POTTSTOWN, PA – Every October, Luke Bryan returns to his rural farming roots in the southeastern part of the country to perform an 8-day concert series known as the Farm Tour. The tour serves as a tribute to the hard-working farmers of America. The first performance scheduled in Gaston, SC was canceled due to evacuations from Hurricane Matthew that stretched to multiple states, including South Carolina.
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CHASKA, MN – The 41st Ryder Cup golf tournament came to America this year, taking place from September 30-October 2nd. When the committee for the Internationally-acclaimed tournament selected Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Mn as the destination for the 2016 Ryder Cup, producers called on the expertise of Spectrum Production Services to set the stage. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Mn, Spectrum Production Services was awarded the main stage contract for the historic golf event.
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SWEDEN – Molkom is a small, picturesque town near to Karlstad in Värmland beside a large lake and the Folkhogskola (Folk High School) there offers courses in acting, and film. In 2012 a new 140 capacity multipurpose venue was built specifically for the use of the acting and film courses, which includes classes in the technology involved in the industries. When stage manager Rune Sorgard arrived in 2015 he identified the need for some moving lights in the theatre and in early 2016 a package of Robes arrived in the form of 10 x LEDWash 300s, six DL4S and four PARfect 100s.
COLUMBUS, OH – LD Victor Zeiser of Squeek Lights is using Chauvet Professional Rogue R1 FX-B fixtures to light Beartooth, a metalcore band fronted by Caleb Shomo, formerly with Attack Attack! Beartooth is touring in support of their latest album, Aggressive, which was released in June.
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Blizzard Lighting’s ProPar I7, with seven 15W RGBW 4-in-1 LEDs, is designed to serve as a wash/beam fixture that can also produce impressive multi-beam aerial effects and “kaleidoscopic” like projections.
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With the release of the Rose Brand Hardware Catalogue V-6, the company rolled out Static Brake Vienna Casters, Räder Busch Pneumatic Lift Casters and Räder Busch Cup Swivel Casters. These casters range in size, height, load capacities and special features.
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ENSTONE, Oxfordshire, U.K. — CPL (Central Presentations Limited) designed and installed the architectural lighting scheme for a pharmaceutical company’s corporate event held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel at the Heythrop Park Resort in Oxfordshire, U.K. CPL worked with a Belgian production company that was spearheading the project, which involved the use of wireless LED fixtures and moving lights with custom gobos in weather-domes.
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LOS ANGELES — Elation Professional noted that Chris Miller and Cascade Technical Sales (CTS) will be serving as Elation’s new independent sales rep/rep firm for Northern California and Northern Nevada. Miller, owner of Sacramento, CA-based CTS, has more than 12 years of experience working in the AVL production and install industry.
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LAS VEGAS – Elation Professional noted that, judging from attendee response to its booth and its launch of the new Proteus line of moving light fixtures, the 2016 LDI show might have been its “most successful LDI show to date.”
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CARDIFF, U.K. — After four years out of the limelight, Welsh rockers Feeder returned in October with Top 10 album All Bright Electric, their ninth full-length studio release, and a 14-date U.K. tour. Entec providing a sound, lighting and video projection rental package.
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AUCKLAND, NZ — Simon Garret from Oceania Productions designed lighting and visuals for the main showspace for New Zealand Fashion Week 2016 at the ANZ Viaduct Events Centre. This year Simon again transformed the show space, this time with the help of 24 Robe BMFL Blades and 12 BMFL Spots.
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LAS VEGAS — Adrian Belew, whose skills as an emcee and comedian, it turns out, rivals his artistry on the guitar, dropped a hint midway through the 2016 Parnelli Awards gala that something special was about to be added to an already extraordinary evening Oct. 22 at the Rio in Las Vegas. The surprise: an appearance by Tom Petty to present the 2016 award for Lifetime Achievement to his longtime tour manager Richard Fernandez.
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