Kevin Thorborn Named Mojo Barriers UK Director
LONDON — Mojo Barriers promoted Kevin Thorborn to director of Mojo Barriers UK, effective April 24, 2017. He has served as UK manager for the company for the past 17 years
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Maestra London Invests in Lighting and Video
LONDON — Event design and technical production company Maestra Group has made some substantial new investments at its London branch for lighting, audio and video ahead of a busy summer season. This follows a round of recent purchases by Maestra Dubai. The company added Robe, ETC, Avolites, Prolyte, ChamSys control, d&b audio, Christie, Sony and Analog Way gear to its inventory.
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Robe Names Showco Mexico Distributor
MEXICO CITY — Robe named Showco as its distributor for Mexico. Showco, headquartered in Mexico City, has sales offices in Monterrey, Guadalajara and Cancun. Pictured here, from left, are Josef Valchar (CEO Robe lighting s.r.o.); Enrique Patiño (Commercial Director at Showco), Guillermo Traverso (Robe Regional Sales Manager for Latin America), Enrique Lask (CEO of GTM Holdings) and Harry von den Stemmen (Sales Director for Robe lighting s.r.o.).
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FloppyFlex Accents Granite Boardwalk in Texas
PLANO, TX — “The Boardwalk,” a new development in a 90-acre multi-use commercial complex in Plano, TX’s fast-growing Granite Park area, opened with new restaurant, patio and office space totaling close to 29,000 square feet. The development is also luring visitors with a decorative lighting design that includes 1,000 feet of FloppyFlex LED neon. Dallas-based Hossley Lighting Associates and Studio e Lighting Design completed the project, using five reels of FloppyFlex’s large dome, 4000K white product, offering visitors a variety of dynamic looks.
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Claypaky Recounts ‘Immersive’ PL+S, Details New Products, Distributor Honors
FRANKFURT, Germany — Claypaky detailed the “immersive” experience created for visitors to its booth at Prolight+Sound 2017, held earlier this month in Frankfurt, Germany and also detailed its most important product introductions and awards winners at the company’s Distributor Meeting.
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Blue Man Group Supports World Autism Month, Autism Speaks
NEW YORK— Blue Man Group is teaming up with Autism Speaks for the third consecutive year and will be hosting autism-friendly performances suitable for individuals and families affected by autism in New York, Las Vegas, Boston, Chicago and Orlando. In its fourth year working with Autism Speaks, Blue Man Group Chicago will also add a second autism-friendly performance to accommodate growing demand.
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GLP Drew Visitors in Frankfurt with JDC1 Strobe, Hybrid GT-1, Other Offerings
FRANKFURT, Germany — GLP reported a positive response to its booth offerings at PL+S 2017, where the company featured its GT-1 hybrid fixtures and JDC1 strobes, along with a lightshow designed by Matt Shimamoto from Volt Lights in Los Angeles.
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Michael Stiller Lights Rocktopia USA Tour with Chauvet Professional Fixtures
NEW YORK — Michael Stiller of upLight is using Chauvet Professional fixtures supplied by Squeek Lights for the U.S. tour of Rocktopia, a show that gives orchestral classics a hard rock edge and adds a symphonic touch to classic rock tunes. The rig includes Rogue, Maverick and other fixtures from Chauvet Professional.
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Robert Juliat Recaps Booth Highlights from Prolight+Sound 2017
FRANKFURT, Germany – Robert Juliat recapped some highlights from its presence in the Lightpower Village at Prolight+Sound 2017. The company presented a line-up of its tungsten and discharge followspots – Lancelot, Merlin, Cyrano, Victor and Roxie – which formed an impressive backdrop to herald the arrival of Robert Juliat’s two new LED followspots, the 600W Oz and Alice.
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SLX Uses LED Lights for UK Badminton Championship
BIRMINGHAM, U.K. — For the Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships 2017, which ran from March 7-12 at the Barclaycard International Arena in Birmingham, SLX supplied Badminton England with a multipurpose LED-based lighting solution.
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Upstage Video Partners with Empire Entertainment on AMC Networks’ Upfront in NYC
NEW YORK — Upstage Video partnered with Empire Entertainment to provide multiple LED screens for AMC Networks’ “upfront” event, staged on April 6 at the Skylight Clarkson North in New York City. The setup included a 9’x16’ screen in the cocktail area and two 10’x65’ screens near the dining area, both using ROE’s Black Onyx 3mm tiles, chosen in part for the guests’ close proximity to the screens.
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Cartoni to Introduce SDS Tripod at NAB
LAS VEGAS – Italy-based Cartoni’s new fast deployment tripod system, designed for ENG, documentary and other fast-paced production applications, will be featured at NAB in Las Vegas next week.
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