LOS ANGELES – Pearl Jam has hit the road on its 2016 North American tour with a large complement of Clay Paky Scenius moving head spotlights enhancing their sold-out shows. Lighting designer Kille J. Knobel, who has worked with the band for 16 years, obtained 36 Scenius fixtures for the rig from Upstaging, Inc. in Sycamore, IL, near Chicago. The fixtures were sourced via A.C.T Lighting, Inc.
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LONDON – Robe announced that it is sponsoring the U.K.-based Quantum Racing powerboat team and their boat, ‘Quantum,’ for the 2016 P1 UK SuperStock powerboat racing season. The sponsorship followed a chance meeting between Robe UK’s MD Mick Hannaford and Vin Burdock (pictured here), a rising star in the sport, who made his P1 SuperStock debut in 2015.
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Lightning kills thousands of people across the globe every year. Lightning also arrives with an audible alert system (thunder). Thunder is an immediate warning of dangerous conditions outside. If thunder is heard, anyone outside is in danger of being struck by lightning. It does not have to be raining for lightning to occur. In fact, many lightning fatalities occur when rain is not falling. Other threats, such as damaging winds, large hail, flash flooding, or even a tornado, also may be present. When lightning threatens, immediate action needs to occur to promote life safety. A good Lightning Safety Plan specifies the actions that will be taken.
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The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the greater Oklahoma City area…
These were the words that greeted attendees as they converged on Oklahoma to take part in the Event Safety Alliance’s second-annual Severe Weather Summit.
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Designed for use with floor-standing truss podiums, the DT-Dyno Wheel from DuraTruss provides lighting users with a more flexible framework on which to mount their fixtures, making it work well as a truss-topper for touring rigs and stage setups.
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NASHVILLE – For the ‘Spend the Night with Alice Cooper’ Tour, lighting designer Joel Reiff built on last year’s design and layout, but replaced pars with Vipers, while adding a few Nitros for ‘bells and whistles.’ Bandit Lites is supplying the gear.
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ORLANDO – Bob Casey, a long time veteran of the entertainment industry, has joined Rose Brand in the company’s new Florida location. Rose Brand recently expanded its operations to the Orlando area with the purchase of Swag Decor, Florida’s leader in event drape rental and installation. Working with the Florida team, Casey brings a wealth of technical theatre expertise to the Swag Decor and Rose Brand customer base.
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The Eve E-100Z elipsoidal fixture is the first product in Chavet DJ’s new Eve Series of fixtures. The new series is designed to provide an affordable event lighting option to rental houses, DJs, dealers and others. The Eve E-100Z is designed to product a crisp hard edge spot using a a 100W warm white LED light source.
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NASHVILLE – For Alan Jackson’s 2016 ‘Still Keepin’ It Country’ Tour, freelance lighting designer Craig Rutherford from Blueshift Design turned to Nashville-based Elite Multimedia to provide the touring support that could help him highlight one of country music’s most decorated artists. This is Rutherford’s second tour with Jackson. His rig includes Elation Platinum FLX, Chauvet COLORdash Par-Hex 7s, Martin MAC 700 and 301 Washes, Vari-Lite VL3000 Spots, Procan 4 Lite Blinders, and Chauvet Ovation E-190WW LED ellipsoidals; along with an ETC 24-Channel Sensor Rack and a grandMA Lighting Console for control.
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LISBON – For the Rock in Rio Festival in Lisbon this month (May 19-20 and 27, 28 and 29) PRG is providing a visual assist using Vectorworks and ESP Vision software.
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PARIS– After five years of work and a €1M investment, the colossal project to refurbish the Forum des Halles in the heart of Paris was recently unveiled to Parisians. The new stylish shopping mall features a 140 by 80 meter canopy made of 18,000 scale shaped glass elements, which can be seen from outer space. As the owner of the Forum des Halles, business property group Unibail-Rodamco, wanted to offer a memorable and artistic experience at the venue’s opening. Working with event company Lever de Rideau, they used 14 Crystal air ventilated balloons from the Airstar European Network (AEN).
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VIENNA, Austria – AV Stumpfl was honored with the “best family business in Upper Austria” award at a ceremony organized by the financial newspaper, Wirtschaftsblatt at the Aula der Wissenschaften (Vienna Convention Bureau) in Vienna, Austria on May 17, 2016. The event relied on none other than AV Stumpfl’s Monoblox screens.
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