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Stage Technologies Expands U.S. Operations, Announces 2012 Training Dates

LAS VEGAS — Stage Technologies is expanding its U.S. rental services division, increasing the availability of its automation systems in the country. The company is now offering the same rental products and services already available from its U.K. branch. U.S. customers can now request single?axis and multiple?axis control solutions plus point hoists, performer flying rigs and control cabinets for theater productions, rock tours and concerts. The same equipment can also be used to fly remote cameras for live shows, TV and film.

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Christmas Balls in NYC

New York’s Christmas Ball Landmark Finally Under Lights

NEW YORK – Times Square Lighting sheds some new light on a familiar Christmas holiday display. Literally.
The red Christmas Balls on 6th Avenue across from Radio City Music Hall is a famous display that has gone unlit, until this year.  With help from Tom Brady of Knight Electrical, Jeff Kinsler of General Electric, and Times Square Lighting, “it’s now a well-lit gem,” says Rob Riccardelli, St., president of Times Square Lighting.
The display is using 12 customized Times Square Lighting OD64M outdoor PARs configured with 150-watt PAR64 metal halide lamps in spot and flood beam patterns.

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Mega Systems, Inc. Adds Omega Truss Line to Product Offerings

SAN ANTONIO, TX — Mega Systems, Inc. announced the launch of Omega Truss, adding spigot truss to its range of lighting, audio and video products. The products are offered to customers who require it for touring, events and decorative use. The line of Omega Truss will include stick truss, corners and several accessories. Plans are in progress to offer other shapes like circles in the near future.

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Moscow M1 Global MMA Challenge

Robe in the Ring of Moscow’s M1 Global Challenge

MOSCOW – Robe moving lights added highlights to the heavyweight bout at Moscow’s M1 Global MMA (mixed martial arts) Challenge. Headliners Fedor ‘The Last Emperor’ Emelianenko and Jeff ‘The Snowman’ Monson entertained a crowd of 15,000  – including Russian’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin – and was televised live. Rental company TOK in northwest Russia supplied the technical production.

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Atlanta Botanical Gardens

Lighting Science Group Turns Atlanta Botanical Gardens ‘Green’

SATELLITE BEACH, FL — Atlanta Botanical Garden’s seasonal light exhibit features green holiday colors and green energy in the form of one million LED lights from Lighting Science Group. The display has transformed the garden grounds into a winter wonderland, designed in collaboration with CD+M Lighting and Design Group of Atlanta. The LED fixtures also incorporate integrated sound sensitivity, allowing the lights to sync along with the songs.

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Kanye West & Jay-Z tour

grandMA2s, CP Sharpys on Jay-Z & Kanye West’s Tour

LOS ANGELES – Jay-Z and Kanye West’s Watch the Throne tour of North America is featuring grandMA2 consoles and 130 Clay Paky Sharpy fixtures, among other equipment, from tour lighting vendor Solotech. LD Nick Whitehouse and Assistant LD Steven Douglas are handling the joint tour for the rappers, who are promoting their new album together.

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NKU's Our Town

Vincent Lighting Installs Strand, Selecon into NKU Theatre

DALLAS – When Northern Kentucky University (NKU) decided to implement a school-wide “Green” initiative, lighting designer Terry Powell called on Adam Hayward at Vincent Lighting Systems to overhaul his lighting rig. NKU’s budget allowed them to purchase more than originally specified, ending with 24 PL3 Wash luminaires from Philips Selecon and a Palette VL control console from Philips Strand Lighting.

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Gemini Open House

Gemini Celebrates 30 Years with Expanded Inventory, Open House

DALLAS – Elation Professional dealer Gemini Light, Sound and Video in Dallas celebrated its 30th anniversary by welcoming its customers to the company’s newly expanded 76,000 sq. ft. warehouse and remodeled showroom. About 250 guests were there to view new products including Elation’s Platinum Spot 5R and Platinum Beam 5R moving heads.  Guests also got to see the new ELAR 108 RGBW and ELAR 216 RGBW IP65 LED color mixing fixtures from Elation’s architectural division.

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Later… with Infinity ACLs

LONDON – BBC’s “Later with Jools Holland” introduced a special guest into the show: the Coemar Infinity ACL beam projector. The fixture made an appearance recently backing the Brit-band Friendly Fires for Lighting Director Chris Rigby. White Light supplies Coemar fixtures in the UK.

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