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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LOS ANGELES — The first draft of the Event Safety Alliance’s Event Safety Guide — an updated version of the widely-used U.K. guide with the same name, often dubbed the “purple guide” — is available for download from the Alliance website, eventsafetyalliance.org. Subtitled “A Guide to Health, Safety and Welfare at Live Entertainment Events in the United States,” the draft document includes a disclaimer stating that the 273-page PDF document is provided for public review only for a 180-day review and comment period (from Feb. 6, 2013 to Aug. 5, 2013).
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Tour Name: World Without Borders Concert Tour, 2012/2013
2013 Tour Dates: Starts mid-March and includes performances in the Middle East and Eastern Europe, including Hungary, Romania, Russia and other international destinations. Yanni just finished 80 dates through the U.S. and Canada, and another extensive tour through South America in 2012. During his “off time” in 2013, Yanni was off to do a private wedding in Chennai, India. “It was for two of the richest families in India — quite the three-day extravaganza!” said production designer/LD Bud Horowitz, now preparing Yanni’s new tour.
Read More »LAS VEGAS, NV – On the eve of Valentine’s Day, Sports Illustrated held an event at Caesar’s Palace Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV to launch their 2013 Swimsuit Edition. The main attraction of the event, the 260′ x 141′ 3D projection poolside of Caesar’s Palace. At 7pm local time, SI model Chrissy Teigen and SI.com managing editor Matt Beanl hosted a live show powered by Lexus featuring model interviews, clips from their upcoming Travel Channel behind-the-scenes show, sit-downs with creative director Chris Hercik and senior Swim editor MJ Day.
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LONDON – In an unusual event, Guinness World Records has departed its London headquarters and has gone out “on the road” with its Officially Amazing Science Live! show. The 12-week tour spans across the UK with XL Events and M4 Entertainment.
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CHESTER, CT – Goodspeed Musicals recently debuted The Great American Mousical, a whimsical, musical comedy that celebrates life in the theatre, directed by Julie Andrews. The production team was challenged to bring the excitement and spectacle of Broadway into a compact 200-seat venue. To accomplish this, co-lighting designers Richard Pilbrow and Michael Gottlieb brought in a new and compact lighting tool, the PLCyc LED luminaire from Philips Strand Lighting and Philips Selecon.
Read More »Editors from PLSN, FOH and Stage Directions Magazines sit down and share the observations and opinions on the Super Bowl XLVII Halftime Show featuring Beyonce. This is just a preview of what is to come in the March issue of PLSN.
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LONDON – Green Hippo has launched Hippotizer version 3.2 software, available for download from the website. The software offers new features and more than 100 enhancements and is suitable for installation on HippoCritter, GrassHopper, HippoPortamus and HD models.
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In late January, I attended Super Saturday in New York. It is an all day event put on by Sonny Sonnenfeld and Scott Parker from StageSeminars.com. The aim of the event is to educate and introduce students to lighting design, new technologies and products available in the market.
For the video, go to www.plsn.me/201302ednote
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