UMHLANGA, South Africa — LD Johan Ferreira from BF Production Services worked with Claypaky fixtures provided by EPH Production to provide the looks for an invitation-only event staged by First National Bank for its top 1,500 clients. Dubbed the FNB Starlight Pop Opera, the event featured Patrizio Buanne, the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra and local artists including Arno Carstens.
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MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Canada — AV integrator Advanced named Scott Wouters and David Audley senior project managers. to serve as Senior Project Managers. They come to Advanced from ET Group and Global Unified Solution Services Inc., respectively.
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AMSTERDAM – At the ISE 2017 trade show set for the RAI in Amsterdam Feb. 7-10, Austria-based AV Stumpfl® will present new media playout solutions and projection screen systems at stand 1-H6. Pictured here is the company’s 8K Wings Engine RAW media server.
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STELLENBOSCH, South Africa – For a wedding held at South Africa’s Dylan Lewis Sculpture Garden on the slope of Stellenbosch Mountain, LD Jean-Pierre Wilson of Unfazed Productions used Chauvet Professional Rogue R2 Wash fixtures and Chauvet DJ par units to further enhance a setting within an enclosure on the garden’s grounds. The site features 60 works by sculptor Dylan Lewis.
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NASHVILLE – For country artist Kane Brown’s first headlining tour in support of his self-titled debut album, designer Chris Lisle was looking for a compact yet versatile LED video solution. He found it with PixelFLEX’s FLEXCurtain HD LED video wall tiles.
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – The national congress of CREA, the Argentina Association of Regional Consortia for Agricultural Experimentation, took place at La Rural, the largest convention and exhibition center in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This 5th edition of the Congress called “The Re-evolution of your company” gathered together more than 7,500 attendees.
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BRUSSELS – Leading Belgian creative lighting designer Thomas Boets loves challenges, so when production company Fast Forward Events asked him to light the iconic Reyers Tower in Brussels – a high concrete broadcasting pillar, standing 89 meters tall and dominating the local skyline – he jumped at the chance! He also chose Robe fixtures to accomplish the task to produce an outstanding lighting scheme for the heritage listed landmark.
On the surface, the process of programming and running a show has not changed. You must patch fixtures, create groups and palettes/presets, build cues and… Read More »15 Years of Change: A Lighting Programmer’s Perspective
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LONDON – Marking the company’s ongoing growth, Symphotech has welcomed four event safety and fire safety professionals as the company looks forward to a busy year, January 2017. The new team has already worked on a number of high profile events, including the New Years Eve events in Rotterdam, and their appointment reflects Symphotech’s commitment to offering clients the highest standard of event safety.
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LAS VEGAS — After nearly 10 years at the helm, Jacob Coakley is stepping down as editor of Stage Directions magazine, an affiliated publication with PLSN. The Feb. 2017 issue will be Coakley’s last. Michael S. Eddy, who has held many positions during his career in theatre, most recently as a freelance writer and marketing consultant, will take over as editor. Eddy, who has also written numerous articles for PLSN over a 10-year span, will continue as a PLSN contributing writer.
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – January kicked off with the reemergence of The Winter Jam Tour Spectacular, one of the country’s largest Christian tours. Bandit Lites supplies the lighting package for the evening of music, worship and ministry, which has outpaced other tour attendance for the past four years. This year’s artists include Crowder, Britt Nicole, Tenth Avenue North, Sadie Robertson, Andy Mineo, Colton Dixon, Thousand Foot Krutch, Newsong, Tony Nolan, OBB, Sarah Reeves and Steven Malcolm.
