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Designer Justin Kitchenman Launches Align Design Group

Designer Justin Kitchenman Launches Align Design Group

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NASHVILLE, – After five years as a partner in FadeUp Design Group, production designer and programmer Justin Kitchenman is proud to announce the creation of the Nashville-based design firm Align Design Group. Specializing in lighting, production, and media design, Kitchenman opened the doors to Align Design Group on January 1, 2017, with the goal of creating a collaborative production atmosphere for designers, technicians and other design firms while continuing to serve his current clientele with the same level of service and creativity.

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Chauvet Helps Turn Worcester State Gym Into Banquet Hall For Ceremony

[caption id="attachment_275134" align="alignnone" width="635"]ATC Audio provides Chauvet fixtures and the lighting design.jpg[/caption]

WORCESTER, MA  – Worcester State University’s athletic department has had a lot to celebrate lately.  Not only did the school just open a stunning $45.5 million, 100,000 sq. ft. athletic facility on campus, its teams also reached new heights, winning their first ever men’s indoor track and field conference title along with a women’s soccer championship. “Lancer Pride” was on full display recently at the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame Awards ceremony.

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Advanced To Host VIP Behind-The-Scenes Display Tour At DSE 2017

[caption id="attachment_275131" align="alignnone" width="445"]Advanced designed and installed an LCD videowall in Humberview Volkswagen dealership[/caption]

ORLANDO, FLORIDA, — Providing DSE Show attendees with an in-depth look into the wide range of digital displays available to them, Advanced, a leading integrator of videowalls and high-end technologies and previous APEX Gold Award winner, today announced that it will offer complimentary, behind-the-scenes VIP tours of the newest digital signage technologies at DSE 2017. Each tour, which will be customized to an attendee’s needs and interests, will include behind-the-scenes visits to leading display manufacturers’ booths such as LG, Planar/Leyard, and more. Interested DSE 2017 attendees can sign up now here.

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Bruno Mars Performs in Vegas with Claypaky SharBar Moving LED Bar Fixtures

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LAS VEGAS — The irony is that when NASCAR comes to town, Las Vegas traffic slows to a crawl. But Bruno Mars’ March 11 and 12 concerts at the new 5,000-plus-capacity Park Theater at MGM’s Monte Carlo also drew capacity crowds. Mars kicked off his two-year agreement to perform at MGM properties with NYE shows on Dec. 30 and 31, where LD/programmer Cory FitzGerald deployed 87 SharBars provided by VER.

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Astera to Display a New X-series Lamp: the AX5 at Prolight+ Sound 2017

MUNICH – Pioneer of light:10 Years ago, a German brand specialized in Wireless lighting technology launched its first battery powered Event light and took the professional Event lighting industry by storm. Today, that brand is still among the leaders of the Professional Event Lighting industry as the gap in technological advancement kept on growing, bringing a whole new dimension to Wireless Event Lighting.

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Avolites Quartz creates magic for Wicked the Musical in Tasmania

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AUSTRALIA: One of Tasmania’s leading lighting designers, Gareth Kays, used an ultra-compact Quartz console from British manufacturer Avolites to program the magical lighting and special effects on the Australian island state’s production of blockbuster Broadway musical Wicked. The show ran at Hobart’s Theatre Royal from 27 January to 11 February. Featuring spectacular staging and a 17-piece orchestra, the musical was put on by local production company The Show Company.

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ISE 2017 Update – Macroblock Booth

AMSTERDAM – The must-attend industry event – ISE 2017  recently took place in Amsterdam. To meet the requirement of diversified applications of fine pitch LED display, Macroblock iexhibited “Simple, Smart, Superior” by demonstrating the latest Hawkeye solutions in two specific applications. For rental use, we provide an innovative brightness adjustment module with user-friendly interface that allows users to easily adjust brightness without sacrificing grayscale and white balance. 

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Major Corporate Event at RAI Amsterdam Lit with 600+ Robe Fixtures

[caption id="attachment_275118" align="alignnone" width="800"]Over 600 Robe fixtures were used for the event[/caption]

AMSTERDAM – Seven halls of Amsterdam’s RAI expo center hosted an annual two day event for a well-known brand. The technical production – lighting, audio, video, rigging and special FX – for all areas was delivered by Breda based Unlimited Productions B.V., who sourced more than 600 Robe moving lights for the occasion. Several lighting designers were involved, working under the supervision of Unlimited Productions across the different areas with their own Bert Kelchtermans designing the general plenary session in Hall 8 for 7,000 people.

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2017 DCS Cinema Lighting Expo Takes Place in Burbank

[caption id="attachment_275115" align="alignnone" width="800"] George Spiro Dibie ASC (left) and James Mathers Digital Cinema Society Founder (right)[/caption]

BURBANK, CA. – It was all about the Light at the 2017 Digital Cinema Society’s Cinema Lighting Expo, which took place at the IATSE Grip’s Local 80 stage in Burbank on March 4th. The annual event included a full day of presentations from some of the Industry’s most prominent Cinematographers along with a host of vendors showing off their latest technology.

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Amos Lee Shines with Bandit Lites

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NASHVILLE – Singer songwriter Amos Lee has returned to the road for the second leg of his winter tour, bringing his acoustic blues sound from his sixth studio album, Spirit, to audiences across the country with a lighting package provided by Bandit Lites. LD Daniel Rehbein is lighting the artist with GLP X4 Bars, Spot Ones and X4S fixtures along with Martin MAC Auras.

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