NASHVILLE and MANCHESTER, TN – The heat and humidity didn't slow the pace much for Bandit Lites during a four-day stretch from June 10-13 as the production company served as lighting contractor for two major events: the CMA Music Festival at LP Field in Nashville and the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester. The company was also busy prepping and shipping 12 other new tours in the same week.
Read More »LONDON – Stage Technologies, which was a sponsor of the International Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conferences (ITEAC) in 2002 and 2006, served as sole platinum sponsor of this year's quadrennial event, held at the Center Hall Westminster in London from June 13-15.
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TEL AVIV, Israel – Better Place, an electric vehicle (EV) promoter, recently opened its first electric vehicle demonstration center in Israel, which, as a symbolic gesture, was constructed inside an old oil tank located in one of Israel's last remaining gasoline storage and distribution facilities.
Read More »JOHANNESBURG – Eighty of Chauvet's COLORado 1-Tri Tour light fixtures are being used at the Sony 3D pavilion at Nelson Mandela Square in Sandton City/Johannesburg. The pavilion will be operating through July 11, 2010, the end of FIFA World Cup.
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RALEIGH, NC – PRG Distribution North America supplied six ChamSys MagicQ 100Pro consoles to Upstaging, Inc., the lighting supplier for the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) tour, which travels year-round with live events in two cities per week.
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BELFAST, Northern Ireland – Production Services Ireland (PSI) supplied lighting for the first gig staged at Belfast's new Giant's Park venue, which included performances by DJ Fatboy Slim, Deadmau5, Kissy Sell Out, Zane Lowe, Sidney Samson and Thomas Gandey, among others.
Read More »NEW YORK – It won't earn anyone plaudits in a creative writing class, but ESTA's document, ESTA Boilerplate for Specifiers, isn't meant to be creative or unique. Instead, it's a cut-and-paste solution for those needing precise specifications as developed in ESTA's Technical Standards Program.
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BUDAPEST, Hungary – Pianist Balázs Havasi and his symphony performed with a 40-voice choir for a corporate event at the Budapest Congress & World Trade Centre recently. Attila Lenzsér, who served as LD, programmer and operator, used a rig provided by Lajter Light Ltd. that included 80 Clay Paky fixtures.
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LOS ANGELES – Global Infusion Group (GIG), the international catering specialist, named Holly O'Hair to their Eat To The Beat America (ETTBA) division as U.S. sales and marketing manager.
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LAS VEGAS – Nominations are now being accepted online to recognize technologies that have advanced the state of the art in lighting, projection and staging within the past year. Called the Indispensable Technology "IT" Awards, this competition was added to the Parnelli Awards competition last year, and will be a part of the 10th Annual Parnelli Awards Dinner set for the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas on Oct. 22.
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NEW YORK – Scenic and lighting designers for American Idiot and Red were among those garnering top honors at the 2010 Tony Awards. American Idiot's Kevin Adams and Christine Jones won, respectively, for Best Lighting Design and Best Scenic Design of a Musical. Neil Austin and Christopher Oram won, respectively, for Best Lighting Design and Best Scenic Design of a Play for Red.
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