GLENDALE, AZ — Regarding Tina Turner’s 2008 North American tour, LD Baz Halpin noted that the show is “at times a full-on rock concert to rival AC/DC, and at other times a heavy production show similar to that of any major pop performer.” LEDs, including Coemar Infinity Wash XL lights, are helping the age-defying vocalist glisten and glow.
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SACRAMENTO, CA — When the Theatre Arts department at American River College began making plans for its new performance space, an up-to-date rigging system was one of the department’s top priorities. So was student safety and speedy changeovers. The two-year community college, which serves 30,000 students, chose to update its rigging with the PowerAssist system from J.R. Clancy.
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NEW YORK — Wall Street may have been caught in the grip of panic, with a stampede of bulls turning into bears overnight. But if the recent manifestation of the ongoing subprime lending crisis was giving fits to traders and investors, CNBC’s Fast Money program made a smooth transition to an uptown venue — Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Allen Room.
Read More »NEW WINDSOR, NY — Production Resource Group, LLC, (PRG) announced that it is acquiring Essential Lighting Group from the Staging Connections Group in the U.K. The transaction is expected to close by the end of October.
Read More »FORT WAYNE, IN — Apollo Design Technology, Inc. announces the appointment of Caryn Myrice as Chief Financial Officer. Myrice will oversee the accounting, reporting, and financial planning activities for the company.
Read More »At least four companies at PLASA — Robe, Martin, PR Lighting, and High End — launched products with bi-directional communication using the two-year-old RDM standard.… Read More »The Revolution Starts Now
Read More »LONDON — When London’s Royal Opera House reopened its doors at the end of 1999 after a three-year refurbishment program, the performances were, for the most part, lit with conventional fixtures. Since then, as automated fixtures have become quieter, the Royal Opera House has added them to their stock, along with multimedia devices, to enable them to meet their challenging schedules.
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KONSTANZ, Germany — The three-piece German punk band Die Arzte (The Physicians) used up to 76 moving lights on their recent tour. They performed at 40 European venues, with three set configurations for playing arenas, clubs and headline festival slots.
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LONDON — The fixed lighting grid and rig for the old church of St. John in Smith Square were becoming almost as classical as the music performed at the English Baroque church near Westminster Abbey in London. The church had been using CCT Starlet 1.2K fresnels since the early 1980s. The church got a recent upgrade with gear from Robert Juliat.
Read More »SECAUCUS, NJ — Panasonic Systems Integration has changed its name to Panasonic System Solutions Company. The company changed its name to reflect its goal of delivering a broad range for solutions for its clients.
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CHARLESTON, SC —Glassware company Stolzle USA and Production Design Associates (PDA) co-hosted an event at Memminger Auditorium recently that served as a showcase for PDA’s staging technology and design ideas. The theme for the evening involved the four elements — air, fire, earth and water.
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Watch the Video from the 2008 Parnelli Awards honoring Alice Cooper, the night's guest host.
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