farthest depths of outer space are attracting new visitors and enticing familiar patrons to return.

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Neutrik USA Announces opticalCON® MTP®24 Fiber Optic Solutions

CHARLOTTE, NC – NAB Booth C9515… Neutrik USA, the leading supplier of robust and reliable professional connectivity solutions for audio, video, and data, is pleased to announce opticalCON MTP24, a 24-channel fiber optic connection system based on MTP data connectors. With its small form factor and robust design, opticalCON MTP24 is an ideal solution for long cable runs and point-to-point wiring where high fiber counts are required. The system, based on Neutrik’s successful opticalCON QUAD, is optimized for broadcast, pro AV, and industrial applications.

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