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grandMA2 Controls Opening of Rugby World Cup

IRB Rugby World Cup Opening Celebration

grandMA2 Controls Opening of Rugby World Cup

AUCKLAND, New Zealand – The Sept. 9 opening celebration of IRB Rugby World Cup drew an estimated 200,000 people to the waterfront precinct to take in the visual spectacle, “All Lit Up.” LD David Eversfield relied on a grandMA2 system for control. While the show’s lighting design in the stadium was created by Paul Collison, who worked with a grandMA2 system as well, Eversfield and the Opticshock team used a grandMA2 light, a grandMA2 on PC and three grandMA 3Ds for the lights spread across the city.

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Jyske Bank BOXEN

Martin Lights Outside the BOXEN

AARHUS, Denmark – Jyske Bank BOXEN is one of the country’s largest indoor concert arenas. Shaped like an isosceles trapezoid, the venue’s features all but disappeared after sundown. Wanting the outside to match the lighting displays on stage indoors, the venue management sought help from Martin Professional for an attention-grabbing lighting scheme on the outside of the BOXEN.

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Chris MacKarell

Chris MacKarell joins ARRI CSC in Digital Media Role

Digital Media Specialist Chris MacKarell has joined rental equipment group ARRI CSC as Digital Workflow Supervisor. MacKarell will create and support effective On-Set Digital Workflow products and services for the ARRI CSC digital imaging departments in New Jersey and Florida, and Illumination Dynamics, in Charlotte, NC.

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Zach Holditch

Elation Inspires High School LD with Equipment Loan

GREENEVILLE, TN – High school freshman Zach Holditch was in charge of designing the school’s biggest production of the year, and the light rig of conventionals was completely uninspiring. So Holditch contacted Elation’s Eric Loader for help and an equipment loan came to the rescue, as part of the company’s commitment to support future lighting designers.

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Def Leppard

Def Leppard Tours US with Classic Martin MAC Rig

LOS ANGELES – Def Leppard’s world tour featured a classic rock n’ roll look during its US leg with Martin Professional lighting from Upstaging. LD/Lighting Director Kenji Ohashi specified MAC 2000 Wash XB, MAC 2000 Beam XB and MAC III Profile moving heads along with MAC 101 LED fixtures for the “Mirrorball” tour, which runs through December.

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LSC Clarity LX900

LSC Clarity LX Series

LSC Lighting Systems’ LX Series of consoles includes the LX300, LX600 and LX900, pictured here. All feature touch screens, multiple programmers, unlimited undo/redo, FaderIdent for playback mode indication, media server integration, LED pixel mapping and Rig Schematic patching, which allows users to import rig or venue images to overlay patched fixtures to help designers make fixture selections.

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In Memoriam: Andy Figueroa Jr.

In Memoriam: Andrew Figueroa Jr., 30

LOS ANGELES — Andrew Figueroa, Jr., 30, a lighting tech/lighting director who started his career at age 16, died Nov. 27 after a car accident in Artesia, CA. Figueroa’s credits included Rage Against the Machine, Rob Zombie, The Black Crowes, Rockstar Supernova, A Perfect Circle, The Crystal Method, and many other tours, events and corporate shows. He had also worked with Delicate Productions, Obie’s Lighting Production, RK Diversified Entertainment, U.S. Audio and Lighting, L.A. Stagecall and many other shops. Known as “Andy Fig Jr.,” he is the son of lighting programmer/director Andrew Figueroa, Sr.

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