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Miss America Pageant Lit by MAC III Profiles with grandMA2s for Control

Miss America Pageant Lit by MAC III Profiles with grandMA2s for Control

LAS VEGAS – The 90th anniversary Miss America Pageant was telecast live on ABC from the Planet Hollywood casino-resort. LD Allen Branton, who returned for the fourth time, worked with fellow lighting directors Kevin Lawson & Felix Peralta, who marked their third year & fourth year on the show respectively, using 16 Martin MAC III Profile moving heads and a pair of MA Lighting's grandMA2 Light consoles for control.

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PLSN Names Justin Lang as New Editor

LAS VEGAS – Timeless Communications announced that lighting designer and iSquint.net founder Justin Lang will take the helm of Projection, Lights & Staging News effective March 1. Lang has worked in the lighting industry for 15 years, has designed and lit dozens of productions in the Washington, D.C., area including special events at the Newseum, and founded iSquint.net, a blog covering entertainment lighting technology, news and products.

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Martin Professional Stagebar 2

The new Stagebar 2 LED luminaire from Martin Professional has twice the lumen output and 10 times the intensity of the Stagebar 54. It also has a new lens design for a narrower, more concentrated field of light for better beam control and greater light intensity for improved floodlighting capability. A choice of lens options, which includes an opalescent diffuser lens for scenic on-camera looks, provides designers with beam angle flexibility.

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AV Concepts Adds Gear, Staff

SAN DIEGO – AV Concepts, which recently launched its New Technology & Innovation Division, is adding gear and staff for 2011, with new hires in project management, production, operations and sales. The company also anticipates new hires in marketing and recruiting for audio technicians, video technicians and CAD designers.

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