ORLANDO — Stageco, Rhino Staging and Beyel Bros Crane and Rigging were among the production companies supporting the Rolling Stones at their 2015 tour stop in Orlando, FL this year. Writer/photographer Julian Leek, who also took these photos, provided an account of the event’s production to PLSN on behalf of client Beyel Brothers. His account follows.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – The owners of The Manor Complex are drawing patrons to their bi-level, 20,000-square-foot nightclub with visual energy from a collection of fixtures from Chauvet Professional and Chauvet DJ.
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AVIEMORE, U.K. — Mumford & Sons are on the road in support of their third studio album, Wilder Mind. The band is currently in Europe playing a mix of own-show headliners and festivals. LD Ed Warren specified 32 Robe BMFL Spots and 10 CycFX 8s which are being supplied by Neg Earth in the UK and Europe and Solotech Canada for the North American sections of the tour.
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ATLANTA — Full Circle Lighting & Productions’ president, Noah Hammer, added Chroma-Q’s Color Force LED battens to meet demand from the company’s lighting designer, rental and corporate clients. Chroma-Q’s North American distributor, A.C. Lighting Inc., provided 48″ and 72″ long LED battens.
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OMAHA, NE — AVI Systems designed a mobile multi-touch Christie LCD display for the Dr. C.C. & Mabel L. Criss Library. The 4-unit by 1-unit LCD interactive digital display wall is built on casters for easy mobility.
BEIJING — PR Lighting will again present a dynamic display at the 24th annual PALM Expo in Beijing Aug. 19-22. Featured products will include the XR 330 Framing and XR 470 Beam along with the company’s XR 330 BWS, Pro Stage 150LED 19LT/D and Pro Stage 150 LED 26LT/D. Last but not least, PR Lighting will also display its CSL 384 fixture, pictured here.
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VERBANIA, Italy — The ‘Tones on the Stones’ festival has renewed its partnership with Clay Paky for the third year running. LD Sergio Licursi used Alpha Wash 1500s, Alpha Spot HPE 700s and A.leda Wash K20s to light the quarry. A Compulite Vector UltraViolet + Playback Wing for the upper quarry and a Pathway Cognito 2 for the small stage in the lower quarry controlled the fixtures.
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BLACKPOOL, U.K. — The Blackpool Tower, which opened in 1894, was inspired by the Eiffel Tower in Paris, which opened five years earlier. While not as famous or as tall (518 vs. 986 feet), the Blackpool Tower has still drawn its share of visitors to this U.K. seaside resort, and will continue to do so during the Blackpool Illuminations event set for Sept. 4-Nov. 8, 2015, when the large red brick building concealing the base of the tower is transformed by a large-format mapped video projection with video content provided by The Projection Studio, led by Ross Ashton.
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LOUISVILLE, KY — For the Forecastle Music Festival, which drew close to 60,000 to see performances by Sam Smith, My Morning Jacket, Widespread Panic, Modest Mouse, Cage the Elephant, The War on Drugs and other artists July 17-19, Bandit Lites provided an arsenal of gear including Robe BMFLs, GRN moving wash units, Clay Paky Sharpys and Martin Atomic strobes, among other fixtures.
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SINGAPORE – GLP has announced the appointment of lighting industry veteran, Søren Storm, as the company’s new Sales Director for Asia Pacific, based in Singapore.
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NEW YORK – WorldStage recently hired Braden Gillum as Lead Draftsperson. Braden will be located at WorldStage’s New Jersey facility and will be responsible for most of the engineering documentation the company produces to support its event and permanent installation business.
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