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APG Displays Plays Key Role in Video Upgrade for CNN Shows

CNN studio

APG Displays Plays Key Role in Video Upgrade for CNN Shows

ORLANDO — APG Displays played a key role in a video upgrade for CNN’s shows including The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and The Lead with Jake Tapper. The upgrade was completed last year just in time for election season. Key components included 1.2mm and 1.6mm video display technologies from APG Displays, including a 25-foot-wide 1.2mm Leyard LED display, a 108-inch diagonal 1.2mm Leyard LED display and a 30-foot-wide 1.6mm Leyard LED display.

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Descanso Gardens’ “Enchanted: Forest of Light” Makes Holiday Debut with MA Control Systems’ Support

LOS ANGELES  – Descanso Gardens is a botanic garden open to the public and nationally accredited as a “museum of living collections. In a season filled with holiday light displays, Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge, Los Angeles has debuted “Enchanted: Forest of Light,” a unique, interactive nighttime experience.  Visitors enjoy a one-mile walk through eight distinct lighting displays in some of the Gardens’ most beloved areas.  Six MA onPC systems were selected to control the lighting and interactivity for the majority of the displays. 

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Nothing But Thieves

Claypaky Provides Atmospheric Lighting Effects for Nothing But Thieves

LONDON – In demand lighting and production designer Steven Bewley selected the Claypaky Mythos and Sharpy fixtures to create signature lighting looks for alternative rock band ‘Nothing But Thieves’ on their debut album tour, which ended with a sensational show at London’s iconic O2 Academy Brixton. For the tour’s UK leg Bewley, whose recent production design for rapper Wretch 32 received significant recognition across social media, enlisted 32 x Mythos and 10 x Sharpys from audio and lighting production specialist Nitelites.

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Capital Cities Plays Beneath Elation LED Rig at Bowery Ballroom in New York

Capital Cities Plays Beneath Elation LED Rig at Bowery Ballroom in New York

NEW YORK – The Bowery Ballroom in New York’s Bowery section of Manhattan is often cited as the best music club in the city. The live music venue houses an Elation LED lighting rig and attracts a wide variety of musical talent from well-known acts like Coldplay and The White Stripes to up and coming talent. Housed in a 1920’s Beaux Arts building, the Bowery Ballroom is a memorable date on any band’s touring calendar. On November 3rd American pop duo Capital Cities played a pair of shows at the venue as part of their fall 2016 tour.

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Clouseau plays the Sports Palais

Painting with Light Delivers Stunning Show Design for Clouseau

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ANTWERP, BE – Belgian superstar rockers Clouseau ended the year and start 2017 on a high note with a large-scale version of their ‘Clouseau Danst’ tour concept, staged over four sold-out nights in December and January at the 20,000 capacity Antwerps Sportpaleis.Painting with Light delivered another spectacular show design encompassing lighting, video, stage, set and automation … plus DMX controlled wristbands worn by  the audience each night.

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Moving and Grooving for Clouseau Danst

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ANTWERP, BE. – Entertainment engineering specialists WIcreations supplied automation elements to help Belgian superstar rockers Clouseau ramp-up the drama and fun for their biennial end-of-year spectacular shows at the 20,000 capacity Antwerp Sportpaleis venue. The band is in the middle of playing four sold-out shows that started in December and conclude in January – following an extensive theatre tour ongoing through most of the year to support their innovative and popular “Clouseau Danst” album.

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Granger Smith Tours With Shapeshifters

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AUSTIN – Country artist Granger Smith’s 2016 touring exposed the rising artist to even larger audiences, and featured a unique lighting design by Sean Semler that included 12 High End Systems SHAPESHIFTER C1s. Lured away from another artist, Sean says “Granger’s live performance and overall attitude was just infectious to me – and here I am today.” Semler also spec’d a HOG 4 for this tour and says he instantly fell in love with it.

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GoVision Elevates Two To Vice President Posts

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 ARGYLE, TX – GoVision Founder & CEO Chris Curtis announced today that he has promoted two key members of his team to the vice president level. In recognition of their long term commitments to the organization Jeff Williams and Kristy Johnston were bestowed these honors effective immediately.

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Win an All-Expense Paid Trip to USITT 2017

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ST LOUIS – With the response we received from last year’s contest, we decided to bring it back again for 2017! Are you a college student majoring in theatre, design, or any other lighting discipline? If so, then this contest is for you! 4Wall wants to see 10 cues from a show you worked on this past season. All you have to do is submit a video of your cues and you may just win an amazing opportunity to rub shoulders with pros and peers alike at USITT!

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Over 100 ADJ Fixtures Create Holiday Magic At New Miami Mall

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MIAMI – To help shoppers get into the festive spirit, a new Miami mall installed temporary festive displays throughout its atrium areas. With a stark-white modern design, these were dramatically brought to life by over 100 ADJ lighting fixtures supplied by ADJ dealer Miami Prop Rentals supported by Robert Seher of Freed Sales.

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