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Announcing the 2014 Behind the Scenes Holiday Cards

Announcing the 2014 Behind the Scenes Holiday Cards

NEW YORK – The PLASA Foundation’s 2014 Behind the Scenes Holiday Cards, which this year include designs from Chris Barreca, Marci Bilskie, Alexander Dodge, Andrew Hefter, Todd Rosenthal, and Donyale Werle, are available to order until Sept. 22 (to ensure that they arrive by late November). Three card ordering options are offered: personalized cards with a company logo and custom message, card packs of 10 with a standard greeting, and electronic versions for delivery by email. All proceeds benefit the Behind the Scenes charity.

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Serious Stages supported Sir Elton John's show at Leigh Sports Village Stadium, Manchester, U.K.

Serious Stages on Tour With Elton John

LONDON – Serious Stages, which first worked with Elton John in 2012, has once again been entrusted to provide the staging for concerts in two newly built sports stadia, Leigh Sports Village Stadium, Manchester (the setup for the June 21 concert is pictured here) and Colchester United’s Weston Homes Community Stadium (June 29). Tour promoter Marshall Arts has supported Sir Elton in finding new venues away from the usual touring circuit to take his music to the fans.

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LTM LoadGuard Mini Chain Hoist

LTM LoadGuard Mini Chain Hoist

LTM recently featured their LoadGuard Mini products at the ABTT Theatre show at the Old Truman Brewery here June 11-12.  LTM says the LoadGuard Mini is the only chain hoist of its size on the market with limit switches.  Although it weighs only 12kgs, it has a lifting capacity of 250kg on one fall of chain.

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Jakarta’s Colosseum Club Relies on Madrix LED Control Solution

Jakarta’s Colosseum Club Relies on Madrix LED Control Solution

JAKARTA, Indonesia – With a footprint exceeding 10,000 square feet (1,000 square meters) and a 50+-foot ceiling (16 meters), the Colosseum Club lives up to its name in terms of sheer size. To add new energy inside, club operators 1001 have relocated their operation within the space, and LEDsControl provided an elaborate lighting design that relies on a Madrix LED control solution.

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Pandoras Box Version 5.7 software, released at the beginning of July, introduces “Venue Sites,” which promise to let users visualize complete stage, installation and show setups in real-time, using 3D models.

Coolux Pandoras Box Version 5.7 Software

coolux, the creators of the Pandoras Box product family, released the new Pandoras Box Version 5.7 software at the beginning of July. The new version introduces “Venue Sites,” which promise to let users visualize complete stage, installation and show setups in real-time, using 3D models.

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LD Tim Routledge used 46 A.Leda B-EYE K20 fixtures and 20 Sharpy Wash luminaires from Clay Paky, supplied via Neg Earth, for Gary Barlow's March-April 2014 UK tour.

Gary Barlow U.K. Arena Tour Rig Includes Clay Paky B-EYE, Sharpy Wash Fixtures

LONDON — For a 17-date solo swing through U.K./Ireland arenas in April and March, Take That frontman Gary Barlow supported his late 2013 album, Since I Saw You Last. The visuals centered on a 100-foot-wide video screen, with added flash from the lighting rig. LD Tim Routledge used 46 A.Leda B-EYE K20 fixtures and 20 Sharpy Wash luminaires from Clay Paky, supplied via Neg Earth.

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Clay Paky Hosts A Workshop and Lighting Contest for Young Designers

SERIATE, Italy – Clay Paky, based here, hosted a workshop attended by 35 budding lighting designers July 7-8. Along with console operation and moving light control, the event included a tour of Clay Paky’s manufacturing and R&D facilities. Clay Paky also hosted a contest for the participants, and six of the aspiring LDs were chosen to lend their skills to the Tones on the Stones theatre/music festival set for July 17-20.

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UEP’s Chilfest 2014 Rig Includes New SGM Fixtures. Photo by Louise Stickland

UEP’s Chilfest 2014 Rig Includes New SGM Fixtures

TRING, U.K. – Returning for a second year to the picturesque Hertfordshire, UK countryside, Chilfest 2014 took place here July 4-6. Staged by by production company Universal Event Productions, UEP took the opportunity to showcase a number of new fixtures from its inventory including SGM’s SP-6 SixPack pixel blinders, XC-5 RGB color strobes, P-5 wash lights and G-Spot profiles. The six SGM SP-6 SixPack pixel blinders were installed downstage and used for audience illumination and 10 new SGM XC-5 RGB LED strobes were rigged above and used for classic strobe effects as well as floods.

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