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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.
Read More »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.
Read More »PLASA North America Sheds Light on Split from European Branch
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.
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »Novalight to Unveil new Nova-Scope fixture at LDI
LAS VEGAS – At LDI 2015, DNJ Pro will present the world with Italian lighting manufacturer, Novalight’s, latest cutting-edge creation, the Nova-Scope. The Novalight Nova-Scope combines a HTI 2000W/D10/60 lamp with a unique reflector setup to provide an extremely high output mid air effects solution.
Read More »Chauvet Gear Lights Motown Legends Concert Featuring Jacksons, Temptations
WHITE PLAINS, NY – For the the recent Motown Legends Show pairing the Jacksons and the Temptations, LD Jason “Blends” Ayala of ProSho (New York) supported each group with a light show that fit its individual sound using a rig centered on fixtures from Chauvet Professional.
Read More »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):
Read More »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.
Read More »HSL Extends the Family
BLACKBURN, U.K. – European lighting and visuals rental company HSL announced that it is partnering with GLS Lighting.