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Electric Zoo Cut Short Again, This Time from Bad Weather

Electric Zoo Cut Short Again, This Time from Bad Weather

NEW YORK – The last day of the three-day Electric Zoo Festival 2013 on Randall’s Island here was canceled after two attendees who had used a party drug died. For the 2014 event, also scheduled for three days, precautions against drug use were ramped up, and there were no reported fatalities. But this year, severe weather moved in, forcing an evacuation.

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High End Systems DLHD Digital Light

High End Systems DLHD Digital Light

High End Systems says its DLHD Digital Light comes integrated with an Axon HD media server along with an ample supply of HD digital content and a high output QuaDrive light engine. Mounting like any other intelligent moving luminaire and controlled using standard DMX or Art-Net cabling and protocols, plug-and-play integration with other fixtures can be achieved without the need for additional video infrastructure, racks of equipment and long setup times.

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Adel Tawil European Tour Rig Includes Clay Paky, MA Lighting Gear

Adel Tawil European Tour Rig Includes Clay Paky, MA Lighting Gear

BERLIN, Germany — Adel Tawil has been touring recently with a lighting design by Bertil Mark (art director), JoJo Tilmann (image director) and Justus Molthan (lighting director), who together form LesUrbanProgressives. The tour rig includes 25 Clay Paky Sharpy Beams and 16 Sharpy Washes along with a control setup that includes two full size grandMA2 consoles, one grandMA2 light, two grandMA2 fader wings and four Network Processing Units (NPUs).

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LD Toby Hoggarth Uses Avolites Gear for Angus and Julia Stone in London

LD Toby Hoggarth Uses Avolites Gear for Angus and Julia Stone in London

LONDON — The Stones performed at Wilton’s Music Hall here recently, and the concert sold to capacity — with the audience knowing full well that they were paying to see an Australia-based brother and sister folk-pop duo, Angus and Julia Stone — not the legendary British rock group. LD Toby Hoggarth controlled the lighting rig with an Avolites Titan Mobile and Fader Wing.

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4Wall Donates Lighting Package to Redlands Theatre Festival

4Wall Donates Lighting Package to Redlands Theatre Festival

REDLANDS, CA — 4Wall Las Vegas recently supported the Redlands Theatre Festival with a donation of lighting equipment that included LED fixtures and more. Buddy Pope, project manager for 4Wall Systems & Design, spearheaded the donation.  Formerly a member of Redlands Theatre Festival, Pope was gratified by the opportunity to support the festival he worked with during and after college.

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Akim Bwefar has strong ties with Robe and most recently added LEDWash 800s to his company's rental inventory.

Dutch Rental Company Adds LEDWash 800s to Robe Inventory

ZWOLLE, The Netherlands — Bwefar, a rental company based here, supports a variety of events, specializing in rentals for auto shows. Led by Akim Bwefar, pictured here, the company has strong ties with Robe. Bwefar’s most recent Robe purchase: a batch of LEDWash 800 fixtures, which Bwefar calls “a small fixture with a serious amount of output.” He also credited Robe’s distributor, Controllux, for its service and support.

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