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ALBANY, NY — American Jam band moe. ended 2014 with a sold out concert at The Palace Theater in Albany, NY. LD Preston Hoffman once again made Robe Pointe moving lights the centerpiece of his rig. The lighting for this special one-off – which also celebrated the start of moe.’s 25th year – was designed as a larger version of their recent touring system which had featured 12 Pointes hung on a custom structure and used to create most of the signature looks.

NASHVILLE — Morris Light & Sound has been stocking up on Clay Paky lighting fixtures, MA Lighting’s grandMA consoles and MDG’s theONE fogger/hazers.  All are distributed in North America by A.C.T Lighting, Inc.

AUSTIN, TX — A rock ’n’ roll institution for more than 50 years, the Isley Brothers embody high energy live performance, and still make audiences want to kick their heels up and ‘shout.’ For a recent radio station one-off, the group’s LD, Edward Brantley of Storyteller Lighting Design, got to put High End Systems’ Shapeshifter C1 fixtures through their paces. Brantley said he’s glad to have the C1s in his designer arsenal.

NEW YORK — Prominent TV lighting director Carl Vitelli, Jr., 81, died Jan. 7, 2015. A recipient of IATSE Local One Honorary Gold Card in 2011 (pictured here), Vitelli was also inducted into the Emmy Awards’ New York Chapter Silver Circle in 2001.