LOS ANGELES — Honoring musical genres ranging from rock to hip hop, Latin, folk, pop, jazz and electronica, the 2013 Grammy Awards also featured a diverse array of visuals, with memorable looks including Taylor Swift’s carnival-themed wonderland and video twists including Carrie Underwood’s video-mapped dress and immersive LED for Frank Ocean’s performance of “Forrest Gump.”
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ORLANDO – Christie Lites has taken delivery of their first 50 MA onPC command wings from A.C.T Lighting. “We purchased the onPC command wing units to extend usage of the flexible and powerful grandMA control system to customers who need portability on location or find that it’s physically difficult to use a full grandMA2 console,” says Christie Lites CEO Huntly Christie.
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MOSCOW – The 10th anniversary 2012 Muz TV Awards, held at the Olimpisky Stadium in Moscow, provided a backdrop to demonstrate the capabilities of LightConverse 3D Show Platform software and server hardware in action. The software was used throughout the virtual design process for preliminary mapping visualization and projector placement using exact 3-D models of the actual show. This saved days, if not more, of expensive venue time.
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LONGUEIL, QUEBEC – Canadian rental specialist Ranger Son Éclairage has invested in Robe moving lights, initially buying 16 Robin MMX Spots and then following up with 24 LEDBeam 100s. LD Anthony Ranger of Ranger Son Eclairage has put the fixtures out on a number of projects he is designing, including large festivals, private events and parties.
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TORONTO – Canadian new wave /indie band, Metric, recently completed a tour in support of their fifth album, Synthetica. LD Ian MacDonald designed the lighting to be diverse to scale from 1,000-seat theaters to arenas and amphitheaters. This tour involved five different set-ups, each including GLP’s new Spot One LED moving heads.
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MOGLIANO TREVISO, Italy – Truss manufacturer Litec has appointed Carmen Savarese as Business Development Manager. She will focus on broadening and strengthening Litec’s network of worldwide clients. Savarese was previously at Trabes, where she was Export Manager – International Business Development.
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LONDON – Mark de Gruyter has joined Pharos Architectural Controls as Senior Sales Manager for the EMEA region. He most recently worked at Kinesys, with roles prior to that at Element Labs, Vari-Lite/PRG and High End Systems.
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LOS ANGELES – –Elation Professional’s TVL1000 is a white LED panel with variable color temperature and a battery-power option for any TV or broadcast application. This compact, lightweight panel features 200 warm white and 200 cool white LEDs, which can blend to create any shade of warm or cool white. It also operates with a battery option, making it usable anywhere.
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NEW YORK – The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) announces a new IES Graduate Grant Program, designed to encourage advanced scholarly work in Lighting Design and Illuminating Engineering. Two grants are available for award: Ph.D. ($30,000) and Master’s ($15,000). The awards are expected to last two years for a Ph.D. and one year for a Master’s. Application deadline is March 1.
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STONY POINT, NY – Lighting Services Inc. named Brian Keilt regional sales manager for the Eastern U.S. and Eastern Canada. Keilt, who has more than 23 years of sales experience in managerial positions, will support the company’s rep network with product training and work with the design and specification community to keep them updated on the latest products and services that LSI has to offer.
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NEW YORK – Bandit Lites is illuminating Barry Manilow’s return to Broadway. LD Seth Jackson harkened back to his theatrical roots to create lighting looks for a stylized, one-man show for Manilow’s run at the St. James Theatre. “We did our best in the process to forego the ‘usuals’ of the concert look and paint with a much finer brush,” Jackson said.
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FT LAUDERDALE, FL — Chauvet lighting fixtures figure into the design of Miranda Lambert and Dierks Bentley’s Locked & Reloaded Tour. LD Chris Lisle created a design to suit Miranda’s rock’n’roll style, using 66 Chauvet fixtures including the Chauvet Professional Legend 230SR Beam moving yokes.
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