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Australia’s Elite Sound and Lighting Adds More Robe Fixtures

Owner and founder Darren Russell has been beefing up the company's inventory of Robe fixtures, most recently with BMFL WashBeams.

Australia’s Elite Sound and Lighting Adds More Robe Fixtures

CANBERRA, Australia – Elite Sound and Lighting, based in the Australian capital, Canberra, is one of the country’s fastest growing rental and production companies. Headed by owner and founder Darren Russell, Elite made its first Robe investment in 2011 and in 2013, Darren made the conscious commitment to Robe as their ‘house’ moving light brand. “I simply wanted a premium brand that was reliable and had a diverse enough range to cover all requirements for rental, staging and installation applications,” he said.

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At 5x5 inches and only 1.25 pounds,, the Mozart fits almost anywhere

Hall & Oates 2016 Tour Includes 140 Solaris Mozarts

NEW YORK – The Daryl Hall and John Oates 2016 tour kicked off this year at New York’s Madison Square Garden and will continue through the summer.  Nashville based Morris, in collaboration with well known designer Jesper Luth, provided the production and lighting design.  Featured in the design are 140 Solaris Mozart fixtures.

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WWE Dune Bash

Maestra Dubai Supplies Technical Production for WWE Dune Bash

DUBAI – Maestra was asked on-board by sports producers ProActiv to provide all the rigging, sound, video, lighting, staging and draping needed for the popular two day event, project managed for Maestra Group by managing partner of Maestra Dubai, Tom Clements. The brief included coordinating the extensive soft-goods required around the site and setting up a workable backstage space using creative draping to give dressing and green rooms and technical areas. Maestra also supplied the local crew and specialized event security.

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DPI E-Vision Laser 8500

DPI E-Vision Laser 8500

Digital Projection International’s (DPI) E-Vision Laser 8500, featured at InfoComm in Las Vegas earlier this month, offers users 8,500 lumens and 20,000 hours of illumination. This single chip projector was developed with DPI’s ‘Fit and Forget’ directive, promising that it will need only minimal maintenance throughout the lifetime of the display.

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ETCP

ETCP’s Power Distribution Technician Certification Program Expands

NEW YORK – The Entertainment Technician Certification Program’s (ETCP) Portable Power Distribution Technician (PPDT) examination will be offered at more than 190 testing centers in North America beginning July 15 for computer-based testing.  There is no application deadline and once a candidate is approved he/she can usually test within a couple of weeks, depending on candidate volume. Because this is a new examination, score reports will be delayed during this time.

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LD Zach Blane used an assortment of ETC Source Four LED Lustr Series 1s and Lustr Series 2s

‘American Idiot’ at Pace University Pushes Theatrical ETC LEDs into Punk Rock Territory

NEW YORK – When American Idiot hit the Broadway stage in 2010, theatergoers were treated to more than just the punk-rock sounds of Green Day’s iconic rock opera; they experienced the visual impact that lighting can bring to storytelling. When Pace University staged American Idiot in 2016 at the NYC campus’ Schimmel Center, LD Zach Blane took an approach with his lighting rig that – like punk rock – broke the rules, using theatrical fixtures not just for traditional purposes, but for hard-driving strobe effects.

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Performance Lighting of Elk Grove, Illinois is providing 50 ChainMaster motor hoists and grandMA2 full-size and light consoles to the massive production

R. Kelly Serves Up His “Buffet Tour” with ChainMaster Motor Hoists and grandMA2 Consoles

LOS ANGELES – R. Kelly’s “Buffet Tour” is serving up a musical extravaganza, which fans are eating up in arenas across the US.  Performance Lighting of Elk Grove, Illinois is providing 50 ChainMaster motor hoists and grandMA2 full-size and light consoles to the massive production.  A.C.T Lighting, Inc. is the exclusive distributor of both brands in North America.

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Paul Walton of Fusion collaborated with Show Technology and chose ShowPro HEX 18 LED Pars and ShowPro EX36 LED Floods, both IP rated units.

Maritime Museum in Australia Serves as Canvas for Vivid Sydney Light Show

SYDNEY – As part of this year’s Vivid Sydney light festival, the Australia Museum’s rooftop was once again a big canvas for a lightshow. As part of the setup, Fusion Entertainment were responsible to light up the area around the museum – Paul Walton, managing director of Fusion – collaborated with Show Technology in Australia, and chose ShowPro HEX 18 LED Pars and ShowPro EX36 LED Floods, both IP rated units.

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PRG Supports ESA with Diamond Level Sponsorship

Event Safety Alliance Gets Diamond Level Sponsorship from PRG

SCOTTSDALE, AZ — Event Safety Alliance, a nonprofit safety trade organization serving the needs of the live event industry, announced June 20 that Production Resource Group (PRG) is backing the ESA’s mission with a Diamond-level sponsorship commitment, the highest level available. PRG, the world’s leading provider of entertainment and event technology solutions, joins other Diamond-level supporters including Allianz insurance, Brown United, Take1 insurance and Weather Decision Technologies/WeatherOps. ESA also has sponsors at the Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze levels of support.

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