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Governors Ball Music Festival in NYC Gets Assist from Bandit Lites

Axwell & Ingrosso at NYC's Governors Ball lit with Bandit Lites gear

Governors Ball Music Festival in NYC Gets Assist from Bandit Lites

NEW YORK – The annual Governors Ball music festival, which originated on Governors Island as a one-day event 2011 but has since been staged on Randall’s Island in the city’s East River on multiple days, had a long list of headliners including Axwell/Ingrosso (pictured here), OutKast, The Strokes, Jack White, Skrillex and more. Held June 6-8, two of the stages used gear from Bandit Lites. The Bandit arsenal included Martin MAC Viper Profiles, Clay Paky Sharpys, GRN LED moving washes and lamp bars and a variety of grandMA consoles.

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LD Jamie Thompson’s Tour Rig for Bastille Includes GLP Gear

LONDON – LD Jamie Thompson turned to GLP’s LED Impression series to help create dramatic stage impact for this year’s world tour by Bastille. The production concept highlighted the triangle symbol which replaces the ‘A” in Bastille — and the impressions are used to line the upstage triangle and mid-stage diagonals. They are also rigged overhead for use as mid-air effects and to wash the stage.

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d3 4x2Pro Systems Used at Air Force Open Days in the Netherlands

d3 4x2Pro Systems Used at Air Force Open Days in the Netherlands

AMSTERDAM – d3 Technologies’ 4x2Pro Systems were used for projection at The Royal Netherlands Air Force Open Days. As visitors entered the event, they would walk through a 100 meter tunnel, with two 70 meter projection screens on either side immersing them. Each tunnel required 12 projectors on each wall. Specially printed fabric depicting the inside of an aircraft was mounted on the structure with projection holes cut into the fabric.

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AV Concepts Names Malcolm Tinkham VP of Client Solutions

TEMPE, AZ – AV Concepts named Malcolm Tinkham vice president of client solutions. Tinkham’s career in marketing, which has spans 20 years, includes positions held with Jack Morton Worldwide and George P. Johnson. He will serve as a liaison between clients and internal teams and will also be responsible for identifying, designing and applying market-driven strategies to achieve growth.

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Shanghai International Lighting Fair Set to Debut Sept. 3-5

SHANGHAI – The Shanghai International Lighting Fair debuts this fall from 3 – 5 September at the Shanghai New International Expo Center. Organised by Guangzhou Guangya Messe Frankfurt Co Ltd, the event is expected to host over 100 exhibitors. China’s central and eastern region is quickly becoming one of the fastest areas for the development of state-of-the-art properties and infrastructure projects as government planning focuses on reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

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PLSN editor Justin Lang

The Roller Coaster of Life

During the course of our lives, we have ups and downs, twists and turns and moments of sheer terror and excitement — fairly similar to that of a roller coaster, only spread out over years, not minutes. The best thing to do is hold on tight and enjoy this ride we call life. We spend our entire lives planning, organizing, and preparing for the future, both in our personal and professional lives.  We map out a carefully laid out plan of things that we want to do and accomplish. Then of course there is the day-to-day operation of business and life.

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The Glitch Mob tour photo by Steve Gray/linearlive.com

Brett Lorins and The Glitch Mob

Tour: North America/Europe
Tour Dates: Through end of 2014
Gig: Tour Lighting Director

The Design: “Martin Phillips’ set, lighting and video design was inspired by the band’s overall aesthetic, and designed with their custom performance MIDI interface called ‘The Blade’ in mind. While there are no ‘traditional’ instruments on stage, the band is playing their music live. Music goes from powerful anthemic sounds to beautiful string sounds and dark, moody melodies. The lighting and video complement both extremes.”

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