MADISON, WI — Full Compass owner Susan Lipp was honored by Wisconsin Women in Government (WWIG) with their Woman of Achievement Award. Lipp was one of four women chosen statewide, earning recognition for her role in creating the fourth-largest woman-owned business in Wisconsin and for leadership of many non-profit and charitable organizations.
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TORONTO – The Music Industries Association of Canada (MIAC) has announced the preliminary details for the 12th annual PAL Show. This year’s show will take place Sept. 8-9, 2013, at the International Centre in Toronto. Exhibits will feature the latest in recording, live sound, broadcast, contracting, video and lighting products and services. Both show days will feature educational seminars as well as networking events, industry approved training programs, show specials and live demonstrations.
Read More »Most automated lighting consoles provide programmers with the ability to assign a priority level to individual playbacks. Just as the name implies, a playback can… Read More »Prioritizing Playbacks
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GERMANY – More than five million viewers followed the second “Helene Fischer Show” on television during the Christmas season. Andrea Bocelli, David Garrett, Ricky Kam, Loreen, Unheilig, Andreas Gabalier and others performed during the show. LD Jerry Appelt’s lighting included a number of Clay Paky fixtures including the A.leda K20s and K5s.
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ORLANDO – LMG Touring was recently on the road providing lighting support for A Day to Remember on their North American spring tour. The tour kicked off in April. Designed by LD Steve “Cowboy” Stemac, the tour was produced to promote the release of the band’s upcoming album, with the lighting setup acting as the primary production piece for the show.
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KNOXVILLE, TN – On the second week of May, thousands of students walked across an iridescent stage to receive the culmination of hard work: a degree from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Bandit Lites, a longtime supporter of the university, provided the lighting.
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LONDON – Working alongside creative director, Oli Metcalfe, as well as production manager, Chris Vaughan, Tait provided both custom and rental elements for Muse’s stadium tour which opened recently in the United Kingdom.
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LONDON – The 20th anniversary production of the Broadway musical, Rent, recently toured around the UK, with additional dates set to take place in the fall. The production, designed by Ben M. Rogers, included LED display solutions from XL Video.
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NEWBURYPORT, MA – Featuring a large back-lit transflective display, the hand-held portable BTS256-E LED-Luxmeter provides all necessary illuminance, color and spectral data to fully qualify… Read More »Gigahertz-Optik BTS256-E B-Tec Sensor Lightmeter
Read More »SYRACUSE, NY—J. R. Clancy, Inc. introduced a performer-flying hoist. Clancy makes this unprecedented move to develop a performer flying hoist as an outgrowth of its introduction of its new SceneControl 5000 line of rigging controllers. The new SceneControl 5000 family has the capability to control performer flying hoists as well as automated rigging for scenery, lighting and sound equipment. Now users can purchase both the performer flying hoist and the controller from one manufacturer.
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LAS VEGAS, NV and ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – Two resorts – Revel in Atlantic City, NJ and MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas – renovated and updated their nightclubs with large LED displays as the backdrop to their center stage. The equipment came from Shenzhen Absen Optoelectronic Co., Ltd.
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