LITITZ, PA – Following the launch of ESA Canada, the Event Safety Alliance is continuing its international expansion, naming veteran crowd management & event safety consultant Jon “J.C.” Corbishley chair of the ESA’s new Australian affiliate. Corbishley will oversee the operations of ESA Australia and serve as the organization’s primary delegate within the region.
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OSLO – LD Don Weeks relied heavily on Robe Lights to bring to life Yes’ Three Album world tour. The design included 12 Pointes rigged onto a double triangular scaffolding structure upstage and on two downstage side towers, left and right, and utilized for most of the effects lighting.
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ITALY – Clay Paky was technical sponsor of Roby Facchinetti’s first solo tour. LD Crico Fabi’s design included Sharpy Washes, Sharpy Beams, A.leda Wash K20s, A.leda B-EYE K20s and Alpha Spot HPE 700s.
CORONA, CA — The 19-by-33-foot BigMo 4 mobile LED display screen matches the size of the biggest mobile display screens currently in use, and with an additional four-foot-wide ad banner framing the perimeter, NEP’s Screenworks is touting the display as the largest mobile LED setup in North America. It was launched with the National Hot Rod Association’s 2014 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series events.
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NORTH BERGEN, NJ – Drape Kings Senior Field Technician Vinnie Salvetti was honored with an ISES New York Metro Service Excellence Award at the 13th Annual Big Apple Awards Gala. Pictured here, from left, are Salvetti, Drape Kings CEO Dru Whitacre and COO Kevin Goodrich.
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SAN FRANCISCO – Auerbach + Associates announced changes in its leadership. Steven Friedlander (pictured left) was named president; Patricia Glasow (right) will become executive vice president. Founder and president S. Leonard Auerbach (center), who announced the new appointments, also noted that, as his administrative duties have been reduced, he will focus more on design as director of design. He also continues as chairman of the board.
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MELBOURNE, Australia — Ms Collins, an 800-capacity nightclub with seven bars of varying size and ambience, features a design by Blackmilk Interiors and a lighting rig supplied and installed by Show Technology and Audio and Lighting Services. The main room and the mezzanine floor are lit with Martin’s RUSH fixtures and MAC Auras from Harman’s Martin Professional lighting division.
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LONDON — For the Streets of Spain festival, held in London’s Southbank Centre May 2-5, Entec provided gear for the “Colour Lab,” which invited participants to explore how being immersed in different hues affected their taste buds. LD Simon Honnor used 24 of Entec’s Robe LEDWash 600s for the Colour Lab, which engaged the senses of close to 3,500 participants over the festival’s four-day span.
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LENGWIL-OBERHOFEN, Switzerland — Laserworld Group, based here, recently named Sabrina Mitchell and Benjamin Weizenegger marketing assistants. As such, they will play key roles developing the company’s websites. Norbert Stangl, sales and marketing director, credited Mitchell for her knowledge and experience in design and media technology and Weizenegger for his knowledge in “content management, Internet journalism and web 2.0.”
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LOS ANGELES — ARRI Inc. named Chris Russo Technical Sales Manager Camera Products, Western Region for the Americas. In her new role, Russo will be responsible for sales of ARRI camera products including ALEXA, AMIRA and Pro Camera accessories. She will also evaluate market and technology requirements for existing and potential ARRI camera equipment in the North American Market.
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