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HSL Supplies Chris Brown’s ‘One Hell of a Nite’ in Europe

Moving pods were loaded with Elation SIXPAR 200s and Clay Paky Sharpys. Other fixtures in the rig included Martin MAC Vipers, Clay Paky Mythos and more Sharpys - 68 in all.

HSL Supplies Chris Brown’s ‘One Hell of a Nite’ in Europe

DUBLIN – HSL supplied lighting, rigging and a Kinesys automation system for the European leg of Chris Brown’s “One Hell of a Nite” tour, working for production designer and manager Tom E. Marzullo from Out Of Our Minds Creative Services, LLC. HSL project managers John Slevin and Jordan Hanson coordinated everything for the Blackburn, U.K.-based rental company and ensured that the production design, created collectively by Tom E with input from Christie Lites’ Robert Roth and Robert Achlimbari from All Access, was supplied with all the lighting, rigging and automation elements it needed. The Europen shows took place in May and June, 2016.

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Philip Harting, CEO and General Partner (center) attended the grand opening.

Harting North America Expands into Mexico

ELGIN, IL and MEXICO CITY – In late July, Harting North America opened a sales office in Mexico City and a manufacturing facility in Silao, Mexico,  The Mexico City office is in the Miguel Hidalgo borough, in the Torre Virreyes skyscraper center. The manufacturing plant, the company’s 14th, opened a day later in the Mexican state of Guanajuato, about 375km northwest of Mexico City. The formal name for the Mexico-based business unit is Harting Mexico Sales S.A. de C.V.

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Evolve Media

Evolve Media Group Announces New Location In Las Vegas

ORLANDO, FL — After expanding its Southeast reach from Orlando, Florida, to Atlanta, Georgia, just a few short years ago, Evolve Media Group has grown again, opening a third location in one of the busiest convention destinations in the world, Las Vegas, Nevada. “We’ve always served a broad US market, but West Coast destinations were always slightly challenging,” said Tyler Mayne, CEO of Evolve Media Group.  “With Evolve West Coast now open in Las Vegas, the sky’s the limit.”

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Sarah Connor tour photo by Ralph Larmann

LD Bertil Mark Uses GLP X4 Fixtures and Battens for Sarah Connor Tour

SAARBRUCKEN, Germany — LD and production designer Bertil Mark has been crafting the looks for German pop and R&B singer Sarah Connor’s recent shows using a combination of GLP’s X4 (Tunable White) LED fixtures and 32 of the new X4 Bar 20 battens. Connor has been touring in support of her most recent album, Muttersprache (Mother Tongue), which has gone triple platinum since its release in May 2015.

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2015 Parnelli Awards ceremony

Hometown Hero Voting is Smooth and Drama-Free; Parnelli Nominations to Open Next Week

LAS VEGAS — Every year is an election year for PLSN and FOH readers who first nominate then vote for Hometown Hero candidates and, separately, nominate and vote for companies, individuals and products vying for Parnelli honors. And — thankfully — these competitions proceed smoothly and courteously, with none of the contenders locking horns with nasty negative campaigning or chanting for the incarceration (or worse) for their rivals.

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Photo by Ralph Larmann

The Scorpions Celebrate 50 Years with 2016 World Tour; Rig Includes Clay Paky Fixtures

MANNHEIM, Germany — The Scorpions are out this year promoting not just an album, but a 50-year legacy that includes 18 albums in all. LD Rainer Becker and Manfred Nikitser, associate LD and lighting director, are using grandMA-controlled Clay Paky fixtures for the tour, which included a series of dates during May at the Hard Rock in Las Vegas. The photo here captures a moment from the band’s performance in Mannheim, Germany in late March.

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