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Lighting Designer Mike Grabowski Gives MTV’s “TRL” a New Look with Support from WorldStage

Lighting Designer Mike Grabowski Gives MTV’s “TRL” a New Look with Support from WorldStage

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NYC – MTV launched “TRL” in a new 8,800 square-foot Times Square studio in October and Lighting Designer Mike Grabowski, of The Lighting Design Group in New York City, assembled a versatile rig for the series featuring several new-to-market fixtures from High End Systems and Chauvet supplied by WorldStage.

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Green Hippo Ensemble Shines at Inaugural Eurovision Choir of the Year contest

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LATVIA – The first Eurovision Choir of the Year contest took place in Riga, Latvia. Organized by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the Interkultur Foundation, the inaugural event hosted nine professional choirs, each one representing a different European country. The venue was the Arena Riga, a 14,500-capacity stadium, and Green Hippo technology was on hand to help deliver a live spectacular, in keeping of the EBU’s best known production, the Eurovision Song Contest.

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What Now for Ayrton MagicBlade-FX and Sylvan Esso

[caption id="attachment_281577" align="alignnone" width="800"]Zach Sternberg cuts a dash with Ayrton MagicBlade-FX for Sylvan [/caption]

EUROPE – One of indie pop’s most exciting young bands, Sylvan Esso, is making waves on both sides of the Atlantic, having played top venues across North America this summer, including the Fox Theatre in Oakland, the Hollywood Palladium, Brooklyn Steel New York and Prospect Park, before completing a European tour in support of their second album, What Now in the autumn. The dynamic duo engaged production designer, Zach Sternberg – who has been with them since their first album in 2013 – to devise an equally exciting and dynamic set and lighting design capable of handling the ‘crazy spaces’ they played on tour, with venue capacities that ranged from clubs to theatres.

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ASTC USITT Announce Venue Renovation Challenge 2019

NYC – ASTC and USITT are pleased to announce the fifth collaborative project between university students and ASTC member theatre consultants.  Projects will be presented at the USITT 2019 Annual Conference in Louisville, Kentucky – March 20-23, 2019.  By working together with a professional theatre consultant as a mentor, students will learn more about how venues are designed or renovated. Additionally, students will see performance spaces differently and therefore will be exposed to other available career paths within the entertainment industry.

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Last Chance to Vote for Parnelli Awards, Deadline is Dec. 22, 2017 at Noon!

LAS VEGAS – This is it – the last chance to vote for the 17th annual Parnelli Awards. Voting from readers of PLSN and FRONT of HOUSE magazines will continue until Friday, Dec. 22, 2017 at 12 noon (PST). After that, the votes will be tallied and envelopes and awards prepared for the 17th annual gala, to take place Jan. 26 at the Anaheim Hilton in Anaheim, CA. The event, which begins at 7 p.m. after a cocktail reception kicks things off at 6 p.m. is hosted by Tony Levin and honors Bobby “Boomer” Thrasher, Jonathan Smeeton and John Stadius with this year’s Lifetime Achievement, Visionary and Audio Innovator awards.

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The 2017 Atmosphere Festival took place Dec. 16-17

Stage Structure at EDM Festival in Brazil Collapses in High Winds; DJ Killed, Others Injured

ESTEIO, Brazil – A weekend dance music festival ended in tragedy Dec. 17 when the stage structure collapsed in high winds, killing DJ Kaleb Freitas, 30, and injuring three others, according to early reports. Freitas, who had sustained head trauma, died shortly after arriving at the hospital. The festival, staged Dec. 16 and 17, drew between 4,000 and 5,000 with a lineup including, Dostrescinco, La Triple Nelson, Once Tiros La Trampa, Trotsky Vengaran, Vicios and Vultures.

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Gefen Now Shipping 4K Ultra HD 600 MHz 1:2 Scaler with EDID Detective and Audio De-Embedder

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PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA – Demonstrating its commitment to develop problem-solving signal management solutions for installers, Gefen from Core Brands today announced that its 4K Ultra HD 600 MHz 1:2 Scaler with EDID Detective and Audio-De-Embedder (EXT-UHD600A-12-DS) is now shipping worldwide. According to Gefen Product Manager Jason Fitzgerald, the new splitter incorporates scaling, EDID management, and audio break-out functions in one product to help commercial integrators solve compatibility issues often encountered in installations including a mix of 4K and 1080P displays.

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Bandit Lites Helps Warren Haynes Xmas Jam Give Back

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ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA – While the weather may have been frightful, fans and artists still turned out to give back at Warren Haynes Annual Christmas Jam. Bandit Lites was honored to donate a lighting package for the sold-out benefit for Habitat for Humanity where the lineup included Trey Anastasio and Classic Tab, The Avett Brothers, Blackberry Smoke, and Gov’t Mule with a special appearance by Ann Wilson of Heart. Lighting designer Preston Hoffman, excited to return to the helm of the evening after two years of scheduling conflicts, looked to craft a big rig that would be more immersive.

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