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High-Flying Dragons Bring Live Visuals to New Heights

How To Train Your Dragon Live Spectacular photo by Lisa Tomasetti

High-Flying Dragons Bring Live Visuals to New Heights

Not wanting to rest on their laurels, Global Creatures, the masterminds behind one of the highest-grossing tours of 2010, Walking with Dinosaurs, are once again amazing audiences and pushing the entertainment technology envelope. Having teamed up with DreamWorks Animation, they are now sending dragons soaring through arena skies and immersing audiences in the mythical Viking world of DreamWorks’ How To Train Your Dragon Live Spectacular.

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Peter Morse

Peter Morse, Lighting Designer

Peter Morse is one of the most sought-after lighting talents in the live event industry. He was named the Parnelli Lighting Designer of the Year in 2004, was nominated for an Emmy in 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001, and won the Emmy in 1997 for Bette Midler’s Diva, Las Vegas HBO Special. His list of clients includes Madonna, Prince, Christina Aguilera, Andrea Bocelli, Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, Barbara Streisand, Usher and many more. He’s had an enviable career and continues to do big things — but he paused recently to go on record with PLSN about his journey so far.

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Greg Gundrum

Checkers Celebrates 25 Years

“Here’s a fun fact — we sell to over 60 countries, and for a company started right here in the Rocky Mountains, that’s kind of neat.”

So says Greg Gundrum, VP of sales and marketing for Checkers Industrial Safety Products, the company behind all those orange and black cable protection ramps seen at events large and small.

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Joe Branam, founder, Branam Enterprises

Joe Branam: Rigger, Visionary, Parnelli Honoree

All the developments in sound and lighting, all the visual candy designed by our greatest, most imaginative scenic designers, wouldn’t mean anything if an equally creative visionary did not know how to make it all fly. That’s the conclusion the Parnelli Board of Advisors came to in choosing to bestow the Parnelli Visionary Award to Joe Branam. Not only is he one of the rigging pioneers; he founded Branam Enterprises, an institution that has always and continues to create endless possibilities.

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FIT

Selecon Colors the Independent Theatre Fest

DALLAS – The Festival of Independent Theatres (FIT) is a four-week festival comprised of small theatre companies producing new or avant-garde works. In its 14th season, the FIT is showcasing the work of eight local theatre companies as well as showcasing the capabilities of the new Selecon PLCyc LED Luminaire from Philips Strand Lighting. LD Jaymes Gregory was apprehensive about using LED fixtures, until he saw how they solved his design challenges.

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Die Arzte

Robe Lights German Punk Band Die Arzte

BERLIN, Germany – German punk band Die Ärzte finished their latest tour of German-speaking countries with LD Lui Helmig and the latest Robe moving lights, including LEDBeam 100s, LEDWash 600s and ColorSpot 2500E ATs. Helmig has been with the band for 27 years, and began using Robe fixures in 2004.

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Ramesh Chetwani

New Exhibition Director to Lead PALM Expo India 2013

MUMBAI, India – Diversified Communications India named Ramesh Chetwani, a 10-year veteran in marketing, sponsorships and event management to the post of Exhibitions Director, PALM Expo, India. The 13th expo and conference is slated for May 30, 31 and June 1, 2013 at the Bombay Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC) near Mumbai, India.

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Parnelli Hometown Hero Regional Winners 2012 - Lighting

2012 Hometown Hero Lighting Regional Winners

The readers have put the spotlight on who they think are the best of the best of their region when it comes to lighting, staging, and/or video. We have some fresh faces and some “repeat offenders.” All of these are bestowed with a little something to hang on their wall with the Parnelli logo and all the honor, glory, and bragging rights that go with it. Take a look at the companies here that you might not be familiar with, and reacquaint yourself with others — before heading on over to www.parnelliawards.com to vote for the best of the best. The winning company will be honored with the Hometown Hero Lighting Company of the Year award at the Parnelli Awards Oct. 20, 2012 at the Mirage in Las Vegas.

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Motley Crue

grandMA 2 Tours with Motley Crue and KISS

LOS ANGELES – Motley Crue and KISS teamed for a North American summer tour and took grandMA2 along to program and control lighting and video on 44 shows coast to coast.  Motley Crue’s programmer/operator Michael Cooper is using 18 Universes, two Art-Net lines for the Catalyst Media Server, and SMPTE time code. KISS programmer/operator Sean Hackett migrated to grandMA2 for the tour after using the flagship grandMA console for the last eight years.

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