WICHITA, KS –– For the Wichita Riverfest, now held every June, the main stage featured 29 different bands performing under the light of an Erich Meitzner-designed rig. The lighting included a collection of Rogue fixtures from Chauvet Professional. Parr Sound and Lighting of Great Bend, KS supplied the gear.
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MONTREAL – Les Feluettes (Lilies) made its world premiere at the Opera de Montreal recently, playing to full houses during its four-night run. Les Feluettes, with a book by Michel Marc Bouchard and music by Kevin March, is a play within a play. It begins as a prison confessional and unfolds as a love story spanning 1912-1957, a time when same-gender relationships were conducted largely in secret. For Les Feluettes, LD Martin Labrecque lit eight tableaux showing different locations and time periods in monochromatic palettes of amber or blue. He used seven Clay Paky Scenius Spots for the new production.
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BRISBANE, Australia – In August last year, the Brisbane Powerhouse, an arts venue located on the premises of a former powerhouse, upgraded their lighting data distribution system with the installation of a Cat-6 network with Pathport nodes and Pathport manager software. Nine Pathport C-series nodes were installed around the venue where they convert lighting data that has been distributed over the Cat-6 network to DMX. Previously the venue had two cabled universes of DMX and if they were required to expand beyond that, extra cables and infrastructure had to be installed which very time was consuming.
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JHARKHAND, India— Christie technology helped transform the hillside of Kanke Dam in Jharkhand’s Ranchi district into a canvas for a light show that pays tribute to one of India’s most honored folk heroes, Birsa Munda, who spearheaded the “Ulgulaan” movement that rose against British rule in the 19th century. The 40-minute projection mapping show, titled “Dharti Aaba,” was commissioned by the Indian Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC).
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SOUTHAMPTON, U.K. – GLS Lighting, part of the HSL Group family, has made a significant investment, purchasing more than 200 new fixtures from German Lighting Products (GLP). The new equipment will be based at and available from GLS’s facility (about one hour from London) and will also be available from all the HSL Equipment Banks across the UK and Ireland, including Blackburn, Belfast and Dublin, in addition to Southampton.
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VERONA, Italy – A special fifth anniversary concert by Croatian standouts 2Cellos took place at the Verona Arena in Italy. The cello duo of Luka Šulić and Stjephan Hauser have seen their fame and popularity soar since 2011 when their cover of Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal” went viral on You Tube. Now signed to Sony Masterworks, they have produced three studio albums and perform their unique instrumental blend of pop and rock classics to a growing fan-base worldwide.
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The Axis Grid from Mega-Lite offers up an array of eye-candy effects with infinite pan and tilt, making it a dynamic moving head fixture. This 36 LEDs are arranged in a grid capable of pixel control for displaying letters, numbers and shapes. The 10W RGBW LEDs are also designed to create a colorful, punchy beam. The Axis Grid is controlled via DMX 512 or Art-Net and has a macro channel featuring pre-programmed letters and numbers.
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LAS VEGAS — The deadline to nominate regional lighting companies for a 2016 Parnelli Award as Hometown Hero Lighting Company of the Year is only days away: June 30. Nominations have been coming in fast and furious for the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest and Southwest regions, but for some reason (Global warming? Brexit? Who knows?) we’ve had fewer nominations coming in from the Northwest U.S. and Canada this year.
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SOUTH PORTLAND, ME — After more than a decade on the road with major touring artists and as a house audio engineer at the legendary Irving Plaza/Fillmore music venue in New York City, Daniel Willis established AV Technik, a full-service AV firm in his hometown of South Portland, Maine. He’s been serving clients ranging from music artists to corporate conferences to live events that require the kind of high-end technical support he was able to consistently provide in his previous career. Willis picks his tools carefully, and that’s why he picked the Roland XS-83H 8-In x 3-Out Multi-Format AV Matrix Switcher as his main AV switcher.
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WAUKESHA, WI. – Blizzard Lighting expanded its staff recently with Atom Slaby, who has bragging rights to a unique job title, “Particle Accelerator.” In this new role, Slaby will aid in process improvement and data analytics. Slaby spent the last seven years working for one of the country’s largest DISH Network retailers in roles ranging from inside sales to business intelligence. This experience, and his charming good looks, make him a key asset to the team at Blizzard Lighting.
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