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Community Partners Feed Minnesota Music Industry Over Labor Day

Community Partners Feed Minnesota Music Industry Over Labor Day

MINNEAPOLIS – Loaves & Fishes came together with community partners including Just a Bunch of Roadies (JABOR), Local 13, Musically Fed, Rhino Staging, MVP Companies and First Avenue to feed 300 Minnesota music industry workers and their families. “Our production crew community is always called upon to help out. Now we are helping within,” said JABOR’s Charlie Hernandez.

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Claypaky HY B-EYE K25 Teatro

Claypaky expands its HY B-EYE 25 series with the HY B-EYE K25 Teatro, a special version of the HY B-EYE K25 that is designed for venues that need silent operation without sacrificing bright colors. This fixture has all the same optical, electronic, and mechanical features of the HY B-EYE K25 but is designed for use in noise-sensitive environments such as theaters, TV studios, conference halls, showrooms and corporate event spaces.

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In Memoriam: Lori Tierney, 58

DENVER – Lori Tierney, credited by production manager Charlie Hernandez for the idea to create the nonprofit “Just a Bunch of Roadies” organization, died July 24 after a long battle with cancer. She was 58. Tierney played a key role on the industry’s biggest tours and is remembered for her generosity and big smile along with her skills as a smart and pragmatic problem-solver.

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Madlife Stage & Studio in Georgia Hosts Live Events Lit with Elation Fixtures

WOODSTOCK, GA – Madlife Stage & Studio, a 284-capacity live music venue and recording studio, reopened at half-capacity in late July with a crew happy to once again support a lineup of acts for appreciative audiences. Local LD Caleb McClesky has worked with house LD Brendon Rosenbaum, providing his own Elation lighting fixtures to support recent shows.

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The Year of Change – with Bryan Barancik

with Bryan Barancik – Creative Designer at Luxious Creative

On this episode, we discuss what we can do during the pandemic to maintain mental stability, how to focus on health, how to shift our identity away from our job, how to maintain a support network away from our industry, homeschooling tips, and how to embrace the inevitable curveballs that continue to get hurled at us.

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Canadian Sites to Light Up Red for “Day of Visibility” on Sept. 22

CANADA – Canada’s live events industry is joining together to issue a “red alert” on Sept. 22. Like the U.S. campaign on Sept. 1, and earlier initiatives in the U.K. and Europe this summer, the Day of Visibility, backed by CITT/ICTS, will bring attention to the industry’s plight. While “not a protest,” the event will signal gratitude for programs like CERB, CEWS, arts and heritage grants, and remind Canadians of the need for continued support “until the lights are back on for good.”

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