LAS VEGAS — The Parnelli Board of Advisors has announced that George Travis, longtime production/tour manager for Bruce Springsteen, will receive the live event industry’s highest honor, the Parnelli Lifetime Achievement Award, at the annual gala ceremony in Las Vegas this November. Travis has also worked with Rod Stewart, Kiss, Boston, Elton John, Madonna, Shania Twain and Ringo Starr, among others.
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DERRY LONDONDERRY, Northern Ireland – A substantial lighting rig featuring more than 150 Robe fixtures was used by ‘house’ LD and TV Lighting Director Tim Routledge to create a production design for the 1xtra / In New Music We Trust Arena at BBC Radio One’s 2013 ‘Big Weekend’ event. The high-profile three day musical extravaganza staged in Ebrington Square, Derry-Londonderry, Northern Ireland, kicked off the UK festival season in style.
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UNION, NJ – Pulse Stage Lighting provided production support behind the special ceremony and concert in Seaside Heights to officially re-open the Jersey Shore for the summer 2013 season. The May 24 event included an appearance and ribbon-cutting ceremony by Governor Chris Christie, a performance by the band Fun., and more. It was televised live by NBC’s The Today Show.
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NASHVILLE – 4Wall Nashville is inviting interested industry professionals to its first Rental Product Showcase June 7-8, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The event is free, but an RSVP is encouraged. Attendees will have the opportunity to tour the 62,000 square foot 4Wall Nashville facility while participating in hands-on demonstrations of current rental items. Fixtures on-hand will include the Martin MAC Viper Profile, GLP Impression X4S, Chroma-Q Color Charge and Clay Paky Sharpy Wash.
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Osram Sylvania’s 60W Osram Kreios SL, an LED set light fixture for studio, theatre and wash light applications, promises output comparable to traditional 250W halogen… Read More »Osram Sylvania Kreios SL
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STONY POINT, NY – Times Square Lighting is introducing some new fixtures using the Soraa LED modules: The Soraa LED1020 spotlight and the Soraa LED10P projector.
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NEW YORK – Joining the long list of Broadway credits for WorldStage is “Lucky Guy,” Nora Ephron’s play about tabloid journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winner Mike McAlary, which stars Tom Hanks in his Broadway debut. WorldStage provides video support for the drama. Video projection plays a key role in the play helping to establish a sense of time – it spans a 12-year period – and location, including newsrooms, bars and the streets of New York during the 1980s and ‘90s. Projection designer Robin Silvestri, creative director/partner in Batwin + Robin, worked with director George C. Wolfe to develop images composed of film noir-style fragments, shadows and elements rather than literal video clips.
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LONDON – Entertainment lighting specialist White Light announces its streamlined White Light distribution network, focused on business to business sales and support for exclusive products and brands. The enhanced distribution network will provide sales and support to dealers across the UK, Europe and worldwide. The new structure allows dealer access to products from 13 exclusive lighting, rigging, and effects manufacturers including ADB Lighting Technologies, Altman, ArKaos Pro, CORE Lighting, Chromlech, Galaxia Electronics, Interactive Technologies, James Thomas Engineering, JB Lighting, Look Solutions, LSC Lighting, Rainbow Colour Changers and Wireless Solution.
Read More »COLUMBIA, MD – Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc., a provider of CAD and Building Information Modeling (BIM) software solutions, announces an expansion to the Chicago and Los Angeles areas by hiring regional account managers to serve as the company’s local representation. The new employees, Patrick Schmitt (Chicago) and David Dengler (Los Angeles), assumed their roles in March. In addition, Nemetschek Vectorworks is hosting two Vectorworks Architect 2013 training sessions June 13 in Chicago with an opportunity for attendees to earn three AIA learning unit hours.
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GAINESVILLE, GA — The Da Vinci Academy and the Academies of Discovery, two schools noted for a progressive approach to education, share the same building in this Atlanta suburb. dB Audio & Video provided an upgrade for the AV system. The system includes a video wall composed of Samsung’s ultra-thin bezel UD55A HDTV system in a black box-type theatre; an all-LED Elation EAR495 theatrical lighting system; and, for the classroom, a 65-inch Samsung ME65B with touch screen overlay and two “input stations,” one for the student and one at the teacher’s desk.
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LOS ANGELES – A.C.T Lighting, an importer and distributor of lighting products, has announced title changes and a promotion among its top tier leadership. Effective June 1 President and CEO Bob Gordon assumes chairman and CEO duties. At the same time Ben Saltzman will be named president and COO.
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SUNRISE, FL – Industry professional Grif Palmer is joining Martin Professional, Inc. as business area manager, Rental – US. Palmer brings to Martin a wealth of knowledge and industry experience, having worked as VP of Sales for High End Systems, Regional Sales Manager for Barco and, most recently, as VP of sales for LED Source.
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