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Blackstone Productions Names Todd Murphy Vice President of Production

Pink Truth About Love tour photo by Steve Jennings

Pink’s The Truth About Love Tour

After 142 shows, Pink’s The Truth About Love world tour concluded Jan. 31 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The tour received rave reviews as it traveled to 16 countries and, as ranked by Billboard, became the third highest-grossing tour of 2013. In support of her sixth album of the same name, Pink once again teamed up with show director Baz Halpin of Silent House.

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Will Komassa

Blizzard Lighting

True to its name, Blizzard Lighting appears to be taking the world of small and mid-sized lighting design by storm. The Waukesha, WI, company offers more than 100 lighting products (not counting accessories, bags, cables and the like). “We’ve got a really strong base of products,” says founder Will Komassa. “They start at performance and price points that a mobile DJ or local band can use and go all the way up to something that production companies could use on a tour of any size [including KISS’ rig].

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LightParts founders Don Pugh and Robert Mokry

LightParts Founders Celebrate a 10-Year Mileston

When Don Pugh and Robert Mokry founded LightParts in early 2004, they weren’t just launching a company, they were launching a new industry niche: a lighting parts and repair center for entertainment lighting. The High End Systems alums have since expanded their focus from legacy HES gear such as Intellabeam, Emulator, Dataflash and Laser Chorus fixtures to gear from Martin, Element Labs, Vari-Lite, Flying Pig Systems, Jands, Wybron, Coemar, Color Kinetics, ETC and Clay Paky — and the list goes on.

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Photo by George Dodworth/Lightwave International

Laser Safety Regulations: An Overview

Not sure about getting lased for the first time? If you haven’t been sat down for “the talk,” you’re likely confused about the paperwork and procedures needed to include laser special effects in your production. Even the most seasoned professionals may have inaccurate laser information from word-of-mouth. What works for lasers in New York City might not in London, Melbourne or the state of Arizona. Here is an overview of factors that laserists, lighting designers and others need to consider when staging shows and touring with laser effects.

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Two Rigging Safety Standards Published for Review

NEW YORK – Two standards related to theatrical rigging safety have been revised and approved by ANSI as American National Standards. ANSI E1.21 for temporary outdoor structures and ANSI E1.4 for manual counterweight rigging systems and are now published and available for free download. 

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I-X Center Contracts with Nanolumens for 22 Indoor LED Displays

CLEVELAND — Cleveland’s International Exposition Center, also known as the I-X Center, has contracted with NanoLumens to provide NanoWrap and fixed NanoSlim indoor LED signage. Karen Robinson, NanoLumens executive vice president of business development, made the announcement. The installation of the 22 indoor LED displays, ranging from a 30’ x 17’ flat screen to 8’ x 8’ wrap screens, is set to be complete by April 1, 2014. 

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