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Robe for Innibos 2016

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Robe for Innibos 2016

SOUTH AFRICA – Innibos is an action-packed high profile arts and music festival staged in and around Mbombela (Nelspruit) in South Africa, presenting Afrikaans music, theatre, literature and visual arts. Lighting was designed by Johan Ferreira of BF Productions and Levan van der Merwe respectively … with kit supplied by MGG (Main) and EPH Productions (Rock), both companies have large rental stocks of Robe luminaires. Once again the festival featured Robe moving lights on the Main and the Rock performance stages.

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2016 Firefly Festival

Firefly Festival Lit with Bandit-Supplied Rigs

DOVER, DE – The Firefly Music Festival, held June 16-19, drew 90,000 attendees with a lineup that included Mumford & Sons, Blink 182, Florence and The Machine, Death Cab for Cutie and Kings of Leon, among others. Bandit Lites provided lighting for the event’s Main, Lawn, Backyard and Porch stages.

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4Wall Buys Visions Lighting, Todd Roberts Heads Newly Named 4Wall OC Location

BREA, CA — 4Wall Entertainment Lighting, a national provider of stage and theatrical services, will acquire the assets of professional lighting, video, and staging provider Visions Lighting for an undisclosed sum. The current Visions Lighting headquarters in Brea, CA will be rebranded as 4Wall Orange County. 4Wall will also retain Visions’ staff, with Todd Roberts, who founded Visions Lighting in 1992, working as director of live events.

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Musicbed Licensing Platform Creates Live Recording Sessions with Blackmagic Design

FREMONT, CA – Blackmagic Design announced recently that the music licensing platform Musicbed uses ATEM live production switchers and SmartView monitors to create cinematic live music experiences, called “Musicbed Sessions,” which feature performances from musicians spanning various genres. Musicbed currently works with more than 700 indie musicians and composers for sync licensing and custom scores.

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Josh Linkner Joins Bluewater as Board Member

SOUTHFIELD, MI – ​Bluewater Technologies Group, Inc. announced that Josh Linkner has joined its Board of Directors. Linkner will assist the company’s board and senior leadership team with its strategy and execution in the rapidly growing experiential services market for live events and integration.

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LD Gunther Hecker from CUE Design lit the panda-masked artist with Elation Professional Platinum FLX hybrid moving heads.

Cro Performs for MTV Unplugged Open Air Tour in Germany Lit with Elation Platinum FLX Fixtures

HANNOVER, Germany – One of Germany’s most influential artists of recent years is pop rapper Cro, who is just wrapping up an “MTV Unplugged Open Air” tour that played dates across the country this summer. Lighting design was by one of Germany’s preeminent designers, Gunther Hecker from CUE Design, who incorporated Elation Professional Platinum FLX hybrid moving heads supplied by German production company satis&fy.

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White Light Supports Save the Children Fundraiser in London

LONDON – The International Arbitration Charity Ball, held Sept. 8 at Guildhall in London, brought together 600 high profile figures, firms and specialists for an evening of fine dining and spectacular fundraising. The event raised money for Save the Children’s Emergency Fund and has raised over £1,300,000 since the first event in 2010. The ball gives the Arbitration community the chance to come together, network, and support Save the Children. Following its work on other charity fundraisers, White Light was called upon to provide the production support for the evening.

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Photo caption : From Left to Right : Francisco Pinheiro, CEO of Newart; LPL’s Co Director Bruno Lima; LPL’s Owner Casio Lima; Guillermo Traverso, Robe’s Latin America Sales Manager and Caio Berti, Co-Director of LPL.

Brazil’s LPL Invests in BMFLs

SAO PAULO – Brazilian lighting rental company LPL, based in Sao Paulo, has invested in 90 Robe BMFL WashBeams to service their immediate and ongoing work. They will join over 400 Robe fixtures that the company currently has in stock. LPL services around 800 shows and events a year of different types and sizes, covering multiple sectors including music and concert touring, festivals, corporate events and brand activations and theatre and TV productions.

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ADJ Entourage Faze Machine

ADJ Entourage Faze Machine

ADJ’s new Entourage professional grade touring faze machine uses a 1500W heater to generate 15,000 cubic ft. per minute of evenly-dispersed, lightshow-enhancing faze (fog + haze), making it well suited for large venues and stage productions. The Entourage is a hybrid between a conventional fog machine and a haze machine.

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One of the large CoVision-supplied video displays at the 2016 Ryder Cup

2016 Ryder Cup to Feature Record Number of LED Screens

HAZELTINE, MN – This week’s Ryder Cup at Hazeltine National Golf Club outside the Twin Cities will feature more LED video screens than have ever been placed at a PGA Tour event. The PGA of America hired Texas-based GoVision to provide and install 15 large LED screens throughout the golf course, Media Center and International Pavilion. The typical PGA Tour event uses two to four LED screens.

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