AUCKLAND, NZ – New Zealand LD Ben Cooper chose 24 Robe ROBIN 600 LEDWash moving light fixtures for the 2011 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards. This was Cooper’s second year to handle the award show design, and his first time to use the LED fixtures in a major event – the first being a charity gig in a hotel ballroom. Spot-Light Systems Ltd., of which Cooper is co-owner, supplied all the lighting equipment.
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AARHUS, DENMARK – Nickelback performed the halftime show for this year’s Canadian Football League championship game. The Grey Cup took place Nov. 27 using a large Martin lighting and video package to accommodate the crowds at Vancouver’s BC Place Stadium. Christie Lites Vancouver supplied the moving lights, while Epic Production Technologies supplied the LC panels with P3 upgrade. Robert Sondergaard designed the lighting and production for this, one of Canada’s biggest annual sports and TV events.
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MUNICH, Germany – German company mo2 design GmbH was designed the complete illumination and lighting control in the studio for Germany’s first 24-hour sports network, SKY Sports News. Mo2 system integrator Thomas Mrozek says coolux’s Widget Designer is the main tool for the complete lighting control, the idea being that just about anyone would be able to easily select appropriate lighting mood without much training.
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SAN ANTONIO, TX – Music industry veteran Randy Caballero joins Mega Systems’ Los Angeles office as Western Regional Account Manager, where he will provide sales and technical support, training and service to regional dealers. Caballero’s career in the music industry includes a Grammy Award for his own music. His experience ranges from recording studio work to concert production offices; most recently he was musical director on two nationally released films.
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MIAMI – Club Amnesia has undergone renovations and reopened recently in South Beach with 87 Chauvet fixtures positioned inside the multilevel club and outside on architectural elements. Michael Stone of HMS, Inc., which specializes in installations within the marine industry, spent five months on the installation. LD Maxime Moussier created the lighting design for the 26,000 sq. ft. club.
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QUEENSLAND, Australia – The Empire Theatre’s technical staff wanted to upgrade their aging Martin MAC 500 fixtures with newer models. It needed to provide more output, be small in size, and fit within a certain price range. After looking around, they decided on six Clay Paky Alpha Profile 700s, chosen not only for their requirements, but because of the framing shutters it provided.
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