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SHS Global Opens New Office in Austin, TX; Announces Rebranding Plan

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SHS Global Opens New Office in Austin, TX; Announces Rebranding Plan

AUSTIN, TX — SHS Global, distributors of new and used lighting, video and audio equipment, opened a new office here Sept. 1 that includes a lounge area, demo room and sales space. It is located near Austin Film Studios and other entertainment-related companies including Fender, Peavey, Rooster Teeth Games, Electro-Fish Films and others. SHS Global also noted a rebranding program, new business model and plans for a total website rebuild and new logo design.

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Leidse Koorboeken Concerts Lit with Clay Paky GlowUp Fixtures

THE NETHERLANDS – Keylight provided the lighting design and gear to support a series of concerts celebrating the six religious choir books kept in the Dutch Leiden Archives that date from the 16th Century. Called the Leidse Koorboeken Concerts, the performances were staged across The Netherlands and supported for the fifth consecutive year by Keylight, which included Clay Paky GlowUp fixtures in the tour rig.

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Bad Uncles' Big Gig in Germany Includes Avolites Media Servers

Bad Uncles’ Big Gig in Germany Includes Avolites Media Servers

MANNHEIM, Germany — German rock band Böhse Onkelz (Bad Uncles) performed a reunion show on one of the largest stages ever constructed in Europe. The event was staged at the Hockenheimring race track, south of Mannheim, and drew close to 200,000 fans. On stage were four 35-meter high LED towers, spanning over one hundred meters, which were pixel mapped with an assist from Avolites Media’s Ai S8 HD media servers provided by Einstein and Sons.

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Lollapalooza LDs Get Support from Bandit Lites

Lollapalooza LDs Get Support from Bandit Lites

CHICAGO — 3SRcreative, the design firm comprised of lighting designers Seth Jackson and Nathan W. Scheuer, media/video director Brent Sandrock and project manager Jack Rushen, played a key role at this year’s Lollapalooza festival in Grant Park here Aug. 1-3, 2014. They also got a big assist from Bandit Lites, which provided lighting fixtures from Chauvet, Clay Paky, Martin, TMB/Solaris, Vari-Lite and their own GRNLite brand along with 140 motors, 2,000+ feet of truss and grandMA2 and HES Road Hog consoles for control.

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TLS Productions Announces Open House Event Sept. 23-24

ANN ARBOR, MI — TLS Productions is holding an open house and new product showcase event at its headquarters here Sept. 23-24. The event will include lighting, rigging, AV and special effects product demos. Partnering vendors and brands include ETC, Creative Stage Lighting, High End Systems, Altman Lighting, Clay Paky, MDG, Robert Juliat, American DJ, Global Truss, Elation, Robe, Apollo, A.C.T Lighting, grandMA2, Stagemaker, LSC Lighting Systems, LynTec, Leprecon, AAdynTech, Martin/Harman, Total Structures, The Light Source, VMB and GLP.

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Absen Certified Engineer (ACE) Training Program Set for Oct. 15-17, 2014 in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, CA – From Oct 15 to 17, 2014, Absen American Inc. (Absen LED) is going to hold the sixth Absen Certified Engineer (ACE) training, in cooperation with Branam Enterprises here.  This is the third ACE training in the US. The first ACE training was held in Absen American facility in Orlando, FL in March with 17 participating companies and 38 trainees, and the second ACE training was held in April exclusively for Freeman Audiovisual in Dallas, TX with 28 participants.

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VISS Lighting ES 6/9/12 LED Curtain

VISS Lighting ES 6/9/12 LED Curtain

VISS Lighting’s ES 6/9/12 Series transparent LED curtain series, with pixel pitch options including P6 (6mm, pictured here), P9 (9mm) and P12 (12mm) available, is designed for applications including stage events, concerts, shows, weddings, clubs, bars and indoor/outdoor rental applications.

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From left, Elie Battah (general manager, Robe Middle East Trading LLC), Roger Bakhos (owner, La Production) and Elie Harfouche (chief technician, La Production)

La Production Adds Robe Fixtures to Rental Inventory

BEIRUT, Lebanon — La Production, owned and operated by Roger Bakhos (pictured here, center), is a lighting rental company based in Hazmieh, near Beirut. The company recently added 48 Robe LEDWash 600s to their inventory. Bakhos (center) is pictured here with Elie Battah, GM, Robe Middle East Trading LLC (left); and La Production chief technician Elie Harfouche (right).

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