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First Landmark Festival Includes Bandit Lighting Supplied Gear

First Landmark Festival Includes Bandit Lighting Supplied Gear

WASHINGTON D.C. – It was a music festival unlike any other: in the shadows of the Nation’s iconic monuments and steps away from The Reflecting Pool, tens of thousands gathered at the inaugural Landmark Music Festival. Bandit Lites provided the festival lighting for the event which worked to raise awareness for the upkeep of the National Park’s monuments.

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2015 Parnelli Awards recipients: Chris Lamb, David Cunningham and Pat Quilter, who are being honored, respectively, with Parnelli Lifetime Achievement, Visionary and Audio Innovator awards.

Parnelli Votes are In; Ticket Sales Continue

LAS VEGAS — And the winners are…Well, the votes are in — voting from readers of PLSN and FRONT of HOUSE magazines wrapped up on Sept. 30. But you’ll just have to wait until the night of the show – Oct. 24 – before all the 2015 Parnelli Awards winners are announced. For now, we can divulge the names of three of the 2015 Parnelli Awards recipients: Chris Lamb, David Cunningham and Pat Quilter, who are being honored, respectively, with Parnelli Lifetime Achievement, Visionary and Audio Innovator awards.

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PLASA North America Sheds Light on Split from European Branch

NEW YORK — In a letter to its members on Oct. 5, PLASA North America shared more details about its upcoming split from the European branch of the organization. The North American group will be changing its name (possibly back to ESTA). The letter also outlined the structure of the new board and noted that more discussions will take place during the group’s general meeting on Oct. 22 in Las Vegas.

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Registration for USITT 2016 is Now Open

Registration for USITT 2016 is Now Open

SALT LAKE CITY – Online registration for USITT 2016 in Salt Lake City is officially open! Register & find hotel housing at our link below. USITT’s 2016 Annual Conference & Stage Expo runs March 16-19 in Salt Lake City. Very early registration – by Dec. 3 – saves the most money, with the lowest rates.

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Mountain Productions Launches E-Commerce Rigging Shop

Mountain Productions Launches E-Commerce Rigging Shop

WILKES BARRE, PA. – Mountain Productions’ Online Rigging Shop, which offers an extensive inventory of entertainment rigging products, including chain hoists, hardware, cables, chain bags, fall protection, CM replacement parts and much more, is open for business. Among the many products that can be ordered on the site are Kask helmets, pictured here.

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Tower of London Event Honoring Wounded Veterans Includes Clay Paky Mythos Fixtures

Tower of London Event Honoring Wounded Veterans Includes Clay Paky Mythos Fixtures

LONDON – Twelve Clay Paky Mythos fixtures projected text and images onto the Tower of London in September as part of a celebrity charity event honoring wounded armed forces veterans. The initiative was launched to raise awareness of the Haig Housing Trust, which offers housing assistance to ex-service people. The week culminated in a fundraising event, ‘For Queen and Country’, to mark the charity’s centenary.

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Knight of Illumination team and winners, 2015

Winners at 8th Knight of Illumination Awards Announced

UK – The eighth Knight of Illumination Awards (KOI) ceremony was held on Sunday 4th October at London’s glamorous art deco Troxy to sparkling success. Once more it saw representatives from the professional entertainment lighting and video industry come together to celebrate the creative achievements of lighting and video professionals working on shows across the UK.

 More details from KOL (www.knight-of-illumination.com):

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Eurotruss Opens New UK Office

NORTHAMPTON, UK – Eurotruss is expanding with the opening of Eurotruss Sales UK Ltd., which includes a new facility in Northampton, U.K. The new UK facility will stock a wide range of products and enable the company to serve U.K.-based customers faster, with a team of dedicated staff members on site.

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