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LD Amy Barnett used Entec supplied gear

Entec supplies Lighting for Chris Norman Tour

LONDON – Lighting designer Amy Barnett approached Entec to provide a lighting equipment package for the recent European tour by Chris Norman. It was the first time she’d worked with the west London based lighting rental specialists, which she chose because, “After a few initial phone conversations I had complete confidence in the company to deliver what I needed, and they were very helpful and friendly.”

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Bandit's 'Angel Tree'

Bandit Gives Back to Knoxville, TN During Holidays with ‘Angel Tree’ Donations

KNOXVILLE TN. – Bandit Lites continued its annual ‘Angel Tree’ tradition, which has expanded from its origins as a toy drive to provide for a broader range of needs in the Knoxville, TN area. This year, Bandit delivered contributions to the Knoxville Community Action Committee, a public agency helping Knoxville and Knox County’s low to moderate income families, the unemployed and underemployed, persons with disabilities, and other individuals with special need for services.

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In Memoriam: Tom 'Bis' Kelleher

In Memoriam: Tom “Bis” Kelleher

COSTA RICA — The touring world mourns the loss of popular stage manager/lighting tech Tom “Bis” Kelleher. He passed away at his “sunny place,” his Costa Rica home, on Dec. 14. Preliminary reports mention the cause of death as a heart attack, possibly induced by a ruptured hernia.

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A still from an ETC video created for the surprise announcement, which included R2-D2 built by Mike Masino

ETC CEO Fred Foster Takes 800 Employees to See Latest Star Wars Film

MIDDLETON, WI — At ETC’s annual holiday party on Dec. 11, 2015, CEO Fred Foster announced a surprise invitation for all 800 Wisconsin-based employees to attend screenings of Star Wars: The Force Awakens at a Madison, WI movie theater. The surprise gesture, which involved the rental of the entire theatre, was picked up as a national news item appearing on NBC and other outlets. ETC staffers in the U.K. and Northeast were able to take time off to catch the movie as well.

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Legend Theatrical installed LED fixtures from Chauvet Professional.

Silicon Valley Church Lit with Chauvet Professional Gear

SUNNYVALE, CA – For Sunnyvale Seventh-day Adventist Church, which is located less than a 15-minute drive from the world headquarters of Apple, Google, Intel, Cisco and a host of other Silicon Valley powerhouses, Legend Theatrical installed LED fixtures from Chauvet Professional. The new rig includes Ovation E-190WW LED ellipsoidals, Rogue R1 Spots, COLORado 2-Quad Zoom VW Tour par-style fixtures, COLORdash Par-Hex 12 RGBAW+UV pars and COLORado Batten 72 Tour washes.

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Rental company GL events Audiovisual provided the SGM fixtures.

SGM Fixtures Used for Lyon Festival of Lights

LYON, France – Four nights of utter enchantment was planned in December for Lyon’s most famous festival to date, broadcasting the heritage of the city. However, due to the recent tragic events in Paris, the Festival of Lights was cut short to a one-day tribute to the victims on Dec. 8, inviting people to stand united and light candles while the city became illuminated for that one evening at La Colline de Fourvière.

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