WELLINGTON, FL — LED Source named Jeff Washburn as director of sales / Entertainment division, a new position. He will lead the company’s Rental and Production business and Hospitality install markets for the company, managing and expanding its sales staff.
Read More »FORT LEE, NJ — FOR-A Corporation of America named Hiro Tanoue president. Tanoue will also continue to serve as president of FOR-A Latin America, Inc. Tanoue is a 14-year veteran with the company.
Read More »ORLANDO — Analog Way will offer training sessions focusing on soft edge blending at its InfoComm booth this year, # 3323. Attendees who learn the technique will receive an Analog Way Soft Edge Blending Certificate Of Achievement Level 1, which is recognized by InfoComm’s International Certified Technology Specialists (CTS) Credential Committee.
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BIRMINGHAM, AL — Platinum of Birmingham recently received a lighting facelift from Jack Kelly, owner of Eye Dialogue and a dealer for Chauvet, and club owner Lewall Taylor, known as Tee, said that patrons are now finding nuances they previously overlooked.
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MIAMI — The 11th edition of Miami’s Ultra Music Festival, staged on the waterfront at Bicentennial Park, attracted 70,000 revelers to hear Tiësto, Black Eyed Peas, The Prodigy, Paul Van Dyk, Bloc Party and other acts.
Read More »WINNIPEG, MB, Canada — ETCP announced that all three exams are now available for computer-based testing at a new testing center at Robertson College, 265 Notre Dame Avenue in Winnipeg.
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LONDON — The Barbican Centre London, one of Europe’s largest multi-arts and conference venues with a variety of art, music, theatre, dance, film and education events, has recently purchased 16 PixelPar 90s.
Read More »ORLANDO — Elation Professional said that it is now accepting entries for its fourth annual Elation Education Experience (E3) contest. The contest offers young lighting professionals and House of Worship volunteers a chance to win a trip to the LDI Show, Nov. 19-22, 2009 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.
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ZURICH, Switzerland — Lighting and media designer Matthias Kern of Kernfusion used Robe DigitalSpot 5000s for a 360-degree projection created for the Conelli Circus’ performances on a small island on Lake Zurich.
Read More »SYRACUSE, NY — J. R. Clancy has developed a new braking system for its PowerLift hoist system. “Our engineering department has developed an even faster acting load brake, to catch any failure before it becomes a runaway,” said Mike Murphy, president.
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NEW YORK — The first-ever YouTube Symphony Orchestra, with 96 musicians from over 30 countries culled from over 3,000 submissions online, met to perform in Carnegie Hall after two and a half days of intense rehearsals. The live performance was conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas.
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GROZNY — Last year, after a six-year rebuilding effort, the State Theater and Concert Hall reopened in this war-torn capital of the Republic of Chechnya with a new lighting system provided by ETC dealer Sistema.
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