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Patti Mokry Returns to LightParts as Repair Coordinator

AUSTIN, TX — Patti Mokry has returned to LightParts Inc. as Repair Coordinator. Patti previously held the position prior to attending the University of Northern Colorado, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy. Mokry will be responsible for everything related to repairs at LightParts, as well as assisting with parts sales.

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Avolites Plans Free Weekly Training Webinars

LONDON – Avolites announced more of its free weekly one-hour GoToMeeting online training sessions originating from the company’s headquarters here. The online seminars cover various topics related to Avolites and Avolites Media products. The latest announcement covers Thursday meetings set from March 20 through April 24.

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Rolling Stones 50 and Counting tour photo by Steve Jennings

The Rolling Stones Postpone Australia/New Zealand Shows

NEW YORK — The Rolling Stones postponed seven shows in Australia and New Zealand and flew back to New York after the sudden death of L’Wren Scott, Mick Jagger’s longtime girlfriend, on March 17. The shows had been set to run from March 19 to April 5. The band’s 2014 “14 on Fire” tour, a follow-up to 2013’s “50 and Counting,” pictured here, began in late February with shows in the Middle East and Asia. The tour is set to resume in Europe in late May.

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Quince Imaging worked with the Cavs’ QTV team and Think Media on the project.

Cavs Honor Zydrunas Ilgauskas with Full Court Projections

CLEVELAND, OH — The Cleveland Cavaliers honored the career of former player Zydrunas “The Z” Ilgauskas, retiring his #11 during a March 8, 2014 ceremony at the Quicken Loans Arena here. Quince Imaging worked with the Cavs’ QTV team and Think Media. The project involved mapped projections and a 3600×1878 pixel space using 16 HD projectors. The creative team used Pandoras Box v5.5 and the latest version of Warper. Fans could live-tweet comments to two 16-by-28-foot projection screens hanging high atop the arena.

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Chain Hoist Grid Stand from Sapsis Rigging Inc.

Sapsis Rigging’s Chain Hoist Grid Stand provides a secure attachment of any manual or electric chain hoist to the theater grid steel. Designed with a wide footprint, The Hoist Grid Stand evenly distributes the weight of the load over a large area, helping prevent damage to individual grid channels. It also allows for the load to be dead-hung from the stand, taking the weight off the chain hoist, per manufacturer specifications. As many grids do not have large openings, the unit is bolted together, enabling it to be brought to the grid in sections and assembled in place. 

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Elation Arena PAR Zoom

Elation Arena PAR Zoom

Elation Professional’s Arena PAR Zoom is an RGBW PAR wash light with motorized zoom designed to produced a bright and well-defined beam powerful enough for large stage applications. The fixture’s 19 10W RGBW LEDs create a broad selection of saturated color options including a genuine white.

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Staging Concepts is working with the Colonnade Group entertainment and sports production company to get AT&T Stadium (formerly Cowboys Stadium) ready for the 70,000 attending the 2014 NCAA basketball semifinals and championship April 5 and April 7.

Staging Concepts Helps Turn Cowboys Stadium Into Basketball Arena

ARLINGTON, TX – Staging Concepts is working with the Colonnade Group entertainment and sports production company to get Cowboys Stadium (now called AT&T Stadium) ready for the 70,000 attending the 2014 NCAA basketball semifinals and championship April 5 and April 7. Crews will bring in more than 6,000 staging platforms spanning more than 106,000 square feet. The transformation, starting March 20, will take about 10 days to complete.

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Mega-Lite Axis QD7

The Mega-Lite Axis QD7 from Mega Systems Inc. is a compact moving head beam with pixel control allowing for unique visual looks. The unit’s seven 12W RGBW quad color LED modules are individually programmable. Compared with RGB LED fixtures, the RGBW design is sait to allow for smoother color washing and improved pastel shades. Each LED has a relatively narrow 8° beam, making the fixture’s effects punchy and bold.

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Ellie Goulding UK Arena Tour Gets XL Video Support

Ellie Goulding UK Arena Tour Gets XL Video Support

LONDON – For a recent tour of U.K. arenas, LDs Cate Carter and Pablo Beckett of Bryte Design expanded their video-centered set design to include some of XL Video’s newer LED products – the Radiant MC-18 Hybrid, Radiant MC-7T, Radiant MC-18T and Pixled F-12 screens. XL Video also supplied cameras, a Catalyst media server for playback and PPU and crew for the tour, which brought Goulding’s ongoing Halcyon Days trek from the earlier theatre-sized production to a larger version for arena-sized venues. 

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Rudimental Tours U.K. with Robe Moving Lights

LONDON – LD Jonny Gaskell included Robe moving lights for the latest UK leg of Rudimental’s ongoing tour. The rig for the tour, which visited both theatre- and arena-sized venues, included 28 Robe Robin MMX Spots and 34 Robin LEDWash 600s. The fixtures worked with a key visual element for the shows – a backdrop inspired by the Hackney Peace Memorial mural, created for the stage by Hangman. Colour Sound Experiment provided the gear.

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