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Tracey Dear Makes Chicago River Glow With CHAUVET Professional

Tracey Dear Makes Chicago River Glow With CHAUVET Professional

[caption id="attachment_281669" align="alignnone" width="720"]Tracey Dear lights more bridges than any other Chicago native[/caption]

CHICAGO – “Why would you light a bridge with moving fixtures?” Tracey Dear heard this question on more than one occasion when he spec’d CHAUVET Professional Rogue R2 Washes to bathe the Clark Street and Dearborn Street Bridges in a vibrant purple for the Susan G. Komen Ignite the Fight fundraiser to aid cancer research. For Dear, the answer revolved around a single word, “flexibility.”

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Whirlwind PLR-MC21 and PLR-MC22

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Whirlwind’s PLR-MC21 and PLR-MC22 (pictured here) control three-phase chain motors. Each will operate one or two motors in a 2RU package, with all controls and connections accessible on the front panel. The PLR-MC21 has 10-amp circuit breaker protection and is designed for use with one-ton and smaller motors. The PLR-MC22 has 20-amp circuit breaker protection and is designed for use with two-ton motors. Both have individual up and down selectors for each motor and a master GO button. A phase reverse circuit is also provided to correct motor direction. Three phase input connectors can be selected to coordinate with existing power distros.

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ADJ To Light Up Mobile Beat Las Vegas (MBLV22) Main Stage

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LAS VEGAS – ADJ Lighting is pleased to announce that it will be the official lighting and video supplier for the main stage at Mobile Beat Las Vegas 2018. Taking the production at the annual trade show to the next level, the stage setup will not only highlight the dozens of seminars and performances taking place throughout the event’s four days, but also showcase ADJ’s latest cutting-edge fixtures.

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Cody James Welcomes Billy Gilman Home For Holidays With CHAUVET Professional

[caption id="attachment_281658" align="alignnone" width="575"]Billy Gilman gets lit with help from Chauvet fixtures[/caption]

PROVIDENCE, RI – Christmas is a time for homecomings, and so it was this year for singer Billy Gilman. Back in 2000, Gilman made history when, at age 11, he became the youngest person ever to have a Billboard Top 40 Country hit with his Grammy-nominated double platinum single “One Voice,” which reached No. 2 on the charts. His life and music have gone through their share of twists and turns since then, but the Westerly, RI-born singer has always returned to his native state to connect to his original friends and fans.

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Sunrise Avenue Tours with Elation ACL 360i™ and Dartz 360™

[caption id="attachment_281655" align="alignnone" width="800"]Sunrise Avenue photo by Mandy Privenau [/caption]

FINLAND – From mid-October to early December, Finnish rock band Sunrise Avenue toured across Europe on their “Heartbreak Century” tour, a run of smaller venues before the five-member band hits the road on a bigger arena tour in the new year. Light, set and video were supplied by Ambion GmbH headquartered in Kassel, Germany. Lighting designer Stephan Aue, who supported the band for the first time in 2015 on their enormously successful arena tour, was once again responsible for the lighting design, relying on products from Elation Professional, among others.

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NYC’s Bryant Park Winter Village Lit with Chauvet Professional Fixtures

[caption id="attachment_281491" align="alignnone" width="800"] Bryant Park Utilizes Chauvet Gear[/caption]

NEW YORK – LD Diana Kesselschmidt included more than 130 Chauvet Professional fixtures supplied by PRG in her design for Bryant Park Winter Village, a five-month winter wonderland in Midtown Manhattan with hundreds of pop-up shops of all descriptions, along with the city’s only free ice skating rink. They included 116 COLORado 2-Quad Zoom IP fixtures and 18 Ovation E-260WW IP ellipsoidals.

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Lee Filters, Barbizon and Canto Participate In Super Saturday

NYC – Lee Filters sponsors Stage Lighting Super Saturday 2018. “Lee Filters has been with us since the first workshop 13 years ago and we thank them for their continued support. Each year attendees leave with the most current gel books and filter information.” Scott Parker says of the company. Lee Filters provides high-quality lighting filters in a vast range of colors that are accurately consistent from batch to batch, long-lasting and dependable.

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ESTA Announces Transition to the Next Generation of Staff Leadership

NYC – ESTA is very pleased to announce that it has named Erin Grabe to succeed Executive Director Lori Rubinstein in what is expected to be a year-long transition. Erin is currently ESTA’s Assistant Technical Standards Manager and part of the transition involves replacing her in that role. Erin is uniquely positioned to step into the role of Executive Director. She has been working in technical production in live events since the age of 15, including nine years working for Grand Stage Company as a sales associate, purchasing agent, and project manager.

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Parnelli Awards Exactly One Month Away – And Tickets are Selling Fast

LAS VEGAS – You could wait until New Year’s to resolve to book your seat or table for the 17th annual Parnelli Awards. But then again, maybe you shouldn’t wait that long. When it comes to the Parnelli Awards, attendees, it seems, have already resolved to not procrastinate. The ceremony is on Jan. 26, 2018 – exactly one month away from the date of this news posting and newsletter – and most of the available tickets have already been sold.

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