BEAVERTON, OREGON— Biamp Systems, a leading provider of innovative, networked media systems, today announced the appointment of Laëtitia Giovanni as the company’s tradeshow manager and the promotion of John Urban to product marketing manager.
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DUISBURG, Germany — For puppet comic Sascha Grammel, whose latest show debuted early this year and has since been broadcast from the Theater am Marientor in Duisburg, Germany, P2 Veranstaltungstechnik has been providing a rig centered on Clay Paky fixtures. The setup includes 16 Clay Paky B-EYE K10 Easy units and 54 Clay Paky B-EYE K20s, with one grandMA2 light and two grandMA2 full-size lighting desks with two MA plus MK2 Video Processing Units (VPUs) and two MA Network Processing Units (NPUs) for control.
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BRISTOL, U.K. – Stage Electrics Hire and Events announced that the company will now be known as SLX. The company, founded 35 years ago, also released its new logo, which appears here. The company is also operating with a new warehouse to better assist customers in the U.K. and Europe.The former Stage Electrics branches in London and Exeter are now operating as part of SLX, and the company pledged to continue to provide tailored event and rental solutions.
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NASHVILLE — One look at Here Come the Mummies and it’s easy to see why they are considered one of the most unique bands around. Combining identities that are always “under wraps” with a reputation for unrelenting live performances, the eight-piece funk band from Nashville is touring the U.S. beneath a lighting rig of Elation Professional effect lights. Lighting Designer/Director and programmer Thom Roberts has been working with the band for the past three years and is out on their current “LoveFest” tour, which runs until the end of October.
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EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands – For Dutch performer Guus Meeuwis’s four sold-out show at the Philips Stadion in Eindhoven, LD Marco Driessen from creative lighting and visual design practice, The Art of Light used 360 Robe moving lights. The fixtures lit up the set designed by Ronald van den Bersselaar of BEEO.
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BEDFORD, PA – Jam bands expect their lighting designers to be ready to punt at the drop of a hat and come up with a fresh look for a new guitar riff that just pops up in the middle of a set. At the recent Domefest, however, funk rockers Pigeons Playing Ping Pong asked their LD Manny Newman to go a step (make that many steps!) further. The popular group, which started the annual three-day jam festival in 2010, wanted Manny to create a flexible punt-ready lightshow for an eclectic mix of over 20 bands.
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Ayrton extends its SX range of fixures with its MagicDot-SX. The fixture is a compact, hybrid version of Ayrton’s award winning MagicDot-R. It builds on the features of its award-winning cousin, adding a zoom capability and LumenRadio wireless connectivity.
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LAS VEGAS — The nominations for the 2016 Hometown Hero Lighting Company of the Year competition are in. The list of top nominees is posted online, and the first round of the Hometown Hero (HH) voting process, which extends through Aug. 8, 2016, has begun! Follow the jump to find the link to the 2016 ballot for lighting companies vying for Hometown Hero honors.
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RALEIGH, NC – American Singer-Songwriter Ray LaMontagne is on tour with his sixth studio album, Ouroboros. The new album features the single “No Pressure” and attributes production from Jim James of My Morning Jacket. The 2016 North American Tour travels throughout 45 cities, some including Los Angeles, Nashville, and Brooklyn. LMG Touring is providing LED, AI Media Server package and custom circular structure for the tour.
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MOORESTOWN, NJ –The Baldwin School, a prestigious independent all-girls school in Bryn Mawr, PA had big plans for their outdated gymnasium space. The school enlisted the award-winning architectural firm Voith & Mactavish Architects LLP for the design this vast transformation into the The Simpson Center for the Perfoming Arts. VMA enlisted Fisher Dachs Associates for designing the Lighting, Rigging, & Curtains systems, and sought out Marshall-KMK Acoustics for the Acoustic, Audio, & Video systems for this multi-purpose performance space.
