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Toby Keith Tours with Rig from Bandit Lites

Toby Keith tour photo by Kayleigh Rose

Toby Keith Tours with Rig from Bandit Lites

NASHVILLE — Toby Keith’s Hammer Down Tour started in June and runs through October. Bandit Lites provided gear for the lighting design by LD Seth Jackson and co-designer Nathan W. Scheuer. The initial design, formulated in early 2013, needed to be modified after the tragic loss of Toby Keith’s longtime bass player, Chuck Goff, who was killed in an auto accident. The 2013 trek’s set design also differed sharply from Toby Keith’s past tours, with elaborate set elements replaced by spare, vertical lighting looks.

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Hakkasan Las Vegas photo by Drew Ressler for Rukes

Hakkasan Las Vegas Installs Robe Gear

LAS VEGAS — Hakkasan Las Vegas, the new five-level, 80,000-square-foot nightclub within the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino here, has added to the flash of the world’s top DJs with an extensive lighting installation from Audiotek. The rig includes an extensive assortment of Robe lighting fixtures.

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The Luhr Jensen & Sons exhibit at the History Museum of Hood River County includes an AV system with Alcorn McBride gear.

AV Gear Helps Oregon Museum Reel In Visitors

HOOD RIVER, OR — The History Museum of Hood River County recently opened a gallery devoted to Luhr Jensen & Sons, the manufacturer of fishing gear that operated in the vicinity for nearly 75 years before it was acquired by Finland-based Rapala VMC Corp. in 2005. Media Matrix Productions used gear from Alcorn McBride to lure visitors with motion sensor-launched video presentations.

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Micky Dolenz

Micky Dolenz to Host 2013 Parnelli Awards; Nominations End Friday, Sept. 27

LAS VEGAS — Micky Dolenz of Monkees fame will be hosting the 2013 Parnelli Awards in Las Vegas on November 23, executive producer Terry Lowe announced. “We are thrilled to have this consummate entertainer hosting our 13th annual award show,” said Lowe, also publisher of PLSN and FRONT of HOUSE magazines. “His long career as a top performer and his great sense of humor will make for a memorable night.  We’re going to have a lot of fun.”

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Weekending at the Whitworth Art Gallery 2013, lit by dbn

Manchester, U.K. Art Gallery Event Lit by dbn

MANCHESTER, U.K. — Lighting design and rental specialists dbn, based here, provided lighting for the Weekending at the Whitworth Art Gallery event, held Aug. 30, 31 and Sept. 1. Drawing visitors with art, live music and other performances in Manchester’s Whitworth Park and Gallery, the public got the chance to view the final days of the Whitworth Art Gallery before the building closed for a £18 million refurbishment.

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Honda Civic Tour, Maroon 5. Photo by Travis Schneider

Honda Civic Tour 2013 Includes Maroon 5, Kelly Clarkson and Martin Fixtures

LOS ANGELES — Headliners for the 12th annual Honda Civic Tour, Maroon 5 and Kelly Clarkson, are being joined on the 34-date jaunt from Aug. 1 (St. Louis, MO) to Oct. 6 (Los Angeles) by The Voice contestants Rozzi Crane, Tony Lucca, and PJ Morton. Also joining the tour: 64 MAC III Air FX fixtures, according to Harman’s Martin Lighting Business Unit. The rig also includes 42 Martin Atomic 3000 Strobes with scrolling ability.

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