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NIN Provides Industrial Scale Debut For GLP’S LED Hybrid Strobe

NIN Provides Industrial Scale Debut For GLP’S LED Hybrid Strobe

[caption id="attachment_278959" align="alignnone" width="800"]Nine Inch Nails play Bakersfield – photo credit Bree Kristel Clarke [/caption]

SAN FERNANDO, CA – Legendary industrial rock pioneers Nine Inch Nails (NIN), led by the charismatic Trent Reznor, are back on the touring circuit, with a series of Summer and Fall Festival dates. Their long serving lighting designer, Paul ‘Arlo’ Guthrie, has extended his association with German LED moving head pioneers GLP, and their unique solutions — in particular the new JDC1 LED hybrid strobe — dominate a full production inventory. This has been supplied by Curry Grant at PRG.

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Gavin Degraw Tours With Bandit Lites

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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – When fans of American singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw arrive at a show of his, they can anticipate the Grammy-nominated artist to play all his hits, albeit with one notable modification: a pared down band. Bandit Lites provided the lighting package for the production, and while previous tours elicited more of a rock show feel, the Gavin DeGRAW TOUR utilizes a three-piece band to give a much more stripped back, intimate feel. “We wanted a classic and intimate look to fit this show,” said Production Manager Mitch Vanhoose. “Also going into smaller venues, we wanted to keep it somewhat scalable. What we ended up with is a simple yet elegant look.”

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Platinum Creates Immersive Cycling Center Environment With Iluminarc

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ADDISON, TX – Everyday, millions of people around the world get on cycles, pedal diligently, and go nowhere.  They aren’t complaining though. Indoor cycling (or spinning), where participants in group sessions pedal stationary bikes with flywheels under the watchful eye of a trainer, has taken off like a rocket, passing running and swimming as a fitness activity in the US, according to a recent Nielsen Survey.  A key reason why cycling centers are powering their way into the hearts of so many people is because they offer immersive multi-sensory experiences that make it fun to stay fit.

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The Lamb’s Chapel Chooses elektraLite Stingray Profiles

[caption id="attachment_278950" align="alignnone" width="800"]AVL Environments turned to elektraLite fixtures to solve some lighting challenges at the new Airport Campus of The Lamb’s Chapel [/caption]

BURLINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA — When steady growth in attendance at The Lamb’s Chapel in Haw River, North Carolina began causing traffic snarls on the one-lane roads leading to its Sunday worship services, the church knew it was time to expand with an additional location for its attendees making the drive in from nearby Burlington. That new second location, called the Airport Campus and located 10 miles to the west, opened its doors this summer and now welcomes parishioners on that side of the county to a modern, 2,100-seat auditorium featuring a large stage for worship services and community events, including weddings, funerals, graduations, conferences and more.

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NanoLumens® Appoints Tony Barton Director of Strategic Partnerships

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ATLANTA, GEORGIA, — NanoLumens, award-winning creators of uniquely compelling interactive LED visualization solutions, today announced the appointment of Tony Barton to the position of Director of Strategic Partnerships, reporting directly to NanoLumens Executive Vice President Karen Robinson.

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Queen + Adam Lambert World Tour Lit with Claypaky Fixtures

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HOUSTON – For the North American leg of Queen + Adam Lambert’s 2017 world tour, Upstaging provided a large complement of Claypaky Scenius Unico, Mythos and Sharpy Wash fixtures. Rob Sinclair used them to create the big looks that Queen fans have come to expect from the band. The tour leg began June 23 in the Phoenix area and wrapped up Aug. 5 in Houston.

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Hazy Days on the River Bank with MDG

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LONDON – MDG is the well-respected manufacturer of industry bench-mark haze and fog generators and is loved and well-known within the industry. This summer the company has made some unusual new friends, namely Mole, Ratty, Badger and Mr Toad from the riverbank. The Wind in the Willows the musical, has had a riotous run at the London Palladium this Summer. Spectacularly produced by Jamie Hendry Productions and written by Julian Fellowes, Oscar-winning screenwriter and creator of Downton Abbey, and the Olivier award-winning composer and lyricist, George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, the show has been a sheer delight.

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Power and Flexibility – Why the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall installed SolaSpot Pro 1500s

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SYDNEY – The world-heritage listed jewel that adorns Sydney’s Harbor needs no introduction. In one of the world’s iconic venues, the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall is the largest performance space. While it regularly hosts the Sydney Symphony and Australian Chamber Orchestra, the Hall presents a huge variety of events, from comedy to corporate functions. A need for flexibility, high demand leading to tight turnarounds, and a requirement to provide the highest quality results drive Head of Lighting Andrew Richards and his team to constantly improve their workflow and the tools they use. That’s why the Hall has installed four High End Systems SolaSpot Pro 1500s.

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Events United Holds Learning Session at WFX: How to Balance Stage Lighting and Video for Live Events

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DALLAS – From Soulfest to the Awakening Conference, Tim Messina and his team at Events United have designed lighting and video for some of the largest faith-based events in the US. They will be sharing the knowledge gained from these events as well as from their work at hundreds of churches at a WFX learning session sponsored by CHAUVET Professional on Wednesday, October 11 from 3:30 to 4:15 pm. Taking place in Room C-145 at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas, the seminar “Balancing Stage Lighting, Video Walls and Projection,” will present a guide to creating powerful stage presentations at worship services, conferences, and youth rallies.

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Björn Hermann Brings Dpwk Awards, ‘Der Goldene Funke’, To Life with Help From GLP

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BERLIN  – The annual DPWK Deutscher Preis für Wirtschaftskommunikation (German Prize for Business Communication) gala award presentation took place recently in the casual surroundings of Berlin’s Columbiahalle rock venue (replacing the usual formal ‘black tie’ event). Known as Der Goldene Funke, the event was expertly lit by locally based lighting designer, Björn Hermann, working in conjunction with phase7 performing.arts, with whom he shares a studio. German lighting manufacturer GLP provided many of the creative tools, including 24 x GT1, 14 x impression X4 and 16 x impression X4 L.

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Vision Tools Expands RAW Server Rental Fleet For The Second Time in 2017

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WALLERN, AUSTRIA – Vision tools, the Hamburg based AV rental and distribution company, recently invested in additional AV Stumpfl RAW media servers for the second time in 2017. With a total of ten RAW servers, vision tools has become Germany’s leading rental provider of the award winning media servers, that were specifically developed for uncompressed playback scenarios. RAW servers have become increasingly popular over the last year, due to their powerful hardware performance. The media servers are available in different versions, depending on individual performance requirements.

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CFDA Fashion Awards Take a New Creative Direction With Video Support from WorldStage

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NEW YORK – The CFDA Fashion Awards, honoring the best and brightest in American design, drew the international fashion community to a gala ceremony in June at the Hammerstein Ballroom.  WorldStage provided video support for the event, which was produced by KCD and directed by Julie Mannion working alongside the KCD production team. The Council of Fashion Designers of America, Inc. (CFDA) is a not-for-profit trade association whose membership consists of more than 500 of America’s foremost womenswear, menswear, jewelry and accessory designers. 

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