GDANSK, Poland – On the 34th anniversary of the ‘August Agreement’ signing, the European Solidarity Centre (ECS) was inaugurated in Gdansk, Poland. The new facility, intended as an arena for international dialogue, commemorates the anti-communistic opposition in Poland, as well as the ‘Solidarnosc’ activity.
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EMERYVILLE, CA — Advanced Systems Group (ASG) added Kurtis Ewing to its Southern California sales team, effective Jan. 26. Based out of Los Angeles, he will manage accounts throughout the region, specializing in SAN integration, DI workflow solutions and enterprise storage systems.
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JOHANNESBURG – MJ Event Gear is the first South African rental and technical production specialist to invest in Robe’s BMFL Spots … with 24 fixtures delivered by local distributor DWR.
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LONDON – For metalcore five-piece Bring Me The Horizon’s sold out show at the SSE Arena Wembley, LD Ben Inskip used Sharpys, Alpha Beam 700s and Alpha Beam 300s from rental company Siyan to complement the band’s hard-driving beat with intense aerial effects.
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BRISTOL, U.K. – CPL brought more festive sparkle to an independent Bristol based energy supplier, when they delivered full technical production – video, sound, lighting and rigging – for their Christmas conference and party, again working for producers Bright.
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LAS VEGAS – John “Ozzie” Osborne of Ozterity Lighting teamed up with Scott McCowan, Chris Szabo, Jeff Melzer and Jason Mack to bring lighting looks to Sony’s PlayStation Experience, which drew gamers to the Sands Convention Center in December. 4Wall provided gear from Martin, Clay Paky, Robe, Vari-Lite and ETC to light close to 400,000 square feet of space, along with grandM2 consoles for control.
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NEW YORK – Intel garnered bragging rights when Time magazine named its booth one of The 20 Most Eye Catching at CES 2015, dubbing it “insanely futuristic.” WorldStage provided AV support for booth designers and fabricators, The Taylor Group, which showcased Intel’s exploration of intelligence in all its forms: wearables, robots, drones, 3D printing and more.
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LAS VEGAS — On Nov. 22, 2014, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Usher’s “UR Experience” tour was in the house, the very night that the 2014 Parnelli Awards were staged in an adjacent venue. Kevin M. Mitchell, who also serves as producer/writer for the Parnelli Awards, was understandably absent from the Usher concert in Las Vegas, but still managed to cover the tour for the Feb. 2015 issue of PLSN. A number of equipment manufacturers, including Elation, TMB and GLP, have also noted how the tour served as a visual springboard of sorts, for gear ranging from Elation’s Sniper to TMB’s Solaris Mozart and GLP’s impression X4 S LED fixtures.
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BOSTON — While Boston was in the middle of two blizzards and record-breaking snowfall, preparations were happening for the 50th Anniversary of Education First (EF). Producer Michael Wasserman (MPW) turned to Seabrook, NH-based Port Lighting Systems for an assist with the visuals for the multi-faceted celebration.
Read More »ARGYLE, TX – Marking its third strategic acquisition over the last 12 months, GoVision LP acquired the assets of Weatherford, TX-based Transit Image LLC, a leading provider of mobile, self-contained large format video screen rentals. GoVision says the move makes its mobile LED screen fleet the most extensive in North America.
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