FARMINGDALE, NY – Group One Ltd., the U.S. distributor for U.K.-based Avolites, noted that Avolites’ compact Quartz console has been purchased by a growing number of sound rental companies. The distributor also noted that the console is being used at Omnia nightclub at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
CINCINNATI, OH – At the USITT show, Rosco Laboratories presented their seventh annual royalty check from the sales of Roscolux #359 Medium Violet to Behind the Scenes. Pictured here, from left, are PLASA/Behind the Scenes foundation members Bill Groener, Rick Rudolph and Eddie Raymond with Ed Donohue, president of Rosco – North America. This year’s $3,390 contribution brings the total to $18,348 since the program began.
Read More »NASHVILLE – For Shaping Sound, the dance company founded by Travis Wall, Nick Lazzarini, Teddy Forance and Kyle Robinson, Bandit Lites provided gear to meet the specifications of LDs Seth Jackson and co-designer Nathan Scheuer. Jackson and Scheuer worked to create a traditional dance plot with modern technology. Lighting director Teresa Porterfield Fensler also worked with the Bandit-supplied rig on the 36 date tour, which concluded in late February.
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ANTWERP, Belgium – Event agency DDMC turned to LD Jean-Jacques Marotte for help in lighting the opening ceremony for a new railway tunnel north of Antwerp, Belgium. PRG Belgium supplied the fixtures, which included gear from SGM.
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BUDAPEST, Hungary – Ayrton’s dynamic MagicPanel-R and MagicBlade-R LED lighting fixtures formed key elements in Light Design Kft’s lighting of the interactive singing contest Rising Star Hungary, the Grand Finale of which broke all ratings records in February 2015. The competition took place over three months and was broadcast on television networks across Hungary and the neighbouring countries.
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ST. PAUL, MN – Maroon 5’s tour in support of the fifth studio album, V, began its North American leg on Feb. 16 in Dallas. Featuring lighting, visuals and stage design by Leroy Bennett that includes Upstaging-supplied Robe fixtures, the North American leg concludes April 6 in Anaheim, CA. The tour then continues with shows in Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia from late May through early October 2015.
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FRANKFURT, Germany – Elation Professional says it has never headed to a trade show with such a complete lineup of professional lighting and video products as it has for the 2015 Prolight + Sound show, set for April 15-18. The company will display its latest offerings, including the Platinum FLX fixture pictured here, at Stand D50 in Hall 11.
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LITITZ, PA – Atomic team member and “road warrior” Scott Miller died March 6, 2015. He was 47. “Scott was with Atomic for close to 10 years and was instrumental in serving our clients onsite with his calm, cool, and confident demeanor, ensuring installations were done properly and safely,” the company noted.
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WEST YORKSHIRE, U.K. – SGM is continuing to support Backstage Academy, the industry-led education center in the north of England, in its bid to offer BA (Hons) degree courses within the events industry.
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SUNRISE, FL – When lighting designer Tyler Santangelo decided that floating diamonds would look better than squares on the stage for the Irish Christian experimental group Rend Collective, he simply adjusted the Nexus panels on his rig and created a new look.
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Analog Way’s Ascender 48, to be featured at Prolight + Sound 2015, Hall 9, Booth #D04, includes Perspective Layers, a new feature. The company is also showing its mid-range Seamless Switchers at the event.
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LONDON — For a live show DVD featuring British progressive rock band Lifesigns, LD Chris Curran used a rig that included Martin MAC Quantum Wash fixtures. Curran also used Martin’s M6 controller.
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