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ADJ To Light Up Mobile Beat Las Vegas (MBLV22) Main Stage

ADJ To Light Up Mobile Beat Las Vegas (MBLV22) Main Stage

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LAS VEGAS – ADJ Lighting is pleased to announce that it will be the official lighting and video supplier for the main stage at Mobile Beat Las Vegas 2018. Taking the production at the annual trade show to the next level, the stage setup will not only highlight the dozens of seminars and performances taking place throughout the event’s four days, but also showcase ADJ’s latest cutting-edge fixtures.

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Cody James Welcomes Billy Gilman Home For Holidays With CHAUVET Professional

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PROVIDENCE, RI – Christmas is a time for homecomings, and so it was this year for singer Billy Gilman. Back in 2000, Gilman made history when, at age 11, he became the youngest person ever to have a Billboard Top 40 Country hit with his Grammy-nominated double platinum single “One Voice,” which reached No. 2 on the charts. His life and music have gone through their share of twists and turns since then, but the Westerly, RI-born singer has always returned to his native state to connect to his original friends and fans.

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Sunrise Avenue Tours with Elation ACL 360i™ and Dartz 360™

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FINLAND – From mid-October to early December, Finnish rock band Sunrise Avenue toured across Europe on their “Heartbreak Century” tour, a run of smaller venues before the five-member band hits the road on a bigger arena tour in the new year. Light, set and video were supplied by Ambion GmbH headquartered in Kassel, Germany. Lighting designer Stephan Aue, who supported the band for the first time in 2015 on their enormously successful arena tour, was once again responsible for the lighting design, relying on products from Elation Professional, among others.

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NYC’s Bryant Park Winter Village Lit with Chauvet Professional Fixtures

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NEW YORK – LD Diana Kesselschmidt included more than 130 Chauvet Professional fixtures supplied by PRG in her design for Bryant Park Winter Village, a five-month winter wonderland in Midtown Manhattan with hundreds of pop-up shops of all descriptions, along with the city’s only free ice skating rink. They included 116 COLORado 2-Quad Zoom IP fixtures and 18 Ovation E-260WW IP ellipsoidals.

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Lee Filters, Barbizon and Canto Participate In Super Saturday

NYC – Lee Filters sponsors Stage Lighting Super Saturday 2018. “Lee Filters has been with us since the first workshop 13 years ago and we thank them for their continued support. Each year attendees leave with the most current gel books and filter information.” Scott Parker says of the company. Lee Filters provides high-quality lighting filters in a vast range of colors that are accurately consistent from batch to batch, long-lasting and dependable.

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ESTA Announces Transition to the Next Generation of Staff Leadership

NYC – ESTA is very pleased to announce that it has named Erin Grabe to succeed Executive Director Lori Rubinstein in what is expected to be a year-long transition. Erin is currently ESTA’s Assistant Technical Standards Manager and part of the transition involves replacing her in that role. Erin is uniquely positioned to step into the role of Executive Director. She has been working in technical production in live events since the age of 15, including nine years working for Grand Stage Company as a sales associate, purchasing agent, and project manager.

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Parnelli Awards Exactly One Month Away – And Tickets are Selling Fast

LAS VEGAS – You could wait until New Year’s to resolve to book your seat or table for the 17th annual Parnelli Awards. But then again, maybe you shouldn’t wait that long. When it comes to the Parnelli Awards, attendees, it seems, have already resolved to not procrastinate. The ceremony is on Jan. 26, 2018 – exactly one month away from the date of this news posting and newsletter – and most of the available tickets have already been sold.

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NH Church’s Arena-Sized Christmas Service Includes Chauvet Professional Lighting, Video

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MANCHESTER, NH – Manchester Christian Church’s Christmas service on Friday, Dec. 22 drew more than 6,000 worshippers. Events United provided an impressive visual design that welcomed the large crowd within the modern Southern New Hampshire University Arena. The lighting setup included more than 90 fixtures from Chauvet Professional, and a 40-by-40-foot video wall made from 92 PVP X6IP LED tiles served as the visual centerpiece for the production.

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Aaron Cole Adds “Side Sparkle” To Christmas At Faith Family With CHAUVET DJ

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NORTH CANTON, OH –  Christmas came early for worshippers at Faith Family Church. Although they will be attending services on Christmas Eve, more than 8,200 of them began celebrating the holiday and its true meaning nine days earlier on Friday December 15 during the annual “Christmas At Faith Family.” A beautifully orchestrated event that combines music, videos, dramatizations and inspirational messages, Christmas At Faith Family is an uplifting contemporary celebration of the season.

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PR Lighting XRLED 1500-W Spot

PR Lighting’s XRLED 1500-W Spot, distributed by Mega Systems Inc., is equipped with a 600W white LED lamp and features a variety of effects that make it a versatile and powerful all-purpose device. The bright lamp projects a flat, even field, giving lighting designers a multitude of creative possibilities. The fixture also offers a wide array of gobos plus color wheel, animation wheel, prism and CYM color mixing. The fixture’s dynamic zoom range, 8 to 56 degrees, allows for multiple effect designs to be utilized in near and far settings and can create a sharp beam or smooth wash when needed. It is well suited for use in large theaters, arenas or smaller venues such as clubs. Whether used for production or installation, the XRLED 1500-W Spot can illuminate various applications.

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