MANCHESTER, U.K. — dbn provided gear and crew for the Ramsbottom Festival 2013, which took place over three days in mid-September. The event, organized by The Met arts center in Bury, was staged in association with Bridgewater Hall at Ramsbottom Cricket Ground near Bury.
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NEWPORT NEWS, VA — James Thomas “Jack” Warlitner, Jr. died Sept. 23 after a short illness. After 20 years of active duty in the U.S. Navy, Warlitner put his ship rigging climbing skills to work for theatrical supplier McManus Enterprises. Soon known as “Jack the Rigger,” Warlitner reinforced his reputation as “the man willing to do anything, for anyone, at any time” for major tours in the 1970s including Jethro Tull, Led Zeppelin, Elton John, KISS, ZZ Top, and many more.
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FORT WORTH, TX — They say everything’s bigger in Texas, and the state’s sporting venues keep proving it with the size of their video screens. Even the mammoth screen within Cowboys Stadium will be dwarfed when “Big Hoss,” the nickname for the 208-by-94.5-foot, 108-ton HD (1080p) from Panasonic rises over the backstretch of Texas Motor Speedway for the 2014 racing season. GoVision, on hand to support TMS’ big screen’s press event, had some additional news of its own — the debut of GoVision’s 5mm LED tiles.
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LOS ANGELES — For recent shows in support of his Global Warming album, rapper Pitbull once again relied upon looks from production and lighting designer Justin Geiger and video director Nate Selvidio, both with Impulse Creative Group.
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GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Procolor, based here, purchased more than 250 new Robe moving light fixtures specified by Belgian LDs Alain Corthout and Ignace d’Haese for the world tour of Mexico’s Alejandro Fernandez. The fixtures include 95 Robe Robin Pointes, 52 LEDWash 600s, 40 LEDWash 300s, 12 LEDWash 1200s and 50 MMX Spots, sourced via Mexican distributor Vari Internacional.
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