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USITT Announces 2015 Young Designers & Technicians Awards Winners

USITT’s 2014 YD&T winners had their work displayed in the front window of New York City’s Drama Book Shop recently. Patrick Rizzotti, winner of the 2014 USITT Scene Design Award sponsored by Rose Brand, installed the display.

USITT Announces 2015 Young Designers & Technicians Awards Winners

SYRACUSE, NY – Eleven promising young theatre artists will receive 2015 USITT Awards for Young Designers & Technicians in the Performing Arts – the YD&T awards — at USITT 2015 in Cincinnati. The show runs from March 18-21 at Cincinnati’s Duke Energy Convention Center. The awards will be presented March 19. USITT’s 2014 YD&T winners had their work displayed in the front window of New York City’s Drama Book Shop recently. Patrick Rizzotti, winner of the 2014 USITT Scene Design Award sponsored by Rose Brand, installed the display.

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Avolites Announces Ai Staff Changes

LONDON – Avolites, which is launching its new V8 software, announced staff changes. Pratheepan Vigneswaran, pictured here, left, moves to Ai Sales. Simon Graham, pictured center, has left the company after two years of service, and is now working as a video and media server technician at Media Powerhouse. Annalisa Terranova, pictured right, has been named Ai support engineer and trainer.

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Nationwide Video Opens Office in Dallas

DETROIT, MI — Nationwide Video, a leading subrental supplier of audio, video, lighting and LED equipment in the U.S., announced that it is opening a new office and equipment depot in Dallas, Texas. The new location will help customers in the region gain access to Nationwide Video’s expanding inventory of cameras, lighting, audio, LED, digital displays and video gear.

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Teddybears choose W-DMX for recent festival tour

W-DMX Jams with the Teddybears

UDDEVALLA, Sweden – W-DMX by Wireless Solution was the go-to product of choice during the Teddybears recent festival tour. The Teddybears are a Swedish band formed in 1991, known for mixing pop, rock, hip-hop, electronica, reggae, punk and many other genres. Over the years their music has been featured in dozens of movies, TV shows, video games and most recently featured in Universal Orlando commercials.

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Berlin Fashion Event Gets Radio Assist from Riedel

WUPPERTAL, Germany — Bringing advanced radio communications technology to the catwalk, Riedel Communications partnered with facility management provider Gegenbauer to provide an elegant and reliable communications package for Panorama Berlin, a leading trade show during Berlin Fashion Week. For the three-day event, Jan. 19-21, the two companies supplied a custom solution with more than 100 mobile radios and 20 headsets supporting security, traffic management, and event organization and access.

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Event Safety Alliance Announces Severe Weather Summit

NORMAN, OK — The Event Safety Alliance announced plans for the first Severe Weather Summit, set for March 10-11, 2015 at the National Weather Center, 120 David L Boren Boulevard in Norman, OK 73072. Co-presenters include Weather Decision Technologies, Inc. (WDT), the NOAA/National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center and Venue Management Consultants Group (VMCG). The event costs $750 to attend and includes complimentary breakfast, a wine and cheese reception and closing dinner. Members of IATSE, PLASA, USITT, or ETCP receive a 10 percent discount off the cost of registration.

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