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Chili Peppers Tour With Premier Global Productions

Red Hot Chili Peppers tour set

Chili Peppers Tour With Premier Global Productions

LOS ANGELES, CA – Clay Paky Sharpy fixtures and a pair of grandMA desks are joining the Red Hot Chili Peppers on their just-launched world tour in support of their latest release, I’m With You. Premier Global Productions, which toured with the band on their last world tour, has returned as lighting provider with LD Scott Holthaus at the helm, running the grandMAs, one running video from Catalyst and D3 servers, and the other running the lighting.

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Robert Davies Gym

Robert Davies Gym Installs LTP Products

LLANELLI, U.K. – Lighting Technology Products has installed LED lighting, including UV graffiti art and UV tubes used as part of an interior design scheme, at the Robert Davies Health and Fitness Centre in Llanelli. The venue features a two-floor gymnasium, sauna, steam and salt inhalation rooms, among many other features.

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Flo and Eddie to present at the 2011 Parnelli Awards

Parnelli Board Announces Presenters for 2011 Awards Ceremony

LAS VEGAS, NV — With the live event industry’s most anticipated event just weeks away, the Parnelli Board of Advisors announces the presenters of this year’s awards. “We’re pleased to have such a star-studded group be part of the show,” says PLSN/FOH publisher and Parnelli Awards executive producer Terry Lowe. “With former Turtles members Flo & Eddie also presenting some awards in addition to handling Masters of Ceremonies’ duties, it’ll be a great, entertaining evening.”

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Registration Opens for USITT 2012

LONG BEACH, CA — Registration is now open for USITT’s Annual Conference & Stage Expo, set for March 28-31, 2012 at the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center. Luis Valdez, founder of El Teatro Campesino, will give the Keynote address, one of more than 200 sessions, workshops, tours, and seminars that will be part of USITT’s four-day run.

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Electrosonic assisted with the projected video mural at the Museum of the Moving Image

Electrosonic, Scharff Weisberg Support AV at Expanded Museum of the Moving Image

ASTORIA, NY — Working with designer Josh Weisberg of Scharff Weisberg, Electrosonic provide an AV installation for the Museum of the Moving Image that included a 50-by-9-foot projected video mural for a seven-minute video art piece, City Glow (2005) by Chiho Aoshima in collaboration with animator Bruce Ferguson. The upgrades are part of a three-year, $67-million remodel and expansion.

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ARCUS Lighting Germany Now Offering Monthly Wholehog Seminars

AUSTIN, TX – High End Systems, a Barco company, has announced that ARCUS Lighting, the exclusive distributor of High End Systems and Flying Pig Systems in Germany, is now a certified Wholehog training center.  Starting in October 2011, ARCUS will hold monthly two-day training courses free-of-charge at their Paderborn, Germany offices. ARCUS Lighting staff members have been certified by High End Systems to teach programming and operation of Wholehog consoles including the Wholehog 3, Road Hog Full Boar, Road Hog and Hog 3PC software.  Utilizing the latest software, students will learn in-depth procedures for setting up and operating shows on Wholehog consoles.  Each class utilizes Road Hog Full Boar consoles connected to WYSIWYG for hands-on learning.  Students work 2 per console as they partake in lessons designed to replicate real world situations.

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Kent Laue

PLSN Student Reporter Announced

LAS VEGAS, NV – At the end of August, PLSN announced the search for the first PLSN Student Reporter for the 2011 LDI Show sponsored by Chauvet. Throughout September, college and university students within the U.S. submitted short videos explaining a new product and demonstrating why they should be chosen. On Sept. 30, the search concluded. After a week of watching hours submitted videos and follow up phone interviews, Kent Laue has been named the first PLSN Student Reporter.

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NFL Kickoff 2011 concert stage

Kid Rock Opens NFL Season at NFL Kickoff 2011

GREEN BAY, WI — The start of the 2011 National Football League Season opened with NFL Kickoff 2011, presented by EA Sports, at Lambeau Field, home of the Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers. The event featured a concert headlined by Kid Rock. It aired live on NBC from just outside the stadium.

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