IPSWITCH, SUFFOLK, UK – UK international lighting supplier MGC Lighting has hired Jessica Munke as a sales executive to assist with the company’s growing business in Germany and other parts of Europe. She comes from the insurance industry where she gained customer relations experience.
Read More »STAMFORD, CT — After completing its acquisition of Martin Professional A/S of Denmark, Harman announced on March 6 that Lars Dige Knudsen, a 17-year Martin veteran, most recently as CFO, would be taking over for Martin’s previous CEO, Christian Engsted, who has left the company. Knudsen’s new title at Harman is Vice President, General Manager, Lighting Strategic Business Unit. Harman also announced that Villads Thomsen, a 14-year Martin veteran, most recently as VP Sales/EMEA, had been promoted to VP of Global Sales for the Lighting Strategic Business Unit.
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AARHUS, Denmark – Martin Professional has recently made available version 3.0.0 software for the family of P3 System Controllers for LED screens and creative video. The new software brings a collection of new features to the P3-100, P3-200 and P3-PC system controllers.
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MALTA – LD Anton Borg Olivier specified Clay Paky Sharpys, Alpha Beam 300s, Alpha Wash 1200s and Alpha Spot HPE 1200s for The Bay Music Awards in Malta. Olivier – who has worked on the Maltese concerts of artists such as Iron Maiden and Status Quo – chose the fixtures for their “rich colors and intense beams.”
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SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – In a recent project for iWeiss, Seton Hall University desired a retractable cover for the proscenium opening in The Richie Regan… Read More »iWeiss Outfits Seton Hall University
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KNOXVILLE, TN – Country artist Jason Aldean is playing a stadium tour with Bandit Lites, continuing through September. LD Aaron Swetland began working with Aldean in 2008 and received the CMA SRO Lighting Designer of the Year Award for the 2012 tour, so for this Night Train Tour, he looked to take it to the next level.
Read More »ST LOUIS— At this week’s TransWorld’s Halloween & Attractions Show in St. Louis, VenueMagic will add to its show floor presence by controlling scenes at the Interactive Haunted House. The house consists of six different scenes and VenueMagic will control multiple foggers, hazers and a snow machine throughout all the scenes, but the city back alley scene will showcase VenueMagic controlling the entire scene’s lighting, audio and video.
Read More »SAN FRANCISCO – The Bay Lights, the new LED lighting system for the Bay Bridge that was developed by Philips Color Kinetics, will go live the evening of March 5. Almost 4.5 miles of product was installed on the bridge, roughly equal to the total length of the Bay Bridge, counting both spans. The lighting will be viewable from San Francisco and points north, but not by drivers crossing the bridge.
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NEW YORK – The World Financial Center recently unveiled Light Cycles, an artistic installation piece commissioned by Arts Brookfield and created by LD Anne Militello. The piece – running throughout March – seeks to create visuals of colors and patterns in light inspired by nature, while also paying service to the cycles of life interpreted in light. The 4Wall Systems & Design team provided an assist in the form of custom LED support.
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KIRKWOOD, CA – Milos QuickTruss M290V aluminum truss was recently used in the Swatch Freeride World Tour by The North Face, a competition that showcases freeskiing and snowboarding’s top athletes on the biggest mountain resort venues. The custom QuickTruss structure served as the start gate at the mountain top and is being used in the North American leg of the world tour including British Columbia, Canada and Kirkwood, CA.
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LONDON – For the sixth consecutive year, XL Video supplied full video production for Strictly Come Dancing – The Live Tour, which once again drew crowds to various U.K. arenas. Video plays a key role for the live shows, where celebrity dance couples battle for supremacy on the dance floor. The 2013 tour included reigning Strictly champion and Olympic gymnast, Louis Smith, dancing with Ola Jordan.
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