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Doughty’s Articulated Carriage to Debut at LDI

LAS VEGAS – Doughty Engineering, based in Ringwood, Hampshire, U.K> and Mount Juliet, TN, will be featuring its new Articulated Carriage at the LDI show this week. Visitors to stand 1946 will see the new product which Doughty has added to its Studio Rail 60 range and which has been designed with film, tv and theater in mind.

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Syncrolites frame Roger Waters in the desert

Desert Trip Festival Shines On with Roger Waters and Syncrolite

[caption id="attachment_272475" align="alignnone" width="571"]Syncrolites frame Roger Waters in the desert[/caption]

INDIO, CA –– Desert Trip, a two-weekend, six-day extravaganza that ran from Oct. 7-9 and 14-16, featured top rockers including the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Neil Young, Roger Waters, and the Who. The event was produced by Goldenvoice, the company that runs Coachella and is owned by AEG, and took place on the same festival grounds, making the festival’s nickname, “Oldchella,” all but inevitable, given the average age of the rock legends performing there, most of whom started their careers in music more than 50 years ago. Syncrolite noted how its fixtures were used for Roger Waters’ visual design.

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Buffet Tours with Bandit

Jimmy Buffett Tours With Bandit Lites

IRVINE, CA — Jimmy Buffett’s “I Don’t Know Tour” ran from April 16 to Oct. 22 and featured a lighting design from LD Steve Hoover, who had designed and directed Buffett’s shows for years. On this trek, Bandit Lites supplied a rig that included Martin MAC 2000 Washes and MAC Auras, Vari*Lite VL 3000 and VL2500 Spots, Philips Showline SL Nitro LED strobes and GLP impression X4 S LED fixtures, with a grandMA1 Full for control.

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Quince Imaging Aids the Opening of US Bank Stadium

Quince Imaging’s Projections Enhance Halftime Show for NFL Vikings’ Season Opener in New Stadium

MINNEAPOLIS – On Sept. 18, the Minnesota Vikings kicked off their first home game of the 2016 NFL season at their newly constructed home field, the U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.  To honor the groundbreaking season opener, a special Minnesota themed halftime event was orchestrated to invigorate fans and bolster hometown pride. The plan was to pay tribute to late hometown popstar and lifelong Vikings fan, Prince.  The halftime show tribute would include a visual montage of Prince’s career highlights projected digitally across the stadium field as the Minnesota Orchestra and gospel group, The Steeles performed Prince’s iconic hit, Purple Rain.  Quince Imaging provided the in-stadium projections.

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Zylight Named Distributor for LDDE Theatric

Zylight Named Distributor for LDDE Theatrical, Specialty Lighting

LAS VEGAS – Zylight, a provider of LED lighting solutions, was named the exclusive distributor of the LDDE line of theatrical and specialty lighting in North and South America. Manufactured in Austria and known for high output and pinpoint control, LDDE lighting instruments are used at many of Europe’s theaters and opera houses. Co-exhibiting with distribution partner USHIO, Zylight will showcase the LDDE product line during LDI 2016 at booth 2329.

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RMG Launches MAX LED Display Solutions

DALLAS, TX – RMG is launching its MAX series of customizable LED display solutions for indoor and outdoor use. The new MAX series extends the company’s heritage in visual display solutions, which began more than 35 years ago when the company launched its first LCD display screens.

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Creative Stage Lighting Powers World Classic Rockers

Creative Stage Lighting Powers World Classic Rockers With CHAUVET Professional

LAVEEN, AZ — For the World Classic Rockers’ recent show performing hits from the late 1960s through the 1980s at the Corona Ranch and Rodeo Grounds outside of Phoenix, John Garberson, owners of Creative BackStage, deployed fixtures from Chauvet Professional including Rogue R2 washes, Maverick MK2 Spots and Strike 4 fixtures. The band performed on a Stageline 260 stage.

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