CAPE TOWN — South Africa’s 31st Annual Loerie Awards had the tongue-in-cheek theme, “Feed Your Ego,” and Gearhouse South Africa did what it could with lighting, video, media, rigging, sound, power and backline to pump up the self-esteem of the ad industry professionals attending the two-night event.
Read More »COPENHAGEN —COP 15, also known as the United Nations Climate Change Conference, will draw representatives from 192 nations in December to discuss a global climate agreement. Seelite A/S and AEG Rent expect to be providing close to 1,000 GLP Impression fixtures for the 12-day event.
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JOHANNESBURG — Rosco has supplied 90 linear meters of its black/white Dance Floor and a number of dance mats to the newly opened The Dance Space as part of a sponsorship deal with South Africa’s The Dance Forum.
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UNCASVILLE, CT — The Jonas Brothers world tour in support of their latest album, Lines, Vines and Trying Times, is using a lighting design by John LaBriola, production and lighting designer that incorporates Martin’s 1500-watt MAC III Profile to light the multiple-stage set.
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LONDON — When Wembley Stadium decided to transform the VIP guest hospitality room for this summer’s major concerts, including AC/DC, Oasis, Take That, U2 and others, the venue’s management turned to White Light.
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NEW YORK — For MTV’s Video Music Awards (VMAs), staged live at Radio City Music Hall, LD Tom Kenny deployed a package of Coemar Infinity Wash XLs, Infinity ACLs and ParLite LEDs provided by Scharff Weisberg Lighting.
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BROOKLYN, NY — Lighting designer Richard Tatum of L&M Sound and Light used Chauvet gear to brighten One Hanson Place, a historic landmark tower with a four-sided clock and metallic dome, for the after-party for a VH1 cable TV special featuring female vocalists Miley Cyrus, Sheryl Crow, Jennifer Hudson, Melissa Etheridge and others, which was hosted by Paula Abdul.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — The Wybron Mobile Showroom, which provides hands-on demonstrations of Wybron products to lighting professionals and their local dealers is hitting the road this month with its first leg of stops taking place in the San Antonio, Houston and Dallas areas.
Read More »MOGLIANO VENETO, Italy — Litec announced the termination of its’ trading agreement with Proel. “The termination of the agreement between Litec and Proel, due to the incompatibility between the respective choices and commercial strategy, will allow us to dedicate further energy to strengthening our presence in Italy, and ensure better assistance for our clients,” said Pier Luigi Gherardini, general manager of Litec.
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PARIS — Analog Way named Franck Facon worldwide marketing and communication/customer service director. Facon had been the company’s sales manager for the French market from 2002 to 2008. He also served as project manager for some of the company’s marketing initiatives.
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