LITITZ, PA — Upstage Video named 27-year industry veteran Mark Haney vice president of concert touring and events, a new position. Upstage Video has its headquarters at Rock Lititz in rural Pennsylvania. Haney joins Upstage Video’s West Coast team, which is based in Los Angeles, CA.
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ISTANBUL — Authorities in Turkey are still searching for a gunman who fired 180 bullets from an AK 47, killing 39 and wounding 65 people celebrating New Year’s Eve at the Reina nightclub in Istanbul, Turkey. The Islamic State later claimed responsibility for the attack. About 600 people were in the club at the time of the seven-minute attack, according to reports. Witnesses reported that the gunman shouted “Allahu akbar” while firing his weapon inside the venue after killing a police officer and bystander outside. He then left his weapon, changed clothes and exited the back door, blending into the crowd.
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ORLAND PARK, IL – In 2002, Parkview Church moved into a new larger campus to accommodate its growing membership. Today well over 7,000 people come to the Orland Park church or one of its two satellite campuses to worship every weekend. There are many reasons why Parkview Christian, which is ranked by Outreach magazine as one of the 100 fastest growing churches in the US, has attracted so many new members. High on that list is its commitment to connect to worshippers with services that are relevant to modern sensibilities.
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U.K. and IRELAND — Lighting designer Jeff Maker employed an Avolites Sapphire Touch to drive his design for Californian pop-punk quartet Pierce the Veil’s U.K. and Ireland tour. The shows followed the release of the band’s fourth album, Misadventures. Maker, a longtime user of Avolites products, credited the Sapphire Touch console he used to light the set, which depicted rocket ship pieces after a crash landing.
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EDMOND. OK. – Vintage Church in Edmond, Oklahoma, is the latest house of worship to discover the transformative powers of Elation Professional’s Colour Pendant™ LED downlight luminaire. Tasked this past summer with bringing the church’s lighting up to date, full service event production, lighting design and installation firm Company De Roth replaced the venue’s outdated house lights with versatile color-changing Colour Pendants.
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USA – Global flightcase hardware and 19 inch racking manufacturer Penn Elcom introduces the new FT80-Q – quiet – cooling unit for active heat management in cupboards, closets and other enclosed environments The new exhaust fan product has been developed by Penn’s R ‘n’ D team for fitting into sealed enclosures housing 19 inch racking systems, servers, etc., where hot air is not being expelled.
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LONDON – Popular musical “Dirty Dancing” returned to London’s West End in December playing the Phoenix Theatre following a regional UK tour with a lively production that originally premiered in Italy in 2015 where it played Milan and Rome. This production has also toured in Spain and Mexico with additional troupes. Lighting has been created by leading Italian LD Valerio Tibeiri who seized the opportunity in London to upgrade the original lighting rig and use nearly 70 x Robe moving lights – a combination of BMFL Blades and LEDBeam 1000s – as the primary luminaires.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, – With the 2016 hurricane season now mercifully behind us, the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami, Florida can breathe a sigh of relief knowing that their recently-installed NanoLumens Outdoor Gallery Series LED displays withstood the challenges of a hurricane season that produced six hurricanes and nine tropical storms. Two of the 2016 season’s hurricanes, Hermine and Matthew, directly impacted Florida and caused heavy winds, rain and millions of dollars in damages.
ENGLAND AND WALES – An array of Claypaky fixtures were selected by leading Manchester-based technical supplier Audile to provide extraordinary stage lighting for two of last summer’s more alternative festivals; the inaugural Bluedot ‘festival of discovery’ and boutique arts and music experience Festival No.6. Held at the Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire underneath the famous Lovell telescope and debuting this year, Bluedot offers a three-day program of music, art and culture, flavored with science and space exploration.
WORLDWIDE – Lighting designer Tom Campbell has selected an Avolites Tiger Touch II and backup Quartz to control his richly empathetic lighting design for metal-core band Bullet for my Valentine (BFMV) on their recent worldwide tour in support of their 2015 album ‘Venom’. The Welsh rockers returned with a show-stopper of a tour, studiously lit, designed and controlled by Campbell who counts Anna Calvi for which he won a Knight Of Illumination Award in 2015, Katy B, Leon Bridges and John Grant in his resume.
ORLANDO, FLA. – Absen America completed its last ACE training of 2016 two weeks ago in Orlando. This three-day training session was filled with engineers eager to get their hands on the Absen LED tiles. The ACE program is designed for engineers, technicians and freelancers in the rental, staging, event and video industry. This three-day program educates and updates technicians on Absen products.
MINNEAPOLIS –- A master of the filthy wub and wiry house vibe, Zomboy has had a powerful gravitational pull on the EDM sound. Stars like Skrillex, DJ Snake and almost every other bass DJ have, at one time or another, used one of his iconic hits as a set opener. His remix of the Chainsmokers’ “Don’t Let Me Down” has melted stages. Beyond his earth shifting hits, however, this British DJ has connected to fans with a charismatic stage presence.
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