LONDON — Creative Technology announced plans to exhibit at the ABTT Theatre Show at Alexandra Place in London (June 22-23, stand A53) highlighting two big developments for the company: the launch of their Integrated Networks division and their audio arm, called Dimension Audio.
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SPOKANE, WA — Coinciding with Spokane’s week-long Lilac Festival celebration in late May, Justin Haas of AMP’D Entertainment transformed the façade of the Washington Trust Financial Center building with lilac-colored hues. The building is located along the route of the festival’s annual parade. To provide a realistic lilac colored wash, Haas used 24 COLORado 4 IP IP66 RGBW linear wash fixtures and 8 COLORado 2-Quad Zoom Tour RGBW par-style fixtures from Chauvet Professional..
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NASHVILLE — More than 13 years into business, mobile production specialist TNDV has turned the ignition on Exclamation, its largest truck to date. Exclamation, which hit the road in late May, becomes TNDV’s eighth mobile production truck, and its first 53-foot, double-expando Class A truck to offer native 1080p broadcast and production capability across its entire infrastructure and workflow.
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NEW YORK– A.C.T Lighting, Inc. will host a new product showcase in Manhattan on June 21 and 22 featuring the latest products from Clay Paky, MA Lighting, MDG and Robert Juliat. The by-invitation event will take place in the Ford Foundation Studio at the Pershing Square Signature Center in the midtown theater district. Hours are from 10 am to 6 pm on Tuesday, June 21 and from 10 am to 4 pm on Wednesday, June 22. Coffee, refreshments and light snacks will be served. A.C.T Lighting is the exclusive distributor of the brands in North America.
Read More »ST. PETERSBURG, Russia – The Stars of the White Nights Festival in St. Petersburg encompasses music, opera, ballet, film and other outdoor celebrations, such as Scarlet Sails, a tall ship and fireworks show along the Neva River. Key events included the Classic Music on Palace Square festival, featuring opera vocalist Anna Netrebko. StagePro used Prolyte staging components to support this and other events.
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LAS VEGAS – For Raiding the Rock Vault in Las Vegas (pictured here) and its brand-new country cousin, Raiding the Country Vault in Branson, MO, audiences get to see genuine rock and country artists (and not just impersonators) do their thing. The shows’ production was developed by lighting designer Paul Dexter. Both productions present the biggest selling classic songs from an unrepeatable era (mainly 1965-1990) and include Elation Professional Platinum Series moving head fixtures and Cuepix Panel LED matrix blinders as visual support.
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AMSTERDAM – Kinesys automation was an integral element of Sean Burke’s elegant production design for Mariah Carey’s ‘Sweet Sweet Fantasy’ tour, which headed to South Africa in late April after completing a substantial UK and European leg earlier this year. It was the artist’s first trek through continental Europe and the U.K. in 13 years. The Kinesys system was operated by Jonathan Wood of Event Automation & Lighting Services and supplied to the tour by lighting contractor, Neg Earth Lights.
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KREUZLINGEN, Switzerland — Two Swiss TV shows, Hello Again and DGST, were staged at the Bodensee Arena in Kreuzlingen, Switzerland featuring a lighting design by Lutz Hugo Kleine-Herzbruch, managing director of Essen, Germany-based rgb gmbh. Kleine-Herzbruch enhanced the backdrop for both shows with 54 GLP impression X4 atom moving LED heads. DGST is pictured here.
LAGOS, Nigeria – For Night of Bliss, a religious event attended by large crowds at the Trade Fair complex in Lagos, Nigeria, Evans Owase of Pro-Broadcast Light & Sound used a collection of Rogue R1 Beams and R1 Spots from Chauvet Professional to transform the event space with bright, richly colored light. The Night of Bliss, which took place in late April, was conducted by well-known Nigerian pastor Vale Odu-Thomas.
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