MEMPHIS, TN – Thunderstorms had passed through Memphis the morning May 1, so there was a feeling of gratitude in the air, along with sunshine, when the three-day Beale Street Music Festival got back underway on its second day.
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MILAN, Italy – The set for Zelig, a popular variety show on Italian TV, is being lit once again by an Clay Paky-dominated rig supplied by Renato Neri's Xenon. The fixture lineup includes Alpha Spot HPE 1200s, Alpha Spot 575s, Alpha Wash 575s, Stage Color 1200s, Stage Profile Pluses, CP Color 400s and Alpha Beam 300 motorized ACL lights.
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SYRACUSE, NY – The Board of Directors of USITT named David Grindle to the newly-created position of executive director. Along with the new position, USITT noted an organizational shift from an operational to a governance model with greater empowerment for volunteer participants.
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PHOENIX – Enliven Production Group named Christy Adams business development manager. Adams will be based in Las Vegas, Nev.
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NORTH CREEK, NY – Creative Stage Lighting has announced that Entertainment Power Systems power distribution units are now UL listed, meeting the safety requirements of Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
Read More »WESTLAKE, TX – The ESTA Technical Standards Program is organizing another Control Protocols Plugfest, set for July 23-25 at the Dallas/Ft. Worth Marriott Solana Hotel in Westlake, Texas. The three-day event will run from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday July 23, from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday July 24, and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, July 25.
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SYRACUSE, NY – J. R. Clancy, Inc. named Jim Crooks vice president, sales. Crooks, who has more than three decades of industry experience, worked for a single group of entertainment lighting, dimming and energy management companies for the last 17 years.
Read More »FAIRFIELD, NJ – MB Productions president Brian Brooks had a very specific use in mind when opting to purchase a Vista Spyder X20 video processor: "for every multi-screen show where we need to have unique content routed to different destinations," Brooks said.
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MILAN – It's more than a disco, and Magazzini Generali has been equipped with an array of gear from Martin Professional that helps the space transform into a venue for concert performances, photo shoots, fashion shows, music festivals and theatrical performances.
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LOUISVILLE, KY – For a lighting upgrade in 2009, the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts (KC) chose a package of controls, dimming gear and fixtures from ETC.
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LONDON – Coemar's Infinity M fixtures made their theatrical début at the Adelphi Theatre in London with Andrew Lloyd Webber's sequel to Phantom of the Opera, Love Never Dies. Paule Constable is using Infinity M moving head projectors supplied by White Light for the production, which is set to run until Oct. 23, 2010.
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WEST PALM BEACH, FL – A new visual feature for West Palm Beach is the recently renovated Waterfront Commons, a 12.5-acre site with a large open green (Great Lawn), events pavilion, water garden and other attractions.
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