NOVOSIBIRSK, Russia – In November 2014, Alexey Zhivanov, LD for Russian stage rental and install firm Grand Show, was tasked with supporting two distinct events: a rock concert at a nightclub and a ballet staged in a traditional opera house. He relied on Martin’s M2GO lighting controller for both events.
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MMIDDLETON, WI – ETC has officially extended the deadline on the early-bird discount for the biennial CUE professional development conference to March 13. The end-user conference will take place June 26-28, 2015 in Madison, WI, at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center.
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RALEIGH, NC – Mikey Cummings, a 20-year veteran of the lighting industry, pushed for Pulse Lighting to invest in an Avolites Sapphire Touch console last year. Pulse Lighting acted on his recommendation, and Cummings used the flagship lighting console for the 2014/2015 tour by The Old Crow Medicine Show in support of their Grammy Award-winning album, Remedy.
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LONDON – Ambersphere Solutions have been busy fulfilling orders and shipping Mythos units to numerous clients across the U.K., including White Light’s Dave Isherwood, who is pictured here with Ambersphere Solutions sales director Phil Norfolk.
Read More »VALASSKE MEZIRICI, Czech Republic – Robe welcomed 13 students and two lecturers – Phil Hughes and Clive Davies – from the University of South Wales, Glamorgan, to its HQ and factory in Valasske Mezirici, Czech Republic, all from the BSc Honours Lighting Design & Technology and Live Event Technology courses.
Read More »AUSTIN, TX – SHS Global announced on Feb. 18 that LightParts will be responsible for warranty and repair for their new and used equipment.
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LOS ANGELES – Bob Dickinson of Full Flood, who served as LD for the 2015 Grammy Awards, turned to Syncrolite to create the solid beams of light that accompanied AC/DC’s performance at Staples Center. Dickinson used 12 SXL 7K fixtures for the high-impact show.
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ERLANGER, KY – tvONE is offering an ongoing series of courses on both CORIO2 and Magenta, as well as CORIOmax training. The company’s next training session is set for March 11-12, 2015.
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HAMBURG, Germany – For a staged musical adaptation of the film The Miracle of Bern, LD Andreas Fuchs used a variety of Clay Paky fixtures, including 53 Alpha Profile 1500 STs, 18 Alpha Profile 800 STs and 30 A.leda B-EYE K20s.
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LOS ANGELES, CA – Roland’s Professional A/V Division named Jeremy Engel national sales manager. The company also named four new manufacturer’s representative firms for their professional audio and video product lines in Michigan, Northwest/Northern California, Hawaii, Arizona, and Mountain West territories.
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CINCINNATI, OH – Tony-winning scene designer Donyale Werle will present a session on sustainable set design and award the first Broadway Green Alliance College Captains Prize at USITT 2015 in Cincinnati March 20.
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BROOKLYN, NY – Kevin Mignone of KM Productions met the challenge of lighting the Dada Life concert dubbed “The “Secret Warehouse” with Chauvet Professional fixtures. The event also featured Paul van Dyk and kicked off Dada Life’s Compound Tour.
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