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2Cellos Tour Gets Big Looks from Compact Avolites Consoles

Toucan Productions supplies lighting desks for YouTube phenoms’ North American tour

2Cellos Tour Gets Big Looks from Compact Avolites Consoles

OKLAHOMA CITY – Chris Maguire is not a guy who is known for going small. He has lit some of the biggest, loudest bands in the rock pantheon, including Ted Nugent, Cheap Trick, Foghat, Accept and Kiss frontman Paul Stanley’s Live To Win tour. But this year, he is out carrying an Avolites Tiger Touch II, plus an Avolites Quartz as a backup in his carry-on, lighting YouTube sensations 2Cellos on a tour that proves that small does not mean meek.

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ADJ Crazy Pocket 8

ADJ Crazy Pocket 8

ADJ describes its Crazy Pocket 8 as a pocket-sized version of the original Crazy 8. The Crazy Pocket 8 has dual-tilting bars, each with four lenses and 205-degree tilt. There are eight 3W LEDs (two red, two green, two blue, two amber), a rotating base (with 540-degree pan) and a capacity for  8-zone LED chases. ADJ has also designed the fixture to offer intense strobe and pulse effects, while 0-100% electronic dimming.

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Mike Poirier Joins Solotech Broadcast Team

MONTREAL – Solotech added Mike Poirier to its Integration Division as Business Development Director for the broadcast market. Before joining Solotech, Poirier held positions a Sales Director, General Manager and Vice President for a number of broadcast equipment manufacturers.The company noted that the appointment was part of its growing commitment to the broadcast industry in the North American market.

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Chauvet Professional Maverick MK2 Spot

Chauvet Professional Maverick MK2 Spot

Chauvet Professional’s Maverick MK2 Spot, launched at Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt, Germany in early April, is now available. The first of the company’s new Maverick series fixtures, the Maverick MK2 Spot makes use of a 440-watt LED engine to produce an illuminance of 2,518 to 18,079 lux at 5 meters, depending on the zoom angle. It also features a seven-position plus white color wheel along with a wide range of colors from its CMY and variable CTO color mixing system.

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Kyle Kegan of Voyage Productions provided the looks. Photo by 2016 by Kevin Winter Getty Images

Major Lazer Performs at Coachella, Lit with Robe Fixtures

INDIO, CA — Major Lazer unleashed their new live show, which will be touring throughout 2016, at Coachella 2016. The EDM trio performed two sets on the main Coachella Stage, one on each weekend of the 125,000 capacity festival. The final set, on April 24, included a surprise appearance by Usher, who performed “I Would Die 4 U” and “1999” as a tribute to Prince. The rig included Robe BMFL Spots, BMFL WashBeams and ColorStrobe fixtures.

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ASTC-USITT Venue Renovation Challenge 2016 Honorees Announced

SALT LAKE CITY — Three teams presented their projects for the 2016 ASTC-USITT Renovation Challenge on March 18 at the USITT Conference in Salt Lake City. The Renovation Challenge has been designed to engage undergraduate and graduate students in real world theatre renovation problem solving. Students work under the guidance of a faculty advisor and a mentor from the American Society of Theatre Consultants.   Each team selected an existing venue, developed a scope of work for improvements and presented their ideas to a live audience and Jury of ASTC members at a USITT Conference Session.

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Elation Products Now Available Through Creative Stage Lighting

NORTH CREEK, NY — Creative Stage Lighting has announced that Elation Professional’s extensive product line is now available to Creative Stage Lighting customers. Elation Professional’s products include a wide range of products including LED moving heads, Video and LED screens, as well as conventional fixtures for broadcast, television, and theatrical applications.

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Above & Beyond, lit by Elation LEDs during Miami Music Week

Floor Package for Above & Beyond Includes Elation ACL 360 Bar LED Battens

MIAMI — EDM fans came out of winter hibernation in mid-March in time for Miami Music Week. On March 17, LD Neil Marsh lit U.K.-based DJs Above & Beyond as they performed at the old RC Cola plant in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood. The gig was the largest independent party during Miami Music Week. Marsh used Elation ACL 360 Bars as part of the floor package for the DJ trio.

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NBA All-Star Game Gets Visual Assist from Prelite Studios

NBA All-Star Game Gets Visual Assist from Prelite Studios

TORONTO – The 65th NBA All-Star Game, the first held outside the U.S., took place at Air Canada Centre in Toronto on Feb. 14, 2016. Along with the basketball action, attractions included an intro staged by Cirque du Soleil and a halftime show headlined by Sting. Lighting designer Otis Howard, of Otis Howard Design in St. Petersburg, FL, turned to Prelite Studios to help envision the show’s very diverse lighting needs.

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The Knight of Illumination Awards to be Staged at Eventim Apollo Sept. 18, 2016

LONDON – Organizers for the Knight of Illumination Awards (KOI) have announced that this year’s ceremony will take place at the Eventim Apollo (formerly the Hammersmith Odeon, pictured here) on Sept. 18, 2016. Clay Paky will be Headline Sponsor for this year’s event, the ninth year the awards ceremony has been staged. Other key sponsors include Ambersphere Solutions, Ayrton, ETC, FIX8Group, Hawthorn, Light Initiative, MA Lighting, Philips Vari-Lite, PLASA, PRG XL Video, Robert Juliat and VER.

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Chauvet Professional Student Lighting Showcase Held at Montalban Theatre

HOLLYWOOD, CA – Chauvet Professional’s third Student Lighting Showcase was held at a new venue, the Ricardo Montalbán Theatre in Hollywood. The event, which took place Saturday, April 16, reached new heights in terms of student participation, lighting designer involvement and the overall learning experience. This year, the theme of the program was lighting music from the movies.

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