MIAMI – Smart Monkeys named Jason Pontius senior manager of special projects, a new position. His appointment marks continued expansion at the show-control specialists, which has been growing its technical team to accommodate increased business.
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LAS VEGAS — Every year is an election year for PLSN and FOH readers who first nominate then vote for Hometown Hero candidates and, separately, nominate and vote for companies, individuals and products vying for Parnelli honors. And — thankfully — these competitions proceed smoothly and courteously, with none of the contenders locking horns with nasty negative campaigning or chanting for the incarceration (or worse) for their rivals.
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MANNHEIM, Germany — The Scorpions are out this year promoting not just an album, but a 50-year legacy that includes 18 albums in all. LD Rainer Becker and Manfred Nikitser, associate LD and lighting director, are using grandMA-controlled Clay Paky fixtures for the tour, which included a series of dates during May at the Hard Rock in Las Vegas. The photo here captures a moment from the band’s performance in Mannheim, Germany in late March.
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SAN FRANCISCO – Facebook’s F8 Developer Conference brings together developers and entrepreneurs who build products and services around the social networking website. This year it was held at Fort Mason in San Francisco, CA with 4Wall Las Vegas providing the lighting gear. The event kicked off with a keynote speech by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, along with other presentations from various Facebook executives. Seeing Eye Lighting Design and principal LD Paul Efron were tasked with the overall design for the event.
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LAKELAND, FL – Taking center stage inside the Lakeland Center, the 2016 Miss Florida Scholarship Pageant showcased 48 contestants all vying for the opportunity to compete for the coveted title of Miss America. Held in conjunction with the Miss Florida Outstanding Teen Pageant, production designer Trenton Dick was once again working behind the scenes at Miss Florida, and was asked this year to build upon the previous pageant’s LED video design. So with an expanded budget and some increased expectations, Dick decided to create three LED video walls for the event using FLEXLite Plus 6.9mm and FLEXCurtain HD 12.5mm LED video technology from Nashville-based PixelFLEX.
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ARGYLE, TX – GoVision promoted two of its senior executives, Scott McKinnon and Kevin Faciane. GoVision founder and CEO Chris Curtis made the announcement July 25, crediting each for their contributions to the company. McKinnon and Faciane, who have been with the company for more than six years and more than one year, respectively, are pictured here, L-R.
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MANCHESTER, U.K. – Commemorating 100 years to the day of the start of the First World War’s Battle of the Somme, “Somme 100 Manchester” was a massive public art and performance event that took place in Manchester, U.K.’s Heaton Park on July 1. That battle, between British and French allies against German troops, would prove to be far more costly than anyone anticipated, killing or injuring nearly a million soldiers in less than a five-month span. dbn Lighting, working for Somme 100 and Manchester City Council, provided lighting, LED screen, rigging and set elements for the event.
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UTRECHT, The Netherlands — Housed in a former industrial plant, the DeFabrique canal-side event space’s eight rental halls combine the preserved industrial elements with an immersive lighting design by Bijman AV. Ramon Bijman used 400 Robe PARFect 100 fixtures to light the rental halls, which can accommodate events ranging in size from 50 to 3,500 people. The PARFect 100s were Bijman AV’s first Robe purchase, sourced via Robe’s Benelux distributor, Controllux..
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ADJ’s Chameleon QBar Pro is designed to produce wall-washing effects and also be used to generate mid-air beams. Offering WiFLY DMX control, 64 color macros, 19 built-in programs and 6 operating modes, it promises a new level of creativity in venue up-lighting.
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WAUKESHA, WI – Blizzard Lighting has added a new employee to its growing roster. Adam Scolaro has joined the sales team as Blizzard Lighting’s Western Regional Sales Manager. In his new role, Scolaro will be responsible for all Blizzard Lighting accounts in the Western region of the U.S.. Scolaro comes to Blizzard Lighting with more than five years of sales and account management experience in the professional lighting industry.
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NORTHRIDGE, CA — Harman Professional Solutions noted that its 2016 road show, the Martin MAC Axiom Hybrid U.S. Tour, will continue following a successful initial run through the U.S. during May and June 2016. The manufacturer’s traveling demo program will now focus on the West Coast, with August stops planned for Seattle, WA; Portland, OR; Denver, CO; Salt Lake City, UT and San Francisco, CA before concluding in San Diego, CA.
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PADERBORN, Germany – For the Jugend Forscht (Young Scientists) competition held at the Schützenhof Paderborn events venue, locally based lighting company Jansen Lichttechnik provided the rig and lights including 20 Clay Paky Sharpy Wash 330s, 16 A.leda Wash K10s, 8 Alpha Spot 800 QWOs and 6 A.leda B-EYE K10s, as well as dot2 products. Marcus Krömer served as lighting designer and on-site operator at the event. Others crew members included Herbert Löser, video production manager; Nils Weber, technical manager; Juri Zitzer, rig manager; and Markus Fuest, “live cutter.”
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