Branam Enterprises Announces New Address
CHATSWORTH, CA – Branam Enterprises announced a new address. The company can now be reached at: 9152 Independence Ave., Chatsworth, CA 91311; 818.885.6474; 818.885.6475 (Fax).
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IPS Supplies MAC 101s for European Premiere of Justin Bieber’s “Never Say Never”
LONDON – Impact Production Services (IPS) recently supplied, installed and operated a lighting package that included Martin MAC 101 LED moving heads for the European premiere of the Justin Bieber film Never Say Never at the O2 Arena.
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Montana Middle School Graduates to 21st Century Rigging System
HELENA, MT – The rigging system in Helena Middle School's 1,065-seat theater had plenty to offer in the way of a unique backstage history lesson: a rope rigging equipment with original wood blocks that dated back to the 1930s, five counterweight systems with wire guides from the 1950s and 12 motorized yo-yo-style winches that had been installed in the 1970s. Some parts of the system were even handmade.
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DBN Connects the Dots for Pharmaceutical Gala in Dublin
DUBLIN – For a gala corporate event staged by WRG for a pharmaceutical company at the Royal Dublin Society (RDS), DBN Lighting provided lighting gear, truss, rigging and crew.
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Richard Martin Lighting Provides Clay Paky Sharpy Fixtures to Children’s TV Show in U.K.
LONDON – Richard Martin Lighting, which purchased 100 Clay Paky Sharpy fixtures, provided 12 of the compact units to Lee Allen, lighting director for a popular children's TV show, Blue Peter. Weighing just 16kg, the 189W Sharpy produces a crisp beam that has been compared favorably to those produced by larger, higher-wattage fixtures.
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Laurence Olivier Awards Ceremony Lit with White Light Gear
LONDON – For 2011 Laurence Olivier Awards ceremony, held March 13 in the 2,200-capacity Theatre Royal Drury Lane, White Light provided a lighting rig centered around 18 Martin MAC III fixtures and worked with drapes specialist Blackout Ltd. to dress the stage with starcloths.
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Syncrolites at Super Bowl XLV Controlled with W-DMX
ARLINGTON, TX – Syncrolite fixtures used for lighting effects seen near the exterior entrances to Cowboys Stadium during Super Bowl XLV were controlled with technology from Wireless Solution Sweden AB. The visitor count onsite numbered 103,219, and close to 111 million more watched the event on TV.
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PETALUMA, CA – Panamax/Furman and LiteTouch, both subsidiaries of the Home Technology Group of Linear, LLC, announced plans to team up in an effort to provide AV integrators and other customers with a combination of noise-free power and lighting control solutions.
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BERLIN – Berlin's Boulevard of Stars features a 350-meter-long lighting installation on Potsdamer Strasse that makes use of LumenRadio CRMX wireless lighting control.
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VLX Wash Fixtures Reduce Maintenance Requirements for American Idiot’s Rig
NEW YORK – Head electrician Eric Abbott has reported that the 20 VLX Wash fixtures provided by Hudson Sound and Light for the rig of American Idiot has saved "at least five to six hours per week" in crew work costs for the Broadway show, which first loaded-in to the St. James Theatre in February 2010.
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Spider-Man Meets Letterman, with an Assist from Pete’s Big TVs
NEW YORK – The Broadway cast of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark presented a nationwide peek at the much-discussed show recently on CBS' Late Show with David Letterman. Pete's Big TVs/Performance Video helped project a visual backdrop from the musical.
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Robe Reports Strong Turnout for Roadshow in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG – Robe's South African distributor, DWR, reported a sizable turnout for its Robe ROBIN Roadshow, a series of three events held in Johannesburg (at the University of Johannesburg Theatre), Cape Town (the Baxter Theatre) and Durban (The Natal Playhouse Company).
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