LONDON — XL Video is continuing the worldwide supply of production video equipment and crew to Canadian indie rockers Arcade Fire for the final U.K. and European festival leg of their tour in support of their third album, The Suburbs.
Read More »LOS ANGELES — For Paul McCartney’s latest tour, LD Roy Bennett updated the rig with new gear including an array of Clay Paky Sharpy fixtures controlled by a grandMA console.
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NEW YORK — Four more draft rigging standards, involving wire rope ladders, electric chain hoists and fall protection devices, and three additional draft electrical power standards have been added to the list available for review on PLASA’s website through Oct. 17. In addition, two PLASA photometrics standards are available for public review – one through Oct. 17 and the other through Oct. 31.
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LEWISBURG, WV — Upstage Video returned to the Greenbrier Classic PGA Tour Tournament, July 25-31, once again providing two Daktronics video displays on the course. The company also supported the 2011 Greenbrier Classic Concert Series with three Daktronics video displays and a full video production package for a Black Eyed Peas concert July 29, pictured here.
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FREDRIKSTAD, Norway — Projectiondesign named Jens Heymans to the position of Country Manager, Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH). He will be leading the company’s efforts to set up an office in Germany, which will also serve customers in Austria and Switzerland.
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LAS VEGAS — PLSN magazine has named Jeff MacKay, a journalist with 14 years experience covering the lighting, audio and music industry, associate editor. He will contribute regularly to both the printed pages of PLSN magazine and to the online postings at plsn.com.
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