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Zedd’s ‘True Colors’ World Tour Includes Custom Color Laser Effects

Zedd's 'True Colors' World Tour Includes Color Laser Effects. Pyrotecnico used KVANT RGB Spectrum lasers controlled with FB3QS hardware and Pangolin's Beyond software for the shows.

Zedd’s ‘True Colors’ World Tour Includes Custom Color Laser Effects

ORLANDO, FL – For his True Colors world tour, an Aug. 6-Nov. 28 trek in support of his second studio album that goes by the same name, Russian-German musician Zedd turned to Pyrotecnico for a special effects assist. Along with custom pyrotechnic spinners, close proximity pyrotechnics, flames, cryogenics, confetti and streamers, Pyrotecnico used a total of 9 high power KVANT laser systems for the tour. They also utilized Pangolin’s Beyond software and FB3QS hardware to design and control the RGB Spectrum series lasers.

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Miranda Lambert's Latest Tour Includes Clay Paky, grandMA Gear

Miranda Lambert’s Latest Tour Includes Clay Paky, grandMA Gear

LOS ANGELES – Miranda Lambert’s most recent tour, which brings back the name of her first headlining tour in 2010, “Roadside Bars and Pink Guitars,” made use of a lighting rig supplied by Bandit Lites that included Clay Paky A.leda B-EYE K20s driven by grandMA2 light and ultra light consoles. Both the lights and the consoles were sourced via exclusive North American distributor A.C.T Lighting for the 13-city trek. Production designer Chris Lisle designed the looks.

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Maccabi Games Opening Ceremony Lit with Robe Fixtures

Maccabi Games Opening Ceremony Lit with Robe Fixtures

BERLIN – The Opening Ceremony of the 2015 European Maccabi Games (EMG2015), Europe’s biggest Jewish sports event, was staged at the Waldbühne amphitheatre in Berlin’s Olympic Park, and officially declared open by German President Joachim Gauk. The event’s lighting rig, supplied by Berlin-based TSE and designed by LD Ronen Najar, centered on fixtures from Robe, with close to 200 units in all.

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Platinum FLX from Elation

Platinum FLX, Other Elation Fixtures Heading to Nashville

NASVILLE – Elation Professional is bringing its latest lighting and video products to the WFX show, which is set for Nov. 18-19 at the Music City Center in Nashville. Featured products will include the Platinum FLX hybrid moving head (pictured here) as well as the company’s Emotion moving head digital light.

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The Canberra Theatre Centre upgraded lighting systems within its performance spaces recently with an assist from Jands and Sound Advice.

Canberra Theatre Centre Upgrades with ETC and Sound Advice

CANBERRA, Australia – The Canberra Theatre Centre (CTC) recently upgraded their lighting systems with an assist from staging and lighting specialists Sound Advice and Jands-supplied ETC fixtures. The CTC is made up of three venues: the 1,200-seat Canberra Theatre, a traditional proscenium arch theatre; the 600-seat Playhouse; and the 100-seat Courtyard Studio. A total of 248 fixtures made up the CTC upgrade including 10° ellipsoidal luminaires, 15-30° zoom ellipsoidal luminaires and 25-50° compact zoom ellipsoidal luminaires.

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Green Hippo To Open U.S Office in Burbank, CA

BURBANK, CA — U.K.-based Green Hippo announced plans to open a U.S. office in Burbank, CA. The location, the company’s first international office, is set to open in Jan. 2016. It will be the headquarters location for Green Hippo U.S Inc., a subsidiary tasked with supporting the company’s growth in the Americas.

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Martin RUSH Strobe CWL Wash Fixture For The Install Market

Martin RUSH Strobe CWL Wash

Martin’s Martin RUSH Strobe CWL (Cold White Linear), designed for fixed installation at nightclubs, bars and other small entertainment venues, is designed to provide a traditional Xenon strobe look with a 17,000 lumen output. The fixture features 99 3W Cree XP-D LEDs with a reflector design and an 87-degree beam angle to create a variety of special effects such as ramp up/down, up-down, random flash, lightning, blinder and single flash.

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One of the highlights of the 2015 LDI Show was an exhibition of Neal Preston’s photos. Titled In the Eye of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hurricane, the exhibition was on display Oct. 23-25, right on the show floor. Pictured here is a moment from the video reel where Queen's Brian May credits Preston for his work. Photo by Jacob Coakley

Neal Preston Exhibition Captivated Visitors at LDI 2015

LAS VEGAS — One of the highlights of the 2015 LDI Show was an exhibition of Neal Preston’s photos. Titled In the Eye of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hurricane, the exhibition was on display Oct. 23-25, right on the show floor. Pictured here is a moment from the video reel where Queen’s Brian May credits Preston for his work – in this case, a shot of the band from backstage.

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AHM Stocks Up on GLP Gear to Support Major Hong Kong Shows. Pictured here, Lui Fong concert at the Hong Kong Coliseum.

AHM Stocks Up on GLP Gear to Support Major Hong Kong Shows

HONG KONG – One of GLP’s longest serving customers in the Far East, Hong Kong-based AHM Engineering Co. Ltd, has increased its pool of impression X4 moving head LEDs with the addition of a further 48 fixtures. This takes their inventory up to 138 pieces — and tasked with providing lighting for two back-to-back concerts by Lui Fong at Hong Kong Coliseum, they also made their first investment in the new impression X4 Bar 10 battens.

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