NEW YORK – Canadian rock band Arcade Fire's LD/production designer, Susanne Sasic, used a grandMA console for the band's summer tour dates, and for a concert webcast from Madison Square Garden, LD Jeff Ravitz also relied upon grandMA for control.
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ARGYLE, TX – GoVision has provided big LED screens for events ranging from inaugurations to the NCAA's Final Four. There was no shortage of LED video gear on display at the celebration for the opening of their new headquarters facility in Argyle, either, which brought about 350 people to watch the Cowboys play their regular season opening game.
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ORLANDO, FL – LMG, Inc. recently hired Johnny Vickers as an account executive in the firm's Orlando headquarters. Vickers will handle sales, project management and account coordination for LMG's show technology division.
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LONDON – Entec Sound & Light helped LD Simon Tutchener turn the concourse of Platform 4 in the former Eurostar Terminal at Waterloo Station into a brightly-lit, yet still neo-industrial, venue for London Fashion Week.
Read More »COOPER CITY, FL – Robe Lighting Inc. has moved its U.S. headquarters in Florida to a new base in Cooper City. The facility, located near transportation hubs, has a climate control system to safeguard components from excessive humidity.
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SURREY, U.K. – XL Video UK supplied video equipment and crew for the Help for Heroes event in Twickenham Stadium, including LED for a scenic H-shaped feature that set the visual scene, along with a full I-Mag/camera/HD PPU package.
Read More »NORTH CREEK, NY – Creative Stage Lighting has been named exclusive distributor of the VMB Towerlift range of products in North America. The New York based company will offer sales, service, and support for the full range of VMB lift products, including the Classic, Pro, TL, GS, and PIRAM series of lifts and towers.
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The Martin MAC 101 is a compact, lightweight and simple LED moving head wash light. It features a tight and bright beam (2200 lumens), rapid movement and calibrated colors, and is priced low enough for large-scale effects from a multitude of the units.
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AARHUS, Denmark – Martin Professional customer care coordinator Tina Melholt, celebrated 25 years with the company. Melholt ranks as the longest-serving employee at the Danish-based lighting manufacturer. She started in 1985 when Martin was called dp electronic A/S and produced only amplifiers and a smoke machine.
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CARTHAGE, Tunisia – The 46th International Festival of Carthage took place over a six-week period this summer in the open-air Carthage Roman Theatre. Sybel Light and Sound supported the series of performances with lighting gear that included SGM lighting fixtures.
Read More »MONTREAL – Barco named SC Media Technologies, a division of Soundcraft Canada, Canadian distributor of its Barco/High End Systems lighting and Elements LED products. SC Media will provide sales, marketing and service support for Canada-based rental & staging partners and integrators for these solutions.
Read More »PHILADELPHIA – Sapsis Rigging, Inc. noted a record number of jobs that the company completed between Memorial Day and Labor Day this year, including eight theatre renovations, three new construction projects, five fall protection system installations, four special events projects and 26 inspections.
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