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David Patton Named COO of Blue Planet Lighting

David Patton

David Patton Named COO of Blue Planet Lighting

LAS VEGAS — Blue Planet Lighting recently named industry veteran David Patton, based here, as the company’s chief operations officer (COO). Patton, who served PRG as GM of PRG Las Vegas and also as national director of lighting operations, also has experience with Cinema Services. At Blue Planet, Patton will oversee all aspects of lighting operations and assist with the company’s current growth and expansion plans.

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2014 Eurovision photo by Jakob Boserup courtesy SGM

Eurovision Song Contest Draws 180 Million Viewers

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The Eurovision Song Contest, with semi-finals and finals staged at B&W Halls here May 6, 8 and 10, drew close to 180 million viewers by the time Austria’s Conchita Wurst was proclaimed the winner. PRG and Martin were official suppliers to the event. Other lighting manufacturers represented in the PRG-supplied rig included GLP, Clay Paky, Philips Vari-Lite and Showtec. SGM, Barco, Mediatec Solutions and d3 also issued news releases noting their support of the event’s visuals. (SGM provided the image of the event included here).

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Alcorn McBride Names Brian Macauto Senior Sales Engineer

ORLANDO — Alcorn McBride named Brian Macauto senior sales engineer.  He was most recently regional sales manager (North America) for Vista Systems, where he handled outside sales, software/hardware training, system commissioning, trade show and technical support. At Alcorn McBride, Macauto will work with customers and provide pre-sales application support while also developing new project opportunities worldwid.

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Pictured here, center, is Fairlight's Michel Arntz, flanked by Avolites' Steve Warren (L) and Koy Neminathan (R).

Avolites Names Fairlight BV Distributor in the Netherlands

UK/THE NETHERLANDS — Avolites Ltd. and Avolites Media Ltd. have named Fairlight as their sole distributor for the Netherlands. Koy Neminathan, Sales Director for Avolites Ltd., and Steve Warren, Managing Director of Avolites Media, both spoke favorably of the new arrangement. Pictured here, center, is Fairlight’s Michel Arntz, flanked by Avolites’ Steve Warren (L) and Koy Neminathan (R).

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