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Bandit Lights Up Rising Star Kane Brown

Bandit Lights Up Rising Star Kane Brown

[caption id="attachment_279413" align="alignnone" width="800"]Kane Brown gets assist from Bandit[/caption]

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – Kane Brown has come a long way from performing a Chris Young song at his high school talent show to taking the stage before him at a sold-out arena, but the 23-year-old country singer shows no signs of letting up now. With his deluxe album hitting stores in October, Brown is currently opening for Jason Aldean’s They Don’t Know Tour featuring a lighting package from Bandit Lites.

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La Beriso Gets Power Look with Chauvet Professional

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ROSARIO, ARGENTINA – In their hit single “At Dawn,” Argentinian rockers La Beriso sing about the undying resilience of dreamers. It is an apt theme for this hard-rocking group of seven musicians who struggled for some years after they formed their band in the gritty port city of Avellaneda, before breaking through as one of South America’s hottest artists, an accomplishment that led Rolling Stone Argentina to proclaim them “the new hope of street rock.”

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White Light Appointed First-Ever d3 Certified System Provider

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UK – d3 Technologies’ integrated solution has been at the heart of some of the world’s most spectacular live events; from concert touring to theatre to broadcast and even architecture. The d3 software allows you to visualize, design and sequence your project before seamlessly turning your concept into a creation using one of their hardware solutions. Their new gx range, which was on show at this week’s PLASA London, pushes real time responsive content to new heights, allowing you to discover unimagined new ways to connect with your audience.

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Dubai Opera Upgrades House Rigs With Claypaky Investment

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DUBAI, UAE – Dubai Opera, located in what is claimed to be ‘the most prestigious square kilometer in the world’ in Downtown Dubai, has recently purchased 37 x Claypaky A.leda B-EYE K10s as part of a technical upgrade to the event space’s lighting rigs. Dubai Opera is considered a masterpiece of contemporary architecture. The ‘dhow-shaped’ building, designed by architect Janus Rostock, houses a flexible, 1900-seat venue which can be transformed into a theatre, concert hall or ‘flat-floor’ event space.

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The Metropolitan Opera Guild Debuts DaCapo Arts Administration Program

NEW YORK, NY– Enhancing its mission to provide opera-based education for the wider community, the Metropolitan Opera Guild unveils DaCapo (Developing Artistic and Creative Administrative Professionals) to educate the arts administration students, who will be the next generation of performing arts directors, managers, and stewards. Registration will open Tuesday, August 29 for the new two-day intensive arts education program, which will take place October 14th and 15th at the Opera Learning Center.

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Robe Enjoys Mega PLASA

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LONDON – PLASA 2017 proved a lively, energetic and vibey hub for meeting the UK’s lighting and visual designer community and other creatives commented Robe UK’s MD Mick Hannaford, words echoed by the moving light manufacturer’s CEO Josef Valchar, stating, “We have enjoyed seeing many individuals, companies and organizations from all over the UK as well as several from Europe – the quality of the visitors and the networking opportunities were really excellent this year!” The annual trade show was again staged at the Olympia exhibition center, with Robe’s large, high-impact stand right at the heart of the domed ceiling hall,

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Registration Open Now For 2017 Touring Career Workshop; October 25 At Soundcheck Annex

NASHVILLE, TN  – It’s undeniable that live touring is a constantly changing multi-billion dollar industry, a staple for music stars in every genre and employees thousands of people all over the world.  Chris Lisle and Erik Parker, touring industry veterans, created Touring Career Workshop (TCW) to give “roadies” a great place to learn, grow and network.  TCW’S seventh annual event will take place on October 25 at Soundcheck Annex.  Registration is open now for the event.

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Martin MAC Encore Performance

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Martin’s new MAC Encore Performance is a full-featured LED moving head designed to produce premium white light in a wide variety of applications where critical lighting is required. MAC Encore Performance is available in two dedicated color temperature variants: WRM for a 3000 K warm incandescent emulation and CLD for crisp, 6000 K neutral daylight.

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Photo by 360 Grad Design

Eisbrecher Breaks the Ice at Rock Event with GLP Fixtures

NEU-ULM, Germany — German rock band Eisbrecher (Ice Breaker) staged a festival titled Volle Kraft Voraus (Full Force Ahead), joined by fellow rockers Lord of the Lost, Combichrist and And She Came. The hevent, staged at Ratiopharm Arena in Neu-Ulm, was lit by Martin Heining, who opted for a rig including 18 GT-1, 25 Impression X4 XL and 70 Impression X4 Atoms from GLP.

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Photo by Kirk Tougas

Christie and Applied Electronics Add Ocean Visuals to Vancouver’s Cambie Street Bridge

VANCOUVER, BC – Christie and Applied Electronics are bringing the annual salmon run to Vancouver’s Cambie Street Bridge in a striking projection mapping display for Canada’s 150th birthday celebrations. With content provided by Canada Wild Productions and using eight Christie 3DLP® projectors, the attraction, titled ‘Uninterrupted,’ opened June 28 and runs into early fall. The cinematic spectacle celebrates British Columbia’s annual salmon run, which sees millions of salmon migrate from the Pacific Ocean to their spawning grounds.

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