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ACT Academy Launches Online

ACT Academy Launches Online

New Platform Delivers Expert Training to grandMA2 console Users

LOS ANGELES  – ACT Lighting has launched ACT Academy, a brand new online platform featuring classes for MA Lighting’s grandMA2 console.  Classes are led by expert instructors through video tutorials and lesson quizzes, which can be accessed at any time and at the individual user’s own pace.  ACT Academy can be found at http://academy.actlighting.com. The online learning system was built from the ground up by ACT’s education team to meet the increased demand of requests for training.  The launch will significantly broaden the scope and usage of the grandMA2 and deliver expert training to anyone who requires it.

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Elai Botner & Yaledi Haucutz Tour Israel with Robe

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ISRAEL – Israeli singer songwriter Elai Botner & Yaledi Haucutz  completed an extensive seven month tour of Israel with some uber-cool lighting created by Mickey Vilensky, who chose an all-Robe moving light rig! The 12 x BMFL Spots and 24 x Spiider LED wash beams were supplied, together with the rest of the lighting equipment, by Simul Argaman Systems.

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Flares at Ozzfest Meets Knotfest

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SAN BERNARDINO – Metal music, black tees, devil horns, and . . . VIP lounge packages?  We’ve come a long way since Woodstock.  Last month’s Ozzfest meets Knotfest mega-metal festival in San Bernardino, CA featured dozens of metal bands, including Ozzy Osbourne, Slipknot, Marilyn Manson, Deftones, and Prophets of Rage.  Four stages supported non-stop metal shredding with lighting and video provided by 4Wall Entertainment.  Brighter than even the pyro were the 30 Solaris Flares in the lighting rig.

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Barbizon Lighting Company Sponsors Scholarships for Stage Lighting Super Saturday

 NEW YORK, NY –The Barbizon Lighting Company announced today that it will sponsor multiple scholarships for students attending Stage Lighting Super Saturday held at the NYU Tisch’s Abe Burrows Theatre, January 13th, 2018. For 13 years stage lighting enthusiasts have attended this intensive all-day seminar led by leading theatre lighting professionals. This year’s special guest is Tony Award-winning Lighting Designer Jennifer Tipton in a panel discussion that includes Natasha Katz, Ken Billington, and Brian MacDevitt – also all winners of the Tony Award for Best Lighting Design.

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City Theatrical DMXcat® Now Available In Seven Languages

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NEW JERSEY – City Theatrical’s DMXcat Multi Function Test Tool is now available in seven languages: Spanish, French, German, Italian, Korean, Japanese, and English. DMXcat was translated in partnership with multilingual lighting professionals to ensure that technical and industry terms were captured appropriately in every offered language. Based on the user’s smartphone language settings, the suite of mobile applications will automatically update its written content to Spanish, French, German, Italian, Korean, Japanese, or English, if the others are not selected. Translations are now live for iPhone, Android, and Amazon Fire.

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Quince Imaging Helps MARS Petcare Actualize Virtual Retail Store of the Future

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HERNDON, VA,– MARS Petcare, leading global pet care distributor, enlisted Quince Imaging to design an innovative platform, simulating modern shopper behavior in virtual reality – without the use of VR goggles.  As part of an ongoing research initiative, MARS constructed a “Retail Store of the Future”, empowering retailers to adapt the shopping experience to today’s era of pet owners.  MARS developed a futuristic retail model, which incorporates modern pet care needs and expectations of pet owners in a variety of demographics.

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Rose Brand Inc. Wins Best Debuting Product for Nebula™ Net at 2017 LDI Show

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SECAUCUS, NEW JERSEY – Rose Brand wins the award for best debuting product at this year’s LDI show in Las Vegas for the Nebula Net – a see-through floating projection surface that is virtually undetectable to the audience. The new 26-feet Darknet projection fabric made its debut at the Rose Brand LDI booth at the Las Vegas Convention Center last month.

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Entertainment Engineering and Design students at UNLV during a recent lighting technology class.

Parnelli Support for UNLV’s Entertainment Engineering and Design Program Continues

LAS VEGAS – Since the Timeless/Parnelli PLSN/FOH Scholarship program was established in late 2006, more than 21 students in the Entertainment Engineering and Design program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) have benefitted. Four female students and one male student were awarded the scholarship this academic year. The program is yet another reason to attend and support the Parnelli Awards, which will take place Jan. 26 at the Anaheim Hilton during NAMM 2018.

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Arriba Products LLC Announces AdMix Cases

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Arriba Products LLC, dba Arriba Cases, which has specialized in cases for audio and lighting professionals since 2005, announced AdMix Gear, the company’s new high-end brand of cases. The new cases are designed with quality in mind, with extra thick padding plus protective feet on the bottom, and users can choose between six initial sizes that will protect their gear. All cases meet USA chemical standards.

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Gearhouse Helps Fill UP FNB

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JOHANNESBURG, GAUTENG – November 2017 saw the third iteration of the “Fill Up” series of concerts which South Africa Hip Hop artist, Cassper Nyovest, has been using as a vehicle to inspire local youth to recognize their worth and ably demonstrating that anyone can realize their dreams with sufficient perseverance. “The reason I do these shows is to change the mind of an African kid” says Nyovest.

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Show Technology Melbourne Expands Facilities For Professional Lighting Solutions

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PORT MELBOURNE, Au – Show Technology, Australia’s leading professional lighting distributor, kicked off the festive season at the opening of their brand new facility in Port Melbourne on the 6th December 2017. It was a fantastic evening with over 150 clients, partners and friendly faces in the industry in attendance, entertained with typical Melbourne trendiness featuring food trucks, lots of laughs, music and festive holiday spirit that celebrated the opening of their newer, bigger building.

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Dollywood “Great Pumpkin LumiNights” Aglow in Elation Lighting

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PIGEON FORGE, TN – For the annual harvest festival at Dollywood this year, “Great Pumpkin LumiNights” featured thousands of illuminated jack-o-lanterns. Elation Professional dealer StudioVibrant of Lexington, KY supported the event with a combination of SixPar 100, SixPar 200 and SixBar 1000 IP fixtures. Lighting from Elation’s sister company, Acclaim Lighting, also played a key role as Acclaim DynaDrum HO fixtures lit permanent structures.

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