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LD Normandale Chooses Philips Vari-Lite for Coldplay

Coldplay

LD Normandale Chooses Philips Vari-Lite for Coldplay

LONDON – Coldplay LD Paul Normandale is using the Philips Vari-Lite VL3500 Wash FX units to create a lighting experience to complement the band’s ultraviolet spectacular in Europe. At each gig, fans are being asked to wear a radio-controlled lighting device wristband that omit either blue, white, pink or yellow on cue to music, turning the entire stadium into a sea of dancing orbs.

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Wacken Open Air Festival

Robe Rocks Out at Wacken Bullhead Circus Stage

WACKEN, Germany – Robe moving lights provided the heavy metal lighting dynamics for the two stages in the Bullhead Circus tented arena at the 2012 Wacken Open Air Festival in Germany. The Robe fixtures of 40 MMX Spots, 46 ROBIN 600 Beams and 30 LEDWash 600s were supplied by Crystal Sound. The two stages were side by side, allowing the bands to ‘flip flop’ performances to keep the music going.

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North Point Community Church

CHAUVET LEDs Enliven North Point Community Church

ALPHARETTA, GA — More than 250 CHAUVET Professional LED fixtures are part of the stage design for the worship services at North Point Community Church in the Atlanta area. Arrays of 112 ÉPIX Strip linear pixel mapping fixtures anchor the stage’s backdrop. Placed in vertical lines from stage floor to the trim height of 16 feet, they resemble raindrops falling from above animated by motion graphics generated by ArKaos MediaMaster Pro.

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Smashing Pumpkins

LMG Touring Maps Smashing Pumpkins’ Tour

ORLANDO – LMG Touring is on the road with the Smashing Pumpkins providing video projection mapping for “Oceania,” their first major tour in more than 10 years. Rising above the stage, a 28-ft sphere was projection mapped with a visual display of video, graphics and imagery created by Sean Evans (Roger Waters’ The Wall), set to the music of the Smashing Pumpkins’ new album. LMG worked with production manager Chris Gratton on the design concept and touring logistics.

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Nortek “Core Brands” To Be Led by Pollock, Keller, Marshall and Starkey

PROVIDENCE, RI — Nortek, Inc.’s newly-formed Core Brands group, including the Aton, BlueBOLT, Elan, Furman, Niles, Panamax, Proficient, SpeakerCraft, Sunfire and Xantech brands, will be led by Bill Pollock, who has served as president of Panamax. Dave Keller, vice president of sales and marketing for Panamax/Furman, will handle worldwide sales. Keith Marshall, president of SpeakerCraft/Proficient, will be in charge of channel management, and Paul Starkey, president of Elan, will lead marketing for all brands.

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The 2012 PLSN/FOH Parnelli Celebrity Golf Tournament is set to take place at the Arroyo Golf Club in Las Vegas on Thursday, Oct. 18.

Parnelli Golf Tournament Set for Oct. 18, Nominations Due Aug. 31

LAS VEGAS — The best of the live entertainment industry are coming to Las Vegas for the Parnelli Awards this October, and before the awards, they’ll be on the links playing in the PLSN/FOH Parnelli Celebrity Classic golf tournament on Thursday, October 18 at the Arroyo Golf Club in Las Vegas. And speaking of the awards, the cut-off for nominations — including the extended deadline for Indispensable Technology (“IT”) award nominations — is this Friday, Aug. 31 — at NOON (PST).

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Laser Cutter

D.T.S. Lighting Upgrades Manufacturing Plants

MISANO ADRIATICO, Italy  – D.T.S. Lighting is developing products faster and more efficienty because of some recent improvements at the manufacturing plant. They recently strengthened and integrated the logistics chain by expanding production facilities. The company also reinforced its plants by purchasing a series of new hi-tech numerical control machines, including a computer controlled 5 KW laser cutter, and a thermoplastic polymers 3D printing machine. A video on the website shows their new phase of development.

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MagicSnow snowstorm

MagicSnow Creates Snow Storm for Luxury Auto Reveal

NEW YORK CITY – Hollywood-based MagicSnow created an August snowstorm in the heart of New York City to launch the new Jaguar All Wheel Drive XJ.  Inside a custom snow-dome constructed underneath the city’s High Line Park, MagicSnow provided customized snowfall effects for the Jaguar AWD global reveal.

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ViaWinch from iWeiss

ViaWinch from iWeiss

ViaWinch, available via iWeiss, is a single phase, self-contained motorized winch with a working load limit of up to 1,000 lbs. Offering variable speeds up to 120 feet per minute, ViaWinch has multiple mounting orientations for use in theaters, schools, churches, arenas, museums or retail spaces.

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Bruce Springsteen

Morpheus Helps Kick Off ‘Wrecking Ball’ Tour in North America

BOSTON – Morpheus Lights helped Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band kick off its “Wrecking Ball” North American Stadium Tour at Boston’s Fenway Park on Aug. 14. Morpheus Lights is the lighting contractor, supplying the lighting system designed by Jeff Ravitz of Intensity Advisors. Lighting Director Todd Ricci and Crew Chief Brad Brown lead Morpheus’ nine-man technical crew. The tour plays stadiums through the end of September, and then heads back indoors for arena performances to the year’s end.

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Calvary Chapel

Renewing Calvary Chapel with Wybron’s Cygnus LEDs

BROOMFIELD, CO – Pastor Richie Furay, a past member of Poco and Buffalo Springfield, has made music a big part of the church’s ministry at Calvary Chapel. Until recently, the sanctuary stage lighting was not at all reflective of the meaningful messages and music. The decision was made to install 12 Cygnus 100 Watt LED Color Wash luminaires, replacing the outdated incandescent system.  The Cygnus fixtures were hung to light the stage and pulpit from above and as side lighting.

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