ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – The Rolling Stones played a successful show at the Ralph Wilson Stadium in Buffalo, N.Y. last month and were paid handsomely for their work. Unfortunately the same can’t be said for about 100 stagehands employed to set up the production for the show. The union is telling people they were shocked when some of their members’ paychecks bounced.
Read More »COLUMBIA, Md, – EVENTEQ, an Inc. 5000 fastest growing provider of audio, lighting, video and scenic services to the corporate and association event market, today announced Anthony Stevens has joined the firm as Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing. Stevens has over 20 years of experience as an authority on building and managing world class sales and marketing strategies and teams for some of the biggest names in the Rental and Staging industry.
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LAS VEGAS — The Parnelli Awards set for the Rio Hotel & Casino on Oct. 24 will begin as usual with a cocktail reception before all the envelopes are opened and winners announced, and this year the festive mood will continue after the event with the first official Parnelli After Party. The Parnelli After Party will take place in the same Rio ballroom where the show has just finished, noted Marshall Bissett, chairman of the Parnelli Board of Advisors.
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SYDNEY – Since premiering with a flourish of sequins and feathers in Sydney back in April 2014, Strictly Ballroom the Musical has been touring Australia, currently residing at Her Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne. The musical is produced by the original creative team behind the classic 1992 film, including director and co-writer, Baz Luhrmann and set and costume designer, Catherine Martin. LD Hugh Vanstone included GLP impression X4s in the show’s rig. Head Electrician Ben Wilcocks is pictured with the fixture here.
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NEW YORK – For Keith Urban’s performance as part of the The Today Show Summer Concert Series, LD Peter Greenbaum used LED fixtures from Chauvet Professional including Nexus 4×4 LED panels and Next NXT-1 moving LED fixtures. WorldStage provided the gear.
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LOS ANGELES – Christie is lighting up the screens at the Computer Animation Festival, as part of the 42nd International Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques (SIGGRAPH), taking place August 9-13 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Screens throughout the festival and conference programs use Christie projectors, including the CP4230 , D4K3560 and the Christie Roadster HD20K-J in Main Halls K and B.
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ATLANTA – A giant new LED screen in New York City will give the tens of millions of annual visitors to Times Square – ’the crossroads of the world’ – the chance to see inside Madame Tussauds. The attention-grabbing 13 ft. by 12 ft. LED screen, which was installed on June 19th, is visible from 42nd Street. It is already proving to be a big hit with visitors to Times Square to enjoy a unique, behind-the-scenes look at the Madame Tussauds experience.
Read More »BEIJING – The network of d3 Technologies’ resellers worldwide continues to grow with the addition of Redline in Beijing, China. Selecting Redline as the company’s newest reseller recognizes the rapidly expanding market for d3 Technologies in Asia and the need to make d3 products accessible to users in the booming China market.
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LIVERPOOL, UK – Adlib has been gearing up as the U.K. production company continues to support the popular sitcom Mrs Brown’s Boys through projects that include a live arena tour that continues through year’s end and also a live DVD shoot planned for September. Adlib also made a major investment in new Absen high definition LED screen, Sony broadcast cameras and Prolyte pre-rigged trussing in time for the first leg of the tour in the spring.
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USA – Arguably one of the greatest rock bands of all time – with their instantly recognizable hard driving guitar power chords, screeching acerbic lyrics about life on the edge and renowned for some of the most awesome high-energy live performances in the history of the genre – rock gods AC/DC are once again taking the world by storm with their “Rock or Bust” stadium tour. The North American leg began with a show on Aug. 22 in Foxborough, MA’s Gillette Stadium.
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Lighting designer Andrew Voller has released a new update of his industry leading Moving Light Assistant software. Moving Light Assistant is an application designed to document both the physical setup and programming information for moving light rigs commonly used in the entertainment industry, and is used by lighting designers, associates, programmers, and lighting technicians.
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