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Australian School Meets Budget with LSC Redback

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Australian School Meets Budget with LSC Redback

WEST GOSFORD, Australia – Lots of Watts Central Coast has recently installed a new lighting bar and an LSC dimming system into a local high school auditorium, replacing their aging 1980s dimming and patching system. Jeff Morgan of Lots of Watts said, “The Redback wallmount relay option allows easy control of circuits that just need to be turned on and off, such as mirror ball, motors and odd set pieces that turn up in school theatre. The dimmers were easy to install and the option to lock out the screen touchpad is a big plus in a school install.”

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Canon NAB

4Wall Supplies Lighting for Canon’s NAB Booth

LAS VEGAS – 4Wall Las Vegas recently teamed with Daniel Wallace LTD. and LD Glenn Wade to provide lighting for the most elaborate Canon NAB trade show booth to date. “The vision of the booth was to be clean and simple, and to really focus on lighting the products,” Wade said. “As one of the biggest booths within NAB, we felt we could create a number of different sections within the booth as stand-alone areas that would draw people in.”

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Top Hat

White Light Enjoys Busy Spring Theatre Season

LONDON, UK – White Light is supplying a spate of spring/summer theatrical productions, as the West End defies the predictions that it would suffer in the run up to the 2012 Olympics. “This remarkable array of new productions shows that theatreland will be alive and kicking during the Olympics, despite some of the pessimistic predictions we’ve been hearing,” says White Light’s Managing Director Bryan Raven.

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Wicked

grandMA2 Gets ‘Wicked’ on Broadway

NEW YORK – “Wicked,” the  Broadway musical about the untold story of the Witches of Oz, recently switched to a grandMA2 console for lighting and special effects control.  Show electrician Brendan Quigley said they needed to replace their previous control system of 20 years, and the grandMA2 was a natural choice as all the other Wicked shows playing worldwide are also using the grandMA.

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Lighting Science Group Raises $140 Million in Equity Funding

SATELLITE BEACH, FL — LED lighting manufacturer Lighting Science Group Corporation (LSGC) has completed the final round in a series of private placements totaling approximately $140 million in equity funding and commitments. The new round of funding will help the company meet the growing demand for products. In addition, LSGC has brought on board Brad Knight as Chief Operating Officer and Keith Scott as Chief Commercial Officer.

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Linkin Park

Pyrotek, Laser Design Provide Billboard Music Awards Effects

LAS VEGAS – Pyrotek Special Effects and its sister company Laser Design Productions provided the effects for the 2012 Billboard Music Awards ceremony May 20 at the MGM Grand Arena. Working with Show Producer Brian Stonestreet and Art Director Alana Billingsley on the scenic elements, the special effects enhanced a string of performances from LMFAO, Linkin Park, Justin Bieber, Nelly Furtado, The Wanted and more.

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Non-Compliant Stage Replaced at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

INDIANAPOLIS — One of five stages set up to entertain racing fans at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) during the Indianapolis 500 had to be replaced last week after safety inspectors deemed it non-compliant with Indiana’s new safety regulations, which were drafted in response to last summer’s deadly stage collapse at the Indianapolis State Fair.

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Pete’s Big TVs Hired For ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ Finale

NEW YORK – Pete’s Big TVs was hired for the third year to provide video screens and monitors for NBC TV’s  “Celebrity Apprentice Finale.” The live broadcast May 20 took place at a theatre within the American Museum of Natural History. The set resembled Donald Trump’s board room as seen on the series, with a Gtech 20mm flex screen serving as the Manhattan skyline at night as seen through “windows.”

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AVC Group, SpeakerCraft and Panamax/Furman Announce Changes

CARLSBAD, CA — The AVC Group, SpeakerCraft and Panamax/Furman released a joint announcement of a significant strategic move to address the changing needs of technology consumers and dealers alike. Under the new arrangement, the diversified resources of The AVC Group, SpeakerCraft, Proficient and Panamax/Furman brands will align under one centralized division with a focus on customer-centric product development, brand innovation and dealer support.

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