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High End Systems Supplies Snoop Dogg Performance with Shapershifter C1 Fixtures

The Laserfabrik crew used laser gear from Laserworld for the March 28 event. The RTI units were chosen in part for reliability and Laserworld’s show support.

Lasers Intensify Masters of Hardcore Visuals

When the first Masters of Hardcore festival debuted in 1995, Hootie & The Blowfish, TLC and Dr. Dre ruled the charts. Electronic dance music (EDM) was in its infancy, relegated to warehouse rave parties. From its humble beginnings, EDM has gone mainstream, from the beaches of Ibiza to posh Vegas nightclubs. Production company Art of Dance has worked to fuel the growth of EDM in Europe, currently producing eight festivals across the Netherlands.

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Jon Pollak, circa 1976, in NYC

Jon Pollak, LD for Boz Scaggs

Tour: LD Jon Pollak is supporting Boz Scaggs’ 2015 tour, with U.S. shows in May, July-August, 2015. The photo here is of Pollak in New York City circa 1976, when Scaggs’ album, Silk Degrees, scored a #2 on Billboard‘s Top 200. The more recent shot of Scaggs himself (below, performing in Austin, TX) was taken by Debi Moen in 2015.

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View Nook Schoenfeld's intro to the June 2015 PLSN at plsn.me/201506ednote

Relishing the Relics

Relics: I believe this is a term used to describe ancient stuff. Like rock bands that never seem to die. I want to know what happened to the mantra “Hope I die before I get old” that the Who preached back in the ‘60s. But hey, we’re all happy to see the remaining live members celebrate their 50th anniversary with a tour. Albeit with cancelled dates to rest an ailing throat, these guys are still working it.

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Dennis Sheehan accepted the Parnelli Award for Lifetime Achievement on Oct. 24, 2008.

In Memoriam: Dennis Sheehan, 1946-2015

Dennis Sheehan, longtime tour manager for U2 and 2008 Parnelli Lifetime Achievement award winner, died May 27. He was 68. Sheehan had been in Los Angeles with U2 for a series of shows in the early part of the band’s 2015 iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE tour. U2 had opened the first of five shows at the Forum the night before.

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The Rockettes' New York Spring Spectacular

Lighting the Rockettes’ New York Spring Spectacular

LD David Agress Sheds Light on the Inaugural Production

The New York Spring Spectacular that recently dazzled thousands of fans per show at Radio City Music Hall was a monster production — a Manhattan-focused extravaganza that encompassed numerous actors, the Rockettes, and impressive video and set pieces that took audiences from the depths of the subway system to the top of the Empire State Building.

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