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IATSE Local One Certifies 30+ ETCP Theatre Riggers, Pushing Total to 85

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IATSE Local One Certifies 30+ ETCP Theatre Riggers, Pushing Total to 85

NEW YORK – More than 30 IATSE Local One members passed the ETCP Rigger – Theatre examination in June, bringing the total number of certified riggers in Local One to 85.  The New York Local says it now has more ETCP Certified Technicians that any other in North America. The certified technicians include those working at major venues including those at Lincoln Center along with the Metropolitan Opera House and various TV studios.

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Cirque Musica.

Under the Big Top with Bandit, Seth Jackson, Cirque Musica

NASHVILLE – Bandit Lites is on the road bringing the elaborate performances of the circus to stages across the country with Cirque Musica. The stage and arena production blends all the wonders under the big top, including acrobats, violinists in flight, and tight-rope walkers with symphonic renditions of classical and pop music.

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Lightfactory v2.12

Lightfactory v2.12 Now Available

AUCKLAND, NZ – Dream Solutions announces the latest release of its LightFactory controls software. Version 2.12 expands LightFactory into the mobile space with the addition of an all new iPad remote. This latest version also brings more new features such as a visual timecode editor designed to make programming shows faster and more streamlined. This release is a free upgrade for existing version 2 users.

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SHoW Baby 5

City Theatrical SHoW Baby 5

CARLSTADT, NJ – City Theatrical’s new SHoW DMX SHoW Baby 5 has five SHoW IDs. This allows systems to be scaled up to multi universe broadcasts by using more than one transmitter. It can also be used as a way of avoiding interference from other SHoW Babys in the area.

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The Grand Opening of Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati.

Vincent Lighting’s Clay Paky Fixtures Busy with Projects

SOLON, OH – Vincent Lighting Systems has invested in a large inventory of Clay Paky fixtures and has begun deploying them on an array of projects, including a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame gala benefit concert. No sooner had Vincent Lighting Systems acquired their complement of Clay Paky Sharpy Beams, Sharpy Washes and GlowUps than the fixtures began going out on jobs.  “We have had these fixtures out on so many productions, and they have been receiving rave reviews,” says Marketing Director Kim Craigie.

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Chauvet Paints Pridefest

Chauvet Professional Paints PrideFest

ST. LOUIS — Chauvet Professional COLORado fixtures colored a dramatic rainbow on the Civil Courts Building for a PrideFest initiative in downtown St. Louis. Ironman Sound Industries specified 36 COLORado 4 IP wash battens and 24 COLORado 1 Tour PAR-style wash fixtures for the project. They were used for saturated color uplighting on the upper portion of the building.

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PGA Tour media center.

Upstage Video Provides LED Screens for PGA Tour

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WV – For the 4th consecutive year, Upstage Video provided large screen display services to The Greenbrier Classic, and official PGA Tour event July 1-7 in White Sulphur Springs, WV. In addition to providing the three main on-course screens, the team provided one of the first high-resolution 5mm LED screens to be seen in a PGA Tour event media center.

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Green Hippo

Green Hippo Appoints New Distributor in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Video hardware/software company Green Hippo has selected Electrosonic SA cc as their new distributor in South Africa. The team at Electrosonic SA cc, a supplier of stage, theatre and entertainment lighting for more than 21 years, sees this partnership as an “exciting extension” to the range of brands that it represents, such as Martin Professional, CM Loadstar, ADB, Compulite Litec and Milos Structural Systems.

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Jay Sendyk

Shockwave Cargo Names Jay Sendyk CFO

LOS ANGELES — Shockwave Cargo recently named Jay Sendyk as its chief financial officer. Sendyk, a 39-year entertainment industry veteran with extensive experience in production accounting, auditing and taxation services, worked previously as a principal at Sendyk & Co., Inc. and also Sendyk, Leonard & Co. He is a graduate of City University of New York-Baruch College in New York City.

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“The Chapel of Frustrated Actions and Futile Gestures”

Alcorn McBride Supports Video Artist’s London Show

LONDON – Alcorn McBride’s A/V Binloop HD players and DVM8500 Digital Video Machines play an artful role in internationally-renowned video artist Bill Viola’s new show at the Blain|Southern Gallery in London. Associates in Media Engineering (AME), a consortium of consultants and a boutique provider of custom solutions for the special venue marketplace, chose the Alcorn McBride equipment for longtime customer Viola. The show, titled “Frustrated Actions and Futile Gestures,” is a museum-scale exhibition of nine new works comprised from more than 20 newly produced video elements and sound designs, says Benjamin Kidwell Lein of AME.

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