INDIO, CA – The crane carries a universal message of peace, so it's only fitting that the more than 100,000 visitors who attended this year's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival were greeted by a giant sculpture, Ascension, inspired by the Japanese art of origami.
Read More »FAIRVIEW, NJ – I. Weiss announced that after operating in Long Island City, N.Y. for the past 28 years, the company is moving its operations to a facility with more elbow room – and headroom as well – in Fairview, N.J.
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BANGKOK – P. Audio's recently-acquired Milos MR3 roofing system was used to stage opening festivities for the Red Ant restaurant near Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport.
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ELMHURST, IL – AV Stumpfl USA Corp., distributors of Monoblox and Vario mobile projection screens, named Salitek Inc. the exclusive distribution of Wings Platinum 4 in North America. Wings Platinum 4 integrates multi display software with AV Stumpfl Media Server hardware for a video wall processing solution.
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LAS VEGAS – Auerbach Pollock Friedlander and Auerbach Glasow French recently completed theatre design and consulting work on three venues at Las Vegas CityCenter's ARIA Resort & Casino: Viva ELVIS by Cirque du Soleil, the ARIA Convention Center and the Haze Nightclub.
Read More »Lighting Designers are often overbooked and can't be at two gigs at the same time. In these cases they require the support of an assistant… Read More »Assistant Lighting Directors Shouldn’t ASS-U-ME
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GREYTOWN, South Africa – For the third year running, Gearhouse South Africa supplied full technical production for the annual Mighty Man Conference. Gearhouse was again working for The Shalom Trust and in collaboration with its technical coordinator, Nik Fairclough of Northwind Recording, who also mixed the FOH sound.
Read More »NEW YORK – Indiana vocal group Angelus has announced it will donate all proceeds from its July 16, 2010 New York concert of sacred music to The ESTA Foundation's Behind the Scenes charity. Part of their summer tour to New York, the concert will take place at 1 p.m. in the sanctuary of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin at 145 West 46th Street.
Read More »MINNEAPOLIS – Alpha Video added Jerry Gale to its Marketing Department. Prior to joining Alpha Video, Gale managed all of the nationwide marketing activities for SPL Integrated Solutions and, prior to that, worked as a Territory Manager for InFocus.
Read More »LAS VEGAS – Due to special arrangements with the testing company, the deadline for submitting applications to sit for the paper and pencil examinations to be given at InfoComm in Las Vegas has been extended. All applications must now be submitted to the ETCP office no later than May 21, 2010.
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NASHVILLE – After two days of relentless storms doused Music City with 13-plus inches of rain, the city's entertainment infrastructure is still drying out from the ensuing flood. Many of Nashville's iconic venues closed due to water levels on the Cumberland River that exceeded 50 feet – more than 12 feet above flood stage. They include the Country Music Hall of Fame (it re-opened May 7), the Schermerhorn Symphony Center and the Grand Ole Opryhouse, which are still using alternate venues for their staged productions.
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MEMPHIS, TN – Thunderstorms had passed through Memphis the morning May 1, so there was a feeling of gratitude in the air, along with sunshine, when the three-day Beale Street Music Festival got back underway on its second day.
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