NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – Country crooner Frankie Ballard is out on tour bringing his classic country sound to fans across the nation. The ‘Sunshine and Whiskey’ singer is known for his vintage style on tour, something Bandit Lites lighting director Patrick Sieg focused on continuing. Using a Bandit supplied GrandMA 2 Ultra-Lite console, he worked to carefully accentuate Ballard’s four piece band, a component Sieg calls a major part of the performance.
LAS VEGAS – Console and automated lighting manufacturer High End Systems will once again be exhibiting their products at the 2016 LDI trade show in Las Vegas, held October 21-23rd, and cordially invite attendees to visit them on Booth #2215. Key personnel from the company’s executive, sales and engineering departments will be on hand at the show to meet with customers, LDs and programmers. In addition to displaying their Hog 4 range of lighting consoles, the company is introducing several new products in their SolaRange and FX lines of LED based automated luminaires.
SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA – Avolites, the British manufacturer of intelligent media control solutions for the entertainment industry, is expanding into South and Central America – further to a significant sales and training tour in the region. Avolites Sales Engineer Javier Pastor has just returned from a hugely successful, whistle-stop tour of seven countries in just four weeks.
LOS ANGELES – Elation Professional announces launch of a new beam/wash moving head in its Rayzor Series of compact and high-speed LED luminaires, the Rayzor 360Z™. The Rayzor 360Z houses (3) 60W RGBW LEDs for a powerful thrust of light and includes a 5° to 50° motorized zoom for the versatility of narrow to wide beam angle spreads. Lighting professionals will be able to get an up-close look at the speedy Rayzor 360Z at Elation Booth 2515 at the upcoming LDI show in Las Vegas.
NYC– Clay Paky Mythos and Sharpys lit up the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) at New York City’s iconic Madison Square Garden. Lighting designer Bob Barnhart used a large complement of the fixtures for the live telecast, which was shown on multiple Viacom cable networks and through smart TV and mobile devices, MTV’s website and Facebook Live. A.C.T Lighting, Inc. is the exclusive distributor of Clay Paky products in North America.
KENT, UK – With over 1,000m of Mojo’s touring barrier supplied across 201 tour dates, this summer saw Mojo Barriers’ European business consolidate its position as a global partner to artists touring UK and Europe; September 2016. All the tours benefitted from Mojo Barriers’ world famous stage barriers, with specially designed features, including Vario and Flex corners and Mega Exits, along with full support designing and installing customized barrier configurations within each venue.
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LOS ANGELES, CA – Studio Lux, an award-winning architectural lighting design firm with headquarters in Seattle, is proud to announce John Dunn as Director of their Los Angeles Studio. As a recognized leader in the lighting design community, John will bolster Studio Lux’s ability to deliver world class expertise and value to their established and growing national and international clientele.
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MIAMI – With an increasing amount of technology being used on stage, and less time to build sets or make changes, pre-visualization has become a necessity for large scale events globally. In the arms race to provide more detail and accuracy, it was only natural that visualization would evolve to include virtual reality as a better way to show clients their vision. PixelPup Inc. is on the forefront of this emerging technology and the initial results are quite impressive.
AUSTIN – Currently working on Ariana Grande and Mariah Carey shows, LD Sean Burke of Holes In The Dark Limited is one of the busiest LDs in the business, and he relies on High End Systems Full Boar consoles from LightParts to keep his shows operating flawlessly. He’s also employed the Full Boar for productions with The Cranberries, Seal, Miley Cyrus, Jennifer Lopez, Van Halen and Diana Ross, to name a few.
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ST. LOUIS, MO — Stampede, a distributor of pro AV solutions, will bring its 2016 Big Book of AV Tour & Conference Series to the Sheraton Westport Chalet on Oct. 13. The event will run from 9:00AM to 2:00PM and attendee registration is now open here.
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