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Robe assisted with the Czech Republic Red Cross relief effort in the wake of the severe flooding.

Robe Helps with Flood Relief Efforts in Central Europe

VALASSKE MEZIRICI, Czech Republic – Robe lighting’s CEO Josef Valchar and staff at the company’s headquarters here have mobilized to help contribute to humanitarian aid relief in the wake of the worst floods to hit the country in a decade. The floods, which affected vast swaths of the Czech Republic and other central European countries including Germany and Austria, claimed several lives and caused chaos as tens of thousands were evacuated from their homes.

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UV Bullet

PRG RH+A Group Launches UV Bullet

ARMONK, NY – Retail, Hospitality & Architectural (RH+A) group, a division of Production Resource Group, L.L.C. (PRG), introduces the UV Bullet, an ultraviolet luminaire for blacklight effects. The UV Bullet addresses the needs of lighting designers and specifiers who want small, focusable UV spotlights for blacklight highlighting.

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Robe at the MTV Upfront.

Robe Gets to The Pointe at MTV Upfront

NEW YORK CITY – LD Tom Kenny specified Robe’s latest Pointe moving lights for the 2013 MTV Upfront presentation, staged at the Beacon Theatre in New York City.  This was the first “live” use of the newly launched Pointe in the U.S. Kenny has a penchant for using new technologies, and jumped at the chance to be the first LD in America to get hands-on with the new product.

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UEP’s MD Steve Butcher

UEP Makes A Pointe with New Investments for Chilfest

TRING, UK – Rental specialist Universal Event Productions (UEP) has invested in 12 of Robe’s new Pointe moving lights together with another 10 square meters of Glux-12 LED screen. The Pointes will debut on the two-day 2013 Chilfest music festival staged July 5-6 in Tring. The production design will also feature 60 square meters of Glux, which UEP first had designed and built last year.

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Paloma Faith at the O2 Arena.

Entec Falls to Grace with Paloma Faith at O2

LONDON – London-based rental company Entec Sound & Light supplied lighting, rigging and crew for Paloma Faith’s recent high profile one-off show at London’s O2 Arena, preceded by warm ups at Liverpool Empire and Bournemouth BIC. Entec again worked with LD Tony Austin and the production team led by Tour Manager Neil Brighouse. Entec’s Noreen O’Riordan and Adam Stevenson project managed the one-off.

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Red Hot Chili Peppers

Clay Paky Lights Up Red Hot Chili Peppers at Coachella

LOS ANGELES – When the annual Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival got underway, with its 24/7 schedule and desert location, Clay Paky lighting took center stage for the Main Stage performances of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.  Lighting designer Scott Holthaus had 70 Clay Paky Sharpys and 23 Clay Paky Alpha Beam 1500s in his inventory for the Chili Peppers’ nighttime shows on both festival weekends.

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Depeche Mode.

XL Video on Tour with Depeche Mode

LONDON – XL Video renews its long standing working relationship with Depeche Mode supplying cameras, control, LED screens and crew to the band who have just kicked off the first UK and European leg of their ‘Delta Machine’ world tour. Video has played a defining role in their stage shows over the years through the influence of their inspirational artistic director, Anton Corbijn.

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