LOS ANGELES – A.C.T Lighting, Inc. is pleased to announce the promotion of Ryan Kanarek to the new post of Software Support Manager. Kanarek has filled the role of Software Technical Support for the past two years and will work closely with Will Murphy, Director of Software Support and Development at A.C.T Lighting, to ensure customers receive a consistent level of exceptional software support.
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WALLERN, Austria – AV Stumpfl®, the Austrian AV technology manufacturer, recently announced the Canadian company Theatrixx as their exclusive media server and show control distributor for Canada. The Montreal based company distributes and manufactures technical equipment for the performing arts industry. Theatrixx Technologies also designs custom equipment that offers solutions for video, lighting, audio, power and cabling challenges. Pictured here, from left, are Gabriel Duschinsky (Theatrixx), Philippe Laframboise (Theatrixx), Horst Damoser (AV Stumpfl), Jacques Tessier (Theatrixx) & Helmut Protte (AV Stumpfl)
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ORLANDO, FL — Renewed Vision is heading to InfoComm 2017 with its complete array of solutions to create visually-rich audience experiences. The company will exhibit in booth 2574 at the show, taking place June 14-16 in Orlando, Florida.The centerpiece of Renewed Vision’s InfoComm showing will be the Pro A/V industry event debut of its recently-unveiled PVP3 multi-function media server.
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MELBOURNE, Australia – For the 59th annual Logie Awards, held at Melbourne’s Crown Palladium on April 23, Lynden Gare, director of Melbourne-based lighting and production company Colourblind, used Green Hippo’s Hippotizer media servers to control the elaborate visuals.
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SINGAPORE – The new location for Zouk Nightclub in the historic Clarke Quay district of Singapore is beckoning visitors with Martin lighting fixtures. The setup includes Exterior Linear 1200 Graze RGBW, Exterior Wash 110 RGBW, Exterior 100 IP68 Narrow, Martin VC Dot 4 RGB and a custom Zouk Gobo, with a Martin M-PC controller for pre-programmed looks.
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ATLANTA – Less than a month after opening the new home of the Atlanta Braves, SunTrust Park hosted Billy Joel for the venue’s inaugural concert. Having established a reputation with Major League Baseball Parks across the nation, G2 Structures was able to accommodate the demands associated with an event of this magnitude. G2’s team completed the setup of their K System Structure, converting the 41,000-seat stadium into a world class concert venue, in just over two days.
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NASHVILLE – It’s a scene Bandit Lites has grown accustomed to seeing over its near 50 years in the touring industry: screaming fans overwhelmed with excitement at seeing their idol live, and singer-songwriter Jacob Sartorius’s fans are certainly enthusiastic, as his live shows this April showed. Hailed as the “new Justin Bieber,” the 14 year old embarked with a lighting package provided by Bandit for his headlining The Last Text Tour.
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SAN ISIDRO, Argentina – Buenos Aires-based Descableados installed 50 Chauvet Professional WELL Fit fixtures supplied by NASH Ingeniería for the crowds attending Lollapalooza Argentina 2017, which took place March 31 and April 1 at the Hipódromo de San Isidro horse racing track near Buenos Aires. The battery powered and wirelessly controlled IP65 rated fixtures were used to uplight a massive “Love Is All” sign/sculpture.
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DUBAI, UAE – A traveling production of ‘Mary Poppins’ took flight from the U.K. and Switzerland, landing in Dubai, and turning to Unusual Rigging and Engineering LLC for a locally-supplied rigging and a truss frame for front of house scenery.
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