NEW YORK CITY – The Gannet Company’s first ever upfront, dubbed GannettFront 2013, marked the first time that the parent company of USA Today showcased all of Gannett’s brands to advertisers and media in a TV show-style presentation. TBA Global, tasked with producing the event, selected WorldStage for lighting and video support.
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DURBAN, South Africa – LD François van der Merwe of Wizardry Group chose Robe moving lights as the central fixtures of his design for the 2013 Metro FM Music Awards. The event was staged at the Durban International Conference Centre Arena in South Africa.
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NASHVILLE- The ‘Jesus Culture One Nights’ tour recently took the stage throughout the Midwest U.S. using lighting equipment from 4Wall Nashville. The ‘Jesus Culture One Nights’ event is a combination concert and worship experience. Lighting challenges included the variety of venues: churches, arenas and theatres.
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SYDNEY – The new Clarity LX series consoles have saved time and energy for Sydney broadcast lighting director Grant “Doc” Watson and his operation Strauss Productions. The Clarity LX series cross platform interoperability with the PC and Mac software has allowed Strauss to create shows on Clarity software on a laptop while the LX Consoles are in use elsewhere and then bring the show file to site on a USB stick.
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NASHVILLE — PixelFlex introduces its Light Rigid 4 (LR-4) LED video screen. Designed as a lightweight, indoor hi-res LED video product, the LR-4 provides sharp playback that is made for IMAG, video reel playback, indoor advertising and more.
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NEW YORK CITY – The American Movie Channel (AMC) held its recent Upfront event inside Manhattan’s mammoth 69th Regiment Armory for several of its premier shows like Breaking Bad, Mad Men and The Walking Dead. New York’s Empire Entertainment was tasked with orchestrating the production details to build and fill the immersive spaces, and they called on Starlite Productions to provide the needed lighting.
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SEATAC, WA — Industry veteran Bill Floyd has joined Advanced Broadcast Solutions (ABS) as an inside sales manager. Prior to joining the professional video and audio systems firm, Floyd spent more than 20 years in sales at Professional Video and Tape near Portland, OR.
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MALMO, Sweden – Tait’s European division supplied elements for the Eurovision Song Contest, which was televised to a worldwide audience with performances from 26 finalists last week in Malmo, Sweden. The design concept was to bring the audience and artists physically closer together and bring an intimate live experience to the next level.
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LOS ANGELES – Alice In Chains are in the midst of a five-week national tour, and Clay Paky Sharpy Washes are shedding light on 22 dates coast-to-coast as the band plays festivals, theaters and small clubs. LD and lighting director Marty Postma originally spec’d 10 units, then added four more as the tour got underway. Main Light is the supplier.
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AUSTRALIA – In February, Concert & Corporate Productions in Western Australia took delivery of 24 VL3000 Spots and eight VL2500 Washes, which have seen action on a wide variety of events from Celtic Thunder, Neil Finn & Paul Kelly to the West Coast Blues’n’Roots Festival and Future Music Festival.
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