LANCASTER, PA — For Christian metalcore band August Burns Red, which has been touring recently to promote the 10th anniversary of their Messengers album release, LD Victor Zeiser and Squeek Lights made use of Rogue R1 FX-B and Rogue R1 Spot fixtures from Chauvet Professional.
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FRANKFURT – Two projects have been chosen for this year’s Opus – German Stage Award. An Opus in the stage and lighting design category honours the ‘Get Loud Open Air Tour 2016’ by Rea Garvey. Additionally, an award is to be given in the Technical Realisation category for Ulrich Rasche’s production of Schiller’s ‘The Robbers’ at the ‘Residenztheater’ in Munich. Opus is one of the foremost awards in the field of theatre and stage production and will be presented during Prolight + Sound, International Fair of Technologies and Services for Entertainment, Integrated Systems and Creation, in Frankfurt from 4 to 7 April 2017.
EUROPE – Elation Professional is pleased to announce that the company is now offering the complete ArKaos product line of software and media servers in several European countries and serve as the main value-added dealer of ArKaos Pro products in the UK. ArKaos professional solutions for the show and lighting market are used all over the world by leading designers and rental companies. Elation Europe’s first opportunity to represent the ArKaos Pro product line will be February 7-10 at the ISE trade show in Amsterdam on Elation Stand 12-F40.
CZECH REPUBLIC – The quarterly spotlight series from MILOS continues with a focus on temporary roofs! From January until the end of March, MILOS will release a total of four technical videos from their experts Marc Hendriks (A4I R&D Director) and Dipl.-Ing. Norbert Tripp (A4I Technical Director). The videos will cover a range of important information about temporary demountable outdoor structures, such as applicable regulations, loads, the effects of wind, etc.
BLACKPOOL, UK – Lighting designer Andy Webb seized a recent pantomime production of “Aladdin” staged at the Grand Theatre in Blackpool, UK as the opportunity to design an all-LED moving and specials lighting rig which was all Robe. Andy had been working on an LED lighting concept for the last two pantomime seasons … with an increasing percentage of the rig becoming LED, and this year he felt the time was right to make a complete switch to LED moving lights and specials.
MINNEAPOLIS – The Show Syndicate is excited to announce the acquisition of Woofer Audio and the addition of Luther Bell to their team as Project… Read More »The Show Syndicate Acquires Woofer Audio and Adds Luther Bell to Staff
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ORLANDO and CHICAGO — VER announced a major expansion of its lighting division in early February with the addition of Orlando and Chicago as full-support lighting locations. This follows VER’s opening of a full-support lighting department in their London branch last fall. New hires include John “JP” Pratt and Anthony “Looch” Ciampa in Orlando and Ryan Bundy and Terry Heisler in Chicago, for VER’s new 94,000 square-foot location near Midway Airport.
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STONY POINT, NY – Times Square Lighting’s new 88 Watt CELESTE is a powerful LED house light that features multiple dimming options including DMX, 010V, leading edge and trailing edge. The CELESTE utilizes a single COB array that can produce up to 10,000 lumens. Multiple optics are available, between 11° degrees and 90° degrees.
NASHVILLE, – Elite Multimedia is proud to announce that they have become the first North American live event production provider to make an investment in Claypaky Scenius UN1CO luminaires. Working with importer and distributor A.C.T Lighting, Elite Multimedia chose to acquire the 1400W Spot, Wash, Beam and Profile fixtures for their powerfully creative lighting capabilities, and they are currently being installed in the lighting design of a large-scale, multi-national tour.
ANAHEIM, CA — Justin Preston of Three-Phase Productions used a collection of Rogue, Strike and COLORado fixtures from Chauvet Professional to light different sections of the Roland booth at Winter NAMM 2017. Pictured here, drummer Gregg Bissonette draws a crowd.
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MIDDLETON, WI– ETC’s Sensor® IQ Intelligent Breaker System has proven itself to be a valuable addition to venues around the United States. Starting this week, a 277V version of this panel is available which expands the installation possibilities around the globe. Sensor IQ is a top-of-the-line power-control solution for lighting systems that contain any combination of LEDs and moving lights. Sensor IQ offers total-system power control of lighting, video projection, and audio systems; all possible because of a built-in sequencer and optional isolated ground bar.
TUSTIN, CA. – WorldStage is pleased to announce that Shawn Oatey has been promoted to the new position of Director of Marketing and Dan Esparza has joined the company as National Account Manager. Both are based at WorldStage’s Tustin, California office.
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