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Bandit Brings The Lights To Epic Alice Cooper Reunion Concert

Bandit Brings The Lights To Epic Alice Cooper Reunion Concert

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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – Fans of rock legend Alice Cooper know there are some aspects to his live shows that they can expect, including a macabre performance of horror theatrics; however, following Alice Cooper’s customary execution via guillotine at his most recent Nashville concert, fans were treated to something rarely seen since 1975. The stage went dark, and the original band, including bassist Dennis Dunaway, guitarist Michael Bruce and drummer Neal Smith reunited with Alice for five classic songs, including “Billion Dollar Babies” and “I’m Eighteen.”

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CHAUVET Professional Helps Collyns Stenzel Create “Daytime Rig” At Indianapolis 500

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INDIANAPOLIS – Long before the cry “Drivers Start Your Engines” marked the start of the 101st Indianapolis 500 at 12:14 pm on Sunday May 28, over 30,000 EDM fans at the iconic speedway were already racing through some slick bangers at “The Snake Pit Presented By Coors Light.” Held on the track’s infield at Turn 3, this one-day festival within an auto race kicked off at 7 am and kept going until the checkered flag was waved track side. Accenting the performances from the likes of Zedd, Marshmello, and Adventure Club at this year’s event was a Collyns Stenzel designed light and video show that relied on CHAUVET Professional COLORado fixtures to help it stand out against the Indiana sun.

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ARRI Rental Showcases Expanding Alexa 65 Lens Range At Cine Gear

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LOS ANGELES, – Under the banner of “Your story, your look, your lens choice”, ARRI Rental is showcasing its growing range of full-coverage 65 mm format lenses at Cine Gear 2017 in Los Angeles. With the popularity of ARRI Rental’s exclusive ALEXA 65 camera system continuing to increase, not just for high-end feature films but also diverse television and commercial productions, demand for richly varied lens options is strong.

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Three Unique Stage Designs at Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival Include Martin Fixtures

[caption id="attachment_277057" align="alignnone" width="800"]Wiz Khalifa plats Okeechobie Fest[/caption]

OKEECHOBEE, FL – Zenith Lighting recently deployed three separate and distinct rigs comprised of Martin fixtures at the Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival. Held on a 500-acre farm known as Sunshine Grove, the festival featured major headlining artists such as Kings Of Leon, Usher & The Roots, Bassnectar, The Lumineers, Flume, Wiz Khalifa, Pretty Lights and more.

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FOR-A to Highlight Graphics/Animation Integration with Live Video Switchers, and Demo New Video Server, Signal Processing at InfoComm 2017

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CYPRESS, CA,– At the upcoming InfoComm 2017, FOR-A will showcase the integration between its range of video switchers with ClassX 2D/3D character generation and live motion graphics/playout software, along with FGP-400 Insight multi-channel video server and FA-505 multi-channel/multi-function signal processor. InfoComm runs from June 14-16 at the Orange Convention Center in Orlando.

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d3 Takes Off with The Weeknd on “Starboy” World Tour

[caption id="attachment_277051" align="alignnone" width="800"]d3 media servers were used on the tour[/caption]

LONDON – d3 plays a key role in the complex and dynamic visuals showcased on the world tour for Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter and record producer, The Weeknd.  “Starboy: Legend of the Fall Tour” is the sixth tour by The Weeknd; it supports his “Starboy” album released last fall.  The tour, which has already covered Europe, South America, North America and Canada, will wrap up back in Europe this summer.

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Colourblind’s Hippotizers Serve Video at The Logies

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MELBOURNE, Au. – The Australian TV industry’s biggest night, the 59th annual Logie Awards, were held at Melbourne’s Crown Palladium on Sunday 23 April 2017, broadcast live on the Nine Network. Always a great opportunity for the broadcaster to show off its tech capabilities, fantastic visuals were spread across three huge screens onstage, a wrap-around screen surrounding the audience, and pixel mapped to onstage fixtures and LED chandeliers. Helming the media server and console operation was Lynden Gare, director of Melbourne-based lighting and production company Colourblind, who relied on Green Hippo’s Hippotizer Media Servers.

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Submariners' Walk Heritage Trail on the Brisbane River boardwalk in Tenerrife

FloppyFlex Featured in Submariner Tribute

BRISBANE, Australia – A newly completed memorial to World War II submariners is the centerpiece of the 300-metre Submariners’ Walk Heritage Trail on the Brisbane River boardwalk in Tenerrife, Queensland, Australia. The walk features a series of plaques and submarine-shaped seats commemorating the sailors and their service. The memorial itself comprises a landmark sign illuminated by Firefly’s Digital FloppyFlex RGBW LED neon.

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Jonathan Smeeton Named 2018 Parnelli Visionary Lifetime Achievement Honoree

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ANAHEIM, CA – The Parnelli Board of Advisors has announced that concert visualist Jonathan Smeeton will receive the 2018 Parnelli Visionary Award. Smeeton is a founding pioneering of the psychedelic light show, one of the first if not the first to take lights out with a touring band, and through his work and lectures continues to be one of the most influential lighting designers in live event history.

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RUSHWORKS Signs VisionHOUSE as Exclusive Distributor in Ukraine

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FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS AND KIEV, UKRAINE –RUSHWORKS, the Dallas area-based software development company that produces cool technology for production, playback, and streaming, has expanded into Eastern Europe by signing an agreement with VisionHOUSE, establishing the full-service systems integrator based in Kiev as their exclusive Ukrainian distributor. RUSHWORKS and VisionHOUSE made the announcement jointly from their respective headquarters. The agreement underscores RUSHWORKS’ commitment to global expansion, already having agreements in place with the UK’s Cache Media and AV Group Technologies in the Asia Pacific region. 

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