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Sew What? YouTube Channel to Feature Lesser-Known Musicians

Sew What? YouTube Channel to Feature Lesser-Known Musicians

RANCHO DOMINGUEZ, CA — Megan Duckett, president of Sew What? Inc., notes that while the company’s websites have highlighted the use of the company’s products by big-name artists — including, for 2013, Rod Stewart, Sheryl Crow, Kelly Clarkson, John Mayer, Katy Perry, Gwen Stefani, James Taylor, and Alice in Chains — the company plans to feature talented but lesser-known artists in its 2014 marketing efforts, starting with guitarist Rich Cole and his latest recording, “The 13th Hour.”

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Kneehigh Theatre's Brief Encounter Relies on ETC Gear

Kneehigh Theatre’s “Brief Encounter” Relies on ETC Gear

WASHINGTON, DC — The Kneehigh Theatre production of Noël Coward’s Brief Encounter is making a lasting acquaintance with ETC gear — including the Source Four Revolutions and profiles driven by an Eos Ti console for a late 2013 run of shows down under and the more recent adoption of Source Four LED Lustr+ units for a bicoastal string of U.S. shows this year. (The production was staged at the Wallis Annenberg Center in Beverly Hills from Feb. 15-March 23 and the Shakespeare Theater’s Lansburgh Theatre in Washington, D.C. from March 29-April 13.)

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Pearl Jam onstage. Photo by Karen Loria

Pearl Jam Tour Includes SGM X-5 Strobes

SEATTLE — For Pearl Jam’s 2013 Lightning Bolt tour, which wrapped up here in December before heading to Australia for a series of shows in January and February, LD Kille Knobel got her first chance to use SGM’s X-5 white LED strobes in the rig.

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OneRepublic Shows in U.K., Ireland Lit with Clay Paky B-EYEs, Sharpys

OneRepublic’s U.K./Ireland Shows Lit with Clay Paky B-EYEs, Sharpys

DUBLIN — OneRepublic’s headlining “Native Tour,” which completed its shows in the U.K. and Ireland on March 24 after spending last year circling the globe, was the first tour to utilize Clay Paky’s A.leda B-EYE K20 LED-based moving lights.  A complement of Clay Paky Sharpys was also on hand.  Neg Earth supplied the gear for the Colorado Springs, CO-based band.

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coolux will present their new 3G Broadcast QUAD Server system at the 2014 NAB Show

coolux Broadcast QUAD Server at NAB

coolux will present their new 3G Broadcast QUAD Server system at this year’s NAB Show, along with a variety of new hardware accessories. The new Pandoras Box Broadcast Server offers TV pros a QUAD 3G HD-SDI output solution. The server features 2x low latency 3G HD-SDI inputs.

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Brazilian Summer Festival Main Stage Lit with Robe Fixtures

Brazilian Summer Festival Main Stage Lit with Robe Fixtures

SALVADOR — More than 120,000 tickets were sold for the 16th Festival de Verão (Summer Festival) held in this city, the capital of the Brazilian state of Bahia, during a recent four-day span (Jan. 29-Feb. 1.) For the main stage, rental company Luzbel Iluminação provided Robe fixtures to meet the specifications of LD Junior Luzbel, who heads the locally based production company with his brother Ricardo Luzbel and his business partner Ricardo Gordilho. The setup included 36 Robin Pointes, 12 MMX Spots, 24 LEDWash 1200s, 14 ColorSpot 1200E ATs and 12 ColorBeam 700E ATs.

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Strypes Perform in U.K. with Clay Paky Sharpys

Strypes Perform in U.K. with Clay Paky Sharpys

LONDON — LD Steven Bewley included Clay Paky Sharpys in the rig for a concert at Shepherds Bush Empire featuring The Strypes. The gig was the first professionally lit show of the young band’s career. Bewley is known for his lighting designs for other concerts featuring Dizzee Rascal and Enter Shikari. Neg Earth provided the gear for the band’s U.K. shows, which were followed by gigs in North America in March.

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Antari’s Z-1520 RGB uses 22 RGB LEDs to enhance the fog output.

Antari Z-1520 RGB Fog Machine

Antari’s Z-1520 RGB uses 22 RGB LEDs to enhance the fog output. The fog machine is the company’s update on its popular Z-1020 fog machine. Users can specify the four-color blend they are looking for via W-2 remote. Colors can also be assigned via DMX mode. Bottom line, one machine can meet a production’s needs for both fog and lighting effects. The Z-1520 RGB runs with water-based fluid only.

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