NEW YORK – ETCP noted a high renewal rate for its original certificants. A decade ago, more than 200 riggers from North America gained their ETCP Certifications at LDI in Orlando, FL. Last November, 90 percent of that inaugural class opted to renew their certifications as the term of their second 5-year renewal was due to expire. Most of those who chose not to renew their certifications have retired from the industry.
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LONDON – The European premiere for Star Wars: The Force Awakens took place in London on Dec. 26. 2015. with Utopium lit up Nelson’s Column, a monument in Trafalgar Square, during the red carpet event. Utopium provided 24 Clay Paky Mythos, three MDG One atmosphere machines, four Studio Due City-color LED’s and two Studio Due City-beams.
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DUBAI and LONDON – Dubai based event production specialist Maestra announced an independently owned London venture, Maestra London, which opened Jan. 4, 2016. It’s headed by industry veteran Justin Hammond. Hammond is pictured here with Dubai office head Thomas Clements.
Read More »NEW YORK – In an effort to unify all of the offices and employees around the world, Acolyte LED promoted Scott Vontobel to Chief Operating Officer. He is now in charge of all global operations of Acolyte Worldwide, United States, Acolyte Asia (China and Hong Kong), Dubai, Australia and New Zealand.
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STUTTGART, Germany – Danish electro rockers Carpark North wrapped a string of performances in Germany with a show here in early December. LD Johnny Thinggaard Lydiksen from CMY, based in Arhuus, Denmark, who has worked with the band since 2013, used Robe’s Pointes and BMFLs during the tour.
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LONDON – Lighting and visuals rental company HSL supplied lighting kit — over 300 fixtures – and crew to the UK arena leg of big beat hard-dance electro rockers Prodigy’s “The Day is My Enemy” tour, working in close collaboration with lighting and show designer Andy Hurst, and also with live video specialists Video Illusions who supplied cameras and LED screens.
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GLADSTONE, Australia – Simon Mai, operations supervisor at Gladstone’s multipurpose Entertainment Convention Centre (GECC), turned to Graeme Hicks of Entertainment Production Supplies for an assist in equipping the 1,700/674 capacity venue (standing/seated) with a media server solution. Hicks steered Mai toward Green Hippo’s Amba.
Read More »TOKYO – Hibino, a supplier of AV gear and services, is the first in Japan to add d3 pro range machines to its inventory. d3 Technologies director Chris Bird confirmed the purchase following a recent visit to the APAC region.
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LOS ANGELES — Owner Lee Duck and technical director Adam De Witt of Duck Lights have been using 4Wall-supplied gear to meet the expanded production needs for Halsey’s Badlands tour. The rig including Ayrton MagicBlades, Martin MAC Viper Profiles and TMB Solaris Flare Juniors for the tour, in support of Halsey’s Aug. 2015 album release, Badlands. Duck and De Witt, who is serving as LD, have been lighting Halsey since 2014.
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COEUR D’ALENE, ID – To further enhance an annual holiday lighting event welcomed every year by residents and previously featured on Good Morning America, AMP’D Entertainment provided more than a dozen COLORado 4 IP LED linear washes from Chauvet Professional. They were used to brighten and color the Parkside Building, pictured here.
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DALLAS —Jeff Laux, LD for Christian rock band Planetshakers, specified a variety of High End Systems gear for Planetshakers LIVE, aired on the Christian Daystar Television Network. The rig included ShapeShifter C1s, C2s and SolaSpot Pro 1500s. HES dealer Front Porch Productions supplied the fixtures along with an Axon HD and Hog 4 for control.
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VASTERAS, Sweden — The National Property Board of Sweden and the Municipality of Västerås turned to ÅF Lighting for an assist with the illumination of Västerås Castle for their annual “Västerås Culture Night” so it could serve as a fitting backdrop for concert performances. ÅF Lighting, in turn, relied upon Harman’s Martin Exterior 400 Image Projector for dynamic gobo projections to complement the outdoor lighting design.
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