DUBAI, UAE – LD Debbi Fowler used an arsenal of Clay Paky lighting fixtures to illuminate Lionel Richie’s performance at the open-air Media City Amphitheatre here. Dubai based Eclipse provided the Clay Paky fixtures, which included Alpha Spot HPE 1500, Alpha Profile 1500, Sharpy and Sharpy Wash 330 fixtures.
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LAS VEGAS — To date, more than 30 companies have stepped up to support and sponsor the 14th Annual Parnelli Awards, set for Nov. 22 at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. In addition to presenting awards to our industry’s finest professionals and some trail-blazing new products, the event will honor Journey/Michael Jackson tour manager Benny Collins (Lifetime Achievement), Rush’s LD Howard Ungerleider (Visionary Award) and Maryland Sound International founder Bob Goldstein (Audio Innovator).
Read More »LOS ANGELES – Violence erupted at two of the many pre-parties leading up to the June 29 BET Awards ceremony, with separate shooting and stabbing incidents leaving one person dead and several injured. The parties were not formally affiliated with the ceremony.
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OCALA, FL — First, NOW Church, based here, has built an extensive live AV and broadcast infrastructure based around Blackmagic Design products. The church is using two new Blackmagic Studio Cameras HD, two Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Cameras, a Blackmagic Cinema Camera (EF) and an ATEM 2 M/E Production Studio 4K.
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TEL AVIV, Israel – For a Prodigy concert at Trade Fairs Centre here, LD Andy Hurst used more than 120 Robe fixtures including 32 Pointes, 76 LEDBeam 100s and 16 LEDWash 600s supplied by Argaman Systems. The gear mostly came from Argaman’s stock, but Danor Rental provided some of the fixtures.
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MUNICH – For a recent tour featuring electronic/rap artist Marteria, LD Tjorre Hasubski used 42 fixtures from Clay Paky in the lighting rig, including 22 Alpha Spot QWO 800s and 20 Clay Paky Sharpys. They were controlled by a full-size grandMA2 and grandMA2 light console along with one VPU basic MK2 and two 12 x 2.3 kVA digital dimmers, all from MA Lighting.
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LEICESTER, U.K. – Kasabian’s homecoming concert here recently featured a lighting design by Renegade Design LD Nick Gray. The event, which drew 50,000 to Victoria Park, supported the band’s latest album, 48:13. Gray collaborated with Kasabian creative director/show designer Aitor Throup on the project, which included more than 500 lighting fixtures and an elaborate video setup.
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