COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – Liberty Wire & Cable has changed its name to Liberty AV Solutions to reflect its status as a provider of AV connectivity solutions. There has been no change in the company's management or ownership.
Read More »LIMASSOL, Cyprus – Global Design Solutions (GDS) named ArchiLX as its exclusive distributor for Cyprus.
Read More »SANTA CLARITA, CA – Entertainment Sciences Group Inc. named Barry I. Seiden national sales manager for its VenueMagic brand of DMX lighting and AV software. Seiden has nearly 30 years experience in the lighting and show control industry.
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FORT BRAGG, NC – Blue Planet Lighting was named the official pyrotechnics provider for the U.S. Army "Golden Knights" Parachute Team, which performs at air shows, skydiving competitions and other events.
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Elation Professional is offering two new fixtures with five-color LEDs: the Design Brick 70 indoor wall wash and IP-rated ELAR 180 RGBAW indoor/outdoor PAR can. Both use red, green, blue, white and amber (RGBAW) LEDs.
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BAYTOWN, TX – The new Second Baptist Church needed to be equipped with a lighting system for drama and concert productions. But while the facility is new, the church plans to convert the recently-completed space into the new Youth Hall when construction of the future Main Sanctuary is complete in five to seven years.
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CHICAGO – "Safety is an attitude" is more than just an expression to Dennis de la Mata, training and safety officer for Motion Picture Studio Mechanics Local 476 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. For de la Mata, "it's a way of life."
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Chauvet's SparkliteLED Drape is a black fabric panel studded with LED lights that can be attached together for a fully controllable field of color or theater curtain.
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JOHANNESBURG – Philips Vari-Lite's South African distributor, DWR Distribution, recently delivered 120 Vari-Lite fixtures to Gearhouse Splitbeam, the specialist theatre lighting division of the Gearhouse South Africa Group of Companies.
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OSLO, Norway – LD Al Gurdon made use of 88 Clay Paky Alpha Spot HPE 1200 fixtures for the layered looks that served as an important visual element for the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest.
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PADERBORN, Germany – German distributor Lightpower GmbH staged its sixth triennial Lightpower Open Days in early May at the Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum. The two-day event drew more than 1,000 guests from 30 countries, and multi-lingual translation was available for those attending sessions led by LDs including Patrick Woodroffe, Rick Fisher, Manfred "Ollie" Olma and others.
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POTSDAM, Germany – Event services company Satis & Fy, with locations throughout Germany and a presence in the Netherlands as well, acquired 28 of PR Lighting's XLED 590 moving head wash lights, which have been used for tours by the Scorpions (with LD Rainer Becker), and, currently, Nena (with LD Vince Foster).
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