HALIFAX, U.K. – New levels of color and imagination graced the familiar landmark of the Halifax Transmitting Tower in a special one night light installation. Called “Ploughcroft Eco Northern Lights,” it was designed by James Bawn. The display brightened the 150-foot-high relay mast located on the top of Southowram bank, which overlooks the Yorkshire, U.K. town of Halifax.
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RALEIGH, NC – Alpha Production Group provided Chauvet Professional Rogue and COLORado fixtures for a “Run Dance Glow” event held on the 1,314-acre Centennial Campus of North Carolina State University. The event, with a visual design by Daniel “Tebo” Thibault of Life Is Art Studios, raised awareness for the Special Olympics.
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tvONE announced that its new USB 2.0 Fiber Optic Extender Kit is now available and shipping worldwide.
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EUROPE – Lighting designer Tom Campbell has used Showline’s powerful LED strobe, the SL NITRO 510C, to add vibrancy and punch at key moments on Australian progressive rockers Karnivool’s European tour.
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CYPRESS, CA – Christie announce promotions for George Scheckel and Bryan Boehme. Scheckel, pictured left, was named Senior Director of Entertainment Solutions – Americas. Boehme, pictured below, was named Director, Location Based Entertainment Christie Americas.
Read More »DALLAS, TX – Philips Entertainment named Hossley Lighting Associates as the new lighting rep for North, East and West Texas, plus three counties in New Mexico. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Hossley Lighting Associates will now be specifying fixtures, dimming and control products from Philips Strand Lighting and Philips Selecon.
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NABEREZHNYE CHELNY, Russia — Artem Sagaidak, resident LD at Batyr, a nightclub/karaoke bar, and also the winner of a lighting design contest staged by Martin Professional in 2013, used the company’s MAC Viper AirFX, transformed the look of the venue with two MAC Viper AirFX fixtures, a M2GO unit and fog and haze. The venue owners are now considering adding the gear to their visual tool kit.
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OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Toucan Productions added Philips Vari-Lite VL4000 Spot luminaires to their rental inventory.
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SACRAMENTO, CA – Sacramento Central Seventh-Day Adventist Church turned to Illuminate Production Services for an assist with its goal to brighten its sanctuary with broadcast-friendly white light fixtures. LD Rick Franke specified Elation’s DW Fresnel, DW Profile, and TVL F1WW LED Fresnels along with Elation’s Cuepix Blinder WW2 fixtures.
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DUBAI, UAE – Robe continued its high-impact international trade show strategy at the Dubai International Conference & Exhibition Centre for PALME Middle East 2015. The company presented their largest booth to date at this show, and it turned out to also be the largest booth on the show floor, according to the company.
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AUSTRIA – A selection of Avolites gear including Tiger Touch II and Expert Pro consoles with Titan Wings hit the slopes of Mayrhofen, Austria for the mountain-top mayhem of alpine music festival Snowbombing.
Read More »Lake Orion, MI – High Resolution Systems (HRS) has announced four new hires, Amie Kucab, Paul Goeringer, Tony Ardingo and Jim Kosmerick, to support continued growth in the company’s product roster and national presence.
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