Ghost’s ‘Popestar’ Tour Lit with HES Solaspot Pro 2000 Floor Package

[caption id="attachment_274466" align="alignnone" width="648"]Ghost hits the US with a floor package of Solaspot Pro 2000 fixtures[/caption]

NEW YORK — The Swedish band Ghost, which released their Popestar EP last Sept. 15, embarked on their late 2016 tour a day later, trekking from Rochester NY to Seattle, Los Angeles and back to Brooklyn, NY before wrapping the North American leg Nov. 12. Gemini LSV provided LD Christian Wienberg Bonde and lighting director Mike Holm with 11 High End Systems SolaSpot Pro 2000 fixtures as the floor lighting package.

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[caption id="attachment_274461" align="alignnone" width="800"]The Neptune Lounge was seamlessly updated while out to sea[/caption]

LONDON, UK –Any major refurbishments on cruise liners are best done when the ship is in dry dock to minimize passenger disturbance.  However, when Fred Olsen decided to upgrade the stage lighting in the Neptune Lounge on board MS Braemar a more unconventional option was taken. Hastings UK-based EW Production Services Ltd. was able to make the upgrade during a fully booked cruise to minimize costs and expedite the process (dry dock opportunities are often 2-3 years apart).

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LOS ANGELES – The Black Light King is a successful black light artist based in Los Angeles who creates spectacular black light art and installations that are visual treats. Black art only pops when exposed to UV light so when creating his art he often turns to Antari UV lights to reveal the glow effect that makes black light art so unique. The contemporary artist has been working in this medium for over 15 years and often has his art highlighted at electronic music festivals and underground warehouse art shows in the Los Angeles area.

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[caption id="attachment_274451" align="alignnone" width="800"]Thomas Rhett appears in Times Square on NYE[/caption]

NEW YORK CITY – For the past 17 years, LD Paul Miller has directed the lighting of the “New Year’s Eve Celebration From Times Square.” Over the last four years, Christie Lites has been right there beside him, supplying the latest in lighting equipment and 24/7 support. It’s a live, six-hour gig for the production team, which must wrangle with winter weather, the ticking of the clock to the midnight hour, and the knowledge that billions worldwide are watching.

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[caption id="attachment_274448" align="alignnone" width="800"]Land of 1000 Lights takes place at Saks 5th Ave in NYC[/caption]

NEW YORK — Every evening, the 10-story-high, block-long façade of Saks Fifth Avenue lit up at 10-minute intervals from 4:35 to 11:35 p.m. with a 2.5-minute holiday light show designed by Chris Werner Design (CWD). Crowd-counters estimate that more than 500,000 passersby got a chance to see the 2016 show, titled “Land of 1000 Delights,” which ran from Nov. 21, 2016 to early January, 2017.

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WASHINGTON, DC – FPA (Field Protection Agency recently wrapped up its biggest project to date covering the National Mall for the 2017 Presidential Inauguration using their signature product GroundShieldz. FPA headquartered in Boston, MA with a satellite office in Nashville, TN is an industry leader in turf protection. FPA deployed nearly 750,000 sq. ft. of drivable and pedestrian flooring over the course of their setup, making this one of the largest flooring projects ever in Washington, DC. Utilizing sixty-four workers FPA was able to lay GroundShieldz down at a rate of 90,000 sq. ft. every four hours.

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