LONDON – Paule Constable has won the Best Lighting Design award, supported by White Light, at the 2013 Olivier Awards, which celebrate the best productions to open in London’s West End over the last year. White Light used the Clay Paky Sharpy Wash fixtures – a new addition to White Light’s hire stock – on the outdoor stage of the Covent Garden Piazza while Clay Paky Sharpy profiles were put to good use on the indoor stage.
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AARHUS, Denmark – Lighthouse of Holland has made available for download a demo version of Martin Professional’s ShowDesigner (MSD) lighting and set design software package.… Read More »Martin ShowDesigner Demo Version
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SAN FRANCISCO – The unusual lighting demands of the world premiere of “Borderlands,” a modern dance piece performed by the San Francisco Ballet at the War Memorial Opera House, were facilitated when Maria T. Mendoza took advantage of Prelite Studios’ previsualization services before arriving on stage.
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AARHUS, Denmark – Martin Professional’s new Jem AF-1 Mkll fan offers advances in control, rotation, speed range and increment adjustment. Speed control response is instantaneous, minimum fan speed has been lowered and motor noise at low speeds has also been reduced.
Read More »Shania Twain’s new show, Still the One, began its two-year, 110-show residency at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on Dec. 1, 2012. A key issue… Read More »Optimizing the Big Screen at Caesars Palace
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YONKERS, NY – Rich Dale recently joined Altman Lighting Inc. as technical sales manager. Dale has 20 years of experience in the lighting industry, previously… Read More »Rich Dale Joins Altman Lighting
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DENVER — Music promoter Barry Fey, a top-tier music promoter credited with bringing U2, the Rolling Stones, the Doors and other top bands to Colorado over a span of more than 30 years, died at his home near Denver April 28. Fey, who had been recovering from hip replacement surgery, was 73.
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MANCHESTER, UK – dbn Lighting delivered a complete lighting, staging and rigging solution for an event staged at the elegant Carden Park Golf Resort & Spa near Chester. During the day, the event took on a standard conference and business meeting format, with an adjoining exhibit area in the venue. The meeting space then morphed into a gala dinner/awards ceremony and cabaret for the evening, hosted by Tony Hawkes.
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LONDON – XL Video is supplying nearly 400 square meters (4,305 sq. ft) of LED screen, plus 72 VersaTUBE LED battens and crew to Blink TV for the UK and European legs of One Direction’s ‘Take Me Home’ world tour. The stage area is 84 ft wide and so production designer Paul Normandale needed a large surface at the back to emphasize the show’s epic proportions.
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MIAMI – Returning for the third straight year to Ultra, Elements Krypton 25s were more prominently featured at the festival than ever before. They were designed into use with the Main Stage, the UMF Radio Stage, the Live Stage and in the AG Mega Arch by various designers working on the festival.
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BREA, CA – Visions Lighting has launch its new website featuring new photos, complete inventory lists and more. Sign up for the company blog to… Read More »Visions Lighting Launches New Website
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MELBOURNE – Clay Paky Sharpy Wash fixtures debuted at the 55th Annual TV Week Logie Awards. The event was held April 7 at the Crown Palladium in Melbourne and broadcast live on the Nine Network. LD Rohan Thornton positioned the Sharpy Washes above the host set from where they could wash the stage. During the musical acts they, along with Clay Paky Alpha Beam 700s, were the essence of the moving light rig.
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