NEW YORK – The tour manager for Animals as Leaders, an instrumental progressive metal band that formed in Washington DC in 2007, asked if Squeek Lights owner and LD Victor Zeiser could create big lighting looks for the band while keeping their floor package to a minimum. Zeiser got it down to a single pallet of gear, focusing on fixtures from Chauvet Professional.
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SURREY, UK – Robe co-hosted a ground breaking LED Theatrical event staged by staff and students on the Theatre Production course at Guildford School of Acting (GSA), part of the University of Surrey in the UK. The Czech Republic based manufacturer supplied around 50 LED luminaires to the event and to GSA’s 2017 gala musical production staged at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in central Guildford, Surrey, including its groundbreaking DL7 theatrical range – plus the new Spiider LED wash beam, CycFX 8s, Spikies and VIVAs – plus technical support.
SELMA, CA — Steve White, a veteran production manager who ran Avalon Attraction’s San Diego operations in the 1980s, then worked at Screenworks for more than two decades before retiring last fall, was found dead in his home in Selma, CA on April 30. He was 61.
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PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA — Global Scenic Services worked with 5 Wits Productions on “Espionage,” a 40-by-60-foot entertainment attraction at the Plymouth Meeting Mall near Philadelphia.
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NEW ORLEANS — Raven Production Management Group (PMG) used Blackmagic Design components to support an elaborate AV installation on behalf of client Mountain Dew for events linked with the NBA All-Star Game in Feb. 2017.
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COLUMBUS, GA – Cascade Hills Church updated their architectural house lighting system with Chalice LED Pendant and Recessed LED downlights from Altman Lighting. Church officials turned to longtime partner Morris to design and install the new house lighting system.
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE –Nashville’s 19th Annual Grammy Block Party returned to Cumberland Park for a party for Recording Academy’s yearly member’s event. Chris Lisle Lighting Design utilized a lighting package from Bandit Lites where musical performances included Grammy-award winning super group, Lady Antebellum, Anderson East, Moon Taxi, CeCe Winans and Muddy Magnolias.
NYC – USITT’s Jay O. Glerum Rigging Masterclasses are slated for June in Atlanta, GA and August in Hartford, Conn. The masterclasses honor the memory of one of our industry’s greatest advocates for safety and training, Jay O. Glerum. The Rigging Masterclasses offer a hands-on learning experience for each attendee in both advanced and entry level tracks providing the best of the best in training by the internationally recognized seasoned and skilled trainers.
DENMARK – SGM’s line of G-series fixtures welcomes two new members to the family. The G-4 Wash and the G-4 Wash-Beam both boast RGBAM light engines and white light capable of reaching 7200 degrees in color temperature. Carrying the characteristics of SGM, these LED moving heads are IP65 rated and practically maintenance free.
NEWPORT, CA – New guests at Time can’t help turning their heads in every direction, an expression of amazed wonderment on their faces, when they entered this former Nike Town store turned nightclub. It’s an unforgettable sight to see too, thanks in large measure to a lighting design by Steve Lieberman’s SJ Lighting that features a stunning “digital chandelier” made of CHAUVET DJ MotionOrb fixtures along with some power packed spot and wash lighting from CHAUVET Professional Rogues.
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OREGON, USA – The Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) has celebrated William Shakespeare’s legacy since 1935 with another busy summer season of plays underway. OSF also stages plays by other playwrights and is presenting UniSon at the Angus Bowmer Theatre through October, a new musical inspired by the poetry of August Wilson. Lighting Designer Alex Jainchill is using dynamic lighting from Elation Professional on the play, including ZCL 360 Bar™ wash/effect lights and Platinum Wash 16R Pro™ moving heads, as well as color-changing Elation Flex LED Tape™.
WAYNE, N.J.,– As its concert touring division continues to expand with its new DeKalb, Illinois facility, Montreal-based Solotech has come to rely on several FUJINON lenses to support large concert tours. The audio and video equipment rental, integration, and event technology provider counts the FUJINON XA99x8.4BESM ultra-wide field production lens, HA14x4.5BERM Premier super wide-angle ENG lens, HA18x7.6BERM Premier series standard ENG lens, and HA23x7.6BERM Premier telephoto lens as stalwarts in its equipment arsenal.