LONDON — Three TV lighting directors have been making extensive use of fixtures from Martin, a Harman Professional brand, for their design solutions in the lead-up to the busy Christmas season. Tim Routledge, Stuart Pring and Oli Richards have all sourced their Martin inventory from Nick Edwards’ new TV lighting rental resource, Version 2, deploying mission critical solutions on a number of recent high profile shows.
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NASHVILLE, TN — SES (Special Event Services) named Chuck Young as the general manager of the company’s Nashville location. Headquartered in Winston-Salem, NC, SES has additional locations in Nashville, TN, Concord, NC and Sacramento, CA. The company provides audio, lighting, video and rigging for a variety of projects.
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LOS ANGELES — For Enchanted: Forest of Light, the temporary lighting installation at Descanso Gardens in Los Angeles that was open from Nov. 25, 2016 to Jan. 8, 2017, LD Chris Medvitz included SGM’s outdoor-rated G-Spot fixtures. Medvitz, who chose the G-Spots to create the drama and saturated color quality he was looking for, praised the fixtures for reliability and durability and ability to stand up to California’s winter weather conditions. Another selling point for Medvitz was the fixtures’ additive color mixing.
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SNELLVILLE, GA — To help transform a large retail location in Snellville, GA into an environment suited for its expanding congregation, 12Stone Church turned to Cason Cleveland Productions, which worked with Nashville-based PixelFLEX on the use of that company’s FLEXLite NXG 2.6mm LED video technology.
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CHICHESTER, Sussex, U.K. — Chichester Festival Theatre noted a positive outcome after investing in two MDG ATMe haze generators and two MDG theFAN digital units, supplied by leading creative and technical solutions specialists, White Light.
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DRAMMEN, Norway — Rubicon supplied Chauvet Professional and Iluminarc fixtures to light up the two 60-meter high cranes at the mouth of the Drammen river. The project was overseen by the Drammen Port Authority and the opening ceremony/switch on event was aired live by NRK. Pål Erik Gulbrandsen served as project manager at Rubicon and credited the LED fixtures for their brightness and IP ratings that allowed for outdoor use.
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NASHVILLE — 2017 started with a bang as Georgia-based rockers Widespread Panic rang in the New Year with an epic three set blowout at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. Bandit Lites supplied LD Paul Hoffman with the fixtures he needed for the Dec. 31, 2016 event. Like the concert staged by the band at the same venue the night before, all tickets were sold out. On Dec. 30, the band performed selections from their albums in chronological order. On Dec. 31, the show also featured guest appearances by Love Sponge String Quartet, MegaBlasters Horns and the McCrary Sisters.
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