NASHVILLE – Jennifer Nettles’ recent ‘Playing with Fire’ tour featured songs from her album, That Girl, along with performances from Brandy Clark and Ryan Kinder. Bandit Lites supplied LD Chris Lisle with a rig including Martin, Clay Paky and Chroma-Q fixtures.
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PURCHASE, NY – For the Miss New York USA and Miss New York Teen pageants, held Jan. 16-17 at SUNY Purchase College, Image Production Services’ owner/project manager/technical director Tyler Lussier and lighting director Willy McDonald made use of Chauvet Professional fixtures and LED panels.
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SERIATE, Italy – LD Ken Billington held a workshop on show lighting, called Lights-Up, on Dec. 4, 2015 in Clay Paky’s recently opened corporate showroom. Attendees included lighting designers, lighting directors and other industry professionals.
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CHICAGO – DesignLab turned to ETC for an assist in helping Chicago’s Second City comedy club recover from fire, smoke and water damage last August. The total turnaround from order to commissioning was less than two weeks. DesignLab CEO Larry Schoeneman and project manager Andre Flowers worked with ETC Midwest Regional Manager Sylvia Sinclair on the project.
Read More »LONDON – The ninth ILMC Production Meeting (IPM) is set to take place at the Copthorne Tara, Kensington on March 3, 2016. The organizers have announced details of the panel discussions planned for the event.
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LAS VEGAS – Westgate Resorts teamed with RP Visual Solutions (RPV) and Christie to build a super-sized LED Video wall inside the Westgate Superbook at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino. Working with HB Communications, RPV and Christie created a curved array measuring 20 by 220 feet (HxW). It makes use of 1,640 2.5 millimeter Christie Velvet LED tiles and more than 65 million pixels.
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DUBLIN – To coincide with the premiere of the latest Star Wars film, The Force Awakens, Disney commissioned Tom Rohan of event production house Eventco to turn Dublin’s 398-foot-high Spire into a giant Lightsaber. LDs Mick Murray and Matthew Cregan collaborated on the project, controlling 16 Clay Paky SuperSharpys with Avolites’ Titan One DMX USB Dongle.
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MADRID – Light artists Marshmallow Laser Feast (MLF) used PRG-supplied Clay Paky Sharpys to support a will.i.am/Lexus promotional event that paired headlight beams to music. LD Matthew Button chose the Sharpy for its crisp, high-power beam effects.
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WILKES-BARRE, PA – Mountain Productions named David Piccola Installation Department Manager. Piccola, an entertainment industry veteran, will handle rigging installations in the Event Venues market. He brings experience with rigging installations in professional sports facilities, event venues and theatrical venues.
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KLAMATH FALLS, OR – The Bill Collier Community Ice Arena for Klamath Ice Sports, which is hosting the 14th annual Figure Skating Spectacular Jan. 30, will feature a visual bonus this year, made possible by the installation of lighting fixtures from elektraLite. The annual competition is a draw for top skaters and amateurs from around the U.S.
Read More »BALTIMORE – With laser projectors becoming more affordable, there are many enthusiasts and laser artists creating laser light shows. The International Laser Display Association has announced a new contest to find and publicize non-ILDA members who are creating exceptional shows.
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MIAMI – For the Life in Color “Kingdom” tour, featuring Jack U, Steve Aoki, Zeds Dead, Flosstradamus, Big Sean and other EDM artists, a large lion-head set element has eyes animated with Chauvet Professional video panels. The festival tour included a show at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Jan. 16. Shows are also set for Kalamazoo, MI on Feb. 12 and Denver, CO Feb. 20.
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