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Wisconsin Gas Building Gets Facelift from MainStage using Color Kinetics, Chauvet and W-DMX Gear

Wisconsin Gas Building Gets Facelift from MainStage using Color Kinetics, Chauvet and W-DMX Gear

MILWAUKEE – One of Milwaukee’s most famous buildings got a face-lift with a brand-new lighting refit and smart control, responsive to the weather conditions – the iconic gas flame, that was added in 1956, indicates the weather forecast by its color and flicker. This weather beacon was turned off in 1973 because of that year’s energy crisis, but turned back on in 1985 – it has now been updated with an LED system that lights up the entire building. MainStage, a US-based theatrical supplier and integrator, was responsible for this project.

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Westview Productions Grows Engineering Services with Addition of Robert Alek

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DENVER — Westview Productions named Robert Alek project engineer. He joins the company’s integration and controls team. Alek brings nine years of experience as a technology integrator with a specialty focus on electronic access control and video surveillance. He also holds a government agency Access Control Permitting License.

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Craig Rutherford Gives Hillcrest Baptist’s Christmas Concert Multiple Looks

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PENSACOLA, FL – For Hillcrest Baptist Church’s 2016 Christmas Concert, LD Craig Rutherford made use of a house rig that includes Chauvet Professional fixtures. The rig includes six Rogue R2 Spots, four Rogue R2 Washes, six Legend 412Z fixtures and 26 ÉPIX Strip Tours. He used the Rogue R2 Spots to backlight the choir and other performers and to direct rays of light across the stage.

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Sundown Festival aided by Claypaky Fixtures

U.K.’s Sundown Festival Lighting Rig Includes Claypaky Sharpy, B-Eye Fixtures

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NORWICH, U.K. -The lighting designers of musicians Jason Derulo, Dizzee Rascal and Chase and Status requested Claypaky Sharpys and A.leda B-EYE K10s as key fixtures in their rigs at the UK urban music festival Sundown. Responsible for the mainstage festival rig was Mick Freer, Head of Concert Touring at award-winning production and hire outfit Hawthorn that provided the lighting, rigging, drapes, FOH control systems and followspots for Sundown’s mainstage.

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Claypaky Scenius Makes High-Impact Kazakhstan Debut

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ALMATY, Kazakhstan – For Madina Saduakasova’s recent concert in the Palace of the Republic, Almaty, Scenius Profile and Scenius Spot fixtures made their Kazakhstan debut. The 24 Scenius Spots and eight Scenius Profiles joined close to 200 other Claypaky luminaires to deliver impressive lighting looks for the popular Kazakh artist’s concert.

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Musicians Hall of Fame Induction Lit by Bandit Lites

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NASHVILLE – The Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum held their 2016 induction ceremony on Oct. 26 at Nashville’s Municipal Auditorium. Bandit Lites provided the lighting for the evening, which featured performances from Peter Frampton, Kenny G, Bruce Hornsby, Steve Wariner and Melinda Doolittle along with inductee Garth Brooks and his band, The G-Men.

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U.K.-Based Architects Tour Europe with Claypaky Fixtures

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BRIGHTON, U.K. – British metalcore outfit Architects have stormed through Europe in support of their critically acclaimed new album ‘All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us’, with Claypaky fixtures providing blast-beat perfect strobing and high-impact gobo projection to complement the band’s exhilaratingly relentless sound. The Brighton-based juggernauts rounded off the tour by playing a sold-out show at Brixton’s O2 Academy for the first time.

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ADJ Helps Install some Video

VrSi Nightclub in Houston Ready for 51st Super Bowl with ADJ Video Panels

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HOUSTON — The 51st Super Bowl, which will take place at Houston’s NRG Stadium on Feb. 5, 2017, factored into the plans for the AV system during the planning phases for VrSi, a new nightclub in downtown Houston. The club’s 172 ADJ AV6 LED video panels are now up and running, ready to show the big game live. Along with football, the panels serve up plenty of eye candy. Mark Tristan of Tri Star Installations designed and installed the lighting, audio and video systems.

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Kygo Packs Hollywood Bowl for Two Sold-Out Shows Lit with GLP Fixtures

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HOLLYWOOD, CA — Alex Hesse deployed nearly 200 of GLP’s compact X4 S LED moving heads at the Hollywood Bowl, when Norwegian house DJ / producer Kygo headlined at the 17,500 capacity venue recently — selling out over two nights. Locally-based production company eighteentwentysix provided inventory as Hesse, who has been working with the artist for the past 18 months, renewed his acquaintance with GLP’s award-winning platform.

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Kings of Leon

Kings of Leon’s ‘Ugly Christmas Sweater Show’ Looks Good with Creative BackStage and Chauvet Professional

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MESA, AZ  –- Not much has changed at the Mesa Amphitheatre since it opened in 1979, and music fans in the Phoenix area couldn’t be happier. An attractive open air facility where no seat is further than 175 feet from the stage, the iconic 4,200 capacity venue offers a cozy environment for enjoying national acts. Yet, while it’s a delight for fans, the relatively small and aging facility can create issues for anyone looking to replicate a modern arena light show.

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Apollo Design Technology Names Matt Green Production Supervisor

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FORT WAYNE, IN – In this role, Green supervises production and ensures productivity and quality requirements of the finished products. “It’s great to have Matt and his technical skills on the Apollo team. His service attitude and dedication are impressive and will help us to continue to grow.”, said Mr. Joel Nichols, president of Apollo Design.

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