LIGHTFAIR® International (LFI®), the world’s largest annual architectural and commercial lighting trade show and conference, returns to Philadelphia’s Pennsylvania Convention Center in 2019 for its 30th-annual staging May 19-23, according to Jeffrey L. Portman, Sr., chairman, chief executive officer and president of LFI managing partner AmericasMart® Atlanta.
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ANAHEIM, CA — The 17th annual Parnelli Awards gala, held Friday, Jan. 26 at the Anaheim Hilton during NAMM 2018, honored Bobby “Boomer” Thrasher, Jonathan Smeeton and John Stadius with the Lifetime Achievement Award, Visionary Award and Audio Innovator Award, respectively. One of Boomer’s clients, Billy Joel, sent in a video tribute to his longtime production manager. “There’s nothing he can’t do,” Joel said, noting how Thrasher had assisted with everything from fixing Joel’s bikes, boats and cars to handling the surgery for his hip replacements and delivering his baby daughter.
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Entering the BangON NYC party at Brooklyn’s East Williamsburg Warehouse on December 31 instantly conjured up feelings of journeying deep into our solar system. Hanging from the ceiling, as if floating through the vastness of space, were very large, colorful planetary orbs.
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From now until 31 March, MILOS will focus on the custom solutions offered to all MILOS clients that satisfy a wide range of needs and projects, from small exhibition displays and concert roofs to the largest and most demanding live event structures.
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Alcorn McBride, the leading manufacturer of show control, audio and video equipment for the themed entertainment industry, is pleased to announce the promotion of Loren Barrows to Chief Operating Officer.
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Formed only in 2015, The Hunna is 4-piece English rock band whose career is sky-rocketing. Their debut album, 100, was released in August 2016, and is soon to be followed by their second album, Dare, in May 2018. The hard-working band kicked off 2018 by performing six back-to-back gigs in UK O2 academies in early January in support of the new album.
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Philips Lighting (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, today announced that its LED studio lighting fixtures have been chosen to provide professional quality, low-energy lighting solutions for Slovenia’s leading commercial television studio, POP TV.
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More than 30,000 delegates attended the AWS re: Invent event, held at The Sands Expo and Convention Center at the end of 2017. For 2017 Amazon wanted a 400 square ft high-resolution LED wall suspended as their primary design and backdrop
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Lighting designer Tom Campbell fully embraced the Robe MegaPointe buzz on a recent UK tour by indie rockers The Hunna – surfing high on the 2018 ‘ones-to-watch’ list – utilizing 37 of these trending new moving lights at the core of his design.
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LOS ANGELES – For Enchanted: Forest of Light, an interactive, nighttime walking tour experience created by visual design firm Lightswitch for Descanso Gardens, a 150-acre botanical garden attraction in Los Angeles County’s La Cañada Flintridge area, 4Wall provided more than 400 light fixtures, including Chauvet Colorado 1 Solos, Colorado 2 Quad Zooms, Elation Proteus Hybrids, Elation SixPAR Z19s, Elation SixBar 1000s and Martin MAC Aura XBs.
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When the young man who celebrated his bar mitzvah at Georgetown’s upscale Park Hyatt was born in 2004, Pac-Man was about to celebrate its 25th anniversary. Such is the staying power of the iconic video game invented by Toru Iwatani, that the youngster opted to build his reception around a Pac-Man theme.
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City Theatrical Is Proud To Announce The Addition Of Two Experienced Lighting Professionals to its Sales Team, John Demous and David Sousa.
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