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PixelFLEX LED Video Display Panels Part of Macy’s “Store of the Future”

Gaiam at Macy's Store of the Future

PixelFLEX LED Video Display Panels Part of Macy’s “Store of the Future”

COLUMBUS, OH — On Aug. 11, 2016, Macy’s followed up a previous announcement in late 2015 that it would be shedding 35 to 40 stores with plans to shutter 100 additional locations, or about 15 percent of the remaining 769 retail locations. But in late June, the company also made clear that it was intent upon retooling those that remain, unveiling its “Store of the Future” concept at a Macy’s location in Columbus, OH. Macy’s turned to Gaiam, the yoga and fitness brand, for a design assist, and also introduced Gaiam to Dallas-based Reflect, who has been working with Macy’s for a number of years as their instore digital media partner. Reflect’s Matt Schmitt and Chas Thornhill worked with Gaiam visual merchandising manager Hannah Gilmore on a visual solution that included PixelFLEX’s 3.9mm FLEXLite NXG LED video panels, which are serviceable from front and rear.

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Brit Floyd 'Space and Time Continuum' Tour features new Elation fixtures

Brit Floyd ‘Space and Time Continuum’ Tour Adds New Elation Fixtures to the Rig

LOS ANGELES — Jake Whittingham and Dave Hill collaborated on the looks for Brit Floyd, a prominent Pink Floyd tribute band. For the band’s 2016 “Space and Time Continuum” tour legs in North America and Europe, The band relied on an extensive array of Elation Professional fixtures in 2015, and Whittingham and Hill opted to add Elation’s hybrid Platinum FLX and ACL Series fixtures to the rig for the 2016 shows.

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Microsoft's 2016 E3 press briefing event

Microsoft E3 2016 Press Briefing Visuals Rely on d3 4x4pro Media Servers

LOS ANGELES – At this year’s E3 video game expo, Microsoft unveiled a launch version of its Xbox One S, a more compact version of Xbox One, which will soon be joined by more powerful Xbox One S units. The company also outlined plans for its Project Scorpio consoles, to be launched further down the road. To optimize the visuals for the press briefing at the Los Angeles Convention Center, VER LA supplied four d3 4x4pros to production company Zed Ink.

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Joe Bonamassa at the Greenwich Music Time festival in London

Joe Bonamassa Tour Gets Adlib Assist

LONDON – Adlib again delivered lighting, sound, rigging and crew for the recent UK and European tour by  blues rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa and his band, which culminated with a headline show – recorded for DVD – at the ‘Greenwich Music Time’ festival staged in the grounds of London’s historic Old Royal Naval College. 

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DJ Snake at Red Rocks. Photo by Paul Garcia (Merc Photography)

LD Steve Brody Lights DJ Snake at GDF/Red Rocks with Robe BMFLs

MORRISON, CO – French DJ and music producer DJ Snake fired up the crowds at the recent Global Dance Festival staged in the breathtaking Red Rocks Amphitheatre near Denver, Colorado, while his lighting designer Steve Brody (known industry wide as ‘Brody’) took full advantage of Robe BMFL Spots,  which were prominent among other fixtures on a ‘house’ lighting rig for the event supplied by DSI Event Group, also based in Denver.

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AlunaGeorge at Firefly 2016

AlunaGeorge Lit with Bandit-Supplied GLP, GRNLite Fixtures

DOVER, DE – For U.K.-based electronic music duo AlunaGeorge’s Aluna Francis and George Reid, who hit the American touring and festival circuit, performing at the Firefly Festival, Lollapalooza and other gigs, LD Eric Baum used a Bandit Lites-supplied rig that included GLP Impressions, GLP Spot Ones, and Bandit’s own LED GRNLite Battens. They are pictured here at the Firefly Festival in Dover, DE in mid-June.

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Hometown Hero Finalists Announced, Deadline for Parnelli Nominations is Aug. 24

Hometown Hero Finalists Announced; Deadline for Parnelli Nominations is Aug. 24

LAS VEGAS — PLSN readers have chosen the six regional winners of the 2016 Hometown Hero Award competition.  These top vote getters from each of five U.S. regions plus all of Canada will be automatically entered on the Parnelli Awards ballot. PLSN readers will then get a chance to vote on which regional company will be awarded the coveted honor of Parnelli Hometown Hero Lighting Company of the Year. The 2016 Parnelli Ballot will be posted on parnelliawards.com in early September. The nominations process for all remaining Parnelli Award categories is now underway. The nominations deadline this year is Aug. 24, 2016.

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The event was held in Davenport, Iowa's Adler Theatre in June.

Top-Notch Productions Provides Array of Martin RUSH Fixtures for Miss Iowa 2016 Pageant

DAVENPORT, IA — For the 2016 Miss Iowa competition, held in Davenport, Iowa’s Adler Theatre in June, Top-Notch Productions put an array of Martin RUSH MH 7 Hybrid fixtures through their paces. Energy efficiency was also a key concern, and the efficient output of the RUSH MH 7 fixtures enabled Top-Notch Productions to power the lights using just two 20-amp circuits.

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