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Chevelle Wraps West Coast Tour with Bandit Lites
BOULDER, CO – American rock band Chevelle wrapped a series of shows in the western U.S. in January that took them from the Fillmore in San Francisco on Jan. 13 to the Boulder Theater in Boulder, CO on Jan. 30. Lighting designer Craig Richter built this tour’s lighting design around the new scenic set elements created by Robb Jibson of So Midwest Inc., using a lighting package provided by Bandit Lites. With a new album to promote, The North Corridor, the band had been looking to make a new visual statement with the shows.
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Blizzard Lighting Names Molly Goodearle ‘Minister of Propaganda’
WAUKESHA, WI — Blizzard Lighting announced that Molly Goodearle has joined its team as a PR and media specialist, or, in Blizzard-speak, “Minister of Propaganda.” She previously supported Blizzard’s social media marketing efforts in her role as digital strategist for GoGeddit, a boutique marketing firm based in Milwaukee.
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Opeth Sorceress tours with Ayrton DreamPanel™-Twin
EUROPE – Kicking off with twenty dates in America at the start their Sorceress world tour, Swedish band Opeth brought their show to Europe in November, opting for a single show at Wembley Arena for their UK audience. Magnus Boyd has been lighting the band for the last eighteen months: “During the tour, we have done two special extended sets at Radio City and Belasco in LA, featuring songs from the Deliverance and Damnation albums before performing a third at Wembley Arena,” he says.
Rose Brand Inc. Introduces 4 New Floors and a Floor Guide
SECAUCUS, NJ– Rose Brand Inc. is proud to present four new floors: Expo, Teatro, Dura and Dolce, adding to its line of 18 floors that fit just about every possible use. Expo is a lightweight, affordable floor covering for events, runways, and budget-conscious productions. It’s lightweight yet durable, easy to roll out and lays flat for a fast load-in. Black, white and grey floors are in stock, plus custom colors can be run when a show floor with more pop is needed. Expo Floors are an exceptional value.
Lady Gaga Shares Super Bowl LI Halftime Show Spotlight with 300 Intel Drones
HOUSTON — Before appearing to drop in from the roof at Houston’s NRG Stadium to star in an elaborate production choreographed by some of the top designers in the business, Lady Gaga shared the screens seen by some 100 million TV viewers with a choreographed display of 300 of Intel’s new Shooting Star Drones.
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John Farr Lighting Design Creates Memorable Bar Mitzvah With CHAUVET DJ
SILVER SPRING, MD – Bar mitzvahs provide memories that last a lifetime, not only for the young man who comes of age in the traditional Jewish ceremony, but also for his family and friends. In the case of one recent bar mitzvah, those memories are likely to be in vivid color, thanks to some stunning lighting by John Farr, using an impressive collection of CHAUVET DJ products, along with the Ovation E-910FC ellipsoidal from CHAUVET Professional.
Barco Event Master Ex Processor
Barco recently added its new Event Master Ex processor to the company’s collection of screen management systems. The Event Master Ex expansion unit links the Ex with the company’s Event Master processors (E2 or S3-4K), letting users expand their input and output capacity. It also lets them expand the scaling and switching power of their entire system.
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Change x2 for Christie at ISE 2017
WOKINGHAM, UK– Christie®, a leader in creating and sharing the world’s best shared visual and audio experiences, will showcase the latest additions to its product portfolio at ISE 2017, branching out from its traditional single ‘arena’ concept used since 2010, to encompass two distinct stand locations.
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Robe Visits the Palace
LONDON – Palace are a much anticipated four piece indie blues rock band from London about which there’s lots of anticipation and excitement and an acclaimed debut EP, “Lost in the Night”. Lighting designer Steve Bewley – well known for this work with Enter Shikari, London Grammar, Dizzee Rascal, Tinie Tempah and a string of other interesting alt artists –- was asked to light a recent showcase gig at the Electric in Brixton, London, for which he chose to use an all-Robe floor package which was supplied by Dragonfly Lighting.
ADJ Penta Pix
ADJ’s Penta Pix LED effects fixture uses 15W 4-IN-1 RGBW LEDs mounted behind ACLs (Advanced Collimator Lenses) to emit five ACL style beams in a fan formation. Offering red, green, blue, and white color mixing, the fixture creates sharp 6 degree beams for a classic “fingers of light: look, either in plain white or an array of colors and chasing patterns. The fixture is designed with clubs, venues, touring productions, and one-off events in mind. Designed as a slim central unit with the five lens assemblies attached to the front in a fixed fan pattern, the Penta Pix promises easy setup, and the lenses are positioned in an equally-spaced arc. Each of the five individual lenses can then be angled on its X-axis, adding further versatility to the Penta Pix effect.
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Solaris Flare Q+ LR Makes Concert Debut on The Weeknd World Tour
STOCKHOLM – Grammy award winning singer/songwriter The Weeknd kicks off his 2017 world tour this month in Stockholm, with concert dates scheduled through July in Europe and the Americas. The dynamic stage design boldly features 88 new Solaris Flare Q+ LR linear fixtures. Lighting designer Sooner Routhier of SRae Productions Spec’d the new Flare LR Fixtures.