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Robe Gets the LED Vibe at GSA

Robe Gets the LED Vibe at GSA

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SURREY, UK – Robe co-hosted a ground breaking LED Theatrical event staged by staff and students on the Theatre Production course at Guildford School of Acting (GSA), part of the University of Surrey in the UK. The Czech Republic based manufacturer supplied around 50 LED luminaires to the event and to GSA’s 2017 gala musical production staged at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in central Guildford, Surrey, including its groundbreaking DL7 theatrical range – plus the new Spiider LED wash beam, CycFX 8s, Spikies and VIVAs – plus technical support.

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Steven Douglas White, Aug. 24, 1955-Apr. 30, 2017

In Memoriam: Steve White, 61

SELMA, CA — Steve White, a veteran production manager who ran Avalon Attraction’s San Diego operations in the 1980s, then worked at Screenworks for more than two decades before retiring last fall, was found dead in his home in Selma, CA on April 30. He was 61.

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Georgia Church Updates House Lighting with Altman LED Fixtures

[caption id="attachment_276597" align="alignnone" width="610"]Cascade Hills Church gets an upgrade from Alltman and Morris[/caption]

COLUMBUS, GA – Cascade Hills Church updated their architectural house lighting system with Chalice LED Pendant and Recessed LED downlights from Altman Lighting. Church officials turned to longtime partner Morris to design and install the new house lighting system.

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Bandit Brings The Light For Nashville Grammy Block Party

[caption id="attachment_276594" align="alignnone" width="800"]Chris Lisle lights the Grammy block party[/caption]

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE –Nashville’s 19th Annual Grammy Block Party returned to Cumberland Park for a party for Recording Academy’s yearly member’s event. Chris Lisle Lighting Design utilized a lighting package from Bandit Lites where musical performances included Grammy-award winning super group, Lady Antebellum, Anderson East, Moon Taxi, CeCe Winans and Muddy Magnolias.

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Jay O. Glerum Rigging Masterclasses to take place Summer 2017

NYC – USITT’s Jay O. Glerum Rigging Masterclasses are slated for June in Atlanta, GA and August in Hartford, Conn. The masterclasses honor the memory of one of our industry’s greatest advocates for safety and training, Jay O. Glerum. The Rigging Masterclasses offer a hands-on learning experience for each attendee in both advanced and entry level tracks providing the best of the best in training by the internationally recognized seasoned and skilled trainers.

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SGM Unveils New G-4 Series of Lights

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DENMARK – SGM’s line of G-series fixtures welcomes two new members to the family. The G-4 Wash and the G-4 Wash-Beam both boast RGBAM light engines and white light capable of reaching 7200 degrees in color temperature. Carrying the characteristics of SGM, these LED moving heads are IP65 rated and practically maintenance free.

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Time Flies With Chauvet In SJ Lighting Club Design

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NEWPORT, CA – New guests at Time can’t help turning their heads in every direction, an expression of amazed wonderment on their faces, when they entered this former Nike Town store turned nightclub. It’s an unforgettable sight to see too, thanks in large measure to a lighting design by Steve Lieberman’s SJ Lighting that features a stunning “digital chandelier” made of   CHAUVET DJ MotionOrb fixtures along with some power packed spot and wash lighting from CHAUVET Professional Rogues.

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Elation Lighting for UniSon at Oregon Shakespeare Festival

[caption id="attachment_276583" align="alignnone" width="800"]The apprentice and the poet are transfixed by terror[/caption]

OREGON, USA – The Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) has celebrated William Shakespeare’s legacy since 1935 with another busy summer season of plays underway. OSF also stages plays by other playwrights and is presenting UniSon at the Angus Bowmer Theatre through October, a new musical inspired by the poetry of August Wilson. Lighting Designer Alex Jainchill is using dynamic lighting from Elation Professional on the play, including ZCL 360 Bar™ wash/effect lights and Platinum Wash 16R Pro™ moving heads, as well as color-changing Elation Flex LED Tape™.

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Solotech Relies On Fujinon Lenses For Concerts as Touring Division Expands

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WAYNE, N.J.,– As its concert touring division continues to expand with its new DeKalb, Illinois facility, Montreal-based Solotech has come to rely on several FUJINON lenses to support large concert tours. The audio and video equipment rental, integration, and event technology provider counts the FUJINON XA99x8.4BESM ultra-wide field production lens, HA14x4.5BERM Premier super wide-angle ENG lens, HA18x7.6BERM Premier series standard ENG lens, and HA23x7.6BERM Premier telephoto lens as stalwarts in its equipment arsenal.

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Claypaky Products Create Award-Winning Light Installation at LiO Awards 2017

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MUNICH, GERMANY – The new Claypaky SharBar and other Claypaky products were used by a trio of young artists at the annual artistic lighting awards “LiO (Light is OSRAM) Awards 2017” in their winning installation ‘The 5th Dimension’, hosted at Munich’s historic event space, the Praterinsel, by German lighting manufacturer OSRAM.

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