St. Paul Red Bull Crashed Ice Lit with Martin MAC Quantum Wash Fixtures
ST. PAUL, MN — For Red Bull’s Crashed Ice event in St. Paul, MN in January, LD Paul Guthrie included Martin MAC Quantum Wash fixtures in the rig.
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Ultra Music Festival’s Live Stage Rig Includes Robe Pointes, MMX Spots
MIAMI, FL – Paradigm Lighting provided production, lighting design and gear for the Live Stage at this year’s Ultra Music Festival. The setup for the Live stage, located at the 7,500 seat outdoor Klipsch Amphitheatre at Bayfront Park, included Robe Pointes and MMX Spot fixtures.
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Auto Company Turns to Christie for Vehicle Engineering Center’s Displays
CYPRESS, CA –A major auto manufacturer is using Christie’s 4K 3D high frame rate (HFR) projection technology to modernize its 240-square-foot HD glass “powerwall” at the company’s Vehicle Engineering Center.
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TourReady (Almost) Ready to Help Crew Members Find Gigs
BUENA PARK, CA — Joey Gallagher, CEO of TourReady, noted the imminent availability of a new online database for concert-touring professionals to find work and crew for concerts, tours, and festivals around the world. Called TourReady, the service is still in beta release, “but we’re ready for an expanded audience to use it,” Gallagher said. Also coming soon: access to the service via an iOS app.
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Chris Lamb Named 2015 Parnelli Lifetime Achievement Honoree
LAS VEGAS — The governing body of the Parnelli Awards announced that production/tour manager Chris Lamb will be the 2015 recipient of the Parnelli Lifetime Achievement Award. “I’m very honored by this award, and honored to join the list of previous winners, all of whom have in some way mentored my life,” Lamb said, “especially my retired partner, Gerry Stickells.”
Read More »CrowdGlow Helps Show-Goers Light Up their SmartPhones
GLASGOW, Scotland — Mobile app developer Joe Finnigan says he’s leveraged new smartphone technologies to come up with CrowdGlow, which gives show-goers a new alternative to the time-honored practice of sharing their love for music by holding up lit lighters during performances.
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Royal Albert Hall Invests in Robe BMFL Spots
LONODON – London’s Royal Albert Hall is the first live performance venue in the UK to invest in Robe’s BMFL Spot moving light, with a purchase of 17 fixtures for its in-house lighting rig.
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Chauvet Professional Sharpens Metal Edge for Motionless in White
WORCESTER, MA – Motionless in White was lit with Chauvet Professional gear for the band’s headlining performance at the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival. LD Freddy Thompson used six Legend 230SR Beams and eight Legend 412 moving washes positioned on truss towers. Blinders, strobes and two Vesuvio RGBA foggers added to the visual intensity of the show.
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Awards for ASTC – USITT Venue Renovation Challenge 2015 Presented in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI, OH – On March 20, 2015 awards for the second annual ASTC/USITT Venue Renovation Challenge were presented in Cincinnati, Ohio at the 55th annual USITT Conference and Expo.
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TRUSST Introduces New Truss Dolly Kit On Wheels
SUNRISE, FL – Transporting truss to and from shows and events has never been easier, thanks to the new Truss Dolly Kit from TRUSST. A complete all-in-one solution for moving a large amount of truss, the Truss Dolly Kit consists of a pair of wheeled dollies, 10 truss spacers and two ratchet straps.
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Elation Lighting and Video Enhance Drama of “The Thorn”
NASHVILLE, TN – For The Thorn, a touring Passion Play production performed in a five-week span before Easter, Illuminate Production Services (IPS) provided a full Elation lighting and LED video package. Rick Franke of IPS was the production manager; Caleb Franke, still in high school, served as the LD.
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ETC Gear on the set of “The Talk”
The Talk relies on lighting rig supplied with ETC Ion consoles, Source Four profiles, and 2K and 5K LED fixtures.
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