LAS VEGAS – Clay Paky Alpha Spot HPE 1500s are lighting up The Joint, the concert venue for the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas where 16 fixtures were recently acquired and hung above the stage. LD Chris Lose says, “We’re a rock ‘n roll venue and need all the bells and whistles and versatility we can get. We have 10 lighting designers a month who come in wanting different things. So the more tricks our lights have, the better.”
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KNOXVILLE, TN – Bandit Lites is out on the road with co-headlining bands Shinedown and Three Days Grace. Shinedown LD Carter Fulghum and Three Days Grace LD Mike Filsinger worked together on the shared rig. “Designing a rig for two artists can be a challenge,” said Filsinger. “Keeping both bands happy both visually and financially can turn into a full-on brawl but luckily in this case, it was a breeze.”
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CHENNAI, India – A Milos MR5 roof system was recently used for a high profile open-air concert by Indian star A.R. Rahman, staged at the YMCA Grounds in Chennai, India. The multideck layered stage was designed by Bollywood set designer Varsha Jain. This, along with the Milos roof system, trussing, rigging and assorted scaffolding and structures, were supplied by Chennai-based Men At Work Stagecraft Management Pvt Ltd and project manager Mankaran Singh.
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NEW ORLEANS – Green Hippo Hippotizer media servers were widely used throughout the recent Super Bowl festivities in New Orleans: from the Pepsi Halftime Show featuring Beyoncé to a variety of events including the NFL main stage and press conferences, the Pepsi Smash Tailgate Party, the Direct TV Beach Bowl, and the Budweiser NFL Festival. TMB provided support.
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CHICAGO — After initially postponing four shows Feb. 12, Lady Gaga and Live Nation announced Feb. 13 that, due to the artist’s need for hip surgery, 21 of the shows that had been scheduled as part of her Born This Way Ball tour through March would have to be cancelled.
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NEW ORLEANS – Strictly FX of Chicago provided some of the special effects – including pyro, flames and more – during the entertainment portion of the Super Bowl XLVII. The company worked with Executive Producer Ricky Kirshner of RK Productions and Production Designer Bruce Rodgers of Tribe Design to add excitement to the Halftime show.
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NORTH BERGEN, NJ – On the one-year anniversary of Whitney Houston’s death, Madame Tussauds paid tribute with four wax likenesses highlighting iconic moments in her life and career. Such a reveal is unprecedented in Madame Tussauds history. Drape Kings created the special draping for the reveal and the backdrop, along with a custom drape display for the permanent exhibit at the museum’s New York City location.
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NEW ORLEANS – VH-1 and the NFL joined forces to celebrate the Super Bowl with Train headlining “The Best Super Bowl Concert Ever” on Friday night before Sunday’s game. CMT and the NFL partnered the following evening on a “Crossroads” special starring Rascal Flatts and Journey. Clay Paky Alpha Spot QWO 800s and grandMA2 light consoles played key roles in both shows, held at The Sugar Mill in New Orleans.
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Dirty Rigger is launching the Secutor Belt, a product which offers:5-inch extra wide padded back for ‘maximus’ comfort;Removable / adjustable D-rings for the attachment of… Read More »Dirty Rigger Secutor Belt
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AARHUS, Denmark – The MAC III Wash moving head is now available. A full-feature, full-range wash luminaire, it projects an intense yet even field of light and has the added ability of shaping the beam through an internal barndoor system. The MAC III Wash is designed to run quietly for the theatre and television markets, and offers the high power needed for touring, corporate and special events.
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MANCHESTER, UK – Event lighting and rigging specialist dbn has appointed Alan Brown as head of operations. He previously worked as operations and circulation director of MEN Media for 16 years, and believes his experience with the newspaper’s pressures and tight deadlines will help him in his new role handling the daily operations at dbn.
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NEW ORLEANS – The Pontchartrain Beach float takes bigness to new heights – or lengths. At 330 feet long, this tribute to the Big Easy’s legendary-but-long-gone Pontchartrain Beach amusement park is one of the largest floats ever seen in a Mardi Gras parade. Ray Ziegler of RZI Lighting was brought on board to create the lighting using Elation, Acclaim and ADJ LED products.
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