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A Punk Rock Eyeful

Illustration by Andy Au

A Punk Rock Eyeful

Last fall, I heard from my friend Missy. She manages the Chicago-based rockers “Rise Against.”  They had been on tour last year and were looking to revamp their look and wanted some ideas. Their production guru is Jon Dunleavy, a man I had gigged with before. I reached out to him to inquire what they were looking for. They had a few requirements they wished to base a design around. First and foremost, they were a punk band. They didn’t need a lot of hoopla. Just a few backdrops and some rock ‘n’ roll lighting. They had some set carts that they would carry around the world this year, and they wanted a lighting package that could attach to the carts. They also wanted some “light boxes” that could spell out the letters, “R-I-S-E.”

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Capture Polar

Capture Polar v2.7

SAN ANTONIO, TX – Significant advancements have been made in the new release of lighting visualization software Capture Polar Version 2.7. The new software is packed with improvements focused mainly on paperwork and documentation. Plus, a new Free Student Edition is now available.

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Alcorn McBride training

Alcorn McBride Offers All-Day Training Session May 4

ORLANDO – Alcorn McBride will be hosting a free all-day training session May 4 for its show control products at the company’s headquarters here. The session is designed for technicians and programmers and will feature intermediate level training on Alcorn McBride’s V16 Pro/V4 Pro line of controllers, WinScript Live, Touch and ShowTouch. RSVP is required.

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Avicii

Avicii Tours Texas with High End Systems

AUSTIN, TX – Electronic musician Avicii took his DJ-run show on a Texas tour with lighting and control products from High End Systems. LD Justin Jenkins designed and supplied gear for shows in four of the five cities. The gear list included eight trackspot Bolts, four intellaspots, eight Technospots and a Road Hog Full Boar console.

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Bill Radcliffe

Radcliffe Returns to Wybron as Sales Director

Colorado Springs, CO  –  Bill Radcliffe has returned to Wybron in the role of Director of Sales. Radcliffe has held the previous position of International Sales Manager at Wybron from 1997-2000. Most recently he was at Event Production Services, where he was Business Development and Production Manager.

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Enclosed Rack Mount Power Distribution modules

PowerRACK Portable Enclosed Rack Mount Power Distro

Lex Products Corporation’s new line of PowerRACK portable enclosed rack mount power distribution modules allow convenience receptacles to be added to standard 19-inch permanent or portable rolling racks. Multiple input /output options, as well as simple installation and reconfiguration, make the modules flexible for shifting power requirements. Modules can be added or removed, based on the project requirements.

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Sharpy

Gold Sharpys Add Glitz to Academy Awards

LOS ANGELES – Clay Paky Sharpy lighting fixtures dressed up the recent 84th Academy Awards ceremony in Hollywood, clad in their new gold housings.  LD Bob Dickenson specified 12 gold Sharpys to blend in with the decor and set design. VER supplied the fixtures.

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Swedish Starlight Joins Eastway/AVAB

SWEDEN – Swedish equipment rental company Starlight is joining Eastway/AVAB CAC to form one of the largest AV rental equipment companies operating in Finland, Sweden and Norway. The transaction is expected to occur in May. The new group comprising Eastavab and Starlight is expected to generate a turnover of approximately €75 million ($98 million) in 2012.

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